Macbook pro is super slow overnight...upgraded software and still slow...thoughts?
I have had my macbook pro for about 5 years with no problems at all and then overnight it started locking up when I would try to open the internet. I have updated my software (had not updated anything in 5 yrs...didnt want to jinx anything) and that seems to have made things worse.
Is there something that I should be "cleaning" out? I really only use the computer for internet and pictures.
And thank you for replying with that information.
To summarize, you are experiencing degraded performance on a MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz Core Duo and it appears that you have enough RAM and physical HDD space for the OS to function normally. The fact that you have near-idle CPU utilization is also good.
You have also performed Software Update (which is a good thing, but I recommend in the future to always do it incrementally as they are delivered). And performance has gotten worse since doing the updates...
Some things that might help.
Reboot the computer (there may have been some patches that could use a bounce)
Launch Disk Utility and run a 'Verify Disk'
You may also need to run a 'Repair Disk'
I think we can save you from having to buy a new Mac, unless you want to
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2/05/2015 7:35:18.701 am WindowServer[147]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.
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2/05/2015 7:38:01.000 am kernel[0]: AirPort_Brcm43xx::powerChange: System Sleep
2/05/2015 7:38:03.000 am kernel[0]: hibernate image path: /var/vm/sleepimage
2/05/2015 7:38:03.000 am kernel[0]: Opened file /var/vm/sleepimage, size 8589934592, partition base 0x0, maxio 2000000 ssd 1
2/05/2015 7:38:28.000 am kernel[0]: sleep
2/05/2015 7:38:33.000 am kernel[0]: Previous sleep cause: 5
2/05/2015 7:38:33.393 am WindowServer[147]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: NULL shield_window (lock state: 1)
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2/05/2015 8:16:54.589 am WindowServer[147]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: err 0x0
MEMTEST
Mac OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) running in multiuser mode
Memory Page Size: 4096
System has 8 Intel core(s) with SSE
Requested memory: 10327MB (10829672448 bytes)
Available memory: 10327MB (10829672448 bytes)
Allocated memory: 10327MB (10829672448 bytes) at local address 0x0000000101000000
Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
Partitioning memory into 2 comparison buffers...
Buffer A: 5163MB (5414836224 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000101000000
Buffer B: 5163MB (5414836224 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000243bfd800
Running 1 test sequence... (CTRL-C to quit)
Test sequence 1 of 1:
Running tests on full 10327MB region...
Stuck Address : ok
Linear PRN : ok
Running comparison tests using 5163MB buffers...
Random Value : ok
Compare XOR : ok
Compare SUB : ok
Compare MUL : ok
Compare DIV : ok
Compare OR : ok
Compare AND : ok
Sequential Increment: ok
Solid Bits : ok
Block Sequential : ok
Checkerboard : ok
Bit Spread : ok
Bit Flip : ok
Walking Ones : ok
Walking Zeroes : ok
All tests passed! Execution time: 3076 seconds.Hi fatlinesofcode,
First of all, check out Apples article on the issue: OS X Yosemite: If your Mac won’t go to or stay in sleep If you find these steps don't help, try a few of the following
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Energy Saver > Schedule > Startup or Wake - Uncheck.
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