MacPro running slow, takes forever for anything to load, HELP!!!

Downloaded Maverick and my MacBook Pro has been running slow, lagging, often times it will
Not even load app or web page, if it does it takes a very long time. Please advise

Bimmer330,
when a new version of OS X is installed, Spotlight will spend time reïndexing the internal hard drive, because so many files changed between the old version of OS X and the new version. How long have you had Mavericks installed on your MacBook Pro?
Before you upgraded to Mavericks, did you ensure that all of your installed third-party apps are compatible with Mavericks? It might be the case that such an app that runs in the background does not work well with Mavericks, and could require updating itself to work well under Mavericks.
If you haven’t done so already, download and install EtreCheck. Please include in your reply the output from a run of EtreCheck.

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Macbook Pro Mid 2009 Processor 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Memory 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3. iOS 10.10.1 (14B25). My mac is running slow and have ran EtreCheck. Please help me fix my mac. Thanks!
Problem description:
My mac has been very slow lately. Any suggestions?
EtreCheck version: 2.1.2 (105)
Report generated December 14, 2014 at 8:15:29 PM PST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:54:52
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545016B9SA02 disk0 : (160.04 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
MacHD (disk0s2) / : 159.05 GB (49.15 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Startup Items: ℹ️
DVD3EnablerService: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DVD3EnablerService
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Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.secd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist [Details]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist [Details]
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[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Support]
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[running] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Support]
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[invalid?] com.nds.pcshow.plist [Support]
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Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WidevineMediaOptimizer: Version: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
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Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
MacHD: Disk size: 159.05 GB Disk used: 109.90 GB
Destinations:
KINGSTON [Local]
Total size: 30.88 GB
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 30.88 GB < (Disk used 109.90 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% WindowServer
      0% AppleSpell
      0% SystemUIServer
      0% powerd
      0% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
131 MB softwareupdated
112 MB Google Chrome
41 MB Finder
34 MB Google Chrome Helper
32 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
51 MB Free RAM
587 MB Active RAM
551 MB Inactive RAM
350 MB Wired RAM
10.96 GB Page-ins
865 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 14, 2014, 07:37:58 PM Install Adobe Flash Player_2014-12-14-193758_[redacted].crash
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IMac runs slow, restart solves for a few hours ...

Hi, for some week's my iMac has began to run slower. The browsers ( Firefox & Safari ) become unresponsive as do Finder, other App's and the computer generally until i have to force quit and restart. Then everything is fine for several hours until gradually the same issue reoccurs. The longer i leave it , the slower things become until i actually have to power down manually.
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I apologize in advance for my poor technical knowledge but any help is appreciated.
I've included the EtreCheck results which i hope may be of some help.
Thanks
Problem description:
Browsers ( Firefox & Safari ) run slow and become unresponsive as does Finder, other App’s and the computer generally. I have to force quit them and restart the computer and then no problems for several hours before the same cycle happens again.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated 30 December 2014 21:29:05 GMT
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
    iMac - model: iMac11,2
    1 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            empty empty empty empty
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            empty empty empty empty
        BANK 0/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
        iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:4:52
Disk Information: ℹ️
    ST3500418AS disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (225.84 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information: ℹ️
    Iomega External HD 1 TB
        1TB IOMEGA (disk1s1) /Volumes/1TB IOMEGA : 1.00 TB (134.37 GB free)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Spin Doctor.app
    [not loaded]    com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Support]
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (2.2.7 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
    [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryVirtualPrivateNetwork (1.0.18 - SDK 10.8) [Support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.BlackBerry.driver.USBCDCNCM (1.0.10 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
        /Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Support]
    [loaded]    com.divx.update.agent.plist [Support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
    [running]    com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Support]
    [running]    com.rim.blackberrylink.BlackBerry-Link-Helper-Agent.plist [Support]
    [running]    com.rim.PeerManager.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]
    [running]    com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Support]
    [not loaded]    com.rim.nkehelper.plist [Support]
    [running]    com.rim.tunmgr.plist [Support]
    [loaded]    jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
    [loaded]    com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Support]
    [loaded]    com.f-secure.sync.BTCloud.plist [Support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    xScan    Application (/Applications/xScan.app)
    uTorrent    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
    BT Cloud    Application (/Applications/BT Cloud.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 [Support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Support]
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.13 [Support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.13 [Support]
    EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Support]
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video> [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    DivX [Support]
    Flash Player [Support]
    Java [Support]
    Perian [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 273.40 GB
    Destinations:
        1TB IOMEGA [Local]
        Total size: 1.00 TB
        Total number of backups: 83
        Oldest backup: 2014-03-12 00:31:54 +0000
        Last backup: 2014-12-30 16:07:34 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Adequate
            Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk used 273.40 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         6%    mds
         3%    WindowServer
         1%    ocspd
         0%    fontd
         0%    xScan
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    382 MB    firefox
    155 MB    mds_stores
    77 MB    Finder
    73 MB    Dropbox
    69 MB    WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    1.21 GB    Free RAM
    1.78 GB    Active RAM
    689 MB    Inactive RAM
    616 MB    Wired RAM
    1.54 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Dec 30, 2014, 09:24:52 PM    Self test - passed
    Dec 30, 2014, 07:59:07 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cloudd_2014-12-30-195907_[reda cted].crash
    Dec 30, 2014, 07:15:33 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/spindump_2014-12-30-071533_[redacted].crash
    Dec 28, 2014, 05:48:40 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cloudd_2014-12-28-174840_[reda cted].crash
    Dec 28, 2014, 12:44:15 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2014-12-28-004415_[redacted].hang

Ok, i got there in the end, here are the results Again, thanks for casting an eye over this.
Start time: 17:26:48 12/31/14
Model Identifier: iMac11,2
System Version: OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)
Kernel Version: Darwin 14.0.0
Time since boot: 1:30
SATA
   ST3500418AS
USB
   External HD (Iomega Corporation)
Bluetooth
   Apple Wireless Keyboard
   Apple Wireless Mouse
Diagnostic reports
   2014-12-07 cloudd crash
   2014-12-10 cloudd crash
   2014-12-11 cloudd crash
   2014-12-14 cloudd crash
   2014-12-15 cloudd crash
   2014-12-16 cloudd crash
   2014-12-17 garcon crash
   2014-12-27 cloudd crash x3
   2014-12-28 firefox hang
   2014-12-29 cloudd crash
   2014-12-31 cloudd crash
   2014-12-31 quicklookd crash
   2014-12-31 spindump crash
Log
   Dec 30 07:17:22 ** Device in slot: SLOT--1 **
   Dec 30 07:17:34 com.apple.locationd: Service exited with abnormal code: 1
   Dec 30 07:18:02 com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-n-EMAIL-SharedServices: Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.
   Dec 30 07:18:05 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.289: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
   Dec 30 07:18:05 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.289: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
   Dec 30 07:19:05 firefox (map: 0xffffff8017b79f00) triggered DYLD shared region unnest for map: 0xffffff8017b79f00, region 0x7fff8ba00000->0x7fff8bc00000. While not abnormal for debuggers, this increases system memory footprint until the target exits.
   Dec 30 18:36:34 process com.apple.WebKit[2226] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 210; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 92210
   Dec 30 20:44:54 process mds_stores[172] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 1089; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 89209
   Dec 30 21:26:07 com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-n-EMAIL-SharedServices: Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.
   Dec 30 21:26:08 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.285: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
   Dec 30 21:26:08 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.285: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
   Dec 31 07:11:10 ** Device in slot: SLOT--1 **
   Dec 31 07:12:03 com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-n-EMAIL-SharedServices: Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.
   Dec 31 07:12:05 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.287: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
   Dec 31 07:12:05 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.287: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
   Dec 31 07:12:41 firefox (map: 0xffffff80161b4b40) triggered DYLD shared region unnest for map: 0xffffff80161b4b40, region 0x7fff92600000->0x7fff92800000. While not abnormal for debuggers, this increases system memory footprint until the target exits.
   Dec 31 13:40:48 com.apple.mdworker.shared.UUID: Service exited with abnormal code: 75
   Dec 31 13:48:05 kauth external resolver timed out (1 timeout(s) of 60 seconds).
   Dec 31 15:46:27 process mds[33] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 320; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 60047
   Dec 31 15:55:30 com.apple.opendirectoryd: Service exited with abnormal code: 70
   Dec 31 15:57:29 ** Device in slot: SLOT--1 **
   Dec 31 15:59:50 com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-n-EMAIL-SharedServices: Service setup event to handle failure and will not launch until it fires.
   Dec 31 15:59:53 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.293: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
   Dec 31 15:59:53 com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.om.apple.photostream-agent.293: Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Frameworks/PhotoFoundation.framework/Versions /A/XPCServices/com.apple.PhotoApps.DevicePropertyReader.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app
   Dec 31 16:00:50 firefox (map: 0xffffff802b08c690) triggered DYLD shared region unnest for map: 0xffffff802b08c690, region 0x7fff8e000000->0x7fff8e200000. While not abnormal for debuggers, this increases system memory footprint until the target exits.
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Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rim.tunmgr.plist (checksum 2889236091)
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Presario notebook starts running slower, takes ages to reboot and sound is intermittent

My university daughter has a Compaq Presario V5101US notebook. We have had to restore it several times because "something" seems to change its performance after a while. It starts by losing the sound and then takes forever to reboot with skippy sound almost like something else is running, or trying to. I have run both the AVG a/v and Superantispyware in the safe mode to no avail. It is kept maintained via removing the temp internet files, a/v scans. disk cleanup, clean the cookies, anti spyware, defrag, etc at least once a week. I would like any suggestions as to what is the most "common" issue in a circumstance like this. About the only things left to try are cleaning up the start menu and running another malewarbytes? program before doing another restore?

I don't know whether win2k is officially supported by toshiba on the L30, but I have got everything to work
by using the winxp drivers - which include win2k drivers. I did have a problem with the wireless lan
but that was easily resolved but downloading drivers from atheros, ie mini wireless la la, file called
sa100wlanax.exe
But I do have a problem with the cd/dvd drive reading things at half speed, but I don't think it just a
win2k problem, from what I have read, people how have installed xp also have the same problem.
Dylan.

HT2711 I used the "repair disk utility" to see why my computer is running slow but it gives me an error message saying, "disk utility can't repair this disk, and restore your backed up files. My computer was running slow and taking some time to load page

I haven't used my computer in a month, so when I turned it on, I saw it was running slow. The circle that is used to load the page kept coming up and it took sometime for things to load up. I tried to go Into safe mode, and it worked, but I know your limited on what you can do in that world. I also tried to repair the disk but it kept giving me an error message. How can I resolve this problem?

Time Machine is a back up you have to set up to back up before there is a problem like a hard drive failure.
It is possible to recover files from a failed drive, but it is an expensive proposition.
There is a faint hope that an app like Disk Warrior or TechTool Pro might repair the drive. You could try making an appointment at an Apple store and ask a technician there to take a look... the diagnosis will not cost you.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

I recently have gotten the iPod 5 and anything that requires sound won't work, and also it takes forever for my recent purchases to load. What can I do?

Please help me!

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

MacPro running slow

Hi
out of the blue my MacPro 2.66 dc starts crawling. Every mouse click gives me a spinning wheel. Permission repair estimates 15 hours. Any ideas? New apple update glitch in 10.7.5
Thanks

Back up all data immediately as your boot drive may be failing.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Chann|GPU D|I/O' | 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 window will be empty. If you get output like this:
kernel[0] <Debug>: disk0s2: I/O error
the boot drive is failing, or there's some other hardware fault in the storage subsystem.
If you get output like any of this:
kernel[0] <Debug>: ** GPU Debug Info Start **
kernel[0] <Debug>: ** GPU Debug Info End **
kernel[0] <Debug>: NVDA(Private): Channel timeout!
kernel[0] <Debug>: NVDA(OpenGL): Channel timeout!
there's a fault in the graphics processor or logic board. The two kinds of output are not mutually exclusive, but if you get both, a logic-board fault is likely.

MacBook Pro is running slow... for Mac standards....

Hey everyone,
I purchased a MBP about two months ago and recently I have noticed that it is running rather slowly. I have the Mountain Lion update (which I know came with a few character flaws) and I update the software whenever that option is available to me, but nothing seems to cure the problems.
When I log into my computer, after having it sleep for a few hours, it starts up as if it would after being shut down, as in it sounds like the hardrive is waking up (I can't explain this in a techincal way because I am slightly stupid to these things). It doesn't restart, it just makes similar noises and has the annoying bootup screen. It freezes my log in for a bit and then I put my password in only to wait about another minute or so for my desktop to load.
I know this isn't normal, because it has been running smoothly and quickly since I've purchased it. This is my only beef, and it is not so much as impatience, as it is that I want my machine to be running good and have good health. Does this issue sound foreign? I have AppleCare, but is there anything I should do before making an appointment?

The definition of a FAD in the resident Apple dictionary is as follows:
"an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, esp. one that is short-lived and without basis in the object's qualities; a craze:"
The Etrecheck report does not fit that criteria. It contains a large quantity of accurate information on a given Mac which often can provide valuable information towards solving problems. It allows inspection of various hardware and software components that often eliminates much information gathering, reducing correspondence and thus can speed up the problem resolution process.
It is simply a valuable tool that often can be used to advantage when the need arises. If one feels that it does not suit their methodology of problem solving, then that certainly is their choice.
HOWEVER A FAD IT IS NOT.
Ciao.
Note: The above is not copyrited. Anyone may use any part or the whole of the above without attribution.

Exporting from Premiere Pro. Takes forever for Media Encoder to start.

When I exported a timeline out of PrePro to the Media Encoder and press "Start Queue" it took it over 19 minutes before it began rendering. Is this normal?

Morning all
Fair point John.
Webshark2000, the orignal poster of this topic, has got Vista 64bit, so he can make use of the more memory.
I understand that memory use for CS4 is:
Premiere - 2gigs
Encore - 2gigs
Media Encoder - 1 gig
+ Windows and other apps you may have running!
So if you don't have around 5 - 6 gigs ram, Windows will be doing ALOT of paging! Thus slowing the system and render times down.
64Bit and tons of ram - is the way forward. It rocks with it!
Hope that helps - Shaun

Older MacPro running slow--keep it or get newer Mac?

We have a MacPro, but a little older generation, 2005-6. Processor: 2 x 2 Ghz Dual-Core Intel Xeon Memory: 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
I added a second hard drive a few years back, as well as more RAM (though now I can't remember how much! If this info would be helpful, please let me know where to look it up and I'll add that to my description.) The second disk is a TB disk with about 450 GB free. We store all our photo, video and music content on the second drive. The boot disk is the original one that came with the Mac. It is not full, but has about 75 GB free. We have OS 10.6.8 installed on the boot HD, as since it is the original disk it won't accept the latest versions of OS Maverick or whatever is the most recent.
In the past few months, it has started to shut down instead of sleeping. If, however, an internet browser window is open, it will go to screen saver and then the screen will sleep, but not the computer, but the computer won't shut down, either. Basically, if all applications are closed, instead of sleeping, the computer will shut down. It will turn back on with just a key stroke, which is not typical when one does a proper shut down. It's like the key stroke or pushing the power button awakes it from sleep, only it wasn't sleeping, because it goes through the whole "ding" of turning one, apple screen, then sign-in. Does that make sense?
Also, it is running SUPER SLOW. If I have our browser (either Safari or Chrome) open, as well as iTunes or iPhoto, it's even worse.
Basically, my question is this: should we, or CAN we even, try to tidy up the computer we have, possibly replace a hard drive or add more RAM, or would it behoove us to just get a new computer?
We definitely don't need the capacity of a MacPro anymore, as the photo editing and such I was assuming I needed when we originally bought the computer is minimal enough that we don't need that kind of power any more. I'm thinking an iMac or MacBook Pro even would do. We do not do any gaming, just usual internet usage, photo editing (Photoshop), minimal video editing just with the Mac software, and basic word processing/power point type stuff. We are not programmers, professional photograpers or videographers.
I would *like* to salvage our computer, as I feel it has space available (empty drive bays) that we are not currently using, probably is just a little old and needs a clean-up. I back things up to our Time Machine often, have minimal desktop icons, clean out the caches, basic maintenance. I'm not a knowledgeable enough computer person to do much more. Is it worth trying to salvage it? When I contacted the Apple store a while back about checking it out they basically laughed at me and asked why I still had such a dinosaur. I HATE thinking that it's becoming necessary to chuck out a computer every 5-8 years and buy a new one, especially when it's one that has been designed to expand. But perhaps that's naïve. I don't want to waste time if it's hopeless, and am not opposed to buying a new machine if need be. BUT, I am philosophically opposed to chucking out something that can be spruced up.
Opinions? Recommendations? Please keep in mind we are novices, so tech talk often goes over my head. The most tech I've done is installed the second hard drive and extra RAM.
Thanks.

EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated June 4, 2014 9:38:35 PM GMT+01:00
Hardware Information:
          Mac Pro
          Mac Pro - model: MacPro1,1
          2 2 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon CPUs: 4 cores
          1 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT - VRAM: 32768 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:3:40
Disk Information:
          WDC WD2500JS-41SGB0 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
                    (null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
                    HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 232.44 GB (170.6 GB free)
          WDC WD10EACS-00D6B1 disk1 : (931.51 GB)
                    (null) (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
                    Storage (disk1s2) /Volumes/Storage: 931.19 GB (331.33 GB free)
USB Information:
          Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard
                    Primax Electronics Apple Optical USB Mouse
                    Mitsumi Electric Apple Extended USB Keyboard
Kernel Extensions:
          [kext loaded] com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (3 - SDK 10.7) Support
          [kext loaded] com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.7 - SDK 10.7) Support
          [not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) Support
Startup Items:
          HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
          HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
          [loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
          Photo Center Plugin: Version: Photo Center Plugin 1.1.2.2 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.4 Support
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.4 Support
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.1.18709 Support
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.1.18709 Support
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f2 Support
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          DivX Support
          Flip4Mac WMV Support
Top Processes by CPU:
               6%          mdworker
               1%          WindowServer
               0%          Google Chrome
               0%          fontd
               0%          usbmuxd
Top Processes by Memory:
          73 MB          Google Chrome
          60 MB          Google Chrome Helper
          34 MB          WindowServer
          24 MB          Finder
          14 MB          Dock
Virtual Memory Information:
          314 MB          Free RAM
          431 MB          Active RAM
          96 MB          Inactive RAM
          181 MB          Wired RAM
          191 MB          Page-ins
          4 KB          Page-outs

MacPro running slow, takes forever for anything to load, HELP!!!

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