Macbook Pro suddenly SUPER slow

Hey guys,
so far I have had no issues with my almost 8 month old Macbook Pro up until today.. I would actually like to take it to an apple store but the problem is that the closest apple store is 100 miles away from me and I do not have the time to take it and leave it there for probably a couple of days or hours if im lucky because I have to study for my upcoming finals.
For some strange reason my macbook is running everything super slow.. if I open apps, it takes ages until it loads and the pinwheel keeps turning and turning.. I have done a full virus scan which took 8h just to be on the safe side I have opened up activity monitor to look which applications are taking up the most RAM.. It turns out that kernel_task is taking up to 1GB of my RAM! Even if nothing else is open or running in the background besides Activity Monitor.
On another discussion board, I have read that it might be helpful to do a SMC reset which I have also tried but unfortunately hasn't resolved the problem.
If this discussion has been started AND solved somewhere else, I am sorry for opening up a new one because I couldn't find one that addressed and solved my issue completely.
If you need any more information from Terminal or w/e, please let me know because I need my laptop now more than ever since I'm studying for finals.
Thanks yall in advance!!
(Model: Macbook Pro, 13' mid 2012, Running OS X 10.8.4)

Mac runs slowly?
OS X 10.7 Lion / OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10798
Start up in Safe Mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4373
Repair Disk
Steps 1 through 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836?viewlocale=en_US
Increase Disk Space
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10677?viewlocale=en_US
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
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Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
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OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:26:15
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APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
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This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
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4 GB RAM Upgradeable
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2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
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86 MB Mail
69 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
18 MB Free RAM
983 MB Active RAM
1.44 GB Inactive RAM
1.07 GB Wired RAM
6.10 GB Page-ins
72 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 5, 2015, 03:29:00 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NotificationCenter_2015-01-05-152900_[redacted] .cpu_resource.diag [Details]
Jan 5, 2015, 03:25:19 PM Self test - passed
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Rapport software is offered by banks as a security support software.
Uninstall Trusteer software
http://www.trusteer.com/support/uninstalling-rapport-mac-os-x
YouTube video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxz-EW8Gceo
Remove Avast:
http://apple-macintoshsupport.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-do-i-uninstall-avast-free -antivirus.html

MacBook Pro suddenly really slow, hangs often

My MacBook Pro is about 2 years old. It had been slowing down and occasionally running out of memory, which I figured was due to the fact that my hard disk was kind of full (had about 100 Gig of space available, which I thought should be enough, but whatever). But in the past 2 days this has gotten really, really worse. It's almost unusable. It's running Snow Leopard.
It takes a full 5 mibutes to start.
When I open an application it takes really long to open, then evey few things I do it hangs for a couple of minutes with the rainbow wheel spinning. Occasionally an application completely stops responding, and has to be force quit.
This even happens if I have only one app open at a time.
What has changed recenttly:
• 2 weeks ago I switched from DSL to cable. I have a new cable modem and wireless router. There is some random software that Comcast sent me but I don't think it's even installed.Things were still running slow and frustrating but pasable after that.
• 5 days ago I bought a new Droid 3 cell phone, and installed The Missing Sync on my computer to sync music, photos and calendar. It still ran slow after that, but not crazy messed up like now. I don't remember if the speed seemed any worse -- I just know that it didn't hang often the way it does now.
• 2 days ago I bought a new MacBook Pro with a faster processor, runnign Lion. I started migration assistant, then realized it was going to take 14 hours and I had work to do, so I stopped the assistant. and decided to run it again later. I think it's since then things became a complete mess, and every day that passes seems worse.
• In the meantime, I may or may not have installed some software updates. I get update notices all the time, and generally install them right away without giving them much thought. In fact, now that I think of it, Firefox startded acting pretty slow after the last update (spinning wheel when opening new tabs, loading information, switching from one tab to the other), which I attributed to a buggy new release but it might be related. I don't know how long ago that was; I think about a week or two. There may have beensome OS udates too, I can't remember.
I did run migration assistant again late last night, after cleaning out my old hard disk (backing things up to DVDs and external drives) so it would have less data to transfer. But it transfered over everything, including old apps thatI don't need and don't know how to uninstall, and I am worried that I might have transeferred over whatever the problem was with the old computer. I can't easily test because the apps that I use every day (Microsoft Office 2008 and the Adobe Creative Suite CS4) don't run on Lion so I will have to buy upgrades for everythign before I can do any work on this computer, which is quite frustrating in itself but a different story. So I haven't been able to test whether my new laptop has the same problem; it does generally seem faster but not as much of a speed increase as I had hoped.
I ran disk utility on the old laptop, and it did find some directory issues, but I can't repair it because I don't have any discs to start up from. Why is it that Apple doesn't ship disks with its software? Granted, my new laptop runs a different operating system from the old one, but I didn't receive any system disks with it so I really don't have anything to start externally from if there ever are any problems.
I want to keep the old mac. I occasionally travel to countries where I don't feel comfortable bringing a new expensive computer, so I intend to use my old computer as a travel laptop and the new one as my primary work laptop in my home office. But that means that I don't want to have to throw out the old one, I need to get it working again.
(also, until I install the Microsoft and Adobe upgrades, I can't do any work on my new laptop and I have deadlines to meet that I will need to continue working on with the old laptop) (which, in fact, makes thisissue rather urgent -- I ned to keep working while it's being resolved)

OK, so someine suggested I run AppleJack -- it did make some repairs and now Disk Utility doesn't see anything wrong with my directory, but still finds some permissions problems. Almost all of them seem to be in System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app. Says:
should be -rw-r--r--, they are lrw-r--r--
Do I need to fix these or can I leave as is? What is Front Row? Does it make any difference who has permissions on these if they are for a program I don't use?
Also:
stalling problems seem to have been resolved for now (I opened 3 different apps and they seemto work OK). But I still have a problem with the Microsoft Office applications -- I can't easily switch to/from Excel or Word from/to any other apps, I can't CTRL-TAB and select the app, I have to go to that app's window (means moving other windows around until I can see it) and click on it to switch to that app. It's doable but a nuisance. Can it be fixed?
Also - important:
Would the directory problems I had on my old hard disk have affected the information I ported over to the new laptop yesterday? Will I have the same problems on my new laptop? I can't check because I haven't downloaded the upgrades to Microsoft Office and to the Adobe CS Suite, so I pretty much can't open hardly any programs on my new machine right now. I thought maybe I should run Applejack on that too, just to check, but apparently it doesn't work with OSX 7 Lion.

Why has my macbook pro suddenly got slower?

My macbook pro has been working perfectly fine until this morning. When i turned it on it was much slower than usual, so i force quit all applications and restarted it. It had no effect so i tried it again but it is still very slow! Can anyone give any tips as to why this might happen/how to resolve the issue?
Thanks.

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
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.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Otherwise, take the steps below when you notice the slowdown.
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 icon grid.
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. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 2
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.
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 running super slow.

Problem description:
Computer started running very slow and I’ve tried just about everything. I’ve done partition verify and repair with no errors. Reinstalled and upgraded and updated OSX, still slow. I have a lot of work saved on this and my other computer which is also slow, slower than this mac. The other one is a 2012 with 1gig graphics, 8gb ram, 500gb hdd. Please and thank you for any and all help..
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated February 20, 2015 9:27:57 PM EST
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Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
    1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
    2 GB RAM
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            Empty
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 16
Video Information: ℹ️
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Time since boot: 0:33:0
Disk Information: ℹ️
    WDC WD5000BEVT-75A0RT0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        OS X (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (485.52 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
    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
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    None
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         6%    helpd
         2%    WindowServer
         1%    Google Chrome
         0%    fontd
         0%    mds
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    77 MB    Google Chrome
    32 MB    Google Chrome Helper
    30 MB    WindowServer
    19 MB    helpd
    17 MB    Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    27 MB    Free RAM
    1.08 GB    Active RAM
    520 MB    Inactive RAM
    251 MB    Wired RAM
    1.59 GB    Page-ins
    994 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Feb 20, 2015, 08:53:13 PM    Self test - passed

You computer needs more RAM, specifically the specs shown below, not the 1333mHz you have now.
Maximum Memory
8.0 GB
Memory Slots
2 - 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM

My 2009 macbook pro is super slow, tips?

My 2009 mac book pro is moving super slow. Everything. Any tips?

tinlizzy,
if you haven’t done so already, download and install EtreCheck. Please include in your reply the output from a run of EtreCheck.

Macbook Pro suddenly very slow - Help please!

Hi everyone,
I have a 13in Macbook Pro and it has been doing well up until this week when everything I click forces me to go through the pinwheel for long amounts of time. This especially happens when minimizing, opening and closing new windows as well as using the four-finger gesture on my trackpad. I opened Activity Monitor and the CPU usage looks fine - Google Chrome is the largest %CPU used at 8%. Under "System Memory", it shows that Page outs is 507GB and Page in is 27 GB.
Is there any other information necessary to determine what I can do to fix this?
A quick reply would be VERY appreciated. Thanks

It appears your MacBook Pro is suffering from a dearth of RAM for the programs you are using, but more information is required for a definitive conclusion. Read: Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
Google Chrome runs poorly on a Mac and may be responsible for devouring your Mac's available resources. Until Google figures out how to develop for OS X don't use it.
To purchase memory go to Crucial and download the little app that examines your system and recommends RAM upgrade options. Their prices are good but don't have to buy memory from them - determine what you need and buy it from Crucial or OWC / MacSales. Avoid purchasing memory from PC vendors because the Mac is intolerant of memory that does not meet its stringent specifications.

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

MacBook Pro suddenly running slow - need it fixed by tonight

I've had my Pro for over a year now, and usually don't have any problems. However, about a week ago it started running slowly out of nowhere - I can't run one simple task without the colour wheel appearing for several minutes before the command finally goes through.
I have tried everything - deleting old files, uninstalling applications I no longer use, the "purge" command on terminal, restarting several times, and nothing seems to be working.
Is there any solution that can get this fixed for tonight?
(I want to avoid installing a third party program if at all possible.)

There are multiple things you can do in software to look for things that will slowdown your Mac. If it slowed down and you have not made any software changes or loaded any new software then it might indicate a disk going bad. You can check for that at Kappy’s suggestions "Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs” at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5635990?tstart=0
- Directions on how to detect a failing drive.
For a more complete list of things you can check to regain the speed see
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5666065?tstart=0

Macbook Pro suddenly SUPER slow

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