My iMAC is extremely slow, do I have a virus? or just lack of memory?
Dear All,
I have an iMAC 2.7GHz Intel Core i5 with 4 GB memory. I run Snow Leopard(10.7.5). I just use for simple things, like mail, internet, iphoto, itunes, but the computer is getting slower and slower. it takes 30sec to 1 min to open Safari. I use time to time ONIX to clean up my computer. I read about "Page outs", what is like 7.5GB. How can I make sure that I dont have any malware, and how much memory I would need...so ho to speed it up again....thank you in advance!
vmate
You're Welcome.
To keep your Mac happy... have a read here...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html
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Power off the router. Wait awhile. Power it back on. Wait until all the lights are lit up properly.
It will take a while.
Restart the computer.
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Hi Uzma,
As you mentioned, it works perfectly in Safe mode with Network. It might be caused by some third-party software or service. I would like to suggest you perform a Clean Boot to confirm it:
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
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3.Click Toolbars and Extensions, click each toolbar or extension, clicking
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4.Restart Internet Explorer 11. Go back to the Manage Add-Ons window and turn on each item, one-by-one.
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Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
2 GB RAM
Video Information:
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 5 days 20:20:57
Disk Information:
Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (96.82 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
HP Officejet J6400 series
Nike FuelBand
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
G-TECH OEM ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
G-DRIVE (disk1s2) /Volumes/G-DRIVE: 499.76 GB (96.69 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information:
Startup Items:
CiscoTUN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoTUN
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.nike.nikeplusconnect.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
HP Registration Assistant
HP Scheduler
HP Product Research
HPEventHandler
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.3.7 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 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
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Adobe Version Cue CS4 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
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
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Setup Assistant: Version: 14.3.6 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: 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 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
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
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
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
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 207.12 GB
Destinations:
G-DRIVE Q [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 465.44 GB
Total number of backups: 177
Oldest backup: 2009-01-25 04:24:35 +0000
Last backup: 2014-03-17 21:35:38 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 465.44 GB < (Disk used 207.12 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
9% Microsoft Word
3% Adobe Illustrator
2% Nike+ Connect
2% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
274 MB Adobe Illustrator
115 MB Mail
76 MB Google Chrome
72 MB WindowServer
45 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information:
52 MB Free RAM
666 MB Active RAM
611 MB Inactive RAM
322 MB Wired RAM
7.11 GB Page-ins
161 MB Page-outsYou are only running on 2GB of RAM. IMHO 4GB woud be the minimum to realistically run Mavericks on, although the more the better.
Pete -
IMac running extremely slow all of a sudden
I have a 1st generation Intel iMac (24", late 2006), which ran fine for three years but all of a sudden slowed to a crawl about a month ago. I upgraded to 3GB of RAM, but didn't see any improvement; I've run the disk utility app on the system install disk and didn't get any problems; I don't see anything in the Activity Monitor that's hogging CPU usage (although iTunes uses about 7% while playing music and 20% while playing video - considerably higher when it loads a new track into RAM); and I have 70GB free on a 300GB hard disk. I realize that this is just scratching the surface, so what else should I be looking at? For what it's worth, yes I have an HP printer, but the drivers don't seem to take up that much CPU time; and I'm still on 10.4.11, so maybe it's just time to upgrade to Snow Leopard; but either way I've been on this system (and with this printer) for a long time, and I don't understand why this would happen all of a sudden...
Thanks!
Message was edited by: AstigmatismHI,
70GB free disk space could be at least part of the problem for the disk slowing down.
Try Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk
Check the startup disk for errors that may need repairing.
Insert your install disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
*(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)*
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
When you are finished with DU, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Manager.
Select your start up disk and click Restart
While you have the Disk Utility window open, look at the bottom of the window. Where you see Capacity and Available. *Make sure there is always 10% to 15% free disk space*
If you cannot boot from your install disc, try booting in Safe Mode
How to Force Background Maintenance
One way to free up disk space...
Open Console. Select system.log then from the Menu Bar click Reveal in Finder then move that log file to the Trash. These logs can take up as much as a GB.
Carolyn -
Every Step, all Apps on iMac is Extremely Slow
The problem seems to be across the board, and not with any application. I spend 10 to 30 sec watching the spinning ball on everything: opening a finder window, saving dox in Pages, opening any app, clicking on any pulldown menu in any app, each step saving a photo in PS (20+ sec on Save; same after enter name; again on location; again on file type - in short takes 2 minutes to save a pic in PS).
I’ve a circa 2008 iMac, which I have upgraded over time to 10.9.5. This problem seems to have coincided and become worse with each upgrade. As a result I have been hesitant to upgrade to Yosemite.
Thinking that problem could be capacity limits I checked what’s taking up most space. My Home shows 94 GB on disk. But I think capacity is 250GB. Went to About this Mac >System Report >Hardware >Storage >Macintoch HD and it showed 249.2 GB capacity and another 67.07 GB available.
I keep original photos on external HD. But still have 24GB of edited photos on iMac. Have 20GB of documents; iTunes library is 11.8GB; Desktop is 7,62GB; and Downloads is 1.35GB. Nothing else amount to a GB. I can put all of these on an external hard drive. Should I? Also delete Downloads, since have used or transferred anything there that want.
thanks for any assistance.
ArmandoOK, have done it, and copied in result. Is this format OK to study it?
Problem description:
All functions are very slow. Happens on all applications and on every step.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 2400 - VRAM: 128 MB
iMac 1680 x 1050
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 11 days 7:42:53
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HDP725025GLA380 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.20 GB (67.05 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
EPSON EPSON XP-610 Series
Apple Inc. iPad
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Firewire Information: ℹ️
OWC OEM SATA Device 00 400mbit - 400mbit max
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
disk2s2 (disk2s2) <not mounted> : 29 KB
disk2s3 (disk2s3) <not mounted> : 29 KB
disk2s4 (disk2s4) <not mounted> : 29 KB
disk2s5 (disk2s5) <not mounted> : 29 KB
disk2s6 (disk2s6) <not mounted> : 262 KB
disk2s7 (disk2s7) <not mounted> : 262 KB
disk2s8 (disk2s8) <not mounted> : 262 KB
250GB OWC MercuryElite (disk2s10) /Volumes/250GB OWC MercuryElite : 249.92 GB (163 MB free)
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Incompatible Software/Parallels Service.app
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[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor (6.0 12106.692267) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge (6.0 12106.692267) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect (6.0 12106.692267) Support
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic (6.0 12106.692267) Support
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[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.4) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.KonicaMinolta.kext.UsbCnsDiver2892 (1.0.0) Support
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[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.epson.ecrp.launcher.plist Support
[running] com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist Support
[loaded] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist Support
[running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support
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[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
GrowlHelperApp Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Gr owlHelperApp.app)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Address Book UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
ExpanderDaemon Application (/Applications/StuffIt/StuffIt Expander.app/Contents/MacOS/ExpanderDaemon.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
LaCie Network Assistant Application (/Applications/LaCie Network Assistant.app)
Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app)
Safari Application (/Applications/Safari.app)
ConnectService Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.4.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 Support
Silverlight: Version: 3.0.50106.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
MacFUSE Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
250GB OWC MercuryElite: Disk size: 249.92 GB Disk used: 249.76 GB
Destinations:
ArmandoMenocal [Network]
Total size: 1.98 TB
Total number of backups: 29
Oldest backup: 2014-09-05 06:38:34 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-13 23:27:01 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 1.98 TB > (Disk size 249.92 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
7% WindowServer
7% iTunes
1% Dropbox
1% mds_stores
0% EPSON Scanner
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
155 MB iTunes
107 MB Contacts
103 MB Mail
69 MB iPhoto
64 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
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25 MB Free RAM
738 MB Active RAM
722 MB Inactive RAM
590 MB Wired RAM
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The Internet (firefox, safari) are loading VERY slow. At first I thought it was just my school's website acting up, but after talking to their technical support they had me delete cache and cookies, make sure all programs are updated including plug ins like adobe, flash plug in etc. All of these things didn't help when I did them. On my school's website the videos do not load completely so they are choppy when viewed. After finishing an activity it won't load my score, during activities the page constantly has errors. It was just this website that was slow to load but now it seems like any website I go to is very slow. I am wondering if the loading problem is contributed to the computers memory, or lack of. However, I am not expert when it comes to computers so I don't know how to figure out how much free disc space I have/memory etc. I'm wondering if this is the problem. I have increased my activity on this computer for school, including more documents, downloading etc. So do you think the slowness of the internet is contributed to the memory or disc space? I believe I have snow leopard. it is MAC OS X 10.6.8 with Memory: 2GB 1067 MHz DDR3. Please help! Thank you!
To find out how much space you have & what is left, open up Disk Utility/Machintosh HD/First Aid. The info will be at the bottom of the window.
Sluggish Finder - Bunch of icons on your desktop? An overcrowded desktop slows down your Mac.
Get rid of needless Finder calculations - Open a window in Finder/View/Show View Options: ensure "Calculate All Sizes" option is unchecked.
Internet related - It's likely that your broadband connection is the bottleneck. You can check your speed on http://www.speedtest.net to see how fast your connection is. If your web browser specifically performs slowly, quit and relaunch it.
If browser remains sluggish, empty its cache.
Safari/Empty Cache
Firefox/Preferences - select the Network tab of the Advanced preferences and click the "Clear Now" button in the "Offline Storage" area.
Application related - Launch "Activity Monitor" - Applications/Utilities - click the CPU heading and see what float to the top. If an application takes up a large chunk of CPU and won't let it go, it could be dragging down your Mac's performance. Quit it by clicking the Quit Process button at the top of the Activity Monitor window.
Too little ram - max out your ram.
Solution may be found if you search in the "More Like This" section over in the right column. -
Everything is just running completely slow and it was not like this. I do not know what to do at all, please help. Thank you.
Your problem has nothing to do with "viruses." DO NOT install any kind of "anti-virus" software.
First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
One possible cause of a slow user interface is a large number of image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons. If you have more than a dozen or so such files, move them to another folder.
Otherwise, take these steps 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 icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 2
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.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into a message.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out before posting. -
My imac is extremely slow/ apps crashing.
So all of the sudden my iMac is pretty much useless, I just sit and stare at my rainbow pinwheel hoping something will happen. Almost every app I actually get open usually crashes not long after. What do I do?!?!
Hello, see how many of these you can answer...
See if the Disk is issuing any S.M.A.R.T errors in Disk Utility...
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7029
Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
How much RAM & free Disk space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
In the Memory tab of Activity Monitor, are there a lot of Pageouts?
One way to test is to Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, Test for problem in Safe Mode...
PS. Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive
Reboot, test again.
If it only does it in Regular Boot, then it could be some hardware problem like Video card, (Quartz is turned off in Safe Mode), or Airport, or some USB or Firewire device, or 3rd party add-on, Check System Preferences>Accounts>Login Items window to see if it or something relevant is listed.
Check the System Preferences>Other Row, for 3rd party Pref Panes.
Also look in these if they exist, some are invisible...
/private/var/run/StartupItems
/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/StartupItems
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/LaunchDaemons -
My iMac is extremely slow when I am on the Internet, how can I correct this?
I do not have trouble with my iMac when I am in word, etc., but when I go to the internet it takes forever to go from different addresses, etc.
Try putting these numbers in Network>TCP/IP>DNS Servers, for the Interface you connect with...
208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
Then Apply. For 10.5/10.6 Network, highlight Interface>Advanced button>DNS tab>little + icon. -
Help, Imac running extremely slow
Today soothing has happened to my iMac it is showing spinning beach ball on everything.
I have rebooted several times, unplugged for 10 mins and restarted but still same symptoms.
The commands are working but taking 10minutes to recognise.
Please helpSo I tried to boot up in safe mode and I couldn't it just kept switching off.
The booting up to disk utility worked and I was able to do verify on the disk.
It is coming back as 'error: disk utility is unable to repair this disk. Back up as many files as possible , and reformat disk.'
Will a reformat work?
What is best way to proceed?
Unfortunately I have never done a backup
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