My computer is slow
The Internet (among other things) is slow. When I try to open a page I see the colorful volleyball turning and turning for 1 minute, sometimes 2-3 minutes before it opens the page. (Although I have now for the last 8 months Cable Road Runner Basic with Time Warner.)
I thought it's related to not having enough disk space : I had that problem when I was using my small original drive and only 400MB of free space, even sometimes with zero available. (I know, I know, but I wasn't ready yet to install the new drive) then I made space and it was better. But now I have another drive with 50GB in the first partition (250 GB total) and I still have the problem, so it can't be "not enough space" !
1) I thought perhaps not enough RAM ? (I have 320 MB). But I have that also when I'm using Text Edit, so it's not limited to the Internet and how much space/memory does TextEdit need ? not much I'm sure.
This went on for a long time, weeks, months until I finally installed the new drive. And the problem is still there. For weeks now.
I cleared the cache a few days ago and it was wonderful ! Everything was fast, smooth. I was so excited I wanted to post a message saying "If you ever have a problem of speed or pointer not responding, just clear the cache it takes 5 seconds and the results are impressive !" Well...too good top be true : it lasted a few days then it's the same again.
2) I thought perhaps it's the version I have (OS 10.4.7) ? I needed to upgrade to 10.4.8 anyway (minimum requirement to use my DVD burner) but on the Apple page they offer the combo to upgrade any OS X to OS X 10.4.10. So I did it. Big, big, mistake. Now everything is worse !! I cleared the cache again but this time no results.
3) Is it possible that upgrading directly from 10.4.7 to 10.4.10 is not as good as upgrading slowly, incrementally to 10.4.8, then 10.4.9 etc ?
4) Are some version of OS X known to be better than others ?
I need 10.4.8 and might stay with it (even if there's now a 10.4.11)
5) Although I have now 10.4.10 my Safari is still the same 2.0.4 (and I know there is a newer version). Since Safari is part of OS X, wouldn't an upgrade ..upgrade everything ?
Message was edited by: I need an alias ?
i seem to be having a similar problem..
except.... mine began as soon as i DID the updates for my Mac Book Pro.
since then, both Safari & my firefox browsers (especially) are slow, and sometimes not pulling the website up AT ALL. applications take longer to start up... if at all.
i have cleared the cache, it made it WORSE!!
i'm not happy with this update i did at all.
i wish i could just go back to the way it was before i did the update.
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I installed Yosemite and now my computer is slow when logging in. Also when I type my password, a bar appears measuring the process and then all of a sudden the screen images are distorted. After that my home screen appears and everything seems normal. What can I do to fix this?
Here is what the etrecheck results are:
Problem description:
slow at start up, screen is distorted while logging in, it is fine after
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated April 5, 2015 at 9:42:01 AM PDT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
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 297
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 0:7:0
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (174.85 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.1.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.3 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.1.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.1.0) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ucupdate.plist
[failed] com.apple.watchdogd.plist [Click for details]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinblanker.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
HP Product Research Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)
HPEventHandler Application (/Library/Printers/hp/hpio/HPEventHandler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.660 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.660 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.660 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.0.1 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
7% ocspd
4% WindowServer
1% kextd
0% ps
0% securityd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
137 MB Microsoft Word
120 MB Safari
86 MB ocspd
82 MB CalendarAgent
77 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
310 MB Free RAM
1.89 GB Active RAM
1.55 GB Inactive RAM
544 MB Wired RAM
1.13 GB Page-ins
8 KB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 5, 2015, 09:32:47 AM Self test - passed
Apr 5, 2015, 09:30:05 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AdobeResourceSynchronizer_2015 -04-05-093005_[redacted].crash
Apr 4, 2015, 01:12:41 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AdobeResourceSynchronizer_2015 -04-04-131241_[redacted].crash
Apr 4, 2015, 08:13:57 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AdobeResourceSynchronizer_2015 -04-04-081357_[redacted].crashReinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility and press the Continue button. After Disk Utility loads select the Macintosh HD entry from the the left side list. Click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If Disk Utility reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit Disk Utility and return to the main menu.
Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Alternatively, see:
Reinstall OS X Without Erasing the Drive
Choose the version you have installed now:
OS X Yosemite- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
if possible because it is three times faster than wireless. -
Problem description:
Computer very slow….and unresponsive
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated April 16, 2015 at 10:19:42 AM EDT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 412
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 7 days 18:4:45
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (299.54 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital My Passport 0748 500.07 GB
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
My Passport (disk3s2) /Volumes/My Passport : 499.73 GB (126.16 GB free)
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.quark.driver.Tether (1.1.0d4 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.quark.driver.Tether64 (1.1.0d3 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.gamed.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
6 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
6 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.menulet.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.reporter.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist [Click for support]
[unknown] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanFactory.plist [Click for support]
[unknown] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
WDSecurityHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
WDSecurityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Security.app/Contents/WDSecurityHelper.app)
WDDriveUtilityHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Stamps.com: Version: 1.1.13 [Click for support]
DISH Anywhere Player: Version: 2.7.2.0 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
SiteAdvisor
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 199.33 GB
Destinations:
My Passport [Local]
Total size: 499.73 GB
Total number of backups: 29
Oldest backup: 2013-05-17 22:06:43 +0000
Last backup: 2015-03-27 16:16:56 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 499.73 GB < (Disk used 199.33 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
6% backupd
5% WindowServer
1% Google Chrome
1% loginwindow
1% mtmd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
289 MB Google Chrome Helper
189 MB Google Chrome
84 MB backupd
78 MB Mail
77 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
17 MB Free RAM
1.22 GB Active RAM
1.22 GB Inactive RAM
996 MB Wired RAM
54.55 GB Page-ins
1.93 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 14, 2015, 03:11:54 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/softwareupdated_2015-04-14-151154_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Click for details]When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console 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 and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
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Ever since installing iCloud and Lion my computer is slow or freezes. The color wheel comes on and My work stops. I have only a small window of time where my computers will function normally during the day. I know many others that have the same problem. I'll get 20-30 minutes of work done and then a sync or something comes on, the color wheel of death shows up, and my productivity is shot. I have to shut the computer down the hard way! when it comes back up, it is still either frozen or slow. I've checked in at the genius bar and all they say is that there have been some problems that Apple is trying to fix. It effects Mail, Contacts, Safari, Calendar....yeah, pretty much everything. My iPhone and iPad are not effected as much so I end up doing what I can with them. I've seen the blogs out there and understand that many have the same problem. I have been waiting to read about a fix but I have found nothing! Any ideas?
Not enough free space on the startup disk can slow the system down.
Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure there's a minimum of 15% free disk space.
For startup issues... open System Preferences > Users & Groups - Login Items. Delete any apps listed there then restart your mac.
And disable the Lion "resume" feature.
Open System Preferences > General
Deselect: Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps
And Spotlight may be indexing... you can turn that off > Turning Off Spotlight | Mac Tricks And Tips -
Adobe CC Lightroom en Photoshop installed, only now computer very slow in comparance to Lightroom 5.7, how can i get it faster....? I work on Win 7 Ultimate.
Try to follow below steps
Click on Finder and then hold Command + Shift + G keys on your keypad
It will open Go to folder window, type exactly ~/Library and click on Go
Then open Application Support > Adobe folders
Trash AAMUpdater and OOBE folders.
Now click on finder and hold Command + Shift + G keys on your keypad.
This time type /Library and click on Go.
Make sure to remove ~ symbol.
Then open Application Support > Adobe folders.
Trash AAMUpdater, Adobe Application manager, OOBE folders.
Now Click on Finder and then hold Command + Shift + U keys on your keypad.
It will open utilities folder.
Trash Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Application Manager folders
Download and Run CC cleaner tool from below link
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems/_jcr_conte nt/main-pars/accordion_container_1/accordion-par/accordion-item-1/accordion-item-par/proc e dure/proc_par/step_3/step_par/download/file.res/AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool.zip
Accept the license agreement and click on Adobe Application Manager
Then click on clean up selected
Close the window
Download and install Creative Cloud App from below link
Free Creative Cloud | Download Adobe Creative Cloud free trial -
Why is my computer so slow? Not sure how to read etrecheck info.
My computer is slow to start up for inter
Problem description:
computer slow
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 27, 2015 11:29:22 AM EST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac7,1
1 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
1 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI,RadeonHD2400 - VRAM: 128 MB
iMac 1680 x 1050
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: 14 days 12:51:44
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD2500AAJS-40VWA0 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.72 GB (146.64 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Logitech USB Receiver
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.cisco.nke.ipsec (2.0.1) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Microsoft AU Daemon Application (/Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft AU Daemon.app)
Spotify UNKNOWN (missing value)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Launch Nikon Message Center 2 Application (/Applications/Nikon Software/Nikon Message Center 2/Nikon Message Center 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/Launch Nikon Message Center 2.app)
ConnectService Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.9r615 [Support]
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.6.1f3 [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.15 [Support]
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.2.0 [Support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071101000050 [Support]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Citrix Online Plug-in [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
1% WindowServer
1% ConnectService
0% ps
0% fontd
0% SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
114 MB Google Chrome
83 MB mds
55 MB Google Chrome Helper
39 MB Finder
35 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
154 MB Free RAM
549 MB Active RAM
193 MB Inactive RAM
177 MB Wired RAM
68.50 GB Page-insYou need to purchase and install more RAM into your iMac.
Your IMac year and model can take a total of 6 GBs of RAM Max.
Correct, compatible and reliable Mac RAM can ONLY be purchased from online RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (http://www.macsales.com).
OWC only has the 6 GB RAM kit here.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S6GP/
Install instructions here
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac_mid_2007_mem_h/
Ditch ALL Googlewares. They are ALL a serious resource hogs on the OS X system.
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?hl=en
If you do not like Apple's Safari web browser, download, install and try Mozilla FireFox, instead.
The current, up-to-date version of FireFox is fully compatible with OS X and is regularly updated by the great developers of the Mozilla group.
I have, also, stopped using the Google search engine regularly (due to Google's privacy policies or lack thereof) and I now use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine.
Good Luck! -
Since I purchased Mountain Lion my computer has slowed considerably - how do i speed it up again?
I purchased Mountain Lion around a month and a half ago. Since then, my computer has slowed considerably--like i could go get a cup of coffee while the page loads like old-school. Does anyone out there have any suggestions how to fix this?
How much RAM? How much available disk space?
Have you tried starting in Safe Mode and see if the problem still occurs?
Restart holding the "shift" key.
(Expect it to take longer to start this way because it runs a directory check first.)
If this works look in System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login items and delete any third party login items (-), you can always add them back with the (+). Also look in /Library/Startup Items. Nothing is put in that folder by default, so anything in there is yours. -
I am having issues related to storage and I believe this is causing my computer to slow down. "Other" files part is the major occupier(180 GB). I have done Omni disk and multiple other cleaning(iTunes-device, restart, etc), yet have not been able to empty any more space, nor to speed up my computer? Any suggestions? All your contributions are welcomed. Thanks. Mehmet Mazhar Celikoyar
Below is the result:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
Startup Items:
HP IO - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 3 days 22:8:6
Disk Information:
ST9500420ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (220.49 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
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
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.64)
com.livedrive.filesystems.livedrivefs (2.1.14)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist
[loaded] com.creativebe.MainMenuHelper.plist
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.magican.castle.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist
[failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist
[loaded] com.hp.productresearch.plist
[loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist
[failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist
[failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist
[failed] com.UninstallerTool.plist
[failed] com.VolumeWatcherTool.plist
[failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist
User Login Items:
BlackBerry Device Manager
HP Scheduler
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Adobe Version Cue CS4
DC30 Xact Driver Panel
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Perian
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
OctoshapeWeb.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 278.75 GB
Destinations:
TOSHIBA EXT [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 2 TB
Total number of backups: 5
Oldest backup: 2013-10-24 23:21:31 +0000
Last backup: 2013-10-25 02:59:08 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 TB > (Disk size 499.25 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
1% Microsoft PowerPoint
0% BBLaunchAgent
0% fontd
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
168 MB Microsoft PowerPoint
123 MB Safari
86 MB Mail
74 MB WindowServer
45 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
45 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
41 MB Finder
41 MB PluginProcess
41 MB mds_stores
33 MB Notes
Virtual Memory Statistics:
72 MB Free RAM
1.27 GB Active RAM
1.24 GB Inactive RAM
667 MB Wired RAM
2.58 GB Page-ins
111 MB Page-outs -
I have same problem as OS X yers made my computer very slow. and i don't see any advantage so for
Hi every one.
I have 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo makbook. I upgraded to os x yersme. Now I am stuck and wondering why i did this as it made my computer very slow. stating time increased, some feature disappeared and I cannot save document In my hard drive using office. I do not want this any more. but the problem is i forgot my old software name. is any one know which would be that preinstalled software name. B. how can i go back to it with less hassle as I am not much of computer person.
thanksActivity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
Performance Guide
Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Slow Mac After Mavericks
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy
6 Easy Tips to Speed Up OS X Yosemite on Your Mac
Do a backup, preferably 2 separate ones on 2 separate drives.
Revert to a Previous OS X - Yosemite
Revert Yosemite to Mavericks
If you do revert, I'd use Setup Assistant to restore your data. This process takes a while, so do it when you won't need the computer for several hours, based on my experience. -
How come, ever since I installed Mountain Lion, my computer is slower???
How come, ever since I installed Mountain Lion, my computer is slower???
First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive may be failing.
Launch the usual set of applications you use when you notice the problem.
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 page that opens.
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. What approximate values are shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec?
Step 2
You must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way as above. 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.
Post the 50 or so most recent messages in the log — the text, please, not a screenshot.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out before posting. -
HT1338 Why does mountain lion make my computer run slow and my Safari too?
why does Mountain Lion make my computer run slow and my Safari too? Please help!
The problem is probably not mountain lion. It works just fine on my computer. And a few million others.
If your computer is having problems, you can try to fix it with some simple troubleshooting maneuvers.
Take a look at:
Mac OS X BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE Tips Mountain Lion 10.8 Lion 10.7 Snow Leopard 10.6 10.5 Tiger 10.4 Why How To Tutorials -
Can't get rid of spinning circle, ran disk utility, computer running slow
can't get rid of spinning circle, ran disk utility, computer running slow
MAC OS X version 10.6.8If you are running OS 10.6.8 it has to be Intel.
Serious slowdowns, if not due to a hard drive failing, are caused by unnecessary third-party software. Please answer the following questions:
1) Are you running any anti-virus/internet security applications?
2) Are you running any "cleaning/tune-up/optimizations" applications?
3) Any peer-to-peer or torrent downloading software?
4) Any third-party disk backup software that came bundled with an external hard drive?
5) Any online backup scheme other than iCloud (Carbonite; GoogleDrive; MS One Drive)? -
in disk utility, below Macintosh HD I have 4 trojan "decryptedFile.dmg (flash player)" and my computer is super slow, does erasing Macintosh HD will also erase these files? If not how can I erase? (bear in mind computer so slow a click takes forever)
Thank you Thomas in fact I have seen your guide before and had gone thru the steps including repair disk which didn´t work. I am erasing disk before checking hardware. I have posted a photo of the 4 decrypted files in the disk utility and also of the adobe icons in the dock and question marks. Some people say if the adobe appears in the dock is because it is the trojan flash player and they keep jumping in the dock. If this is not malware it seems to be an incredible coincidence that when I start seeing these things in my dock and the decrypted files in my disk utility is when my computer goes so slow (I am typing this in my macbook air because to write this message in my imac would be about 6 hours, I am not kidding, it is completely useless at this point it took me 2 and half days too instal mac os x after disk repair, it took me 3 days to transfer just 100 gigabites and now is taking the whole day (and it says another day more) just to erase the disk. Despite all this the icon of adobe keeps jumping in the dock so, although I am no computer and mac expert, just an user, I am inclined to think that it is malware and it is a shame that mac doesnt´recognize it or have anything here to help me get rid of this. I am not even sure if erasing the disk will work since repairing didn´t work... all advice is welcomed.
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Why is my computer now slower than when I had leopard
I have 10.6.1 and macbook pro 2.4 GHz 500 GB 7200rpm hard drive and now my computer is slower, sluggish with applications, WORD 2008, Endnote X2, Powerpoint, PRIMSM 5.0b, etc,etc. I installed twice now. It was super fast when I had 10.5.8.
SL is NOT faster, it is not smoother. Is there a way to get refunded for this purchase? I also would like to replace SL with Leopard 10.5. Does Apple offer an exchange?
Please helpIf you want to go back to Leopard, and assuming your don’t have a clone, a complete TM backup, etc., then you will need to do an erase and install. I would first try the Leopard (i.e., 10.5) DVD. But, you may have to use the Snow Leopard (i.e., 10.6) DVD for the erase part. Let's assume the first for now. Startup from the DVD by holding down c when starting up. Next, when able, choose your language and stop. Then, using the menus at the top, select Disk Utility and erase you drive. Next, quit Disk Utility and continue the install. After the install is complete, insert your Leopard applications disk and install the programs you want. Now, you are done except for restoring you data, apps, and settings using whatever media are available to you.
In the other case, you will have to exit the installer after exiting Disk Utility. Next, you would startup with your Leopard DVD again by holding c down during startup. Now, after selecting your language again, just click install. After the installer is finished, install your applications as above. -
Hello, I'm pretty sure my fan on my 2009 mac book pro has stopped running. Would this cause the computer to slow down and take for ever to boot up and show the color wheel every time I select an application ? how involved to replace fan ? cost ?
thanksNot directly, but if the CPU overheats because of incompatible software, that would cause slowdowns. Do not allow the computer to run if the fan is not working unless you wish to fry your motherboard. Please make a Genius Appointment and take it in for service.
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my internet isn't working anymore, its not the wifi but the actual computer safari and google chrome. Its not loading particular websites, and if it is loading them, they are different to how they use to be. Computer was slow yesterday as well and took about 4 hours to finally be able to shut down and close everything. Does anyone know how to fix this? Im going into exams and need my internet to work
ThanksI dont know if your allowed to show images here but if you are then these pictures will show you what happens.
This is what happens when I turn on my iMac (normal)
This is what happens a few seconds after I turn on my iMac
Here it is up close
Hopefully these pictures will help you understand what's been hapening on my iMac when I turn it on.
Thanks
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