Is running slow, was slightly faster in safemode not listed steps helped

Firefox is running extremely slow. It was slightly faster in safe-mode but still very sluggish to load every page. I have tried every listed step in the help menu with no success. Safari is running at an acceptable speed.

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I am facing an issue with the speed of my laptop .. It was fine up until i downloaded the OS X Yosemite.. I am annoyed with the time it takes to start the laptop, and to also load the applications.. Can you pleas

Problem description:
everything is running slow on my macbook pro
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 26, 2014 at 6:32:04 PM GMT+4
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 (14A389) - Uptime: one day 18:43:33
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (431.44 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.8) Support
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.8) Support
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.8) Support
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.20 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.jamfsoftware.jamf.agent.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.jamfsoftware.jamf.daemon.plist Support
[not loaded] com.jamfsoftware.startupItem.plist Support
[loaded] com.jamfsoftware.task.1.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist Support
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[invalid?] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Youtube MP3 Converter-1
Youtube MP3 Converter (Disabled)
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
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      4% WindowServer
      1% loginwindow
      0% fontd
      0% DashboardClient
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
94 MB Google Chrome
94 MB Finder
90 MB Mail
77 MB Google Chrome Helper
69 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
97 MB Free RAM
1.65 GB Active RAM
1.57 GB Inactive RAM
705 MB Wired RAM
10.08 GB Page-ins
898 MB Page-outs

My Mac is running slow. Advice from former discussions not helping.

I'm a reformed Windows user and love my MacIntosh but is has been giving me problems lately. It has slowed down extremely over the last few months. From everything I've read this is NOT from malware. I was beginning to think it was from me moving and it's location from the WiFi rounter being further than before but it isn't just when I'm on the web but also running applications.
Basically when i click on a window or a program to run, there is no response for 3-5 seconds, then I get the spinning rainbow wheel (for every request!). Then sometimes the window or program will open/run and sometimes nothing. I used to never see this spinning wheel thing - now it is all the time. Closing all programs and rebooting doesn't help. I've run Activity Monitor and rarely is there anything over 2-3% usage except for a Process name mds (30-40% momentarly) or Report Crash taking up 20% momentarly. I have 8GB of RAM installed and have 5.66 of it free and ~800MB of it inactive.
I've run the Permissions Verify under Disk Utility and Repaired and Disk Permissions. I have also Verified the Disk with the Verify Disk button and the S.M.A.R.T. status of the disk is "Verified." I have a 2TB hard drive that is just over half full.
Not that I know what any of the above means - I have no computer background other than a user. But it's to the point I don't even want to sit down to my comuter because I can't get anything accomplished in a reasonable period of time. I've just followed the advice on other blogs here at this website before posting my problem that seems to not be able to be solved by me.
Any help is much appreciated!!!

This type of symptom is best resolved by isolating it.
You usually want to start with the least destructive method.
Isolate User-specific from System-wide:
I would start with creating a new Admin user account and testing the responsiveness within that environment. If things seem to respond adequately, then you may have a user-specific problem with your user account. If the same symptoms exist in the new user account, then you may have a system-wide issue with OS X (or other hardware components).
Isolate User-specific issues:
If a new user works fine, then you'll want to isolate what could be the source of the behavior within your user account. Generally, there are typical culprits such as Login Items and Startup Items. Go to System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items. Technically, you're not required to have anything listed in the Login Items box in order for the system to run correctly so consider removing all items from here that aren't needed. You could also try booting into Safe Mode (hold down the left SHIFT key during startup until you see a progress bar appear below the Apple logo on-screen). This will allow the OS to only run Apple software (all 3rd party software is disabled and the display will respond a little slower than normal, that's expected).
Isolating System-wide issues:
If an issues is reproducible in a new user account, there's a few steps to consider. If the problem is with a single application, Remove and reinstall it. If the issue is with overall system responsiveness, this can sometimes be the result of the security permissions set for the system files becoming unusable and needing to be repaired. If you've ever held the power button to turn off your Mac because it has become unresponsive, this can cause similar issues. Files and resources need to be closed appropriately and not suddenly cut-off. Repairing system-level files requires booting to the Recovery HD partition (hold OPTION during startup) and using Disk Utility from there to repair them.

We got a Flash update yesterday, 11/12/11, and now FF runs slow and needs a "Force Quit" to quit. Help!

That's pretty much the details. I can't be sure the Flash update caused the problem because Safari runs fine with the same update. This happened once before after a system update. Opening Safari the last time cured it. Not this time!
iMac5,1
Mac OS X 10.6.8
Firefox 8.0

Thanks Hans for the suggestion, but I do not own a copy of DiskWarrior. I think that because I don't own any disk utilities other than what are on the OS X install disk, I will try those tools for now. The archive and install function sounds a little nerve wrecking- I'm guessing it means it will archive any user files, and overwrite any system files? Because I can't boot the computer I am not able to backup some of my recent work before doing this. Should I expect the wost when doing this- or have people used this function without the loss of any files?
UPDATE: The person who is letting me use their computer found a DW utility and they are currently waiting for the files so I can copy them to a CD. It is labeled as DW 4 and the .rar says it will create a bootable cd. Should I hold of on any action until the DW disc is ready? I guess there is a chance the file will not be complete, or be a fake- I will be extracting it and burning the disc on a PC.....
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MacBook Pro is running slow and always showing the spinning color wheel. Help!

Problem description:
MacBook Pro is running slowly and shows me the color wheel all the time.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 26, 2015 at 2:07:06 PM CDT
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Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-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 448
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: one day 2:51:19
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        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (362.93 GB free)
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Time Machine: ℹ️
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        25%    WindowServer
         4%    hidd
         1%    Dock
         0%    systemstatsd
         0%    AppleIDAuthAgent
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    73 MB    ocspd
    47 MB    mds_stores
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    1.57 GB    Active RAM
    568 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.09 GB    Wired RAM
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Back up your Mac if you have not done so already. To learn how to use Time Machine read Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac - Apple Support.
Uninstall MacKeeper:
Follow these instructions to uninstall MacKeeper. They have been tested with the most recent version of MacKeeper. Earlier versions than the one released in 2012 required more extensive work to uninstall all its components.
If you actually used MacKeeper to alter your system, e.g. "remove excess binaries" or such, you will need to reinstall OS X as well as all your additional software. Uninstalling MacKeeper is insufficient to reverse the corruption it is capable of - once again, that is if you used it.
If you merely installed MacKeeper but did not use it to perform any particular action, the following instructions will suffice.
If you used MacKeeper to encrypt any files or folders, use MacKeeper to un-encrypt them first.
Quit the MacKeeper app if it is running.
Open your Applications folder: Using the Finder's Go menu, select Applications.
Drag the MacKeeper icon from your Applications folder (not the Dock) to the Trash.
You will be asked to authenticate (twice):
You do not need to provide a reason for uninstalling it:
Just click the Uninstall MacKeeper button. You will be asked to authenticate again.
After it uninstalls you may empty the Trash and restart your Mac. All that will remain is an inert log file that does nothing but occupy space on your hard disk.

OS 10.7.5 running slow. See attached data from Log List.

5/13/14 1:01:24.542 PM com.apple.kextcache: JMicronATA.kext does not declare a kernel dependency; using com.apple.kernel.6.0.
5/13/14 1:01:32.952 PM com.apple.kextcache: JMicronATA.kext does not declare a kernel dependency; using com.apple.kernel.6.0.
5/13/14 1:01:35.952 PM com.apple.kextcache: JMicronATA.kext does not declare a kernel dependency; using com.apple.kernel.6.0.
5/13/14 1:02:05.201 PM com.apple.kextcache: Created prelinked kernel /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/kernelcache.
5/13/14 1:02:07.234 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100023 created
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You'll need to erase the drive by booting up holding command-option-r keys into your Recovery Volume.
Use Disk Utility to erase the disk and then Internet Recovery. That will take a while.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718

Safari system running slow and freezing and it's not the Internet

It keeps freezing and not being able to load. But the Internet is fine. I can use the wifi on my phone very quickly.

Amber...
Do you have Little Snitch installed? How about anti virus software?
And try turning off the Firewall in System Preferences > Security.
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Select your Wi-Fi on the left then click Manual Setup.
Select AirPort from the menu then select the Wireless tab.
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Select Passwords on the left.
Type base station in the search field top right corner of the window.
Right or control click the base station keychain.
Select the Attributes tab.
Select: Show password

My dvd drive has disapeared was working fine, now just not there, any help would be great

my dvd player was working just fine before I went on Holiday....... now nothing just get an error message no dvd found....... does anyone have any ideas

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Firefox is running slow. Problem goes away in Safemode, reset did not work.

I keep getting Firefox is running slow message. Starting in Safemode seems to help. How do I determine what is causing the slow down.

Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.
*Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

Macpro is running slow?

The spinning wheel appears after each click. New hard drive, New Ram, software re-installed. Utlilites repaired. Still running slow. Is there a clean up that can help? Any other solutions?

If you restored from TimeMachine or corupted bootable clone, this is likely the problem, you just migrated crap back on. Do a fresh install of everything and only return users files from a storage drive.
If everything was freshly installed (not from backup) then if it's appearing on non-Internet programs, then it sounds like either a bad drive, bad install or corrupted sectors on the new drive (which can occur)
A fresh install of OS X (and everything) again will cure it, however when your erasing you need to use the Security Erase > Zero all Data option first, that will map off the bad sectors. (on 10.7+ it's one section on the slider to the right)
If the drive still has problems after that, then get it exchanged.
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MacBook running slow after installing Snow Leopard

I have 1 Gb of memory & MacBook is running slow after I installed Snow Leopard. Would it help to add more memory?

R C-R wrote:
No, inactive memory is just that: memory not actively used by anything. Paged out memory is a chunk of memory that has been swapped out to the hard drive. It must be paged back into memory if its contents are needed for anything. "Paged" refers to the amount of memory swapped in & out at a time, since the OS does this in units of memory called "pages."
This is the simplified, executive summary version. For all the gory details, see Mac Dev Center: Memory Usage Performance Guidelines: Memory Management in Mac OS X.
Thanks much. I know that it is not being used by anything currently. But, does it contain what I mentioned above, or is there a better description for what is in inactive memory? And, were does it go when replaced by something else? Paged to swapfiles?
Edit: Go to go now. Will check in later. And, I will read the memory link provided.
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MacPro running slow, takes forever for anything to load, HELP!!!

Downloaded Maverick and my MacBook Pro has been running slow, lagging, often times it will
Not even load app or web page, if it does it takes a very long time. Please advise

Bimmer330,
when a new version of OS X is installed, Spotlight will spend time reïndexing the internal hard drive, because so many files changed between the old version of OS X and the new version. How long have you had Mavericks installed on your MacBook Pro?
Before you upgraded to Mavericks, did you ensure that all of your installed third-party apps are compatible with Mavericks? It might be the case that such an app that runs in the background does not work well with Mavericks, and could require updating itself to work well under Mavericks.
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Solaris OS running slow

Password authentication and login process is very slow database server with solaris OS

Since you didn't mention the database running slow, I'm assuming it is not.
I've seen this behavior before when the server cannot map the incoming IP address to a hostname. Most commonly a misconfigured /etc/nsswitch.conf file or a misconfigured DNS configuration. Not sure this is your issue or not but you might want to investigate.

My mac suddenly starting running slow

My Mac running OSX 10.6.8 is suddenly running slow. Freezing up in Safari and Iphoto.

Hi swoods3,
If you are having issues with your Mac running slower than expected, you may find the following article helpful:
Mac OS X 10.6: If your Mac computer runs slowly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH6844
Regards,
- Brenden

Lion runs very slow on a fast MacBook Pro, why?

I have Mid 2010 MacBook Pro, I used to have Snow Leopard and it was VERY fast. I bought Lion about 3 months after its release date. I like it but, all the aplications run REALLY slow! On Snow Leopard, my computer would boot up within 30 seconds but after I got Lion it at least takes a minute to boot up. I also keep seeing the beachball every now and then, and when I look at my ram usage, it's normal. Safari takes for ever to launch, but after its on I have no problem at all. Another wierd thing is that when I am on youtube, Safari itself uses 1.5gb of ram. I don't know if this has anything to do with Lion but when I was a Snow Leopard user my battery health would stay between 95% and 100% but since I have Lion, it "jumps' around. I goes to any random number between 80 and 100. An hour ago it 90% and right now its 82%, tomorrow it will be something like 85%. I've not changed the way I charge and use my battery. Does Lion use more battery?

Oh, and I forgot to add the specs. I have 4gb of Memory/Ram. The processor is a 2.66 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo. It's a 13" MacBook Pro.

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