Mac is running slow after upgrading to maverick

My macbook pro is running very slow since I upgraded to 10.9

Here's my suggestion:
Fixing a Mavericks Installation Problem
How to manage a failed OS X Mavericks installation | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews.
1. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC).
2. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - 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 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.
3. Re-download and reinstall Mavericks.
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 the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
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 click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

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  • Mac Pro runs slow after upgrading to mavericks?

    I can't figure it out..
    Been a mac user sinc Macintosh then mac plus.
    First time i have no explanation.
    I upgraded my 2010 Dual Quad Mac Pro 96gb ram, ran so very very fast with Sonnet 4 port eSATA and MOTU PCIE 424 card.
    Ever since i upgraded it is so SLLLLOOOWWW!!. I have tired re-installing, contacted all the hardware vendors and software vendors, got all the updates.
    I cant figure out why it is running like a 20 year old computer?. I get the wheel, Finder hangs allot, will not relaunch. I take out ALL THE THIRD PARTY CARDS, and boot, still runs like a turtle. Adobe creative suite slow, Aperature takes hrs to update library. Tried creating a new library. Still slow. Avid Media composer, Final Cut Pro X is so slow at rendering i can drive to Santa Cruz from Santa Barbara to MAvericks surf spot go surfing and come home to find out it is 95% done. Also copying large 20 gig folders from one internal to another takes hrs. used to take minuts.
    I need help! It is so unpleasent using my mac pro now, , miserable user experience. I dread booting as it takes 5 min to go. I have dual monitors. Apple NVIDA card. could it be CUDA?  no updates availble. I removed all the third party cards, and nothing happens. Removed all usb, FW, etc pluged in usb mouse from Apple Factory.
    What ever happend there must be a patch or fix? all of my friends with Macs all having same slow issue. Please offer some fixes.
    1. Is there a way to __Un-install Mavericks? and return my computer back to previous OS? without ruining or formating HD?
    It seems like the only solution. I would Purchase a new MAc Pro, but none of my studio takes thunderbolt, and it is so exspensive i am cornerd. I would be so happy if i could just remove Mavericks, instead of taping aspirine all over my Macs. Please Apple send an update that fixes this. Just google it 100,00's of users? we all love Apple, we need you to help us help you! anyone? please help.
    Please help!!
    Kiind Regards
    B

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  • Why is my computer running slower after upgrading to Maverick?

    So my computer seems to be running slower, doing anything at all after I installed the newest OS, Maverick.  Anyone have an idea as to why that might be?  What can I do to make it better?
    Thanks,
    Snoopynorthw
    Nevermind, I found this other discussion below.  Thanks.

    Activity Monitor - Mavericks  also Yosemite
    Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
    Performance Guide
    Why is my computer slow
    Why your Mac runs slower than it should
    Slow Mac After Mavericks
    Things you can do to resolve slowdowns  see post by Kappy
    Try running this program and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read.
    Etrecheck – System Information
    Unless you've added RAM since you bought the computer, you could probably increase the performance by adding RAM. The 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum. I now have 6GB installed on a machine supposedly limited to 4 GB.
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  • Why is my iMac running slow after upgrading to Mavericks

    I have an iMac27 that up until I upgraded to Mavericks ran quite fast.  Now applications take much longer to open.  When the computer comes out of sleep mode it takes from 30 seconds to a minute to open.  All I have is a very dim grey screen and the only thing I can see is the mouse cursor.  I have checked Memory and disk space and nothing seems to be wrong using the activity monitor.  CPU 50 - 70% idle, Memory Physical 4.GB 3.97 GB used 7.07 Virtual, Memory pressure in the green, App Memory 1.47 GB, File cache 272.2 MB, Wired memory 620.5 MB, Compressed 1.63 GB.  Disk space 999.35GB capacity, 441.85 available.  When I did install Mavericks it did come back with a disk error.  Then it loaded fine.  I ran the disk utility and it found and repaired the problem.  Running it successive times since have shown no issues.
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  • My macbook pro is running slow after upgrading to Mavericks. I have attached an etrecheck report. If anyone could offer advice I'd be very grateful

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated 7 October 2014 20:12:21 BST
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      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
      1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 5 days 4:56:17
    Disk Information: ?
      TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (380.46 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ?
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      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ?
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ?
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
      [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    Launch Daemons: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
      [loaded] com.mcafee.ssm.Eupdate.plist Support
      [loaded] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist Support
      [running] com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
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      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [failed] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.mcafee.menulet.plist Support
      [loaded] com.mcafee.reporter.plist Support
      [running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
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      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    User Login Items: ?
      Microsoft Database Daemon
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      nplastpass: Version: 3.1.21 Support
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DivX Web Player: Version: 3.1.0.13 - SDK 10.5 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
    Safari Extensions: ?
      LastPass-2
      Pin It Button
    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
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Application Enhancer  Support
      Flash Player  Support
      Growl  Support
      Trusteer Endpoint Protection  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
          3% WindowServer
          3% ARM
          1% firefox
          1% launchservicesd
          0% sysmond
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
      406 MB firefox
      111 MB Microsoft Outlook
      102 MB DashboardClient
      74 MB systemstats
      66 MB Finder
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
      732 MB Free RAM
      1.09 GB Active RAM
      592 MB Inactive RAM
      1013 MB Wired RAM
      3.56 GB Page-ins
      404 MB Page-outs

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      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11  [Support]
      OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
      AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
      AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 [Support]
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      wkDimdimControl: Version: 1.01
      DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.6r636 [Support]
    User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 [Support]
      fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: Unknown [Support]
      Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 071505000006 [Support]
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      Extensions: No such file or directory
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      BrowserPlus  [Support]
      Carbonite  [Support]
      Flash Player  [Support]
      Flip4Mac WMV  [Support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Skip System Files: NO
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 302.31 GB
      Destinations:
      Lottia [Local]
      Total size: 1.00 TB
      Total number of backups: 65
      Oldest backup: 2010-12-28 19:41:55 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-12-03 21:58:08 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Adequate
      Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk used 302.31 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          70% iPhoto
          20% TOCGenerator
          18% WindowServer
          9% Time Out Break
          6% CarboniteDaemon
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      463 MB iPhoto
      137 MB Mail
      116 MB Google Chrome
      106 MB WindowServer
      99 MB iTunes
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      114 MB Free RAM
      1.39 GB Active RAM
      1.21 GB Inactive RAM
      857 MB Wired RAM
      6.24 GB Page-ins
      34 MB Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
      Dec 10, 2014, 09:18:41 AM Self test - passed
      Dec 9, 2014, 03:44:57 PM fontd_2014-12-09-154457_Postelsia.crash
      Dec 9, 2014, 12:12:52 PM CarboniteDaemon_2014-12-09-121252_Postelsia.cpu_resource.diag [Details]
      Dec 8, 2014, 10:27:45 AM CarboniteDaemon_2014-12-08-102745_Postelsia.cpu_resource.diag [Details]
      Dec 7, 2014, 01:04:27 PM CarboniteDaemon_2014-12-07-130427_Postelsia.cpu_resource.diag [Details]

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              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro3,1
              1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
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    Audio Plug-ins:
              BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
              AirPlay: Version: 1.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
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    System Software:
              OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 6 days 2:7:17
    Disk Information:
              WDC WD5000BEVT-00ZAT0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 149.92 GB (76.8 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                        Storage (disk0s4) /Volumes/Storage: 349.19 GB (54.74 GB free)
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
              Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Kernel Extensions:
              com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.74)
              com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice          (1.1)
              com.eltima.SyncMate.kext          (0.2.5b15)
              com.vmware.kext.vmci          (90.4.18)
              com.vmware.kext.vsockets          (90.4.23)
              com.vmware.kext.vmnet          (0104.03.86)
              com.vmware.kext.vmx86          (0104.03.86)
              com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.10.1.24          (10.1.24)
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
              [invalid] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
              [loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist
              [loaded] com.synium.cleanappdaemon.plist
              [failed] rapiback.plist
    Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
              [loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
              [loaded] com.epson.epw.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist
              [loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist
              [loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
              [loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.gpg-agent.plist
              [invalid] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.gpg-agent.plist.plist
              [failed] syncmateStarter.plist
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
              [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
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              Boom
              Flux
              iTunesHelper
              Dropbox
              Cinch
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Application Enhancer
              Box Sync
              Flash Player
              Flip4Mac WMV
              FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
              GPGPreferences
              Perian
    Internet Plug-ins:
              Default Browser.plugin
              DirectorShockwave.plugin
              Flash Player.plugin
              FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
              Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
              JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
              MeetingJoinPlugin.plugin
              QuickTime Plugin.plugin
              SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
              Silverlight.plugin
              Unity Web Player.plugin
    User Internet Plug-ins:
    Bad Fonts:
              None
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Auto backup: NO
              Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU:
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                   6%          Google Chrome
                   4%          WindowServer
                   3%          coreaudiod
                   2%          Boom
                   1%          EtreCheck
                   0%          BBLaunchAgent
                   0%          mds_stores
                   0%          CleanApp Daemon
                   0%          mds
    Top Processes by Memory:
              586 MB             vmware-vmx
              135 MB             Finder
              98 MB              Google Chrome
              90 MB              softwareupdated
              74 MB              Dropbox
              66 MB              VMware Fusion
              59 MB              mds_stores
              58 MB              Google Chrome Helper
              53 MB              WindowServer
              45 MB              systemstats
    Virtual Memory Statistics:
              40 MB              Free RAM
              1.18 GB            Active RAM
              1.13 GB            Inactive RAM
              1.07 GB            Wired RAM
              24.09 GB           Page-ins
              645 MB             Page-outs
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              MacBook Pro (15-inch  2.4/2.2GHz)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro3,1
              1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              GeForce 8600M GT     - VRAM: 256 MB
    Audio Plug-ins:
              BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
              AirPlay: Version: 1.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:22:52
    Disk Information:
              WDC WD5000BEVT-00ZAT0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 149.92 GB (77.67 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                        Storage (disk0s4) /Volumes/Storage: 349.19 GB (54.09 GB free)
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
              Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Kernel Extensions:
              com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.74)
              com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice          (1.1)
              com.eltima.SyncMate.kext          (0.2.5b15)
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
              [invalid] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
              [loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist
              [loaded] com.synium.cleanappdaemon.plist
    Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
              [loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
              [loaded] com.epson.epw.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist
              [loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist
              [loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
              [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
    User Login Items:
              Boom
              Flux
              iTunesHelper
              Dropbox
              Cinch
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Box Sync
              Flash Player
              Flip4Mac WMV
              FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
              Perian
    Internet Plug-ins:
              Default Browser.plugin
              DirectorShockwave.plugin
              Flash Player.plugin
              FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
              Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
              JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
              MeetingJoinPlugin.plugin
              QuickTime Plugin.plugin
              SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
              Silverlight.plugin
              Unity Web Player.plugin
    User Internet Plug-ins:
    Bad Fonts:
              None
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Auto backup: NO
              Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU:
                   5%          WindowServer
                   4%          coreaudiod
                   3%          com.apple.qtkitserver
                   2%          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
                   1%          EtreCheck
                   1%          Boom
                   0%          SystemUIServer
                   0%          BBLaunchAgent
                   0%          CleanApp Daemon
                   0%          Safari
    Top Processes by Memory:
              180 MB             com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              152 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent
              119 MB             Safari
              90 MB              mds_stores
              82 MB              com.apple.quicklook.satellite
              78 MB              com.apple.iTunesLibraryService
              66 MB              Dropbox
              57 MB              Finder
              49 MB              Preview
              41 MB              CleanApp Daemon
    Virtual Memory Statistics:
              846 MB             Free RAM
              2.02 GB            Active RAM
              620 MB             Inactive RAM
              561 MB             Wired RAM
              1.22 GB            Page-ins
              0 B                Page-outs
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    I will appreciate any further input BEFORE I decide to reinstall the OS from scratch.
    Oscar.

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    Hello, I'm owner of a Macbook Pro MD322LL/A and I haven't had any issues with Lion (the OS that came with) but after upgrading to Mavericks it changed a lot:
    Lower performance.
    Transitions in the launchpad are laggy (and also buggy).
    Start up time increased.
    Anyway, that's why I want to make a clean install of Mavericks. Because I think that all these things happens because of making an upgrade rather than a fresh install (same thing occured with my iPhone and iOS 7, but that's another story )
    And my question is:
    Is it risky to format the Hard Drive and install the OS again? And do I need to do some things before doing it?(in order to keep the license and else)
    Assuming that I need just to format the hardrive and install the OS X, isn't it a "simple" of doing it? (like Cmd+R but making a clean install)
    Thanks!

    This is the report:
    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
              1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
              4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
              AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 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:
              VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:18:12
    Disk Information:
              APPLE HDD HTS547575B7E880 disk0 : (750,16 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 749,3 GB (652,3 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N 
    USB Information:
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Kernel Extensions:
              org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          (4.2.18)
              org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          (4.2.18)
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
              [invalid] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
              [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
    Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist
              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist
              [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
              [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist
    User Login Items:
              iTunesHelper
              BetterTouchTool
              Dropbox
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player
    Internet Plug-ins::
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6
              Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.8.0 - SDK 10.9 Outdated! Update
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    User Internet Plug-ins::
              WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6
    Bad Fonts:
              None
    Old applications:
              Cisco WebEx Meeting Center:          Version: 1209.12.2806.0 - SDK 10.5
                        /Users/Guaranimini/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324/Meeting Center.app
              Keynote:          Version: 5.3 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/iWork '09/Keynote.app
              LIMBO:          Version: 1.0.0 - SDK 10.0
                        /Applications/LIMBO.app
              Numbers:          Version: 2.3 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/iWork '09/Numbers.app
              Pages:          Version: 4.3 - SDK 10.5
                        /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app
              WJoy:          Version: 0.6 - SDK 10.5
                        /Users/Guaranimini/Downloads/WJoy 0.6/WJoy.app
              asannotation2:          Version: 1206.25.2804.0 - SDK 10.5
                        /Users/Guaranimini/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324/asannotation2.app
              atmsupload:          Version: 1209.12.2806.0 - SDK 10.5
                        /Users/Guaranimini/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324/atmsupload.app
              convertpdf:          Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5
                        /Users/Guaranimini/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324/convertpdf.app
              ice:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
                        /Users/Guaranimini/Downloads/WJoy 0.6/ice.app
    Time Machine:
              Mobile backups: OFF
              Auto backup: NO
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 90.34 GB
              Destinations:
                        SAMSUNG [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 0 B
                        Total number of backups: (null)
                        Size of backup disk: Too small
                                  Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 90.34 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                   3%          Safari
                   2%          WindowServer
                   1%          hidd
                   1%          EtreCheck
                   0%          BetterTouchTool
    Top Processes by Memory:
              238 MB          Safari
              131 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
              78 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              70 MB          Dropbox
              66 MB          mds_stores
    Virtual Memory Statistics:
              958 MB          Free RAM
              1.51 GB          Active RAM
              601 MB          Inactive RAM
              978 MB          Wired RAM
              817 MB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs
    As you can see, there's a couple of things that are "bad" so instead of correcting every single problem (that would take me much longer) I just want to do a clean install and thats it.
    arthur wrote:
    I suppose you could do that with Internet Recovery as well. You should not have an issue in terms of losing your OS license, as long as you use the same Apple ID that you have been using with your Mac.
    I didn't understand the license thing, but if I erase the disk and perform a clean install from a bootable USB that license won't lost am I right?
    I made a bootable USB of Mavericks just using this simple command:
    sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/SINTITULO --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
    What do I need to do now? go to disk utility select erase, and then install using the USB?
    --- TO: hands4 ---
    When do I need to do that? after erasing the hard drive with disk utility?
    --- TO: Grant Lenahan ---
    Yes, I don't really care about the things that my mac has, all the "important" things were backed up

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