Mac mail is running soooo slow with Mavericks.

I have the newest 15inch i7 retina display MacBook pro and Mavericks has destroyed the speed of it. It is most evident in Mac Mail where emails take forever to load. Has anyone else experienced a similar problem? I think I am going back to Mountain Lion because with Mavericks my computer has essentially been rendered a paperweight.

Yup, same here with an iMac, 2,9 Ghz Core i5 with 16 GB of Ram. It takes several minutes for Mail to launch and display messages. During that time it sits with the spinning wheel and activity monitor reports Mail is not responding. Eventually it does come back to life, but it may be some 4 to 5 minutes later. Also selecting groups of messages with Command/A takes perhaps 10 to 15 seconds, and other things just seem pokey or don't quite work right.
In addition I lost most of my mail boxes and the mail inthem. I have been trying to import it back from a clone backup. I've been at it for about a week now trying to get everything back to where it should be.
I'd love to know just what is wrong here. I'm sure Mail isn't supposed to be working this badly in Mavericks.
I deleted Mail preferences in my library after seeing someone mention that fixed a slow mail for them. Oddly, Mail is not creating new preferences when it relaunches.

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    My late 2009 mac mini has been running very slow ever since the Mavericks install. I suspect it may be as simple as RAM capacity but I wanted to verify this assumption, as well as find out any other potential problems. I have gone ahead and run EtreCheck, here are the details of the output, thanks in advance:
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    Report generated August 15, 2014 at 2:08:24 PM EDT
    Hardware Information: ?
      Mac mini (Late 2009) (Verified)
      Mac mini - model: Macmini3,1
      1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
      2 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
      S211HL 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:27:39
    Disk Information: ?
      Hitachi HTS543216L9SA02 disk0 : (160.04 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      MacDaddy (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 159.18 GB (84.12 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      PIONEER DVD-RW  DVRTS08 
    USB Information: ?
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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      /etc/hosts - Count: 30
    Gatekeeper: ?
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ?
      [not loaded] com.NCHSoftware.driver.SoundTapVirtualAudioDevice (1.0.0d1) Support
      [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ModemDriverMac (1.0.2d1) Support
      [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ModemDriverMacEx (1.0.6d1) Support
      [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.3.9) Support
      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWCDFree (10.5.12) Support
      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWCSP (10.5.12) Support
      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWDIAG (10.5.12) Support
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      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWNMEA (10.5.12) Support
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      [not loaded] com.shapeservices.msm.driver.MSMVideoDevice (1.0.0d1) Support
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      [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSCSupport (2.0.2) Support
      [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSRSupport (2.0.2) Support
      [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraHSRSupport (2.0.2) Support
      [not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessCDC (3.2.7) Support
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      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
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      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
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    User Login Items: ?
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    Internet Plug-ins: ?
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      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.1.4 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60831.0 Support
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      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.0 Support
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      AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
      iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
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      TuneUp Visualizer: Version: 2.4.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
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      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      Growl  Support
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    Time Machine: ?
      Mobile backups: OFF
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      MacDaddy: Disk size: 148.25 GB Disk used: 69.91 GB
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              [System] com.torch.update.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
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              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 3rd-Party support link
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              AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
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    Bad Fonts:
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    Old Applications:
              None
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              66 MB          Torch
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              678 MB          Wired RAM
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    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Kernel Extensions:
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.torch.update.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Agents:
    User Launch Agents:
    User Login Items:
              iTunesHelper
              Torch
    Internet Plug-ins:
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 3rd-Party support link
    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
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              None
    Bad Fonts:
              None
    Old Applications:
              None
    Time Machine:
              Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU:
                  42%          WindowServer
                  23%          mds
                  20%          AddressBookSourceSync
                  18%          syncdefaultsd
                  18%          hiutil
    Top Processes by Memory:
              123 MB          Safari
              123 MB          helpd
              106 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              82 MB          mds_stores
              74 MB          Torch
    Virtual Memory Information:
              5.42 GB          Free RAM
              1.48 GB          Active RAM
              175 MB          Inactive RAM
              692 MB          Wired RAM
              255 MB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs
    What could the issue be?

    here is the console dump for an hour and half.
    2/22/14 9:24:34.675 AM coreaudiod[164]: Enabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is inactive
    2/22/14 9:25:44.599 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Google Chrome" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 9:25:45.664 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Google Chrome" after 2.06 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 9:31:25.360 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Google Chrome" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 9:31:25.366 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Google Chrome" after 1.01 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 9:32:25.255 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft Word" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 9:32:33.845 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft Word" after 9.59 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 9:36:47.675 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    2/22/14 9:36:47.769 AM loginwindow[54]: find_shared_window: WID -1
    2/22/14 9:36:47.769 AM loginwindow[54]: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    2/22/14 9:36:47.769 AM loginwindow[54]: find_shared_window: WID -1
    2/22/14 9:36:47.769 AM loginwindow[54]: CGSSetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    2/22/14 9:36:47.998 AM coreservicesd[28]: Application App:"loginwindow" [ 0x0/0x1001]  @ 0x0x7fcf4be2e9f0 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontASNs ( ( ASN:0x0-0x5d05d:) ), so denying.
    2/22/14 9:36:47.998 AM WindowServer[78]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to loginwindow, psn 0x0-0x1001, securitySessionID=0x186a4, err=-13066
    2/22/14 9:39:29.897 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "ScreenSaverEngine" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 9:39:43.897 AM WindowServer[78]: disable_update_likely_unbalanced: UI updates still disabled by application "ScreenSaverEngine" after 15.00 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds). Likely an unbalanced disableUpdate call.
    2/22/14 9:41:35.181 AM WindowServer[78]: Created shield window 0xd3 for display 0x2b284fd1
    2/22/14 9:41:35.213 AM WindowServer[78]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x7fb403cc92a0(2000), shield 0x7fb403e340b0(2001)
    2/22/14 9:41:36.516 AM WindowServer[78]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x7fb403cc92a0(2000), shield 0x7fb403e340b0(2001)
    2/22/14 9:41:40.300 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 9:41:40.301 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 5.09 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 5.09 seconds)
    2/22/14 9:42:01.253 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "ScreenSaverEngine" after 152.36 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:00:07.000 AM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=512[GoogleSoftwareUp] clearing CS_VALID
    2/22/14 10:11:06.929 AM WindowServer[78]: Created shield window 0xd4 for display 0x003f003c
    2/22/14 10:11:06.929 AM WindowServer[78]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
    2/22/14 10:11:06.935 AM WindowServer[78]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
    2/22/14 10:11:06.942 AM loginwindow[54]: ERROR | -[LWScreenLock(Private) screenIsLockedTimeExpired:] | No lock state found, use built in check
    2/22/14 10:11:07.864 AM WindowServer[78]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f003c
    2/22/14 10:11:07.865 AM WindowServer[78]: Received display connect changed for display 0x2b284fd1
    2/22/14 10:11:08.061 AM WindowServer[78]: Created shield window 0xd5 for display 0x2b284fd1
    2/22/14 10:11:08.061 AM WindowServer[78]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
    2/22/14 10:11:08.145 AM WindowServer[78]: Received display connect changed for display 0x3f003c
    2/22/14 10:11:08.146 AM WindowServer[78]: Received display connect changed for display 0x2b284fd1
    2/22/14 10:11:08.289 AM WindowServer[78]: Created shield window 0xd6 for display 0x2b284fd1
    2/22/14 10:11:08.289 AM WindowServer[78]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
    2/22/14 10:11:08.563 AM WindowServer[78]: MPServiceForDisplayDevice: Invalid device alias (0)
    2/22/14 10:11:08.563 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: GL mask 0x2; bounds (0, 0)[1920 x 1200], 69 modes available
    Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 10ac, Model a02a, S/N 31594553, Unit 1, Rotation 0
    UUID 0x000010ac0000a02a3159455300000000, ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}
    2/22/14 10:11:08.563 AM WindowServer[78]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102260e, GL mask 0x00000003, accelerator 0x0000333b, unit 0, caps QEX|QGL|MIPMAP, vram 256 MB
    texture units 8, texture max 8192, viewport max {8192, 8192}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
    2/22/14 10:11:08.564 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x003f003c: GL mask 0x1; bounds (2944, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
    off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 0, Rotation 0
    UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffff003f003c
    2/22/14 10:11:08.961 AM WindowServer[78]: Created shield window 0xd7 for display 0x2b284fd1
    2/22/14 10:11:08.961 AM WindowServer[78]: Created shield window 0xd8 for display 0x003f003c
    2/22/14 10:11:09.046 AM loginwindow[54]: resume called when there was already a timer
    2/22/14 10:11:09.366 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: MappedDisplay Unit 1: Startup Mode 1920 x 1200, CGSThirtytwoBitColor, Resolution 1, IOMode 0x80001000, IODepth 0x2, IOReturn 0x0
    2/22/14 10:11:09.371 AM WindowServer[78]: Display added
    2/22/14 10:11:09.371 AM WindowServer[78]: Display removed
    2/22/14 10:11:09.396 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: GL mask 0x2; bounds (0, 0)[1920 x 1200], 69 modes available
    Main, Active, on-line, enabled, boot, OpenGL-accel, Vendor 10ac, Model a02a, S/N 31594553, Unit 1, Rotation 0
    UUID 0x000010ac0000a02a3159455300000000, ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}
    2/22/14 10:11:09.396 AM WindowServer[78]: GLCompositor: GL renderer id 0x0102260e, GL mask 0x00000003, accelerator 0x0000333b, unit 0, caps QEX|QGL|MIPMAP, vram 256 MB
    texture units 8, texture max 8192, viewport max {8192, 8192}, extensions FPRG|NPOT|GLSL|FLOAT
    2/22/14 10:11:09.397 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x003f003c: GL mask 0x1; bounds (2944, 0)[1 x 1], 1 modes available
    off-line, enabled, Vendor ffffffff, Model ffffffff, S/N ffffffff, Unit 0, Rotation 0
    UUID 0xffffffffffffffffffffffff003f003c
    2/22/14 10:11:10.063 AM WindowServer[78]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
    2/22/14 10:11:10.292 AM WindowServer[78]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
    2/22/14 10:11:11.356 AM WindowServer[78]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
    2/22/14 10:11:23.790 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: MappedDisplay Unit 1; ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
    2/22/14 10:11:25.070 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: MappedDisplay Unit 1; ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
    2/22/14 10:11:25.580 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: MappedDisplay Unit 1; ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
    2/22/14 10:11:30.954 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: MappedDisplay Unit 1; ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
    2/22/14 10:11:31.429 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: MappedDisplay Unit 1; ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
    2/22/14 10:11:34.016 AM WindowServer[78]: Display 0x2b284fd1: MappedDisplay Unit 1; ColorProfile { 3, "DELL 2408WFP"}; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
    2/22/14 10:12:44.372 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Google Chrome" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:12:46.639 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Google Chrome" after 3.27 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:13:17.936 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft Word" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:13:18.105 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft Word" after 10.37 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 10.20 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:13:19.403 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft Word" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:13:23.043 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft Word" after 4.64 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:13:24.633 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft Word" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:13:24.810 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft Word" after 1.18 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:13:55.737 AM Dock[168]: no information back from LS about running process
    2/22/14 10:14:08.271 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft Word" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:14:20.063 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft Word" after 12.79 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:14:21.346 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft Word" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:14:22.661 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft Word" after 2.32 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:14:33.366 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:14:38.030 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" after 5.66 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:15:12.817 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:15:13.323 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" after 1.51 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:15:33.378 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft Word" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:15:33.557 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft Word" after 1.18 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:15:42.866 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:15:44.503 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" after 2.64 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:17:06.581 AM Dock[168]: no information back from LS about running process
    2/22/14 10:17:25.185 AM Installer[556]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
    2/22/14 10:17:28.009 AM Installer[556]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
    2/22/14 10:17:32.827 AM Installer[556]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
    2/22/14 10:18:06.003 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Google Chrome" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:18:07.697 AM coreservicesd[28]: Application App:"Google Chrome" [ 0x0/0x24024]  @ 0x0x7fcf4bc954d0 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontASNs ( ( ASN:0x0-0x6a06a:) ), so denying.
    2/22/14 10:18:07.710 AM WindowServer[78]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to Google Chrome, psn 0x0-0x24024, securitySessionID=0x186a4, err=-13066
    2/22/14 10:18:12.703 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Google Chrome" after 7.70 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:18:22.918 AM mdworker[563]: (Normal) Import: pre-plugin uti:public.data plugin:internalPlainTextImporter exceeded cpu use limits (1) after 20016 milliseconds - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 492783
    2/22/14 10:18:49.948 AM sudo[576]:     root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/private/tmp/PKInstallSandbox.iEbaHs/tmp ; USER=ericstrauss ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 Applications -dict-add /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app { 'Application ID' = MSau02; LCID = 1033 ; }
    2/22/14 10:18:52.985 AM sudo[579]:     root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/private/tmp/PKInstallSandbox.iEbaHs/tmp ; USER=ericstrauss ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/defaults write com.microsoft.autoupdate2 Applications -dict-add /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app { 'Application ID' = Merp2; LCID = 1033 ; }
    2/22/14 10:19:05.937 AM Installer[556]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
    2/22/14 10:19:06.801 AM coreaudiod[164]: Disabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is active
    2/22/14 10:19:07.637 AM coreaudiod[164]: Enabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is inactive
    2/22/14 10:20:00.196 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Google Chrome" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:20:00.278 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Google Chrome" after 1.08 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:21:23.657 AM loginwindow[54]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
    2/22/14 10:21:23.658 AM loginwindow[54]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
    2/22/14 10:21:29.634 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[130]: ([0x0-0x24024].com.google.Chrome[289]) Exited: Killed: 9
    2/22/14 10:21:29.773 AM coreservicesd[28]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435460 (ipc/send) timed out from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=100
    2/22/14 10:21:29.789 AM coreservicesd[28]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435460 (ipc/send) timed out from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=134
    2/22/14 10:21:42.513 AM mdworker32[586]: CGSGetDisplayBounds: Invalid display 0x00000000
    2/22/14 10:21:42.829 AM mdworker32[586]: bootstrap_look_up2 failed with 0x44c
    2/22/14 10:21:43.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(587) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
    2/22/14 10:21:59.390 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:21:59.403 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" after 1.04 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.02 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:22:07.388 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:22:09.166 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Microsoft AutoUpdate" after 2.86 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.08 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:23:55.864 AM Dock[168]: no information back from LS about running process
    2/22/14 10:24:29.358 AM Installer[610]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
    2/22/14 10:24:38.403 AM find_office[687]: /
    2/22/14 10:24:38.424 AM find_office[687]: 14.0.0.0.0
    2/22/14 10:24:38.438 AM find_office[687]: 14.0.9.999999.999999
    2/22/14 10:24:38.503 AM find_office[687]: CheckPath: "{ENV:RSTargetMount}/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/MicrosoftComponentPlugin.framework"
    2/22/14 10:24:38.527 AM find_office[687]: CheckPath found the following results:
    2/22/14 10:24:38.618 AM find_office[687]:     /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/MicrosoftComponentPlugin.framework (14.0.0.100825.0)
    2/22/14 10:25:19.018 AM Installer[610]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
    2/22/14 10:25:20.049 AM Installer[610]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
    2/22/14 10:25:23.311 AM Installer[610]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
    2/22/14 10:25:53.817 AM coreservicesd[28]: Application App:"Installer" [ 0x0/0x74074]  @ 0x0x7fcf4be33870 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontASNs ( ( ASN:0x0-0x77077:) ), so denying.
    2/22/14 10:25:53.839 AM WindowServer[78]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to Installer, psn 0x0-0x74074, securitySessionID=0x186a4, err=-13066
    2/22/14 10:29:49.421 AM Dock[168]: no information back from LS about running process
    2/22/14 10:30:01.000 AM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=984[ksadmin] clearing CS_VALID
    2/22/14 10:31:20.000 AM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=1029[ksadmin] clearing CS_VALID
    2/22/14 10:31:23.180 AM mdworker[983]: (Normal) Import: pre-plugin uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80e2pp plugin:internalPlainTextImporter exceeded cpu use limits (1) after 28765 milliseconds - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 485613
    2/22/14 10:31:38.814 AM mdworker[1035]: (Normal) Import: pre-plugin uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4ge80e2pp plugin:internalPlainTextImporter exceeded cpu use limits (1) after 7351 milliseconds - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 485613
    2/22/14 10:32:30.019 AM mdworker[1047]: (Normal) Import: pre-plugin uti:public.data plugin:internalPlainTextImporter exceeded cpu use limits (1) after 8166 milliseconds - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 502280
    2/22/14 10:32:42.444 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Google Chrome" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:32:45.625 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Google Chrome" after 4.18 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:33:05.352 AM mdworker[1073]: (Normal) Import: pre-plugin uti:public.data plugin:internalPlainTextImporter exceeded cpu use limits (1) after 7712 milliseconds - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 502280
    2/22/14 10:34:02.014 AM mdworker[1109]: (Normal) Import: pre-plugin uti:public.data plugin:internalPlainTextImporter exceeded cpu use limits (1) after 4056 milliseconds - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 503064
    2/22/14 10:34:21.827 AM mdworker[1130]: (Normal) Import: pre-plugin uti:public.data plugin:internalPlainTextImporter exceeded cpu use limits (1) after 6355 milliseconds - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 503064
    2/22/14 10:34:30.447 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[130]: ([0x0-0x78078].com.google.Chrome[976]) Exited: Killed: 9
    2/22/14 10:34:30.856 AM spindump[1137]: Google Chrome [976] unable to symbolicate
    2/22/14 10:34:51.454 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Console" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:34:51.568 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Console" after 2.08 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.96 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:34:57.244 AM coreservicesd[28]: SendFlattenedData, got error #268435459 (ipc/send) invalid destination port from ::mach_msg(), sending notification kLSNotifyApplicationDeath to notificationID=412
    2/22/14 10:36:35.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: xpcd(160) deny ipc-posix-shm-read-data /tmp/com.apple.csseed.28
    2/22/14 10:38:16.556 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[130]: ([0x0-0x8e08e].com.apple.Notes[1332]) Exited: Terminated: 15
    2/22/14 10:38:21.197 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[130]: ([0x0-0x8d08d].com.apple.TextEdit[1255]) Exited: Terminated: 15
    2/22/14 10:39:19.812 AM xpcd[160]: restored permissions (100644 -> 100744) on /Users/ericstrauss/Library/Containers/com.apple.TextEdit/Container.plist
    2/22/14 10:39:20.011 AM xpcd[160]: TextEdit[1255]: registration request failed: (0x10, 0x3) xpc_domain_import() failed with code 0x44e
    2/22/14 10:39:32.097 AM com.apple.security.pboxd[1428]: Bug: 12F45: liblaunch.dylib + 23849 [2F71CAF8-6524-329E-AC56-C506658B4C0C]: 0x25
    2/22/14 10:39:35.993 AM com.apple.security.pboxd[1428]: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0x15c
    2/22/14 10:39:35.994 AM com.apple.security.pboxd[1428]: kCGErrorFailure: CGSSetHideOnDeact: error getting window tags
    2/22/14 10:39:36.565 AM librariand[1418]: [ERROR] [0.000s] com.apple. framework_client.c:794 IPCSyncingEnabled() failed to contact ubd: -1
    2/22/14 10:39:37.159 AM TextEdit[1372]: RVS:__54-[NSRemoteSavePanel _runOrderingOperationWithContext:]_block_invoke_0319 : Timeout occured while waiting for the window
    2/22/14 10:40:07.035 AM librariand[1418]: MMe quota status changed: under quota
    2/22/14 10:40:08.950 AM librariand[1418]: MMe quota status changed: under quota
    2/22/14 10:40:32.993 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "com.apple.security.pboxd" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:40:33.458 AM TextEdit[1372]: RVS:__54-[NSRemoteSavePanel _runOrderingOperationWithContext:]_block_invoke_0319 : Timeout occured while waiting for the window
    2/22/14 10:40:35.621 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "TextEdit" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:40:38.706 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "com.apple.security.pboxd" after 6.71 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:40:48.160 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "com.apple.security.pboxd" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:40:51.220 AM WindowServer[78]: disable_update_likely_unbalanced: UI updates still disabled by application "TextEdit" after 16.60 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds). Likely an unbalanced disableUpdate call.
    2/22/14 10:40:58.774 AM librariand[1418]: UBCopyItemListForPath(file://localhost/Users/ericstrauss/Library/Mobile%20Docum ents/.localized) returned nil
    2/22/14 10:40:58.816 AM librariand[1418]: UBCopyItemListForPath(file://localhost/Users/ericstrauss/Library/Mobile%20Docum ents/.localized) returned nil
    2/22/14 10:40:58.860 AM librariand[1418]: UBCopyItemListForPath(file://localhost/Users/ericstrauss/Library/Mobile%20Docum ents/.localized) returned nil
    2/22/14 10:40:59.776 AM ubd[1419]: objc[1419]: Object 0x7feeb0c22f80 of class NSUserDefaults autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking - break on objc_autoreleaseNoPool() to debug
    2/22/14 10:40:59.778 AM ubd[1419]: objc[1419]: Object 0x7feeb0c22f80 of class NSUserDefaults autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking - break on objc_autoreleaseNoPool() to debug
    2/22/14 10:41:02.159 AM WindowServer[78]: disable_update_likely_unbalanced: UI updates still disabled by application "com.apple.security.pboxd" after 15.00 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds). Likely an unbalanced disableUpdate call.
    2/22/14 10:41:04.723 AM librariand[1418]: TODO: unhandled delete of container file://localhost/Users/ericstrauss/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~shoebox
    2/22/14 10:41:52.142 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "TextEdit" after 77.52 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:41:52.633 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "com.apple.security.pboxd" after 65.48 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/22/14 10:41:52.837 AM com.apple.security.pboxd[1428]: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0x167
    2/22/14 10:41:52.847 AM com.apple.security.pboxd[1428]: kCGErrorFailure: CGSSetHideOnDeact: error getting window tags
    2/22/14 10:41:54.609 AM WindowServer[78]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "TextEdit" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/22/14 10:42:08.610 AM WindowServer[78]: disable_update_likely_unbalanced: UI updates still disabled by application "TextEdit" after 15.00 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds). Likely an unbalanced disableUpdate call.
    2/22/14 10:42:22.042 AM WindowServer[78]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "TextEdit" after 28.43 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)

  • My macbook pro is running very slow with some strange mouse and window movements. The trackpad is very unresponsive and when responding the cursor moves on its own and/or very erratically. When on safari the window suddenly zooms in or highlights words.

    My macbook pro is running very slow with some strange mouse and window movements. The trackpad is very unresponsive and when responding the cursor moves on its own and/or very erratically. When on safari the window suddenly zooms in or highlights words and looks them up via dictionary. I currently have a wireless mouse connected and I am still having the same problems.
    I fee like I may have a virus or my laptop is perhaps being accessed remotely. All of the sharing options are unchecked.
    HELP PLEASE
    Very worried!!

    Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
    1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
        b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
    2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
         Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
         COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities 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.
    3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities 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. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
         Reinstall the 10.9.2 update: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Update (Combo).
    4. Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks from the Utilities menu, 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.
    Reinstall the 10.9.2 update: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Update (Combo).

  • My mac mini is running very slow all of a sudden, how can i restore it's speed?

    my mac mini is running very slow all of a sudden, how can i restore it's speed?

    This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
    If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
    Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. All it does is to gather information about the state of your computer. That information goes nowhere unless you choose to share it on this page. However, you should be cautious about running a program at the instance of a stranger on a public message board. If you have doubts, search this site for other discussions in which this procedure has been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that the instructions are safe, don't follow them.
    Here's a summary of what you need to do: Copy a line of text from this web page into the window of another application. Wait about a minute. Then paste some other text, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. Details follow.
    You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
    If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
    The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking  anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in your browser, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
    clear; shopt -s extglob; Fb='%s\n\t(%s)\n'; Fm='\n%s:\n\n%s\n'; Fs='\n%s: %s\n'; Fu='User %s%%\t\tSystem %s%%'; PB="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print"; A () { [[ a -eq 0 ]]; }; R () { o=; [[ r -eq 0 ]]; }; Pm () { [[ "$o" ]] && o=`sed 's/^ */   /' <<< "$o"` && printf "$Fm" "$1" "$o"; }; Pc () { o=`egrep -v '^[[:blank:]]*($|#)' "$2"`; Pm "$1"; }; Pp () { o=`$PB "$2" | awk -F'= ' \/$3'/{print $2}'`; Pm "$1"; }; Ps () { o="${o##+( )}"; [[ ! "$o" =~ ^0?$ ]] && printf "$Fs" "$1" "$o"; }; id | grep -qw '80(admin)'; a=$?; A && sudo true; r=$?; t=`date +%s`; clear; { A || echo $'No admin access\n'; A && ! R && echo $'No root access\n'; system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | sed '8!d;s/^ *//'; o=`system_profiler SPDiagnosticsDataType | sed '5,6!d'`; [[ "$o" =~ Pass ]] || Pm "POST"; o=`pmset -g therm | sed 's/^.*CP/CP/'`; grep -q 'No th' <<< "$o" && o=; Pm "Thermal conditions"; o=`pmset -g sysload | grep -v :`; grep -q '= [^GO]' <<< "$o" || o=; Pm "System load advisory"; o=`nvram boot-args | awk '{$1=""; print}'`; Ps "boot-args"; o=`ls /L*/L*/Dia*/*.panic | wc -l`; Ps "Panics"; o=`ls /L*/L*/Dia*/*.c* | tail`; Pm "System crash logs"; o=`ls L*/L*/Dia* | tail`; Pm "User crash logs"; o=`syslog -F bsd -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|SATA W|timed? ?o' | tail -n25 | awk '/:/{$4=""; $5=""; print}'`; Pm "Kernel messages"; o=`df -m / | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'`; [[ o -lt 5120 ]] && Ps "Free space (MiB)"; o=$(($(vm_stat | awk '/eo/{sub("\\.",""); print $2}')/256)); o=$((o>=1024?o:0)); Ps "Pageouts (MiB)"; s=( `sar -u 1 10 | sed '$!d'` ); [[ s[4] -lt 90 ]] && o=`printf "$Fu" ${s[1]} ${s[3]}` || o=; Pm "Total CPU usage" && s=(`ps acrx -o comm,ruid,%cpu | sed '2!d'`); o=${s[2]}%; Ps "CPU usage by process $s of user ${s[1]}"; s=(`top -R -l1 -n1 -o prt -stats command,uid,prt | sed '$!d'`); s[2]=${s[2]%[+-]}; o=$((s[2]>=25000?s[2]:0)); Ps "Mach ports used by process $s of user ${s[1]}"; o=`kextstat -kl | grep -v com\\.apple | cut -c53- | cut -d\< -f1`; Pm "Loaded extrinsic kernel extensions"; R && o=`sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix\.cron)|org\.(amav|apac|calendarse|cups|dove|isc|ntp|post[fg]|x)/{print $3}'`; Pm "Extrinsic system jobs"; o=`launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)|\.[0-9]+$/{print $3}'`; Pm "Extrinsic agents"; for d in {/,}L*/{La,Priv,Sta}*; do o=`ls -A "$d" | egrep -v '^(\.DS_Store$|com\.apple\.)'`; Pm "$d"; done; o=`find -L /S*/L*/E* {/,}L*/{A*d,Compon,Ex,In,Keyb,Mail,P*P,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo}* -type d -name Contents -prune | while read d; do ID=$($PB\ :CFBundleIdentifier "$d/Info.plist") || ID="No bundle ID"; egrep -qv "^com\.apple\.[^x]|Accusys|ArcMSR|ATTO|HDPro|HighPoint|driver\.stex|hp-fax|\.hpio|JMicron|microsoft\.MDI|print|SoftRAID" <<< $ID && printf "$Fb" "${d%/Contents}" "$ID"; done`; Pm "Extrinsic loadable bundles"; o=`find /u*/{,*/}lib -type f -exec sh -c 'file -b "$1" | grep -qw shared && ! codesign -v "$1"' {} {} \; -print`; Pm "Unsigned shared libraries"; o=`launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES`; Pm "Inserted libraries"; o=`find {,/u*/lo*}/e*/periodic -type f -mtime -10d`; Pm "Modified periodic scripts"; o=`scutil --proxy | grep Prox`; Pm "Proxies"; o=`scutil --dns | awk '/r\[0\] /{if ($NF !~ /^1(0|72\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[0-1])|92\.168)\./) print $NF; exit}'`; Ps "DNS"; R && o=`sudo profiles -P | grep :`; Pm "Profiles"; for f in fstab sysctl.conf crontab launchd.conf; do Pc $f /etc/$f; done; Pc "hosts" <(egrep -v '(local|broadcast)host' /etc/hosts); Pc "User launchd" ~/.launchd; R && Pc "Root crontab" <(sudo crontab -l); Pc "User crontab" <(crontab -l); R && o=`sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook`; Pm "Login hook"; Pp "Global login items" /L*/P*/loginw* Path; Pp "User login items" L*/P*/*loginit* Name; Pp "Safari extensions" L*/Saf*/*/E*.plist Bundle | sed 's/\..*$//;s/-[1-9]$//'; o=`find ~ $TMPDIR.. \( -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 \) | wc -l`; Ps "Restricted user files"; cd; o=`system_profiler SPFontsDataType | egrep "Valid: N|Duplicate: Y" | wc -l`; Ps "Font problems"; o=`find L*/{Con,Pref}* -type f ! -size 0 -name *.plist ! -exec sh -c 'plutil -s "$1" >&-' {} {} \; -print`; Pm "Bad plists"; d=(Desktop L*/Keyc*); n=(20 7); for i in {0..1}; do o=`find "${d[$i]}" -type f -maxdepth 1 | wc -l`; o=$((o<=n[$i]?0:o)); Ps "${d[$i]##*/} files"; done; o=$((`date +%s`-t)); Ps "Elapsed time (s)"; } 2>/dev/null | pbcopy; exit 2>&-
    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
    Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign ($) or a percent sign (%). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
    Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
    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're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for your password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator rights.
    The test may take up to 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. There is no indication of progress until it's done. Wait for the line "[Process completed]" to appear in the Terminal window. If you don't see that line 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 your results. No harm will be done.
    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.
    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.
    When you post the results, you might see the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." That's because the forum software falsely identifies something in the post as a violation of the terms of use. If that happens, please post the 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 Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Terms of Use of Apple Support Communities ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

  • Editing pdf files in Preview painfully SLOW with mavericks! Why? How to fix?

    Editing pdf files in Preview is painfully SLOW with Mavericks! With mountain lion everything was so smooth .... Why? How can I fix this?

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    Why did I upgrade?!

  • I have iMac and need a good photo editing program to use.  Reviews say aperture runs really slow with Lion, any suggestions?

    I need a program where I can remove objects and touch up dead grass, etc.

    Reviews say Aperture runs really slow with Lion, any suggestions?
    To add on to Corky02 answer:
    The recent Aperture release AP 3.3.x is very efficient, both on Lion and Mountain Lion. But you need a decent hardware to support it. The older Macs will have problems with the storage and CPU requirements. For good performance on large raw images plenty of RAM is important, at least 4GB, but 8GB would be much better, and your library should be on a fast disk, preferably on an internal drive. And don't let the system drive get too full.
    Many reports about Aperture being slow are due to putting the Aperture library onto slow disks or acessing  the original image files over the network, insufficient RAM, or corrupted or  ill-designedAperture databases.
    Aperture excels at all kinds of image processing that can be considered image developement - raw processing and color/lighting adjustments, but does not do compositing. If you are shooting raw and want professional image developement I'd recommend to do this in Aperture and not in iPhoto - you will have much more control over this in Aperture (after a steep learning curve). You can also  repair and retouch the image to correct minor blamishes. For graphics compositing and inpainting you can set up an external editor and send your images from Aperture to this external editor - any of the editors Corky recommended would be o.k. for this.
    To see, if you will want the advanced image processing in Aperture or the easy to use, more basic options in iPhoro will be sufficient to you have a look at the Aperture User manual, or the tutorial on the support page: Aperture Support
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    Regards
    Léonie

  • My Mac mail if filling new emails with past content?

    To All Users,
          I am running on MAX OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard.   Since yesterday some of the new email's in my Mac Mail client are getting filled with content that is one year old.   This problem does not exist with the same emails that are also downloaded to my iphone.   So the problem does not lie with my service provider.  There seems to be something strange going on with my Mail client.  Does anyone have suggestion as to how to fix this issue?   Your help would be appreciated. 
    Thanks. 

    1. This is the MacBook Pro hardware forums.
    2. Post in the Mail & AddressBook forum of the OS you are running (which you don't mention).
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  • When i installed yosemite on my mac book it runs very slow, is this normal ?

    After installing OS X yosemite on my mac book it runs extremely slow. Is this normal ?

    Slow performance after installing Yosemite on an older Mac is often caused by inadequate memory. Although you can install the upgrade on a Mac with 2 GB of memory, experience has shown that at least 4 GB is needed for full performance.
    Select About This Mac from the Apple menu. If you have less than 4 GB of memory, and your model has upgradable memory, install as much as it can take, or at least that much. Any reputable RAM vendor will have a web form in which you can select the Mac model and be directed to compatible parts.
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  • My mac pro is running really slow and the beach ball keeps appearing

    my mac pro is running really slow and the beach ball keeps appearing
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    Software  OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021)

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
    SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
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    View ▹ Show Log List
    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
    ☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
    Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
    ☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • My mac book pro runs so slow and little round rainbow keep popping up

    My mac book pro runs very slow and little round rainbow keeps popping up

    First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
    Step 1
    This diagnostic procedure will query the system log for messages that may indicate a hardware fault. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
    If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator. I've tested them only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, they may not work as described.
    Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
    syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|nspace-h|n Cause: -' | tail | open -ef
    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
    Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
    The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
    A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
    Step 2
    There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
    Reset the System Management Controller.
    If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
    If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
    If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
    Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
    Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
    Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
    If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
    If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
    Step 3
    When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
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