Macbook Lion Upgrade Now Runs Slow
I have a white mid-2010 Macbook. 2.26 GHz Intel Duo, with 4 GB RAM. Ever since I upgraded to Lion, the spinning color wheel is all I see. It runs slow, everything. Is there anything I can do?
I don't think that will make a difference. I have a MacBook Pro i7 with 7Gb RAM and still suffering from the effects of OS Lion. The OS is killing a very respectable laptop spec. You have 2 options, backgrade to 10.6 or hold out and wait for some serious updates from Apple.
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I have an early 2008 macbook pro that is running slow after upgrading to lion. Is there anything I can do? this is what I have,Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Memory 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive may be failing.
Launch the usual set of applications you use when you notice the problem.
Step 1
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 page that opens.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. What approximate values are shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec?
Step 2
You must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way as above. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
Post the 50 or so most recent messages in the log — the text, please, not a screenshot.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out before posting. -
Did macbook air mid 2009 running slow with mountain lion?
did macbook air mid 2009 running slow with mountain lion?
Yours is the first computer I've heard about on these forums that is attempting to run Mavericks with only 2GB of RAM.
Indeed that is acceptable per the Mavericks requirements:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5842
... but as you may know, Apple has not sold computers with as little as 2GB RAM for quite a while.
I suggest therefore you make sure you remove any applications that may be overtaxing your machine. Examples are browsers other than Safari, Mac cleaning products (such as Mac Keeper), or any other non-Apple app that has some startup process running (such as Outlook). -
I have noticed lately that my MacBook Pro has been running slower than usual. Now, I am having printer communication issues with a wireless printer. Any ideas?
On a side note, I revently upgraded to Mountain Lion. Things have been running okay for a while even post upgrade, though.I have noticed lately that my MacBook Pro has been running slower than usual. Now, I am having printer communication issues with a wireless printer. Any ideas?
On a side note, I revently upgraded to Mountain Lion. Things have been running okay for a while even post upgrade, though. -
Can't Figure Out If My Macbook Can Upgrade , currently running 10.6.8 and wanted to get latest version os but can't upgrade current os Please Help !!!! Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Air
Model Identifier: MacBookAir3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 1.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBA31.0061.B01
SMC Version (system): 1.67f4
Serial Number (system): C0*******DQX
processor 1.4 ghz
mem 2gb 1067 mhz ddr3
startup disk Macintosh HD
<Edited by Host>You can upgrade to Mountain Lion
Upgrading from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion
You can upgrade to Mountain Lion from Lion or directly from Snow Leopard. Mountain Lion can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $19.99.
If you sign into the App Store and try to purchase Mountain Lion but the App Store says your computer is not compatible then you may still be able to upgrade to Lion per the following information.
Upgrading to Mountain Lion
To upgrade to Mountain Lion you must have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or Lion installed. Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the App Store. Sign in using your Apple ID. Mountain Lion is $19.99 plus tax. The file is quite large, over 4 GBs, so allow some time to download. It would be preferable to use Ethernet because it is nearly four times faster than wireless.
OS X Mountain Lion - System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 7,1 or later
2. MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 5,1 or later
3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 2,1 or later
5. Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
7. Xserve (Early 2009) - Model Identifier 3,1 or later
To find the model identifier open System Profiler in the Utilities folder. It's displayed in the panel on the right.
Are my applications compatible?
See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
For a complete How-To introduction from Apple see Upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion. -
My macbook pro has been running slow for quite some time
Hello, my MacBook Pro has been running slow for quite some time now and it's frustrating. I hope you'll be able to help me. I've read this thread and figured out I should open a new one, so here it is.
I've already downloaded Etrechech and ran it and this is what I got:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 22 Oct 2014 08:21:16 GMT+2
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 1:19:18
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500,11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (312.03 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.genieo.engine.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 Support
ViewRightWebPlayer: Version: 3.3.0.0 Support
proXSignXML: Version: 1.2.21 - SDK 10.5 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Spelling Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 187.22 GB
Destinations:
VERBATIM HD [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Last backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 187.22 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
14% Safari
12% WindowServer
4% coreaudiod
3% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
2% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
220 MB Safari
43 MB WindowServer
26 MB mds
26 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
26 MB Microsoft Word
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
21 MB Free RAM
1.01 GB Active RAM
992 MB Inactive RAM
1.00 GB Wired RAM
1.14 GB Page-ins
49 MB Page-outs
I hope you'll be able to help me.Right, sorry. I'm new at this stuff and I got confused. Here's the list:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 22 Oct 2014 15:43:33 GMT+2
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 2:39:48
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500,11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (310.28 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 Support
ViewRightWebPlayer: Version: 3.3.0.0 Support
proXSignXML: Version: 1.2.21 - SDK 10.5 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Spelling Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 188.97 GB
Destinations:
VERBATIM HD [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Last backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 188.97 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
5% Safari
4% coreaudiod
3% WindowServer
1% hidd
0% Microsoft Word
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
193 MB Safari
26 MB WindowServer
26 MB Skype
21 MB PluginProcess
21 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
32 MB Free RAM
852 MB Active RAM
828 MB Inactive RAM
1.02 GB Wired RAM
2.15 GB Page-ins
95 MB Page-outs -
My mac OSX lion is now very slow, any idea why?
my mac OSX lion is now very slow, any idea why?
Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Start with a visit to: OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney.
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion/Mountain 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.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion
Boot from your Lion Recovery HD. 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.
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.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
Suggestions for OS X 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.
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 Lion 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. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems. For more about malware see Macintosh Virus Guide.
I would also recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency 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. There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.
Get an external Firewire 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. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or 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:
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, 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. -
Macbook 2ghz - Upgrade install, runs great
My Macbook 2ghz (upgraded install), runs great. It's faster and the best thing is that it finds and connects to the wifi as quick as you can open safari. My G5's are getting there now, but they had clean installs.
Love the screen share it's much faster than ARD. I also like the way you can have a little fun a remote screen a mac and that mac remote screen you, in an endless mirror effect. Link:
http://screencast.com/t/QCyoYt0yUF
It's been a whole weekend of installs so far and it's not over yet.Very sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Processor Name would have to be Core 2 Duo for it to be able to use 802.11n
Core Duo machines do not have 802.11n compatible cards.
It is possible to upgrade them though.
Sorry and best of luck. -
IMac 2.4GHz w/4 Gig of Ram now running SLOW.
iMac 2.4GHz w/4 Gig of Ram now running SLOW. Activity Monitor shows all RAM is being used except for 300 MB. How can I tell if I have things running in the background I don't need?
I know about the Dock showing what applications are open, but when I look at the Activity Monitor, I see numerous things running (maybe 40-50) that don't show in the Dock.
I've got a 350 Gig HD with 170 Gig available. -
I upgraded to Mountain Lion and my MacBook Pro is now really slow. What should I do?
Last week I upgraded my MacBook Pro to Mountain Lion. Now my laptop is running painfully slow. Anything I can do to speed it up?
Last week I upgraded my MacBook Pro to Mountain Lion. Now my laptop is running painfully slow. Anything I can do to speed it up?
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Macbook Pro Early 2008 running slow, hot even with upgrades - what to do?
Hello!
Specs:
I have a Macbook Pro Early 2008 (Model A1260). I have upgraded both the RAM (from 2GB to 4GB DDR2 667) and the HDD (from the factory installed 200GB 5400 to a 750GB 5400).
Previous to this, I was running Leopard, and upgraded to Snow Leopard then Lion as my specs match the requirements. On the old/original HDD and RAM, All was good for about 3 months, and in the past month or two, I began to have performance issues, so after trying everything (including a clean wipe & reinstall using Lion Recovery) and doing a lot of reading in these forums and others, I decided/hoped the problem would be remedied with some upgrades (hence the new HDD & RAM upgrades).
This has helped to the point where I can now run safari without having to force reload or having the whole computer freeze (although that has now happened once), but I wasn't even able to load a youtube video.
CPU Usage:
I checked the activity monitor and I'm getting a pretty constant CPU usage of about 50% (even with no other apps running):
(The above is with just Safari, Dropbox, smcFanControl & Activity monitor)
My fans are engaged constantly (smcFanControl has my computer at 75º-80ºC at any given time that it's on).
The CPU usage & temps seems high - but I am not sure haven't found very good answers online.
Things I've Tried (Post RAM & HDD Upgrades):
I tried to perform a hardware test (holding D before the gray screen) - and both times I tried it, it did not work, as in Lion just loaded as normal.
Ran repair permissions - and some things were repaired.
Tried to run Verify Disk - no dice - the computer froze and I had to use the power button to shut it off & restart
Reset the SMC per apple support instructions - had no effect on the fans or heat (though I'm still not sure if this is a real problem or not!)
What I'm looking for :
Any ideas on what could be going on - is this just par for the course on older models running lion, or is there something more to be done?
I am really hoping to squeeze a few more years of service out of this machine! Thanks for any advice you can give me!Incase you are using your MBP like a laptop (which it is NOT)...................
According to the user manual it states in part:
"Do not operate your MacBook Pro on a pillow or other soft material, as the material can block the airflow vents. Never place anything over the keyboard when operating your MacBook Pro. Never push objects into the ventilation openings."
MacBook Pro: Care, Use, and Safety Information
"Do not place your MacBook Pro on your lap or other body surface for extended periods of time. Prolonged body contact can cause discomfort and potentially a burn." -
Mountain lion making everything run slow
Hi guys
since downloading and installing Mountain lion on my Macbook Pro feb 2011 i have been having a long lag when running safari and basically any other apple apps i try to use that need to connect to the internet.
on safari it takes so long to load anything that it times out or comes up with a message saying safari cant load the page. although my internet with sky is slow (between 500-800kbps) however it is not slow enough to do this. it is particularly difficult to load data rich sites like bbc or facebook.
1. can i reverse the install and go back to lion
2. if not is there anything i can do to stop this happening.
3. HELP!!! its driving me insane!
thanks
AimeeI have the same problem with a MBAir with 2GB of RAM. The system was very fast before mountain Lion. Now I have the same problems I had before with Snow Leopard. The Keyboard is slow (I write faster than the keyboard is able to respond), the browsers are slow to respond. I have a solution that helps a little bit whish a little app called "Free Memory" and yes, zap the pram helps also. There is another app called Onyx that can fix things. You may have disk permissions issues after the install. I reccomend this before you roll back your installation. I really regret that I upgraded...hopefully Apple will fix things soon in the meantime I just have to live with it and be carefull with memory eating programs like google chrome, safari and Proclaim. I should have known better and waited a couple of months befor upgrading on a 2009 MBAir...
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MacBook Pro Mid 2010 Running Slow
My Macbook Pro Mid 2010 is running slow. Here are the details from EtreCheck. The biggest issue I see is Carbonite but I am not sure if this is the real problem or not. I would appreciate anyone's help to get this computer running faster.
Also, planning to upgrade to OS X Yosemite. But I would like to resolve the speed issue first. Does anyone have an opinion on whether Yosemite would be OK with this configuration.
Thank you.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 28, 2014 at 12:45:23 PM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 54 days 2:30:12
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (139.71 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.equinux.VPNTracker6 (6.9.2) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist Support
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.equinux.VPNTracker6.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Logitech Vid ApplicationHidden (/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/Logitech Vid.app)
Safari Application (/Applications/Safari.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.239
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.935 - SDK 10.7 Support
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.935 - SDK 10.7 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
SlingPlayer: Version: (null) Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
SlickSavings
Ebay Shopping Assistant
Searchme
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Carbonite Support
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
77% CarboniteDaemon
6% WindowServer
6% com.apple.MediaLibraryService
3% com.apple.appkit.xpc.openAndSavePanelService
2% Pages
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137 MB WindowServer
133 MB softwareupdated
125 MB CarboniteDaemon
82 MB Finder
73 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
411 MB Free RAM
1.28 GB Active RAM
1.03 GB Inactive RAM
959 MB Wired RAM
11.53 GB Page-ins
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For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? What changes did you make, if any, just before it became slow? Have you seen any alerts or error messages? Have you done anything to try to fix it? Most importantly, do you have a current backup of all data? If the answer to the last question is "no," back up now. Ask if you need guidance. Do nothing else until you have a backup. -
Problem with Lion upgrade after running Migration Assistant
I have a MacBook Pro that I purchased earlier this year. I bought a new MacBook Air yesterday.
I used Migration Assistant to migrate some of my data/settings from my old MacBook Pro to the new MacBook Air. After the migration, all of my original data was still available on the MacBook Pro (good as I wanted to keep a copy on the MacBook Pro and not all data was migrated). The new MacBook Air received all the right data and is working well.
I then purchased a Lion upgrade for my MacBook Pro and started the installation process. The installation process seemed to be going fine, but the MacBook Pro eventually hung. I let it "run" overnight hoping that it would finish the process, but the machine was still hanging a day later. I forced the MacBook Pro to shut down using the power button. Now, when I restart the MacBook Pro, I get the "Mac OS X Utilities" screen asking if I want to Restore from Time Machine Backup, Reinstall Mac OS X, Get Help Online, or Disk Utility. Does this mean my data is not longer available on the MacBook Pro? Also, I do/did have the MacBook Pro connected to a Time Machine and it had up-to-date backups at the time I ran Migration Assistant. However, I noticed that after running Migration Assistant, the MacBook Pro was complaining that it was no longer connect to the Time Machine.
My instinct tells me that I should attempt to restore the MacBook Pro using the Time Machine backup, but I'm wondering if it might be able to revive the MacBook Pro without having to take that step. Or, maybe I should select the "Reinstall Mac OS X" option first? Any ideas?
If I need to use the Time Machine backup, do I need to do anything special given the post Migration Assistant behavior I described above?
Thanks for any advice!How can I fool Time Machine into using the original Backup Folder and just doing an incremental backup?
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Macbook pro mid 2009 running slow
okay so i have a macbook pro 15 inch from mid 2009. my hard drive recently crashed and i bought a new 750 gb hard drive and installed mountain lion software. got my computer running but now my computer is constantly acting slow and showing the beach ball a lot. i have barely used any memory on the new harddrive and i am wondering if there is anyway i can fix it or if my computer is running slow because it is older and mountain lion is simply to new for it. also i know that i need to replace my battery but i am not sure if that has anything to do with my computer running slow.
in my activity monitor, the high % CPU are going from google Chrome and Google Chrome Renderer both fluctuating between .7 to 3.7 %CPU.
all fluctuate
%User: 1.50 - 3.25
%System: .75 - 1.25
%Idle: 96 - 98
under system memory:
Page Outs:0 bytes
Swap Used:0 bytes
under Disk Activity:
Reads in/sec: 0
Write outs/sec: fluctuate from 0-10
9/19/12 1:13:16.000 PM kernel: en1: Supported channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 140 149 153 157 161 165
9/19/12 1:13:16.000 PM kernel: MacAuthEvent en1 Auth result for: 00:24:b2:da:9f:36 MAC AUTH succeeded
9/19/12 1:13:16.000 PM kernel: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
9/19/12 1:13:16.000 PM kernel: AirPort: Link Up on en1
9/19/12 1:13:16.000 PM kernel: en1: BSSID changed to 00:24:b2:da:9f:36
9/19/12 1:13:16.000 PM kernel: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
9/19/12 1:13:16.899 PM loginwindow: **DMPROXY** Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
9/19/12 1:13:17.103 PM com.apple.launchctl.LoginWindow: com.apple.findmymacmessenger: Already loaded
9/19/12 1:13:17.181 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100004 created
9/19/12 1:13:17.184 PM loginwindow: Login Window Started Security Agent
9/19/12 1:13:17.289 PM SecurityAgent: Echo enabled
9/19/12 1:13:17.289 PM SecurityAgent: Echo enabled
9/19/12 1:13:17.311 PM airportd: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “lions den”. Bailing on auto-join.
9/19/12 1:13:17.426 PM configd: network configuration changed.
9/19/12 1:13:17.455 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - Probe
9/19/12 1:13:17.455 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CNSPreferences:60 Creating new preferences
9/19/12 1:13:17.456 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptiveStartDetect:2343 Bypassing probe on lions den because it is protected and not on the exception list
9/19/12 1:13:17.503 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CaptivePublishState:1211 en1 - Unknown
9/19/12 1:13:17.507 PM configd: network configuration changed.
9/19/12 1:13:17.775 PM WindowServer: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
9/19/12 1:13:18.312 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.apple.xprotectupdater[33]) Exited with code: 252
9/19/12 1:13:19.937 PM ntpd: proto: precision = 1.000 usec
9/19/12 1:13:24.948 PM SecurityAgent: User info context values set for frascoje
9/19/12 1:13:24.948 PM SecurityAgent: User info context values set for frascoje
9/19/12 1:13:25.576 PM SecurityAgent: Login Window login proceeding
9/19/12 1:13:25.576 PM SecurityAgent: Login Window login proceeding
9/19/12 1:13:26.068 PM loginwindow: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
9/19/12 1:13:26.079 PM loginwindow: USER_PROCESS: 45 console
9/19/12 1:13:26.128 PM airportd: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “lions den”. Bailing on auto-join.
9/19/12 1:13:26.377 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua: load: option requires an argument -- D
9/19/12 1:13:26.377 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua: usage: launchctl load [-wF] [-D <user|local|network|system|all>] paths...
9/19/12 1:13:26.886 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501: (com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[125]) Exited with code: 1
9/19/12 1:13:27.082 PM UserEventAgent: CaptiveNetworkSupport:CNSServerRegisterUserAgent:187 new user agent port: 23815
9/19/12 1:13:30.417 PM com.apple.dock.extra: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
9/19/12 1:13:30.420 PM com.apple.dock.extra: 2012-09-19 13:13:30.404 com.apple.dock.extra[158:1707] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
9/19/12 1:13:30.422 PM com.apple.dock.extra: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
9/19/12 1:13:30.426 PM com.apple.dock.extra: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
9/19/12 1:13:30.427 PM com.apple.dock.extra: Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
9/19/12 1:13:30.433 PM com.apple.dock.extra: 2012-09-19 13:13:30.419 com.apple.dock.extra[158:1707] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
9/19/12 1:13:30.433 PM com.apple.dock.extra: 2012-09-19 13:13:30.425 com.apple.dock.extra[158:1707] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
9/19/12 1:13:30.433 PM com.apple.dock.extra: 2012-09-19 13:13:30.426 com.apple.dock.extra[158:1707] Could not connect the action buttonPressed: to target of class NSApplication
9/19/12 1:13:30.980 PM [0x0-0x6006].org.videolan.vlc: [0x10020a430] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
9/19/12 1:13:33.000 PM kernel: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=166[ksadmin] clearing CS_VALID
9/19/12 1:13:37.000 PM kernel: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=171[ksadmin] clearing CS_VALID
9/19/12 1:13:41.000 PM kernel: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=182[GoogleSoftwareUp] clearing CS_VALID
9/19/12 1:13:42.988 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.50SharedServices[183]) Exited with code: 1
9/19/12 1:13:46.345 PM com.apple.launchd: (com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication[101]) Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
9/19/12 1:14:22.341 PM VLC: Media key event tap was disabled by timeout
9/19/12 1:15:01.443 PM mdworker32: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
9/19/12 1:15:03.165 PM VLC: Media key event tap was disabled by timeout
9/19/12 1:15:03.668 PM com.apple.SecurityServer: Session 100007 created
9/19/12 1:15:38.927 PM VLC: Media key event tap was disabled by timeout
9/19/12 1:15:45.848 PM VLC: Media key event tap was disabled by timeout
9/19/12 1:17:26.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:25:51.227 PM VLC: Media key event tap was disabled by timeout
9/19/12 1:27:46.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:27:47.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:27:47.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:27:48.875 PM Google Chrome: -deltaZ is deprecated for NSEventTypeMagnify. Please use -magnification.
9/19/12 1:28:14.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:28:15.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:28:28.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:28:50.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:28:56.194 PM [0x0-0x7007].com.google.Chrome: [253:-1408855360:960929356231:ERROR:webplugin_delegate_proxy.cc(325)] Couldn't send PluginMsg_CreateInstance
9/19/12 1:28:56.194 PM [0x0-0x7007].com.google.Chrome: [253:-1408855360:960929395137:ERROR:webplugin_impl.cc(269)] Couldn't initialize plug-in
9/19/12 1:29:20.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:36:40.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:40:13.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:40:15.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:44:46.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:45:03.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:48:35.218 PM Google Chrome Helper EH: HDDec_Thread_HWSliceDecoder_SampleID: CreateGPUInterface renderer 1040004
9/19/12 1:48:35.221 PM Google Chrome Helper EH: ava error: InitDriver call failed, call DeleteDriver ...
9/19/12 1:48:47.000 PM kernel: Limiting closed port RST response from 352 to 250 packets per second
9/19/12 1:51:46.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:51:53.062 PM VLC: Media key event tap was disabled by timeout
9/19/12 1:51:55.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 1:55:27.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 2:24:40.000 PM kernel: MacAuthEvent en1 Auth result for: 00:24:b2:da:9f:36 MAC AUTH succeeded
9/19/12 2:24:40.000 PM kernel: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
9/19/12 2:24:40.000 PM kernel: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
9/19/12 2:24:40.000 PM kernel: wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00:24:b2:da:9f:36
9/19/12 2:24:40.000 PM kernel: en1: BSSID changed to 00:24:b2:da:9f:36
9/19/12 2:40:56.289 PM Mail: Using V2 Layout
9/19/12 2:41:03.488 PM com.apple.mdworker.pool.0: I/O
9/19/12 2:41:03.490 PM com.apple.mdworker.pool.0: error : encoder error
9/19/12 2:41:24.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 2:42:20.000 PM kernel: MacAuthEvent en1 Auth result for: 00:24:b2:da:9f:36 MAC AUTH succeeded
9/19/12 2:42:20.000 PM kernel: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
9/19/12 2:42:20.000 PM kernel: wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00:24:b2:da:9f:36
9/19/12 2:42:20.000 PM kernel: en1: BSSID changed to 00:24:b2:da:9f:36
9/19/12 2:42:20.000 PM kernel: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
9/19/12 2:45:26.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 2:45:52.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 2:46:15.000 PM kernel: IOSurface: buffer allocation size is zero
9/19/12 2:51:07.198 PM com.apple.mdworker.isolation.0: syntax error, unexpected DICTSTART.
9/19/12 2:51:07.198 PM com.apple.mdworker.isolation.0: failed to parse embedded CMap.
9/19/12 2:51:07.202 PM com.apple.mdworker.isolation.0: syntax error, unexpected DICTSTART.
hopefully that works not exactly sure what i am looking for in the console.
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