Iphoto slow down by yosemite
Upgraded to Yosemite and now Iphoto takes 20 to 30 seconds to open, before it was about 2 to 3 seconds
iPhoto is now obsolete by Apple and with the release of Yosemite, and will no longer be updated.
The new app will be Apple's 'Photos' app which is being ported across from iPhone iOS. This change means that whenever you snap a photo on your iPhone it will automatically be available on your MAC. It is still in beta phase at the moment, however.
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MacBook Pro (2011) slowed down after Yosemite installed
I ran Etrecheck and got the following. Is this a memory problem or a software problem? Thanks!
Problem description:
Computer has slowed down immensely since installing Yosemite.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated February 22, 2015 at 12:14:43 PM MST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 173
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 86 days 1:38:58
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (302.21 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.9.8 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouse (6.2.1) [Click for support]
[loaded] jp.co.toshiba.driver.ToExtCmd (1.0.2) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/MicrosoftMouse.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseBluetooth (6.2.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseUSB (6.2.1) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.gamed.plist
[killed] com.apple.lookupd.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.rcd.plist
[killed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[killed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[running] jp.co.Toshiba.autorun.plist [Click for support]
9 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.nesessionmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
11 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.wyse.MacCompanion.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.wyse.PocketCloud.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.leapfrog.connect.monitor.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
SpeechSynthesisServer Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
MicrosoftMouseHelper Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/Microsoft Mouse.prefPane/Contents/Resources/MicrosoftMouseHelper.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.4.3 - SDK 10.0 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
GMail Counter
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Microsoft Mouse [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 196.67 GB
Destinations:
TOSHIBA EXT [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 12
Oldest backup: 2014-09-10 22:13:49 +0000
Last backup: 2015-02-16 22:27:12 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 196.67 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
8% WindowServer
2% mds_stores
0% AppleSpell
0% MicrosoftMouseHelper
0% DashboardClient
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
107 MB discoveryd
73 MB Safari
56 MB Google Chrome
52 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
39 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
36 MB Free RAM
706 MB Active RAM
688 MB Inactive RAM
1.29 GB Wired RAM
300.27 GB Page-ins
9.64 GB Page-outsYou need more ram. But has it really been 3 months since you rebooted this computer? Restart it once in awhile and some of that slowness might go away.
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i've not upgraded to 9.5 jet but in this last month my iPhoto gives some problems to my Mac, i run it on a 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo MacBook Unibody 2010 with OCZ Agility 3 128 GB SSD and 8 GB of RAM, the problem is that when i work on my photos (RAW photos, 30/40MB each) the CPU is still working at 100 % and the Mac very slow down and freezing, it freeze when i change from a photo to another, i don't know if the problem is on the iPhoto cache or on the "faces" function but it's a problem, has someone tthe same issue? i have this issue from about 3 weeks, my iPhoto library weight it is about 15/20 GB
Create a new Library. Import a few shots. Does the same problem exist?
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I have a MacBook Air with latest upgrade. I use IPhoto '11 (with latest upgrade) a lot and it's been working fine. All of a sudden it has slowed down to a crawl. It accesses my library on my external hard drive (lots of room) without a problem. Did I accidently delete something? If I delete and reinstall iPhoto, I don't think I lose the library, but do I lose events? Coincidentally my Scan Snap stopped scanning at the same time. All my other apps seem to be working fine.
Well I'm glad as "pooped out" and "gets stuck" are serious issues I'm sure.
However, I'm not at all sure that you needed to make multiple Libraries. iPhoto 11 is good for 1,000,000 items in any one Library. But as I'm not sure what those terms mean it's hard to be sure... -
Is there an alternate program to iPhoto that I can use to manage my digital image library? I used to use CompuPic Pro, which ran very nicely, but they don't make a Macintosh version anymore. I was really happy with how CompuPic ran on Windows machines as well. But I am super disappointed with iPhoto. It slows down my entire computer, and the program itself runs painfully slow. I have about 9000 images, which I really didn't think was that much. I can barely use my computer when iPhoto is running, it is sooooooo frustrating, I can't even enjoy my collection of images anymore. Please help!
Marc,
You might have been bitten by the Maker note bug.
check out this site...
Apple Macintosh iPhoto 5 slowness
Lori -
Mac Pro slow down after Yosemite 10.10.2 upgrade
Upgraded in January.
I get the spinning color wheel all the time. Programs crash.
I've run adware medic a few times, and etrecheck.
First run through, adware found Genio.
Since then, it hasn't. Etrecheck still says it sees it, but Adware doesn't. Still no good.
I reset SMS and PRAM.
This machine is slow. Previous to the upgrade, this machine was very fast!
Etrecheck report:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro5,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
Total Number of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per Processor): 12 MB
Memory: 20 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 5.86 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MP51.007F.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.39f11
SMC Version (processor tray): 1.39f11
Serial Number (system): YM12403QEUF
Serial Number (processor tray): J512102JZBH8C
Hardware UUID: 331ADEF9-7672-54D4-B314-6CC9510F23F1
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 26, 2015 at 2:21:54 PM CDT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac Pro (Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1
2 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core
20 GB RAM Upgradeable
DIMM 1
4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
DIMM 2
4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
DIMM 3
1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
DIMM 4
1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
DIMM 5
4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
DIMM 6
4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
DIMM 7
1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
DIMM 8
1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 5770 - VRAM: 1024 MB
HP 2711 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
HP 2711 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 4:30:37
Disk Information: ℹ️
HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N
WDC WD1001FALS-41Y6A1 disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (365.24 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5 TB
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
Flux Capacitor (disk1s3) /Volumes/Flux Capacitor : 1.50 TB (880.50 GB free)
EPSON EPSON Perfection V37/V370
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Adware: ℹ️
Geneio [Adware! - Remove]
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.keyspan.iokit.usb.KeyspanUSAdriver (2.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.1.4) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.extensis.FMCore.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Click for support]
[running] jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist [Click for support]
[running] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
AraxiVolume_HW25512-63_J Volume Hidden (/Volumes/AraxiVolume_HW25512-63_J)
AraxiTemp_HW25512-63_C Volume Hidden (/Volumes/AraxiTemp_HW25512-63_C)
JobNAS Volume Hidden (/Volumes/JobNAS)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Microsoft Outlook Application (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-5 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-5 [Click for support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.6.1f3 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Video Converter
WOT
Firebug Lite for Safari
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
12% WindowServer
3% launchd
2% AdobeAcrobat
1% plugin-container
1% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
966 MB firefox
537 MB Adobe Illustrator
494 MB softwareupdated
451 MB Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
301 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
3.78 GB Free RAM
10.89 GB Active RAM
5.13 GB Inactive RAM
1.65 GB Wired RAM
13.32 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 26, 2015, 02:01:09 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-26-140109_[redacted].crash
Mar 26, 2015, 09:57:44 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Excel_2015-03-26-095744_[redacted].hang
Mar 26, 2015, 09:57:43 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AdobeAcrobat_2015-03-26-095743_[redacted].hang
Mar 26, 2015, 09:46:15 AM Self test - passed
Mar 26, 2015, 08:02:51 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080251_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 08:02:13 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080213_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 08:01:35 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080135_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 08:00:58 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080058_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 08:00:20 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080020_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:59:42 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075942_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:59:04 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075904_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:57:45 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075745_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:56:27 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075627_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:54:30 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075430_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:53:11 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075311_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:51:53 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075153_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:51:15 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075115_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:50:37 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075037_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:48:39 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074839_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:48:01 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074801_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:47:22 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074722_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:46:42 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074642_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:40:07 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074007_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:39:29 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-073929_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:31:07 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2015-03-26-073107_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 07:18:59 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2015-03-26-071859_[redacted].crash
Mar 26, 2015, 07:08:28 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-070828_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 06:52:15 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-065215_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 06:28:11 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-062811_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 26, 2015, 06:27:33 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-062733_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 25, 2015, 09:19:55 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-25-091955_[redacted].crash
Mar 25, 2015, 05:40:16 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-03-25-05 4016_[redacted].crash
Mar 24, 2015, 10:58:55 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-24-105855_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 23, 2015, 04:52:41 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-165241_[redacted].hang
Mar 23, 2015, 04:46:35 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-164635_[redacted].hang
Mar 23, 2015, 04:45:23 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-164523_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 23, 2015, 03:29:11 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon Office Printer Utility_2015-03-23-152911_[redacted].hangMalware – Adware removal – Apple Support
Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
Performance Guide
Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Slow Mac After Mavericks
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy -
I have had my MBP for almost a year now. It seems to be slowing down. I have 4g ram, 500 gig 7200 rpm hd, 2.4ghz processor and am running OSX 10.6.7. I use my MBP quite frequently using programs such as Microsoft Office 2011, iPhoto, iMovie and several others. I partitioned my hard drive so I have 350 gigs on the MAC side and 150 gigs on Bootcamp. I am a recent convert from Windows and I know that there are defrag programs for Windows and utilities to "clean it up" and speed it up.
Are there programs available for Mac to do the same thing? I am having more and more problems with iMovie and iPhoto slowing down considerably.
Any suggestions?25 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac, your solution is probably in at least one of the items in this article.
Roger -
Hello, I have iMAC 7,1, 20 inch,
4gigs of ram,
Intel C2D
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB
HDD 320gig's
iMAC is perfectly runing OS Mavericks (10.9.5), with no lag, and no sluggish working, Multitasking is AWESOME (i have PC, with 8gigs of RAM, GeForce GTX570, etc etc), but i must say this MAC is running way better a way way, faster and I am Loving it!!! I am using it for making music, and video editing, i am Using Final Cut Pro x, Ableton 9, Logic Pro x, and bunch of other apps and it is working perfectly, and i am so shocked how machine old like this can do that stuff better than any PC i had, and not to mention that I use more time on iMAC than on PC, i use Windows PC just for occasional gaming, but that is like 10% of time, so i use my MAC in 90% of time.
So, enough of my iMAC. I am wondering if I update it to Yosemite, will my iMac slow down, and not continue to work like on Mavericks? Will it become sluggish and unresponsive? Will it affect reliability and stability which have on Mavericks? And will update delete my personal data (tons of Logic, Ableton and Garage band projects, and tons of Final Cut Pro projects), Applications (because I have some apps which is hard to find these days)...
I know bunch of you guys would tell me to backup my data, but i don't have External hard drive (they are pretty expensive in my Country), I have some friend who could borrow me External HDD, but they have their data on it, and they mostly use windows.. I did not use Time Machine yet, but i think probably it would format HDD on Macs partitions, so, i will do it on my own guys (don't judge me about that guys please)..
So if someone could answer me that, i will really appreciate that.
Thank you, and best Regards!!
BorisOld Toad wrote:
I recommend you upgrade your RAM to at least 8 GB for good performance with the apps you're using. Also keep a minimum of 25-30 GB of free space on your boot drive for optimal system and application performance.
The maximum RAM a 7.1 iMac can address is 6GB, the OP can keep one of the 2GB DIMMs and then add a matching 4GB DIMM. If the OP decides to do this, please only purchase from Crucial or OWC at www.MacSales.com.
However as described on a 8 year old iMac, I'd stay with Mavericks and then when considering upgrading upgrade to a more up-to-date Mac. -
After upgrading to Yosemite, If i plug in my Zte MF 820 LTE modem into my Macbook Pro USB socket or a Thunderbolt USB Ethernet converter/ into my Notebook, it slow down dramatically the system, unusable, need to reboot and unplug the USB moderm or Thunderbolt interface. So it does work only without any plug in device..!?
Any idea ?How To Run Telia ZTE MF820D 4G Modem On Lion
Open Network Preferences
Choose the ZTEUSBModem interface
Set “Configuration” to Default
Set “Phone Number” to *99#
Leave “User Name” and “Password” blank.
Check the “Show modem status in menu bar” checkbox for convenience.
Click “Advanced…”
Set “Vendor” to Other
Set “Model” to ZTE USB Modem.
Now click the little phone in the menubar and choose “Connect” from the dropdown.
Link: http://walternaeslund.com/how-to-run-telia-zte-mf820d-4g-modem-on-lion/
I'm using MacBook Pro Yosemite 10.10 and a MF820 too.I had a same problem before.But Now already fixed.
Hope this can help you.
Regrad
Amare YSL -
Upgrade to Yosemite Slowed down computer substantially
Hi All,
I recently upgraded my MBP (mid-2009) to Yosemite. I noticed that people have been using EtreCheck to determine what is the root cause of these Yosemite upgrade slowdowns. My issue is that I am having difficulty interpreting the output file. Any help and recommendations would be appreciated.
Here is the file:
Problem description:
After upgrading my MacBook Pro 2009 to Yosemite from Mavericks, everything has slowed down substantially, including loading of pages in Safari.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 12, 2014 at 4:44:03 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: one day 12:16:13
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Mac HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (60.36 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5960S
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader 7.95 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
NO NAME (disk1s1) /Volumes/NO NAME : 7.94 GB (3.82 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Parallels Access.app
[loaded] com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0.27 27 - SDK 10.6) Support
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hidhook (9.0 24217.979618) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (9.0 24217.979618) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (9.0 24217.979618) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (9.0 24217.979618) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (9.0 24217.979618) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.3 - SDK 10.6) Support
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.audio.coreaudiod.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist Support
[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[invalid?] com.kaspersky.kav.gui.plist Support
[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.pulsetray.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[failed] com.kaspersky.kav.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist Support
[invalid?] com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.AccessService.plist Support
[not loaded] net.juniper.UninstallPulse.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[invalid?] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Annual Opt.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist Support
[invalid?] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126 - SDK 10.8 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.5 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.5.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
OpenIE
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
MacFUSE Support
Perian Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Mac HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 438.89 GB
Destinations:
Opt_NHD_1 [Local]
Total size: 999.74 GB
Total number of backups: 6
Oldest backup: 2014-07-10 03:42:30 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-08 22:33:01 +0000
Any recommendations that you might think of to remedy my crazily slow machine with OS X Yosemite would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Michael
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.74 GB < (Disk used 438.89 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
23% WindowServer
7% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
3% Safari
2% hidd
1% sandboxd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
120 MB Mail
64 MB Safari
60 MB Finder
56 MB WindowServer
47 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
990 MB Free RAM
863 MB Active RAM
528 MB Inactive RAM
803 MB Wired RAM
9.40 GB Page-ins
227 MB Page-outsCan you please help me as well? Thanks.
Problem description:
My Macbook runs very slow (slower than Windows). I upgraded to Yosemite right our of the box. Heard great things about Mac before buying, but really disappointed.
Hope this resolves my problem.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated 29 December 2014 12:45:34 pm IST
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Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 4 days 2:2:34
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 100.00 GB (46.67 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Windows (disk0s4) /Volumes/Windows : 100.00 GB (99.79 GB free)
Data (disk0s5) /Volumes/Data : 298.98 GB (202.44 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS41N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Karabiner.app
[loaded] org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner (10.4.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
3 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
4 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.hikvision.iVMS-4200.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[loaded] jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.pqrs.NoEjectDelay.load.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[running] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app)
Messages Application (/Applications/Messages.app)
Karabiner Application (/Applications/Karabiner.app)
Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
WD Quick View Application (/Library/Application Support/WDSmartware/WDQuickView.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
WebVideoPlugin: Version: 3.0.4.14 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Java [Support]
WDQuickView [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
22% Finder
19% firefox
18% WindowServer
14% uTorrent
0% AddressBookSourceSync
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
468 MB firefox
146 MB Mail
107 MB Finder
94 MB Microsoft Word
90 MB SubmitDiagInfo
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
17 MB Free RAM
1.26 GB Active RAM
1.26 GB Inactive RAM
894 MB Wired RAM
18.26 GB Page-ins
724 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 28, 2014, 12:43:22 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Preview_2014-12-28-124322_[redacted].hang
Dec 28, 2014, 12:36:17 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MassStorageCamera_2014-12-28-1 23617_[redacted].crash
Dec 28, 2014, 12:11:57 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Mail_2014-12-28-121157_[redact ed].crash
Dec 27, 2014, 06:45:31 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/discoveryd_2014-12-27-184531_[redacted].crash -
Updated from Mavericks to Yosemite - application slowed down
I updated from Mavericks to Yosemite (Dec. 2014) on my new Mac Mini (bought in July 2014). All application slow down while loading, while working, while saving, etc.
Hardware: Mac Mini (Late 2012)
Prozessor: 2,5 GHz i5
4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Any ideas for help?Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
Performance Guide
Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Slow Mac After Mavericks
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy -
Iphoto library seems to slow down my new MacPro.
so far no one at at the Apple store can have a solution why the new MacPro is RATHER slow.
some did suggest that the iphoto library MAY BE too big...
also, when I work with it ..( it contains over `12000 items) ..it machine works hard and slow.
who can help ?
establish another library ?
safe the pics on an external harddrive ?
appreciate your ideas and help,
heinzOpen the Activity Monitor when iPhoto is slowing down your Mac and see what processes is soaking up all the CPU cycles. Also check the Console for messages during that time. It can also give info as to what's slowing things down.
Do you have any anti virus software installed or have used MacKeeper, CleanMyMac or similar type of software on your Mac?
OT -
Mac Mini 2011 slow down after updating to Yosemite
Hi all!
After updating my Mac Mini (half 2011) from Mavericks to Yosemite, it became extremely slow and unresponsive. I have to wait a lot of time for apps to open and commands, like clicking a button, to be executed executed. File Vault, that I read is a common cause of slow down, is NOT enabled.
What should I do? In these cases, for my Windows PC, I insert the OS DVD and format: what's the equivalent operation for a Mac?
Thank you in advance for your help!K1kk0z90 wrote:
What should I do?
Buy more RAM - a lot more. -
Since downloading OS X Yosemite I have been having issues with Netflix. Video slows down which causes the audio to go out of sync. Netflix plays ok on ipad which makes me think it's the software which is the issue. Has anyone else had this issue?
Try this:
Go to System Preferences - Bluetooth. Delete the keyboard from the list of devices by pressing the "-" button. Take the batteries out of the keyboard and reinsert them. In Bluetooth Preferences press the '+" button to add the new device. If the keyboard begins to pair, click the word "pair" and type in the passcode. Press return. The keyboard is now paired.
If the mouse is not pairing, try this: shut down the computer completely, unplug any USB mice, then turn off the power to the bluetooth mouse. ONce the computer starts up again, wait for the pop-up looking for a mouse. Turn on the power to the bluetooth mouse. It should work normally now. -
IPhoto is slowing down my computer
I have 46,578 photos (iPhoto 11) taking up 218.9 GB on a 1TB extrenal hard drive. When I have iPhoto open, everything on my system slows down. I get the little spinning pinwheeel constantly in every program. When iPhoto is closed, thinsg run perfectly.
What is the best way to resolve this issue? Shoudl I split my iPhoto library into two spearte librarys and if so, how do I do that? Or shoudl I use Aperature to manage photos Any other thoguhts or solutions?
ThanksThen I would try and rebuild the main library.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD
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