Macbook pro freezes randomly (spinning wheel of death)

I just got a macbook pro refresh and the thing randomly freezes without warning. Once it's locked up the wheel just spins, I can't access Activity Monitor, can't do anything. I think it's a pretty good computer but, aside from freezing and basically totally breaking randomly. What's up with this? Do the people at Mac not test equipment before selling it to their users. If you google "mac freezes" you get tons of hits, but none of them seem to have the solution. Any help? Thanks!

Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: end composition.
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: update ui
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TextInput.menu/Contents/SharedSupport/TISwitcher.app/Contents/MacOS/TISw itcher[187]: CPSGetCurrentProcess(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: process it in Engine
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: process in EngineAdaptor
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: convert result is gmail.com and len is 9
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: start update ui
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: start g candidates
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: start g composition
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: start create composition
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: generate compelete
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: end composition.
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: dealloc
Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice Google Chrome Helper[209]: unknown error code: invalid numerical value
Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice Google Chrome Helper[209]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Tue Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice.local Google Chrome Helper[209] <Error>: unknown error code: invalid numerical value
Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Tue Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice.local Google Chrome Helper[209] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: process it in Engine
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: process in EngineAdaptor
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: should NOT process
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Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: start update ui
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: start g candidates
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: start g composition
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Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: generate compelete
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Apr 5 13:20:00 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: [198:24323:253806611897:ERROR:backend_impl.cc(1092)] Critical error found -8
Apr 5 13:20:03 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Handling SIGTERM in renderer.
Apr 5 13:20:03 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Wrote signal to shutdown pipe.
Apr 5 13:25:31 undevice login[252]: USER_PROCESS: 252 ttys000
Apr 5 13:26:25 undevice /System/Library/CoreServices/CCacheServer.app/Contents/MacOS/CCacheServer[189]: No valid tickets, timing out
Apr 5 13:26:47 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: 2011-04-05 13:26:47.502 Google Chrome Helper[232:107] __CFServiceControllerBeginPBSLoadForLocalizations received error 1100 from bootstraplookup2
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Apr 5 13:27:45 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Wrote signal to shutdown pipe.
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EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
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1 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
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Java [Support]
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          Auto backup: YES
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kmiddlet88,
yes, it could be due to nearly anything listed in your kernel extensions, startup items, launch daemons, launch agents, or user items above. Please check all of your installed third-party software to make sure that the versions which are installed on your MacBook Pro are compatible with Mavericks; uninstall every software package which isn’t Mavericks-compatible. After you’ve done that, boot into Safe mode, and see if you still get the beach ball of doom there. If it doesn’t appear there, restart normally and see if it appears then.

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Step 1
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Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. 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. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

Macbook pro problem with spinning wheel

hello....i have a macbook pro 15" i7 and i have a problem with the spinning wheel of Mac os X. I am always seeing this spinning wheel. for example I open mail and safari at the same time and i get this spining wheel for 25 secondes...
any solutions????
please help me...

i open mail and then the activity and i saw that it was sending me password to find any new mails
Did it find any new mails? Or did it just sit there asking for a password?
then how can i see that my home page is set to one that fully loads accurately in my browser???
Find a website you like to visit that doesn't have problems loading. Google and Wikipedia and Apple's own website all should always work.
Go to Safari menu -> Preferences -> Click on the light switch for General.
There you will find a home page field where you can put that website you like.

Reduced macbook pro performance, more spinning wheel

Greetings, my macbook pro has, in the last several weeks, begun running slower with an increased rate of the spinning wheel. Below are the data from my etrecheck. Any thoughts on what is causing the reduced performance? Thank you!
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 26, 2014 at 11:10:26 AM MDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:41:17
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.91 GB (326.94 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.amazon.cloud-player.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Adblock Plus (Disabled)
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      7% mds
      4% WindowServer
      0% ocspd
      0% fontd
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
352 MB Safari
344 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
137 MB mds_stores
69 MB WindowServer
43 MB Spotlight
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
4.33 GB Free RAM
2.97 GB Active RAM
442 MB Inactive RAM
846 MB Wired RAM
1.26 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Greetings, my macbook pro has, in the last several weeks, begun running slower with an increased rate of the spinning wheel. Below are the data from my etrecheck. Any thoughts on what is causing the reduced performance? Thank you!
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 26, 2014 at 11:10:26 AM MDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:41:17
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.91 GB (326.94 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.amazon.cloud-player.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Adblock Plus (Disabled)
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      7% mds
      4% WindowServer
      0% ocspd
      0% fontd
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
352 MB Safari
344 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
137 MB mds_stores
69 MB WindowServer
43 MB Spotlight
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
4.33 GB Free RAM
2.97 GB Active RAM
442 MB Inactive RAM
846 MB Wired RAM
1.26 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Since upgrading to Lion my MacBook Pro freezes randomly

Since I upgraded my MacBook Pro (shipped last October) to Lion, it randomly freezes.
It lasts roughly 4-5 minutes where I cannot do anything. The only running apps are Google Chrome, Skype and Twitter. All are a their latest version.
Anyone having the same issue ? Any hint ?

Try these
Reset SMC
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
PRAM/NVRAM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Hardware Test
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509
Then backup your files to a external drive and disconnect.
Reboot holding command + r keys and enter the Recovery Partition and see if you can reinstall 10.7 over the installed version.
You might have some third party program incompatibility issue if this doesn't resolve it.

Macbook Pro freezes randomly, but can trigger it also

I have a Macbook Pro that I use for work. Randomly it will freeze on me and will be unresponsive. Any device, like external disks or my iPhone will disconnect immediately when this happens. I have run the Apple Hardware Test dvd that came with it. It does have RAM installed by my IT but the full hardware test did not show any issues.
Although it is typically random. It appears to happen more frequently while I am on battery.
I can trigger it almost immediately if I am on battery power, I launch iTunes and I play any movie. It will freeze within minutes. Playing the movie, minimized, full screen, etc always results in the Mac freezing.
Very infrequently along with the freezing the Mac will emit from it's speakers a harsh noise. It is coming from the audio system, as it will play through my headphones when I have them plugged in. This probably the most jarring, as when I am commuting on the train and it does this, it frightens the other passengers.
Every time it crashes I have to hold the power down to shut the computer off.
Again, this is my work computer and I need it to do my job. There are no replacements at my work.
What options are available to me? Ideally I would like to get Apple to replace it. But it is defiantly past the 30 day return policy.
Thank you for your help!
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP51.0074.B01
SMC Version: 1.33f8
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

Your MBP should never freeze. Freezing can have several causes, and it's possible to do some troubleshooting here, but it may be best to just take it in to Apple or call. You ran the AHT, but there are other things to try.
Try the original Apple RAM. The AHT does not always find RAM issues. If no freezing with the original RAM, there may be a problem with the new RAM. (If you go to the Apple Store, put back the original RAM. If you don't they may blame everything on the new RAM and not look further.) Also check in the System Profiler to be sure all of your RAM is recognized.
Reset the SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411?viewlocale=en_US
Reset the PRAM:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379?viewlocale=en_US
Try a Safe Boot:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455?viewlocale=en_US
Back up all of your data, and reinstall the OS, preferably using an Archive and Install:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1545?viewlocale=en_US
These are things they would likely have you try anyway, so you may as well go ahead and try them to see if anything helps. Very likely they won't seriously look for hardware issues until you have eliminated software issues.
You are still under warranty, so they will fix whatever is wrong.
Good luck!

MacBook Pro Contacts iCloud & spinning wheel

Against the iCloud Contacts there exists, permanently, a spinning wheel. My guess it has something to do with synchronising? Why also will the merge facility not work? It identifies a number of contacts needing to merge but then fails to do so. Surely there is a solution. Thank you for reading this and for any offers of help.

Against the iCloud Contacts there exists, permanently, a spinning wheel. My guess it has something to do with synchronising? Why also will the merge facility not work? It identifies a number of contacts needing to merge but then fails to do so. Surely there is a solution. Thank you for reading this and for any offers of help.

Macbook pro running slow - spinning wheel but still space avail?

Is there anything that I can do to speed up my macbook pro?
System is up to date, and there is space available. I've checked CPU - I think there is probably a lot of double ups on information stored on computer but not sure how to do a clean-up without loosing originals....
Any help would be greatly appreciated? In laymans terms if possible, as clearly I'm not as technically knowledgable in this area (also don't have much &'s to spend on clean-up software - so cheaper options or ability to fix thru what is already available to me is best!)
Thanks in advance

http://www.ehow.com/list_7483714_ways-up-macbook-run-faster.html
I like to follow this one.
No information will be lost and i've had good luck with it in the past.

MacBook Pro running slow/spinning wheel appears often

Please help......
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated June 20, 2014 at 11:42:39 AM EDT
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,4
1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 2 days 4:19:28
Disk Information:
FUJITSU MJA2250BH FFS G1 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.2 GB (97.28 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[running] com.nike.nikeplusconnect.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items:
None
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 Support
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine:
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 232.09 GB Disk used: 141.48 GB
Destinations:
April Time Capsu [Network] (Last used)
Total size: 929.51 GB
Total number of backups: 28
Oldest backup: 2011-10-18 21:07:03 +0000
Last backup: 2014-06-11 04:42:47 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 929.51 GB > (Disk size 232.09 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
      91% DashboardClient
      3% mds
      2% WindowServer
      0% ocspd
      0% hidd
Top Processes by Memory:
123 MB mds_stores
119 MB softwareupdated
119 MB Safari
94 MB Finder
88 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information:
1013 MB Free RAM
1.35 GB Active RAM
497 MB Inactive RAM
633 MB Wired RAM
3.22 GB Page-ins
102 MB Page-outs

Please describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The "etrecheck" fad hasn't made that step any less necessary. The better your description, the better the chance of a solution.
For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? When did it start to be slow? Did you change anything just before it started? 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.

Macbook Pro Running Slow: Spinning Ball of Death

Hello, all
I decided to go ahead and make an account here because I have looked in various different threads for a solution to my problem, tried various different things, and nothing works so far.
Basically, my MBP is running super slow as of the past few days. Every few seconds, the spinning ball of death appears, all typing stops, reappears again a few seconds later, and my browser feels like I'm running on a dial-up connection. Any application feels like that, really, on- or offline.
I've done a reset of my SMC. I've run Disk Utility and repaired the disk. I've run OnyX. I've tried looking for abnormal tasks taking up a lot of computer usage in the Task Manager.
Is there anything else I should be trying to do? I'm really running out of options and am quite frustrated with this whole situation, about to throw my laptop out the window.
I updated recently to OS X Mavericks, but that was after the problem had started. The problem persists in 10.8 and 10.9.

Is this a Standard MBP, one with the built in Optical (DVD) drive, or a Retina model?
You could try reinstalling a fresh (NEW) copy of OS X on an external drive and run the system from that external to test. If the system runs smooth, although slower than from the internal drive, with no beachballs then you have some type of problem with the internal drive. What that problem is could be the drive is failing or it is to filled up with files or the cable going from the drive to the logic board is failing.

MacBook Pro freezes randomly and stops audio then continues in a few seconds sometimes minutes.

My Mac has been acting up for the past 2 days. It freezes at random times and cuts off audio as well. I've repaired disk permissions and that kind of seem to help a bit in term of how often the problem happens. Still freezes at random times. I know Chrome is notorious for causing problems with Macs. If anyone has any help as to what I may do to fix this, I'd appreciate the help. And if I should just remove chrome all once and for all.

Do you have a lot of applications open? Try quitting applications that you are not actively using. Run without Chrome for a bit to see if the problem is directly tied to Chrome.
Download EtreCheck and paste results here for help troubleshooting.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Run the combo updater to refresh your files.
OS X Lion Update 10.7.5 (Client Combo) 1.91 GB
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1582

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