Mac Book Pro slow
Problem with the Mac Book Pro 13 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM
I have imported quite a lot of photographs to my HDD library and before I noticed, I had less that 2GB space left and my mac seriously slowed down.
After a short while it crashed and then it took around three hours to reboot and to see the desktop again.
I removed some data and now have 40GB space left on my disc, also downloaded and installed latest OSX Mountain Lion. It is a little bit better it takes around one hour to restart my laptop now but now I am not sure what to do next. How and where to check where is the issue?
I have used a Blackmagic Disk Speed Test and it tells me that my SATA disk performance is both write and read around 70Mb/s.
Your advice would be really appreciated. Ola Z
Did you do a clean install or an upgarde of the OS?
I would do the following
1) Open Disk Utility
2) Check Disk for errors
3) Repair Permissions
4) Reboot
5) Reboot again.
6) If it isn't better, backup everything and do a clean reinstall of Mountain Lion
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Mac Book Pro slow with boot up since Mavericks upgrade
Hi folks,
my mac book pro is booting up very slow and running slow as well since I upgraded to Mavericks.
Tried cleaning up, booting in safe mode, veryfying disk utility but nothing detected.
Can someone check my ETRE or does anyone have another idea what I can do to better the overall performance of my mac?
Thanks and cheers
EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated 10 June 2014 1:19:56 pm GMT+2
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 0:14:20
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (91.53 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
User Login Items:
Skype
Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50826.0 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions:
DuckDuckGo: Version: 1.6.1
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 212.05 GB
Destinations:
My Passport for Mac [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 931.16 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2014-05-15 12:51:17 +0000
Last backup: 2014-05-30 21:29:41 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 931.16 GB > (Disk size 297.29 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
3% Dropbox
1% fontd
0% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
0% Skype
Top Processes by Memory:
172 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
143 MB Safari
82 MB Skype
78 MB Dropbox
66 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information:
1.90 GB Free RAM
1.18 GB Active RAM
190 MB Inactive RAM
495 MB Wired RAM
273 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
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Mac Book pro slow to wake from sleep
Hi , Sometimes when I leave my mac book pro and it goes to sleep (screen goes black when lid open) it takes a while to wake from sleep again - sometimes up to 30-40 seconds? This seems very odd for an expensive machine that is around 6 months old and something that never used to happen with my old powerbook G4. It doesn't happen all the time but regularly. Should I be worried? Any help greatly appreciated!
I'm curious if you ever found a solution for this issue. I recently purchased the SanDisk Extreme II 480GB, replacing my OWC Extreme Pro 240GB. The OWC never experienced the "slow to wake" issue whereas the SanDisk drive does, consistently. To make sure I'm having the same symptoms, this is what happens to me: Put the mac to sleep (either manually or letting it do it on its own, waiting for the led to pulse showing that it is asleep), then wake it up (press a key on the keyboard), the logon screen shows almost immediately but as soon as I try to type the pinwheel/beach ball shows up, I wait between 20 and 30 seconds and then I'm able to type and all is well.
I contataced SanDisk and their support was horrible. They simply told me "contact MAC for this issue" (no joke, not "contact Apple" but "contact MAC", in all caps). I explained that it works fine with the OWC drive just not the SanDisk. They replied with another article showing that all macs have trouble waking from sleep (not true). I replied again indicating that I've never had this issue with any of my 3rd party drives, only this SanDisk. Then the replied simply stating that all mac's have issues with 3rd party hard drives when waking from sleep. At this point I threw a fit and yelled at my screen, even though it wasn't my screens fault.
In any case, their support has not been willing to do any actual troubleshooting. I'd love to return it and I might have to - but as you stated, it's annoying to have this issue but the performance is fine the rest of the time.
Thanks for any input you have.
Bryan -
i purchased new mac book pro exactly one year back, upgraded to mountain lion few months back, since last few days it ahs slowed down so much that it is difficult to work on the same. last programme i used for cleaning was iBoostup. pl. help me in speeding the mac.
"Cleaning" apps are useless - there's no need to clean anything from your Mac (save for files that you no longer use). OS X does a very good job of maintenance.
See ds store's Why is my computer slow? Some excellent tips there.
Clinton -
Mac book pro slowing down by cinema display
when using cinema display it is slowing down terribly my mac book pro! how can I restore the speed it had when I bought it 2 years ago?
when using cinema display it is slowing down terribly my mac book pro! how can I restore the speed it had when I bought it 2 years ago?
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I bought my mac book pro about 3 weeks ago and it started off brilliantly. everything was amazingly fast. Now 3 weeks later it is so slow. i havent download much stuff on to it, it takes forever to load up pages in safari and any videos i try to watch is impossible without it stopping all the time (even if the buffer bar is complete)
is there anything i can do please
this cost soo much moneyTry using Disk Utility to do a Disk Repair, as shown in this link, while booted up on your install disk.
You could have some directory corruption. Let us know what errors Disk Utility reports and if DU was able to repair them. Disk Utility's Disk Repair is not perfect and may not find or repair all directory issues. A stronger utility may be required to finish the job.
After that Repair Permissions.
No need to report Permissions errors....we all get them.
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Mac book is running slow all of sudden. Please help debug the issue.
Back up your documents and everything else important to you, not that there is any reason to believe your hard disk may be failing, but the symptoms you describe may presage an impending disk failure, and you should have backups anyway.
To help determine the possible causes of this behaviour read the following. None of what follows is intended to fix anything, but it will provide the additional information required to advance troubleshooting:
Boot OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, select Disk Utility. Select your startup volume (usually named "Macintosh HD") and click the Repair Disk button. Describe any errors it reports in red. If Disk Utility reports "The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK" in green then you can be reasonably (though not completely) assured your hard disk is in good working order.
When it finishes restart your Mac and test again for operation. If it's still not behaving as you expect it should, please post the results of EtreCheck in accordance with the following instructions:
Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Read about it here. It contains a link to download EtreCheck. Don't download it from anywhere else (such as may be found by following the results of an Internet search).
Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
Copy and paste its output in a reply.
Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or “failed” or anything else that may appear in red.
EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.
After completing the above please determine if the problems also occur in "Safe Mode":
Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
Merely starting your Mac in Safe Mode is not intended to resolve the problem, it's to observe its performance without certain additional components.
To end Safe Mode restart your Mac normally. Shutdown will take longer as well.
System performance problems for reasons that cannot be isolated to any other cause justify an SMC reset. Be sure to read the procedure carefully and follow all the steps exactly as written, even if they seem inapplicable or trivial. -
Why is my mac book pro slower to boot up and browse since upgrading to OS Yosemite
Help a new Apple user,
I purchased a new mac pro from Best Buy and learn how to use it pretty quickly and actually started to believe it was a great decision to switch from windows. Then the mac pro gave the upgrade to the OS Yosemite, I upgraded it, and its slow booting up and browsing like windows. What happened to the quick reboot and speed when first started to use the Mac. I have had this Mac Pro for about a month now but not happy at this point. Please help fix this problem, it past my return date now if it continues to be slow like my previous window laptop.
Thank you,Reset PRAM. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18761
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Start up in Safe Mode. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1564
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Mac Book Pro slow after downloading Yosemite
Downloaded Yosemite now computer is too slow. Barely able to use it but i ran an Etrecheck test and here are the results.
Problem description:
every
EtreCheck version: 2.1.3 (106)
Report generated December 15, 2014 at 8:24:59 PM PST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 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
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:44:38
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (213.87 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked Failed
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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
Adware: ℹ️
Conduit [Remove]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] Safe.Connect.client.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.perion.searchprotectd.plist [Support]
[running] Safe.Connect.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+.ver [Support]
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+_enabler.plist [Support]
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+_enabler.sh [Support]
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+_updater.plist [Support]
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+_updater.sh [Support]
[invalid?] Safari Security [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
CSA UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
TroviNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 104.97 GB
Destinations:
ext seagate hard drive [Local]
Total size: 499.76 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2014-09-12 04:17:49 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-12 05:12:51 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 499.76 GB > (Disk used 104.97 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
13% WindowServer
8% Activity Monitor
3% mds_stores
2% launchservicesd
2% launchd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
99 MB Finder
94 MB Safari
86 MB mds_stores
77 MB spindump
69 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
970 MB Free RAM
1.60 GB Active RAM
637 MB Inactive RAM
1.09 GB Wired RAM
1.27 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 15, 2014, 06:49:35 PM Self test - passednikov26 wrote:
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (213.87 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked Failed
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
Failed? That's a new one. Is that your original hard drive? I suggest you replace it. SSDs are finally affordable these days.
You also only have 4 GB RAM. Yosemite is very RAM hungry. I suggest upgrading your RAM too.
Adware: ℹ️
Conduit [Remove]
Click the "Remove" link to remove your adware.
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] Safe.Connect.client.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.perion.searchprotectd.plist [Support]
[running] Safe.Connect.plist [Support]
Search protect? Safe connect? I don't like the sound of those. Hopefully when you run AdwareMedic, one or both of those will be gone. If not, I strongly suggest uninstalling them.
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+.ver [Support]
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+_enabler.plist [Support]
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+_enabler.sh [Support]
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+_updater.plist [Support]
[invalid?] cinemas-+-plus-+_updater.sh [Support]
[invalid?] Safari Security [Support]
Where did all of this come from? Normally I always recommend using only vendor-provided uninstallers or uninstallation instructions. But I have never seen anything like these. In Finder, click the "Go" menu, hold down the option key, and choose "Library". Open the "Launch Agents" folder. Move the items listed above to the desktop and restart your machine.
Do this after running AdwareMedic.
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
CSA UNKNOWN (missing value)
What is CSA? You have a lot of suspicious things on this machine.
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
TroviNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9 [Support]
This adware will be deleted when you run AdwareMedic. -
Please Help, Heres the details
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 2:26:18
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
c (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (350.45 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Inc. iPhone
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
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Internet Plug-ins:
FolxNetscapePlugIn: Version: Unknown
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 3rd-Party support link
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
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
User Internet Plug-ins:
Folx3Plugin: Version: 3.0.1 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
FolxNetscapePlugIn: Version: Unknown
3rd Party Preference Panes:
DivX 3rd-Party support link
Growl 3rd-Party support link
Tuxera NTFS 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
None
Old Applications:
None
Time Machine:
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
c: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 138.58 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine Backups [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 2
Total number of backups: 17
Oldest backup: 2012-11-28 08:11:07 +0000
Last backup: 2013-11-26 17:25:41 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 > (Disk size 464.96 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
1% EtreCheck
1% sysmond
1% Google Chrome
1% WindowServer
1% Microsoft Excel
Top Processes by Memory:
193 MB Viber
115 MB Google Chrome
86 MB Microsoft Excel
86 MB mds_stores
74 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
1.00 GB Free RAM
1.73 GB Active RAM
303 MB Inactive RAM
862 MB Wired RAM
872 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsThings 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.
Or you can simply do this:
Reinstall Mavericks without erasing drive
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the 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 and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
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. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Reinstall Mavericks
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
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Brand New 13" Mac Book Pro - Slow Internet
I have seen many questions on this but no guidance as to a solution from Apple Why? I am new to Apple computers and just bought a 13" Macbook Pro but do not yet know my way around it. My Internet (wireless) connection is extremely slow (8Hours for a download that took 15 mins on a Windows Laptop!!!), my battery also runs out after a couple of hours from fully charged.
I need detailed instructions in solving this issue - right now I am considering returning the Mac and replacing it with a windows laptop at one quarter the price. Also, why do Apple not have an e-mail support option for Macbook?
Look forward to responseTry turning off IPv6 in your connection settings. Thats what worked for me. Battery runs out after "a couple hours" ? Your battery life will depend on many factors such as, screen brightness, wireless settings, bluetooth, etc. I get about 3 hours with my 15 inch from late 2008.
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New Mac Book Pro slows down to a drip then drops downloads
Bought my new MBP about a month ago. I love everything about it other than the fact that I can't download music anymore. This is a necessity for any computer that I own. I'm on a Wifi home network with a Linksys (N) router. Every download goes well for about 10 MB. After that, d/l speed drops quickly, then the download is dropped completely because of a "lost internet connection". I've read similar things in other threads, but see no fix. My anger grows.
Could you briefly describe the symptoms you had before they replaced the card? My internet would work for pretty much 3-4 seconds at a time before cutting out for 20-30 seconds (complete packet loss) while the AirPort indicator still showed 4 bars. But, it worked perfectly in Windows 7. What ended up fixing it for me was A) installing 10.6.7 and B) disabling IPv6 in my Airport preferences.
Even now when I'm in OS 10.6.7 and I ping, say, a DNS server like 4.2.2.2, my ping latencies will range from 13ms to 140ms and everywhere in between, almost at random. When I boot into Win 7 via Bootcamp, pinging 4.2.2.2 again gives me consistent latencies of 13ms, with the occasional 14ms.
My thoughts are that Apple is having a software-related driver issue with the new Broadcom wireless cards they've introduced in the 2011 MacBook Pros on the OS X side (but not on the Win 7 side). -
My Mac Book Pro was really slow at everything and would kick me out of my photos every time i got on them. now it won't even allow me to log on. i put my password in and the screen will flash white and go back to the login page. HELP please...
There is nothing wrong with your Dell, it will work fine with any MacbookPro. I have been using Dell displays for over 12 years with many different Mac models. I have two 21" Ultra Sharp displays working side by side to design a Keynote presentation right now.
The issue your having is with the way Keynote takes control of the video output to both displays, it sends the presentation signal to one and the presenter display to the other, this is set up in;
Keynote preferences > Presenter display.
If you want to show a wesite or another app on either display, use application switcher:
press the the command key on the keyboard, then the tab key; a row of applications will show what applications are running, choose which one you want to show. Use command > tab to return to Keynote. -
Mac Book Pro with Yosemite run clearly slower than Mavericks
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I come from other thread about problems whit wifi connection with Yosemite. The great Linc David solved the problem and that has meant thoroughly clean the Mac
I have a Mac Book Pro 13", early 2011 (!only four years¡) with 8 GB of RAM (the maximum), 2,7 GHz Intel Core i7 processor and whit Yosemite everything it´s significantly slower that with Mavericks: open a word, do a screening...even when typing fast some first characters don´t appear.
My conclusion it´s clear the max OS that you can install in one Mac Book Pro 13", early 2011,(like me) it´s Maverick. Yosemite clearly slows the mac.
If someone can convince me otherwise I would be very grateful, because I did not backup before installing the Yosemite. And i don´t know how go back. Here you have the Entrecheck report:
Thanks in advance
Jesus
Problem description:
Mac Book Pro 13”, early 2011 , 8GB 1333 MHz DDR3 (the max), 2,7 GHz Intel Core i7, run clearly slower with Yosemite than Mavericks
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 13 de abril de 2015, 15:28:48 CEST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 30
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Philips 244E 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.3 (14D131) - Time since boot: 11:32:43
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500,11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (274.47 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Iomega Storage 500,11 GB
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine (disk2s2) /Volumes/Time Machine : 499.76 GB (293.79 GB free)
Iomega Storage 500,11 GB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Copia de Seguridad (disk1s2) /Volumes/Copia de Seguridad : 499.76 GB (316.45 GB free)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Microsoft Compact Optical Mouse 500
C3PO USB SMART CARD READER
Wacom Co.,Ltd. Intuos5 touch S
Firewire Information: ℹ️
iomega eGo Rugged FW USB2 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
JVT (disk3s2) /Volumes/JVT : 999.86 GB (868.78 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 30
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/VMware Fusion.app
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.6.3) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.3 (14.1.3) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0249.89.30) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0249.89.30) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.6.0) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.emu.driver.EMUUSBAudio (1.4.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.macvide.driver.MacVideAudioConnectorDriver (1.0.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.3.7 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
/Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
MySQLCOM: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.cloudphotosd.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[killed] com.apple.gamed.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.photolibraryd.plist
[killed] com.apple.rcd.plist
[killed] com.apple.SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent.plist
[killed] com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
14 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.mtrecorder.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
6 processes killed due to memory pressure
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.divx.dms.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.spirecorder.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.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]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Mail Aplicación Hidden (/Applications/Mail.app)
Dropbox Aplicación (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.4.1250 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.3r133 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
iMedia Converter Deluxe
iTube Studio
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
MySQL [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Destinations:
Time Machine [Local]
Total size: 499.76 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2012-11-25 14:45:01 +0000
Last backup: 2012-11-26 22:08:06 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 499.76 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
9% mds
5% WindowServer
0% fontd
0% taskgated
0% com.apple.ifdreader
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
412 MB Finder
172 MB Safari
137 MB Mail
86 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
69 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
2.92 GB Free RAM
1.95 GB Active RAM
762 MB Inactive RAM
1.64 GB Wired RAM
21.92 GB Page-ins
212 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 13, 2015, 04:20:54 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/BDLDaemon_2015-04-13-042054_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]
Apr 13, 2015, 03:55:58 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cloudd_2015-04-13-035558_[reda cted].crash
Apr 13, 2015, 03:55:31 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent_2015-04-13-035531 _[redacted].crash
Apr 13, 2015, 03:54:03 AM Self test - passed
Apr 13, 2015, 03:53:27 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/BDLDaemon_2015-04-13-035327_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]
Apr 13, 2015, 03:33:24 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2015-04-13-033324_[redacted]. crash
Apr 13, 2015, 01:03:43 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/BDLDaemon_2015-04-13-010343_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]
Apr 13, 2015, 12:59:40 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AntivirusforMac_2015-04-13-005940_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Click for details]
Apr 12, 2015, 10:28:40 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2015-04-12-222840_[redacted]. crash
Apr 12, 2015, 07:58:07 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/System Preferences_2015-04-12-195807_[redacted].hangIn fact many Mac forums talk about change the hard disk mechanical to other of solid state as solution for MacBook Pro.
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