Menu bar crash

Question

The menu bar on my mac mini running 10.8.1 is always showing the spinning beach ball. Happens after a couple hours or day. I have to reboot. Annoyingly, I can't use Spotlight as a result. I've tried removing everything, to no aval.

Answer 1

I see there are a lot of processes loading in the background. I'm curious which ones are responsible for the crashing. Thanks again for your help!!
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Last login: Tue Sep  4 21:49:19 on console
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$ kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$ kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$ kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)
> xxxx
>
> xxxx-
> launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|edu\.mit|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `x'
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|edu\.mit|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'
com.wacom.wacomtablet
com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist
com.m-audio.fasttrackpro.helper
com.google.keystone.system.agent
ws.agile.1PasswordAgent
com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher
com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool
com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$ ls -1A /e*/mach* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta} * L*/Fonts 2> /dev/null
/Library/Components:
/Library/Extensions:
/Library/Frameworks:
.DS_Store
AEProfiling.framework
AERegistration.framework
Adobe AIR.framework
AudioMixEngine.framework
EWSMac.framework
EpsonInformationService.framework
FxPlug.framework
HPDeviceModel.framework
HPPml.framework
HPServicesInterface.framework
HPSmartPrint.framework
HPSmartX.framework
MKAbeFook.framework
MacFUSE.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
OpenBaseAPI.framework
OpenBaseAdmin.framework
OpenBaseAdvancedAPI.framework
OpenBaseCR.framework
OpenBaseEOAdaptor.framework
OpenBaseForms.framework
OpenBaseLogin.framework
OpenBaseManager.framework
OpenBaseNet.framework
OpenBasePKPlugin.framework
PluginManager.framework
ProFX.framework
ProMetadataSupport.framework
Python.framework
TSLicense.framework
WesternDigital
XSKey.framework
iLifeFaceRecognition.framework
iLifeSQLAccess.framework
iLifeSlideshow.framework
iTunesLibrary.framework
/Library/Input Methods:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
ContentUploaderPlugin.plugin
DirectorShockwave.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
LogitechHarmony.plugin
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
Scorch.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
flashplayer.xpt
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
mb.plugin
npUpload.xpt
npdivx.xpt
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
/Library/Keyboard Layouts:
/Library/LaunchAgents:
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
com.m-audio.fasttrackpro.helper.plist
com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist
com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons:
com.WesternDigital.WDSmartWareD.plist
com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
com.apple.aelwriter.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist
com.wdc.WDDMservice.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes:
Flash Player.prefPane
Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
Growl.prefPane
M-AudioFastTrackPro.prefPane
Perian.prefPane
WacomTablet.prefPane
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
Google Drive Icon Helper
com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum
/Library/QuickLook:
DICOMQuickLook.qlgenerator
GBQLGenerator.qlgenerator
Mavis Beacon.qlgenerator
iBooksAuthor.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
/Library/QuickTime:
3ivx D4 4.5.1 for OSX
AC3MovieImport.component
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
DesktopVideoOut.component
EyeTV MPEG Support.component
FCP Uncompressed 422.component
FLACImport.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
LiveType.component
Perian.component
Save as AVI.component
XiphQT.component
/Library/ScriptingAdditions:
Adobe Unit Types
Paperless Addition.osax
/Library/Spotlight:
GBSpotlightImporter.mdimporter
Microsoft Office.mdimporter
iBooksAuthor.mdimporter
iMovie.mdimporter
iWeb.mdimporter
iWork.mdimporter
/Library/StartupItems:
HP IO
HP Trap Monitor
ParallelsTransporter
/etc/mach_init.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_login_session.d:
/etc/mach_init_per_user.d:
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
.DS_Store
SkypeABDialer.bundle
SkypeABSMS.bundle
Library/Fonts:
waltograph42.otf
waltographUI.ttf
Library/Frameworks:
.DS_Store
EWSMac.framework
Library/Input Methods:
.localized
Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
.DS_Store
EvernoteSafariClipperPlugin.webplugin
doubleTwistWebPlugin.bundle
Library/Keyboard Layouts:
Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.F25A431B-388E-4F08-9B4C-FD7 FDE5F7B49.plist
com.apple.FolderActions.enabled.plist
com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist
com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist
com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist
ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist
Library/Mail/Bundles:
OmniMailMessageServiceEnabler.mailbundle
Library/Mail/Bundles (Disabled):
.DS_Store
DEVONMailConduit-SnowLeopard.mailbundle
Library/PreferencePanes:
.DS_Store
Connect360.prefPane
Growl.prefPane
Library/ScriptingAdditions:
Library/Services:
.DS_Store
Import into NOOK for Mac.workflow
NoteBookHelper.service
Library/Spotlight:
.DS_Store
NoteBook.mdimporter
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$ osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' 2> /dev/null
Google Drive, Dropbox
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$
zzzz-Mac-mini:~ Dad$