Is the result of app.activeDocument.metadataPreferences an XMPMeta object?

Hello again
Hope this isn't too dumb a question.
I asked myself whether the result of
app.activeDocument.metadataPreferences;
is an XMPMeta object as per the "JavaScript Tools Guide".
I'd say yes, because I found examples where the previous statement is followed by
myDocXMP.setProperty(destNamespace, destNodeName, nodeValue);
But I'd also say no, because when I try
myDocXMP.deleteProperty(destNamespace, 'CreatorTool');
in ExtendScript Toolkit I get an error message saying "myDocXMP.deleteProperty is not a function".
The more I read, the more I get confused. Can you help me finding a source of information suitable for beginners? Thank you very much.
Giordano

Hi,
metadatapreferences does not offer method deleteProperty()
Have a look: http://jongware.mit.edu/idcsjs5.5/pc_MetadataPreference.html
Those methods belong to lib:AdobeXMPScript.
It's not as easy to handle so. Did you try another tool as exiftool from commadline ...¿

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            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
        Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 814
    ***Hardware looks fine
    ***Increasing the RAM can always help with slowness issues
    Video Information: ℹ️
        NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
            Color LCD 1440 x 900
            spdisplays_display_connector
        Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
            spdisplays_display_connector
    ***Looks fine
    System Software: ℹ️
        Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: one day 2:7:40
    ***You are running an Operating system over 4 years old but it shouldn't effect the speed of your computer
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (298.09 GB)
            - (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.73 GB (150.44 GB free)
        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
    ***Looks fine
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Configuration files: ℹ️
        /etc/hosts - Count: 31
    ***Looks fine
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
            /Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/AntiVirus.app
        [not loaded]    com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth (2.3.3 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.zeobit.kext.Firewall (2.3.3 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
            /System/Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.11.1 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.wibu.codemeter.CmUSBMassStorage (1.0.7) [Click for support]
            /System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.63 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    ***I'm honestly not super familiar with most kernal extensions but I do see you have MacKeeper running which can slow the computer down
    ****** This next section talks about Launch agents and Launch Daemons.
    ****Something to keep in mind is that when you first get the computer that all of these folders are empty and the files in them are all third party.
    ****If you want to see if the system runs better without them Shut the computer down and turn it on while holding the shift key
    ****This will put the computer into safemode which turns off third party files and extensions and does not let any launch agent/daemons files run.
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [running]    com.wibu.CodeMeter.Server.plist [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.hp.devicemonitor.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist [Click for support]
    ***This is the root launch agent folder
    ***I'd remove all but the first three
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.skype.skypeinstaller.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist [Click for support]
    ***This is the root Launch Daemons folder
    ***I'd only keep com.adobe.fpsaud.plist and com.microsfot.office.licensing.helper.plist all the others will reinstall them selves if needed.
    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]
        [running]    com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
        [running]    com.leapfrog.connect.monitor.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    ***This is your users Launch Agent folder
    ***I'd remove everything here
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        LOGINserver    Application  (/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/Server/LOGINserver.app)
        InstUtilLaunch    Application  (/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/InstallUtility.app/Contents/Resources/Inst UtilLaunch.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
        OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
        OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.9 [Click for support]
        net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
        Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60129.0 [Click for support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
        googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.0.3 [Click for support]
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
        Searchme  [Adware! - Remove]
        DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
    ***The first extension in safari is adware and can be uninstalled
    ***The second one is a video web player and you could probably remove that as well but it wont effect your speed
    Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
        iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Akamai NetSession Preferences  [Click for support]
        CodeMeter  [Click for support]
        DivX  [Click for support]
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Growl  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
            14%    firefox
             5%    WindowServer
             0%    ps
             0%    fontd
             0%    DirectoryService
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        528 MB    firefox
        176 MB    Finder
        159 MB    AntiVirus
        112 MB    WindowServer
        82 MB    mds
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        1.07 GB    Free RAM
        1.29 GB    Active RAM
        1.01 GB    Inactive RAM
        784 MB    Wired RAM
        962 MB    Page-ins
        3 MB    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Mar 20, 2015, 07:32:46 PM    Self test - passed
    ***Everything else seems fine

  • I uploaded that new IOS 8.0 and now I cannot open my mail, Safari, or the new "TIPS" app. Does Apple have some sort of help, other than going to a store that is over 40 miles away?

    I uploaded that new IOS 8.0 and now I cannot open my mail, Safari, or the new "TIPS" app. Does Apple have some sort of help, other than going to a store that is over 40 miles away?

    Purplehiddledog wrote:
    I do backup with iCloud.  I can't wait until the new iMac is available so that I can once again have my files in more than 1 location without needing to rely solely on the cloud. 
    I also rely on iTunes and my MacBook and Time Machine as well as backing up to iCloud. I know many users know have gone totally PC free, but I chose to use iCloud merely as my third backup.
    I assume that the restore would result in my ability to open Pages and Numbers and fix the problem with deleting apps, but this would also mean that if my Numbers documents still exist solely within the app and are just not on iCloud for some reason that they would be gone forever.  Is that right?
    In a word, yes. In a little more detail.... When you restore from an iCloud backup, you must erase the device and start all over again. There is no other way to access the backup in iCloud without erasing the device. Consequently, you are starting all over again. Therefore, it would also be my assumption that Pages and Numbers will work again and that the deleting apps issues would be fixed as well.
    If the documents are not in the backup, and you do not have a backup elsewhere, the documents could be gone forever.

  • My macbook pro is running very slow after upgrading to version 10.9.1  Here are the results of running EtreCheck:

    I am running very slowly after upgrading to ver 10.9.1 on my macbook pro.  Can anyone help me to solve this problem.  I am including the results from running Etresoft.
    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
              1 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
              8 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
              NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
    Audio Plug-ins:
              BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
              AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    Startup Items:
              ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:53:49
    Disk Information:
              Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (200.83 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23N 
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Western Digital My Passport 071A 1 TB
                        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Backup (disk1s2) /Volumes/Backup: 999.83 GB (622.71 GB free)
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Kernel Extensions:
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
              [loaded] com.kodak.aio.kcpconnector.plist
              [loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.shell.plist
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
              [loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist
    Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist
              [loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist
              [loaded] com.kodak.StatisticCollection.plist
              [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
              [loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist
    User Login Items:
              Monitor
              ScanSnap Manager
              Evernote
              Dropbox
              AdobeResourceSynchronizer
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player
              Growl
    Internet Plug-ins::
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.8
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.8
              Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6
              Silverlight: Version: 4.0.51204.0
              iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
    User Internet Plug-ins::
              Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1
              Dashlane: Version: Dashlane 1.0.0 - SDK 10.7
    Bad Fonts:
              None
    Old applications:
              AiOFirmwareUpdater:          Version: 7.7 - SDK 10.5
                        /Library/Printers/Kodak/AiO_Printers/AiOFirmwareUpdater.app
              Install Spotify:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
                        /Users/jimschindler/Downloads/Install Spotify.app
              KODAK AiO Home Center:          Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.5
                        /Library/Printers/Kodak/AiO_Printers/KODAK AiO Home Center.app
              KODAK AiO Scan:          Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.5
                        /Library/Printers/Kodak/AiO_Printers/KODAK AiO Scan.app
              KODAK AiO Software Updater:          Version: 7.7 - SDK 10.5
                        /Library/Printers/Kodak/AiO_Printers/KODAK AiO Software Updater.app
              KODAK AiO Uninstall:          Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.5
                        /Library/Printers/Kodak/AiO_Printers/KODAK AiO Uninstall.app
              Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Alerts Daemon.app
              Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
              Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Chart Converter.app
              Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Clip Gallery.app
              Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app
              Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Utility.app
              Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Document Connection.app
              Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app
              Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.app
              Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Graph.app
              Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
              Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Office Reminders.app
              Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app
              Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app
              Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
              Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Upload Center.app
              Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app
              My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/My Day.app
              Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML for Excel.app
              Registration:          Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.5
                        /Library/Printers/Kodak/AiO_Printers/Registration.app
              Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
              Spotify:          Version: 0.8.4.124.ga3559d86 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Spotify.app
              SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Mobile backups: ON
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 277.92 GB
              Destinations:
                        Backup [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 931.17 GB
                        Total number of backups: 85
                        Oldest backup: 2013-02-13 18:40:47 +0000
                        Last backup: 2013-12-31 17:59:26 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Adequate
                                  Backup size 931.17 GB > (Disk used 277.92 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                  29%          Mail
                   3%          WindowServer
                   2%          mtmd
                   1%          EtreCheck
                   0%          NETGEARGenieDaemon
    Top Processes by Memory:
              410 MB          mds_stores
              238 MB          Evernote
              229 MB          Mail
              147 MB          iBank
              123 MB          WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Statistics:
              3.36 GB          Free RAM
              2.92 GB          Active RAM
              621 MB          Inactive RAM
              1.11 GB          Wired RAM
              1.67 GB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs

    Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
    If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
    Start with visits to:     OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney;
                                      The X Lab: The X-FAQs;
                                      The Safe Mac » Mac Performance Guide;
                                      The Safe Mac » The myth of the dirty Mac;
                                      Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
    Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
    Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
    Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilites Menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD disk icon and click on the arrow button below.
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
    Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
    For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior;  DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
    Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will startup Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier. It cannot start Macs that came with Lion or later pre-installed, however, DW will work on those models.
    Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
    OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep.  Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger.  These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or later and should not be installed.
    OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive.
    Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
    An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
    Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
    See these Apple articles:
              Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
              OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
              OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
              About file quarantine in OS X
    If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using VirusBarrier Express 1.1.6 or Dr.Web Light both from the App Store. They're both free, and since they're from the App Store, they won't destabilize the system. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for these recommendations.)
    Troubleshooting Applications
    I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail that you can use for removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache, log, or temporary files can cause application or OS X crashes as well as kernel panics.
    If you have Snow Leopard or Leopard, then for similar repairs install the freeware utility Applejack.  If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line.  Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. Applejack does not work with Lion and later.
    Basic Backup
    For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
    1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
    2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
        used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
        requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
        drive being backed up.
    Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
      1. Carbon Copy Cloner
      2. Get Backup
      3. Deja Vu
      4. SuperDuper!
      5. Synk Pro
      6. Tri-Backup
    Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore.  Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
    Referenced software can be found at MacUpdate.
    Additional Hints
    Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
    Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
    Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
    Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
    Pre-Mavericks
    Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu.  Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order.  If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar.  Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
    Mavericks and later
    Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select All Processes from the View menu.  Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order.  If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar.  Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
    Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file.

  • My Macbook Pro is running very slow. Here are the results of Etrecheck

    Results:
    EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
    Report generated July 15, 2014 7:02:27 PM CDT
    Hardware Information:
      MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro4,1
      1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
      2 GB RAM
    Video Information:
      GeForce 8600M GT     - VRAM: 256 MB
      Color LCD 1440 x 900
      spdisplays_display_connector
    System Software:
      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:3:55
    Disk Information:
      Hitachi HTS542520K9SA00 disk0 : (186.31 GB)
      - (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 185.99 GB (115.42 GB free)
    USB Information:
      Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
      Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Kernel Extensions:
      [not loaded] com.anchorfree.tun (1.0.1) Support
      [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.14) Support
      [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.1.14) Support
      [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.1.14) Support
      [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.1.14) Support
    Startup Items:
      VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
    Launch Daemons:
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
    Launch Agents:
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
    User Launch Agents:
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support
    User Login Items:
      iTunesHelper
      Genieo
    Internet Plug-ins:
      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.2f1 Support
      RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10516.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
    iTunes Plug-ins:
      Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
    User Internet Plug-ins:
      BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
      BrowserPlus  Support
      Flash Player  Support
    Top Processes by CPU:
          8% Safari
          3% WindowServer
          0% mds
          0% fontd
          0% coreservicesd
    Top Processes by Memory:
      63 MB WebProcess
      39 MB WindowServer
      33 MB Safari
      25 MB mds
      14 MB Finder
    Virtual Memory Information:
      1.13 GB Free RAM
      312 MB Active RAM
      383 MB Inactive RAM
      190 MB Wired RAM
      146 MB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

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    exec bash
    and press return. Then paste the script again.
    9. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
    If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
    10. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
    [Process completed]
    to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report the results. No harm will be done.
    11. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
    At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start Time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
    If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
    12. When you post the results, you might see the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." It means that the forum software has misidentified something in the post as a violation of the rules. If that happens, please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
    Note: This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
    Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

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