My iMac has slowed down considerably soon after my Apple Care expired. Reminds me of the PC days.

What can I do about my iMac slowing down. Shortly after my Apple Care ran out it started to slow considerably. Kind of like having a PC again. On a PC I would defrag it, but Apple tells me it is not recommended for the iMac. Tired of watching the multi-colored circle spin. What can be done? I just upgraded to Lion. The problem seems a bit worse since. AND I can no longer get my iMac to back up with Time Machine. What gives?

Try using disk utility on your hard drive to repair it, also repair your permissions. Open activity monitor and take a look at your RAM and CPU usage. You may have a program or tow taking up a lot of your resources.

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I bought my iMac 3 months ago and installed Mountain Lion last night. Now everything on my Mac has slowed down considerably. From opening the System Settings to opening a page in Safari.
I have MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint installed and also VMware Fusion. I have software (CorelDraw) that only runs on Windows (the one I have) therefor the virtual harddrive.
Is this what is causing the problem? If so, how can i uninstall ML to get my computer back to it's previous state.
I am very new to Mac so I don't quite know where to go and how to fix it.

I was just about to write the same problem, but I don't have VMware; my laptop is late 2008 was running Snow Leopard (uptodate version).
I've scientific softwares so probably would require a clean re-installation of ML. I MUST MENTION HERE that those software which were written for PPC will NOT work on ML. Just found out that one of my important softwares version won't work on ML; need $500 to upgrade that software .
Therefore, I'd also want to know how can I go back to SL.
I'll let you know how clean re-installation has worked.

Since installing Maverick, speed has slowed down considerably. Not able to export photos form email to iphoto. What is going on?

Since installing Maverick, speed has slowed down considerably. Not able to export photos form email to iphoto. What is going on?

When did you install?
Spotlight will need to re-index the entire system so that can cause slow performance if you updated recently. It can take many hours on a large disk with a lot of data. Click the Spotlight menu, it should say if it is still indexing.
There is no point trying to fix anything whilst this is ongoing, because it may just speed up when complete.
Are you able to drag photos from email to the Desktop or to iPhoto's icon? How about the 'File menu > Save attachments' option?
Please clarify what you have tried, otherwise we may waste time on the wrong thing.
If the system is generally unstable there are other things to try too, such as safe boot.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
That will isolate all third party software, if the Mac is able to do the things that didn't work it suggests that you have software that is loading at startup or login. The easiest way for us to see these is if you download EtreCheck & generate a report.
Post the report here & we can try pointing to items that you can either update or remove.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

System has slowed down considerably after updates from Apple. Is SyncServer the culprit?

I use MacBook with preinstalled OS Leopard since April 2009. I have also regulalry updated my computer system using the Software Update application. However, since my last update on 12th Aug 2011, I have noticed that my system has slowed down. There is long pause between every character I type, delay in switching applications, battery dries out quicker, slow response to every command.
I have started facing this problem after updating following software like iTunes 10.4, Safari 5.0.6, Migration Assistant Update for MAC OS Leopard & Quick Time 7.7 from Software Updater. Although, my OS is still leopard.
I noticed on the Activity Monitor that syncserver is using majority of my RAM and reappers even if I stop the process. Some of its subprocess like AddressBookSync also appears and consumes lot of memory. Is this the problem? Though, I never noticed earlier what size it consumed.
I use Microsoft Office suite for Mac and have also checked and deselected all sync services. Yet, the Process (PID 305) continues to appear in Activity Monitor.
I am no techie, and would appreciate quick help to resolve this issue.
Thanks!

I was just about to write the same problem, but I don't have VMware; my laptop is late 2008 was running Snow Leopard (uptodate version).
I've scientific softwares so probably would require a clean re-installation of ML. I MUST MENTION HERE that those software which were written for PPC will NOT work on ML. Just found out that one of my important softwares version won't work on ML; need $500 to upgrade that software .
Therefore, I'd also want to know how can I go back to SL.
I'll let you know how clean re-installation has worked.

My iMac has slowed down incredibly since upgrading to 10.9.

I have an iMac running Intel 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo with 4GB of RAM.
All of my Mac apps like iPhoto, iTunes and even opening browsers is painfully slow.
I haven't added any virus stuff or anything since the upgrade; the upgrade was almost certainly the cause.
Does anyone know why? Is there a fix for this?

Thanks Michel.
Here is the report:
Hardware Information:
    iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
    iMac - model: iMac9,1
    1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
    4 GB RAM
Video Information:
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
    OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 11:2:7
Disk Information:
    WDC WD6400AAKS-40H2B0 disk0 : (640.14 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        Vixen Disk (disk0s2) /: 639.28 GB (178.48 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
    HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N
USB Information:
    Apple Inc. iPhone
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Canon MG3200 series
    Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 2 TB
        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        Margedrive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Margedrive: 2 TB (1.43 TB free)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard
        Mitsumi Electric Apple Extended USB Keyboard
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv    (4.2.16)
    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB    (4.2.16)
    foo.tap    (1.0)
    foo.tun    (1.0)
    com.sophos.kext.sav    (8.0.14)
Startup Items:
    tap: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tap
    tun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tun
    VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.sophos.autoupdate.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.sophos.intercheck.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.sophos.notification.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [failed]    pl.RedSky.BartVPNService.plist 3rd-Party support link
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    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.sophos.uiserver.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [failed]    [email protected] 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
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    iTunesHelper
    Stickies
    TomTomHOMERunner
    SIMBL Agent
    BartVPN
    Dropbox
    Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX
    DEVONthink Personal Sorter
    RealPlayer Downloader Agent
Internet Plug-ins:
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 3rd-Party support link
    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 3rd-Party support link
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 3rd-Party support link
    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 3rd-Party support link
    EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 3rd-Party support link
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
Audio Plug-ins:
    BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
    AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
    AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
    fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
    FolxNetscapePlugIn: Version: Unknown
3rd Party Preference Panes:
    Adobe Version Cue CS4 3rd-Party support link
    Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
    Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
    Growl 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
    None
Old Applications:
    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
        Microsoft Error Reporting:    Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Ship Asserts:    Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
    Solver:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
    /Library/Sophos Anti-Virus
        SophosAntiVirus:    Version: 8.0.8.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        SophosAutoUpdate:    Version: 8.0.15 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        SophosUIServer:    Version: 8.0.21 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        InterCheck:    Version: 8.0.8.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    SLLauncher:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
        Microsoft Graph:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Database Utility:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Office Reminders:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Upload Center:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        My Day:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        SyncServicesAgent:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Open XML for Excel:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Database Daemon:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Chart Converter:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Clip Gallery:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    Epson Printer Utility 4:    Version: 9.04 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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        Microsoft PowerPoint:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Excel:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Outlook:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Word:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
        Microsoft Document Connection:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
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    Snagit:    Version: 1.0.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    Sophos Anti-Virus:    Version: 8.0.21 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
    Skip System Files: NO
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Vixen Disk: Disk size: 595.37 GB Disk used: 429.15 GB
    Destinations:
        Margedrive [Local] (Last used)
        Total size: 2
        Total number of backups: 47
        Oldest backup: 2013-08-05 08:00:10 +0000
        Last backup: 2014-01-13 07:04:31 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
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    Time Machine details may not be accurate.
    All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
        31%    firefox
         4%    WindowServer
         1%    mds_stores
         1%    mdworker
         1%    InterCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
    737 MB    firefox
    135 MB    Microsoft Word
    106 MB    WindowServer
    90 MB    Mail
    86 MB    InterCheck
Virtual Memory Information:
    126 MB    Free RAM
    1.42 GB    Active RAM
    1.29 GB    Inactive RAM
    581 MB    Wired RAM
    1.17 GB    Page-ins
    19 MB    Page-outs
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When I first got my imac, I ran the benchmark song 2 and it was giving 16 tracks. I have changed nothing much since then apart from just loading my sound library (just Reason NN-XT files) and surfing the net and installing newer patch of OS and a patch for my Logic 7.2. Now it barely gives 13 tracks. What should I do? Is there some clean up that I need to do? I always clean up/reset my Safari after each time I go on the internet. Could this have to do with the patches?

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That's kind of what I thought. Upgrading the RAM to the maximum it will take should help quite a bit. You have an older machine so I'm not sure how much it will address. I would recommend going to www.crucial.com and run their Crucial Memory System Scanner to see how much you can install. Crucial makes excellent RAM and also OWC (www.macsales.com) make great RAM.

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Contact Apple's Support, formerly Apple Express Lane.

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Problem: slow connection. I have an iMac (2007) running on Mac OS X 10.6.8. I just had my internet speed increased from 1 to 3 Mbps but my connection slowed down considerably. Do I have to change any setting on the computer, and how?

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Downloading Aperture has slowed down photo editing on my iMac. Should I delete iPhoto?

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mid 2007 iMac 2.4GHZ. after start up the iMac will slow down to a freeze. Specially while on internet (youtube).

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hi All,
Our Browser based Infopath forms have slowed down drastically after applying SharePoint 2010 SP2. Prior to this, we had SharePoint 2010 SP1 and the timings was around 10 seconds (single user) for the entire infopath form to be displayed which has 10-12
views and 5 data connections and 15 business rules and around 100 fields.
But now after applying sharepoint 2010 sp2, the performance has slowed down and it now takes for a single user around 50 seconds.
Refer to the link below, which we followed by applying the patch as well, but the performance is still the same very slow.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/0b673324-01c4-49f7-86cb-647aa43fefd6/infopath-browser-forms-extremely-slow-after-service-pack-2-upgrade?forum=sharepointadminprevious
We have raised a ticket with Microsoft, but there is no concrete resolution as to what component of the infopath has made the form rendering and display slow.
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any details where exactly is the bottleneck.
Any tools that give me the details of the bottleneck.
Thanks and appreciate your help in this.
Regards
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Thanks Ram

hi inderjeet,
The application has gone live and its on production, the same application is on pre-prod and UAT, system testing and integration environments.
The infopath form used to work very well on all these environments before we installed sharepoint 2010 sp2. but the moment we installed sharepoint 2010 sp2, the infopath forms have slowed down.
Microsoft has acknowledged that there is an issued with sharepoint 2010 sp2 and infopath form performance, but they are not able to provide an appropriate fix on this.
We have another environment where there is no sharepoint 2010 sp2 applied only sp1 is applied and the infopath form works very well within fraction of seconds.
So your point no. 1 and 2 and 3. does not reveal anything. Fiddler does not give any detailed component by component breakup where the time is taking more.
The form used to work very well before we applied sp2.
I want to know a tool that gives me exactly component by component grant chart kind of breakup of time taken when the infopath url is requested on the browser.
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ram
Thanks Ram

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
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I am using Lion and it is updated. It happens in Safari opr Firefox or even in opening email. I have repaired disk permissiomns often, I clean with "CleanMyMac" on a regular basis but at times I have to simply restart the system whjich does not always solve the problem.
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The OP is using Snow Leopard (per his profile), your instructions assumr he is on Lion (10.7.x) therefore they will not work.
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