My imac is getting slow

Can somebody tell me how to solve this problem ???

stop running programs you don't use
you can see a light under it in the bar
install more memory
uninstall programs you don't use
free up data from the hd as in delete data you don't need or move the data to external harddisks

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My imac is getting slower and slower and has probems connecting to internet. Any idea on how to restore initial performance? thanks

my imac is getting slower and slower and has probems connecting to internet. Any idea on how to restore initial performance? thanks

What year, screen size, CPU speed and amount of RAM installed?
What version of OS X is your iMac running?
How full is your Mac's hard drive?
How many applications do you run simultaneously in the background while working in another application?
Do you run any antivirus software on your Mac? Antivirus software can slow down the normal operation of OS X.
Do you run any "crapware" like Mackeeper or any other type of so called hard drive "cleaning" apps?

My iMac is getting slower and slower

My Mac (3.2GHz Intel Core i3 4GB Memory) is about 4 years old and has been getting slower and slower over the last 5 or 6 months. An earlier post recommended using 'Etracheck' which I have done and attached the information below. I think I may have a Ram issue but I would be grateful for any comments.
Thanks
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac11,3
1 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 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
BANK 0/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
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 Radeon HD 5670 - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 6 days 16:10:12
Disk Information: ℹ️
SAMSUNG HD103SJ disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (629.98 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information: ℹ️
Canon MG4200 series
Primax USB OPTICAL MOUSE
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Western Digital My Passport 070A 999.5 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Backup (disk4s2) <not mounted> : 999.16 GB
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) Support
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[failed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
BlackBerry Device Manager ApplicationHidden (/Library/Application Support/BlackBerry/BlackBerry Device Manager.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.2f1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 Support
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Slick Savings
Searchme
Amazon Shopping Assistant
Ebay Shopping Assistant
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 369.37 GB
Destinations:
Backup [Local]
Total size: 0 B
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 369.37 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      3% WindowServer
      0% AppleSpell
      0% BBLaunchAgent
      0% coreservicesd
      0% Microsoft Word
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
180 MB Mail
176 MB iTunes
64 MB softwareupdated
52 MB Safari
47 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
35 MB Free RAM
824 MB Active RAM
808 MB Inactive RAM
652 MB Wired RAM
19.96 GB Page-ins
1.41 GB Page-outs

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My IMac is getting slow... and i want to restart the hole computer so all the apps and the stuff I've downloaded will disappear so it will be good as new, how can i do that?

I NEED HELP!!!
My problem is that my IMac is getting really slow and i want to fix that, i havent buyd any memory chips yet but i think i will but i want to restart my whole computer so its like all new bought and its not going to be slow anymore

And my computer is getting warm all the times so the "wind blower" has to turn on and disturb me so much!!!
Its getting so annoyng with all the lag and noise its doing when im tryng to do something

Mid 2007 imac is getting slower

seems to be getting slower ... lot of waiting between entries

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Does imac performance gets slow due to power?

My imac 27" mid 2011 series is getting freeze, I'm thinking it's because of the UPS I'm using

Check it yourself. Unplug your Mac from the UPS and connect it to the power plug directly, and see if it works correctly. Anyway, that looks strange.
Read > https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521

My imac is getting slower. Is there a tool to get rid of waist (temp files etc.)

I am sure there is a tool in the apple software availabe, to speed up again may iMac.

A Little more info about your iMac would be nice.
There are many model iMacs.
Year, screen size, CPU speed and amount of RAM memory installed?
How full is your iMac's internal hard drive?
Do you have any antivirus software installed?
Any "crapware" like MacKeeper or any other type of hard drive "cleaning" apps?
How many applications do you run simultaneously in the background on your iMac?

IMac getting slower -and Im getting more frustrated!

Like others it would appear.... I am finding my iMac is getting slower and slower with each day that passes since upgrading to Mavericks. It is slow to open and close apps. Slow to open mail. Often hangs with the little ball spinning forever and I have to hold the start button to shut down. I've even noticed that simple scrolling jumps all over the place as it is slow to respond. iMessage is often up to 4 minutes behind! I noticed that others have used EtreCheck which has been helpful to those 'in the know'. Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated, as I have no diea what's what! Thank you.
Hardware Information:
          iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
          iMac - model: iMac10,1
          1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 1 day 4:47:57
Disk Information:
          ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (446.25 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTS09
USB Information:
          Canon MP495 series
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          TOSHIBA USB 3.5"-HDD 1.5 TB
                    EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Time Machine Backup (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backup: 1.5 TB (7.02 GB free)
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          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          (0.0.74)
          com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.notify.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [failed] SOS.OnlineBackup.LaunchAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          MyTomTomSA (EMMA)
          iTunesHelper
          BusyCalAlarm
          LivedriveCore
          Dropbox
          Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2
          Dropbox App ONLY
Internet Plug-ins:
          AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017277: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.1.0.24   - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - 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 Outdated! Update
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 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:
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
          Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
          MacFUSE 3rd-Party support link
          Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X 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
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
          TomTomHOMERunner:          Version: 2.9.2.1693 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/TomTom HOME/TomTomHOMERunner.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
          /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
          /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Helper
                    Wondershare Helper Compact:          Version: 2.2.6.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Aimersoft Helper Compact:          Version: 2.2.6.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Wondershare Helper Compact:          Version: 2.2.6.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Wondershare Helper Compact/Wondershare Helper Compact.app
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          Music Healing - Free:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
          Rename A Better Finder 8:          Version: 8.77 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
          Healing Voice | Lite:          Version: 1.1 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 515.11 GB
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine Backup [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 1
                    Total number of backups: 180
                    Oldest backup: 2011-03-13 08:43:29 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-01-22 16:30:29 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 1 < (Disk used 515.11 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
              58%          PluginProcess
              15%          com.apple.WebKit.Networking
               8%          WindowServer
               2%          Safari
               1%          EtreCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
          156 MB          com.apple.MediaLibraryService
          156 MB          Quicken Essentials
          156 MB          iTunes
          111 MB          softwareupdated
          106 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information:
          320 MB          Free RAM
          1.66 GB          Active RAM
          1.08 GB          Inactive RAM
          647 MB          Wired RAM
          2.78 GB          Page-ins
          255 MB          Page-outs

A.
Some of your user files (not system files) have incorrect permissions or are locked. This procedure will unlock all your user files, reset their ownership, and remove their access-control lists. If you've set special values for those attributes, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it.
Back up all data.
Step 1
If you have more than one user account, and the one in question is not an administrator account, then temporarily promote it to administrator status in the Users & Groups preference pane. To do that, unlock the preference pane using the credentials of an administrator, check the box marked Allow user to administer this computer, then reboot. You can demote the problem account back to standard status when this step has been completed.
Enter the following command in the Terminal window in the same way as before (triple-click, copy, and paste):
{ sudo chflags -R nouchg,nouappnd ~ $TMPDIR..; sudo chown -R $UID:staff ~ $_; sudo chmod -R u+rwX ~ $_; chmod -R -N ~ $_; } 2>&-
This time you'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1 or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Boot into Recovery. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open. In that window, type this:
res
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
Select your startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.
B.
Launch the Font Book application and validate all fonts. You must select the fonts in order to validate them. See the built-in help and this support article for instructions. If Font Book finds any issues, resolve them.
From the application's menu bar, select
File ▹ Restore Standard Fonts...
You'll be prompted to confirm, and then to enter your administrator login password.
Boot in safe mode to rebuild the font caches. Boot again as usual and test.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t boot in safe mode. In that case, ask for instructions.
Also note that if you deactivate or remove any built-in fonts, for instance by using a third-party font manager, the system may become unstable.
C.
"BlackBerry Desktop Manager" is incompatible with Mavericks and should be removed.
Any third-party software that doesn't install by drag-and-drop into the Applications folder, and uninstall by drag-and-drop to the Trash, is a system modification.
Whenever you remove system modifications, they must be removed completely, and the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job.
I never install system modifications myself, and I don't know how to uninstall them. You'll have to do your own research to find that information.
Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickMyMac” (a hypothetical example.) First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickmymac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the Web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickMyMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickMyMac.” If not, open “BrickMyMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button.
Back up all data before making any changes.
You will generally have to reboot in order to complete an uninstallation. Until you do that, the uninstallation may have no effect, or unpredictable effects.
If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase and install OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.
WARNING: Trying to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name often will not work and may make the problem worse. The same goes for "utilities" such as "AppCleaner" and the like that purport to remove software.

My computer is getting slower and slower. Is there a standard utility I can run to clean things up?

My Imac is getting slower and slower. Is there a standard utility I can run that will clean things up? I am an old PC guy but changed to Mac about 5 years ago. PC had a program called DeFrag. Is there anything like that for the Mac? Thanks, Rick

Rick,
A Mac that loses performance can be caused by many many things. Forget about Defrag, that isn't the problem and is something done by PC users in the 1990s. The more common things to check are RAM (do you have enough) and Login Items. You can easily check if you need a RAM upgrade by operating your computer as you normally do and opening Activity Monitor (Applications - Utilities - Activity Monitor) and click the System Memory tab. In the lower left you will see:
Free
Wired
Active
Inactive
Used
If the amount of Free RAM is in the vicinity of 500MB or less your system needs more RAM.
To check the Login Items navigate to System Preferences - Accounts - Login Items. If you seen applications in the list that you don't need loading when you login simply highlight them and click the - symbol at the bottom of the box to remove them.
Finally I would recommend your visit and read 25 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac.
Roger

My 24" IMac is slow and getting slower and over heats

24" IMac 2.8Ghz, 4G of Ram 320G Intel HD O/S Mavericks 10.9.5
Computer is slow and getting slower.
Seems to overheat and freeze when processing video
Sepearte issue blue tooth not working Computer says now hardware

EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated 7 October 2014 3:14:24 pm AEDT
Hardware Information: ?
iMac Intel Core 2 Duo (aluminum enclosure) (Early 2008)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 1:3:9
Disk Information: ?
WDC WD3200AAJS-40VWA1 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (179.11 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information: ?
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchAfaTech (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergy450 (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergyXS (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchEmpia (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchVoyager (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouse (7.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseBluetooth (7.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseUSB (7.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.9) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support
Startup Items: ?
EyeConnect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/EyeConnect
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.SmartwareDriveService.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.WDSmartWareService.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Skype
EyeTV Helper
MicrosoftMouseHelper
Dropbox
WDQuickView
Internet Plug-ins: ?
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 5.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.3 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 Support
Safari Extensions: ?
DivXHTML5
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - 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: ?
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Microsoft Mouse Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      2% WindowServer
      0% fontd
      0% MicrosoftMouseHelper
      0% Dropbox
      0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
221 MB Safari
147 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
139 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
135 MB com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
131 MB Solitaire
Virtual Memory Information: ?
604 MB Free RAM
1.93 GB Active RAM
1010 MB Inactive RAM
504 MB Wired RAM
451 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

IMac early 2008 getting slow. EtreCheck summary in french

Hello all,
I have tgis problem with my iMac for a while (I guess since I switched to OS X 10.9).
Some applications are getting slow opening and closing (Mail, Calendar, AddressBook, iPhoto, ...)
For example, active windows of Mail won't close immediately when I click onto the red button. I need to do it many times, switch to another app and back to Mail, and then try again. It is an erratic process. And this happens with other apps.
Rather frustrating.
Here under is the description of my problem in french (pretty much the same as I wrote here in english) and the picture of my iMac by Etrcheck.
If anyone can help, that would be great.
Thank you for your attention.
Description du problème :
Depuis assez longtemps maintenant, mon iMac ralentit.
Il y a en particulier des applications qui demandent à ce que je clique plusieurs fois dessus pour les activer.
Mail par exemple est très lent à l’ouverture. Ouvrir un mail exige parfois que je clique en dehors de la fenêtre pour reclouer dedans à nouveau et tenter d’effacer des mails ou en ouvrir.
iPhoto est également devenu lent.
Carnet d’Adresse aussi.
L’utilisation devient très lente et laborieuse.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated 20 janvier 2015 12:32:15 UTC+1
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Informations matérielles : ℹ️
Mac (24-inch, Early 2008) (Caractéristiques techniques)
iMac - modèle : iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU : 2-core
4 GB RAM Extensible
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Vieux - Handoff/Airdrop2 pas disponible
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Informations vidéo : ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM : 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
Logiciel du système : ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Temps depuis le démarrage : 14 jours 16:11:21
Informations des disques : ℹ️
WDC WD3200AAJS-40VWA0 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <non monté> : 210 Mo
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 Go (58.53 Go libre)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <non monté> [Restauration] : 650 Mo
Informations USB : ℹ️
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Seagate Backup+ SL 1 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <non monté> : 210 Mo
Time Machine 500 Go (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine 500 Go : 500.10 Go (89.15 Go libre)
Stockage 500 Go (disk1s3) /Volumes/Stockage 500 Go : 499.62 Go (323.68 Go libre)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper : ℹ️
Mac App Store et développeurs identifiés
Extensions du noyau : ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[désengagé] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.1) [Aide]
/System/Library/Extensions
[désengagé] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.3.3) [Aide]
Agents de lancement systèmes avec un problème : ℹ️
[tué] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
[tué] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[tué] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[tué] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[tué] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[tué] com.apple.sbd.plist
[tué] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
7 processus tués à cause de la pression de mémoire
Daemons de lancement systèmes avec un problème : ℹ️
[tué] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[tué] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[tué] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[tué] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[tué] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[tué] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
[tué] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[tué] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[tué] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
9 processus tués à cause de la pression de mémoire
Agents de lancement : ℹ️
[engagé] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Aide]
[en marche] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Aide]
[engagé] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Aide]
Daemons de lancements : ℹ️
[engagé] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Aide]
[engagé] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Aide]
Agents de lancement pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️
[engagé] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Aide]
Éléments Ouverture : ℹ️
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
BitTorrent Application (/Users/[expurgé]/.Trash/BitTorrent.app)
Plug-ins internets : ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin : Version : 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Aide]
WacomNetscape : Version : 1.1.1-1 [Aide]
Default Browser : Version : 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin : Version : 2.2.1.11 [Aide]
WacomTabletPlugin : Version : WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 [Aide]
Silverlight : Version : 4.0.51204.0 [Aide]
FlashPlayer-10.6 : Version : 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
Flash Player : Version : 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
QuickTime Plugin : Version : 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin : Version : 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Aide]
SharePointBrowserPlugin : Version : 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
AdobePDFViewer : Version : 9.5.5 [Aide]
iPhotoPhotocast : Version : 7.0
JavaAppletPlugin : Version : Java 7 Update 51 Vérifier la version
Plug-ins internets pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️
RealPlayer Plugin : Version : Inconnu [Aide]
Extensions de Safari : ℹ️
Awesome Screenshot [Installé]
Searchme [Installé] Adware ! [Remove]
Panneaux de préférences tiers : ℹ️
BDSPrefPane [Aide]
Déjà Vu [Aide]
Flash Player [Aide]
Flip4Mac WMV [Aide]
Time Machine : ℹ️
Ignorer les fichiers du système : NON
Sauvegardes mobiles : Désactivé
Sauvegarde automatique : OUI
Disques sauvegardés :
Macintosh HD : Taille de disque : 319.21 Go Disque utilisé : 260.68 Go
Destinations :
Time Machine 500 Go [Local]
Taille totale : 500.10 Go
Nombre de sauvegardes total : 89
Sauvegardes la plus agée : 2013-11-06 19:50:55 +0000
Dernière sauvegarde : 2015-01-20 10:36:45 +0000
Taille de la disque de sauvegarde : Trop petit
Taille de sauvegarde 500.10 Go > (Disque utilisé 260.68 Go X 3)
L’utilisation du CPU par processus : ℹ️
      6% WindowServer
      0% mds_stores
      0% AppleSpell
      0% iPhoto
      0% launchd
L’utilisation de la RAM par processus : ℹ️
172 Mo Mail
146 Mo iPhoto
146 Mo Finder
116 Mo Numbers
86 Mo Automator
Informations de la mémoire virtuelle : ℹ️
53 Mo RAM Disponible
1.41 Go RAM Active
1.37 Go RAM Inactive
629 Mo RAM Résidente
90.67 Go Pages entrants
2.51 Go Sorties pages
Informations du diagnostic : ℹ️
Jan 20, 2015, 12:45:19 AM /Users/[expurgé]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/garcon_2015-01-20-004519_[expur gé].crash
Jan 20, 2015, 12:29:21 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Automator_2015-01-20-002921_[expurgé].hang
Jan 19, 2015, 08:02:10 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/discoveryd_2015-01-19-200210_[expurgé].crash
Jan 19, 2015, 04:37:19 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Mail_2015-01-19-163719_[expurgé].cpu_resource.d iag [Détails]
Jan 18, 2015, 09:45:13 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/discoveryd_2015-01-18-214513_[expurgé].crash

Hello there,
Thank you for your interest to my problem.
I've completed the Etrecheck process.
It came up with this:
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated 20 janvier 2015 20:59:05 UTC+1
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Informations matérielles : ℹ️
Mac (24-inch, Early 2008) (Caractéristiques techniques)
iMac - modèle : iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU : 2-core
4 GB RAM Extensible
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Vieux - Handoff/Airdrop2 pas disponible
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Informations vidéo : ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM : 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
Logiciel du système : ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Temps depuis le démarrage : 1:23:20
Informations des disques : ℹ️
WDC WD3200AAJS-40VWA0 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <non monté> : 210 Mo
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 Go (107.86 Go libre)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <non monté> [Restauration] : 650 Mo
Informations USB : ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Seagate Backup+ SL 1 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <non monté> : 210 Mo
Time Machine 500 Go (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine 500 Go : 500.10 Go (86.53 Go libre)
Stockage 500 Go (disk1s3) /Volumes/Stockage 500 Go : 499.62 Go (323.68 Go libre)
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper : ℹ️
Mac App Store et développeurs identifiés
Extensions du noyau : ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[désengagé] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.1) [Aide]
/System/Library/Extensions
[désengagé] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.3.3) [Aide]
Agents de lancement : ℹ️
[engagé] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Aide]
[en marche] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Aide]
[engagé] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Aide]
Daemons de lancements : ℹ️
[engagé] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Aide]
[engagé] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Aide]
Agents de lancement pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️
[engagé] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Aide]
Éléments Ouverture : ℹ️
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Plug-ins internets : ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin : Version : 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Aide]
WacomNetscape : Version : 1.1.1-1 [Aide]
Default Browser : Version : 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin : Version : 2.2.1.11 [Aide]
WacomTabletPlugin : Version : WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 [Aide]
Silverlight : Version : 4.0.51204.0 [Aide]
FlashPlayer-10.6 : Version : 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
Flash Player : Version : 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
QuickTime Plugin : Version : 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin : Version : 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Aide]
SharePointBrowserPlugin : Version : 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
AdobePDFViewer : Version : 9.5.5 [Aide]
iPhotoPhotocast : Version : 7.0
JavaAppletPlugin : Version : Java 7 Update 51 Vérifier la version
Plug-ins internets pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️
RealPlayer Plugin : Version : Inconnu [Aide]
Panneaux de préférences tiers : ℹ️
BDSPrefPane [Aide]
Déjà Vu [Aide]
Flash Player [Aide]
Flip4Mac WMV [Aide]
Time Machine : ℹ️
Ignorer les fichiers du système : NON
Sauvegardes mobiles : Désactivé
Sauvegarde automatique : OUI
Disques sauvegardés :
Macintosh HD : Taille de disque : 319.21 Go Disque utilisé : 211.36 Go
Destinations :
Time Machine 500 Go [Local]
Taille totale : 500.10 Go
Nombre de sauvegardes total : 89
Sauvegardes la plus agée : 2013-11-06 19:50:55 +0000
Dernière sauvegarde : 2015-01-20 14:14:55 +0000
Taille de la disque de sauvegarde : Trop petit
Taille de sauvegarde 500.10 Go > (Disque utilisé 211.36 Go X 3)
L’utilisation du CPU par processus : ℹ️
      17% sandboxd
      7% QuickLookSatellite
      7% WindowServer
      2% Finder
      1% VTDecoderXPCService
L’utilisation de la RAM par processus : ℹ️
223 Mo mds_stores
159 Mo Mail
142 Mo Finder
129 Mo Dock
103 Mo Dropbox
Informations de la mémoire virtuelle : ℹ️
52 Mo RAM Disponible
1.77 Go RAM Active
1.73 Go RAM Inactive
552 Mo RAM Résidente
17.83 Go Pages entrants
273 Mo Sorties pages
Informations du diagnostic : ℹ️
Jan 20, 2015, 08:33:10 PM /Users/[expurgé]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2015-01-20-203310_[e xpurgé].crash
Jan 20, 2015, 07:36:21 PM Examen de soi - succès
From comparaison with previous check, it appears i recovered Hard Drive memory: from 58.53 to 107.86 Go.
I don't see the Safari item anymore. Nor the Bit Torrent stuff.
Mail seems to be more efficient. But when OS X reinstalled, Mail opened at first with re-load of all mails; i saw 23 569 mails total reloaded from SENT, to DRAFT, RECEIVED, etc ... for the last 10 years. Some of the mails have files included. Could be the problem for Mail being so slow. Even now when I open Mail it takes time to order properly all emails by date (and this is only for the INBOX display)
I don't know for the RAM. Kind of expensive and the result might not be as expected.
I still can't take screenshot with the keyboard shortcuts... something went wrong i don't know what. If someone has a clue I could then send shots of some of my windows to make sure I have things right.
Lionnel

IMac 20 inch early 2008 getting slow

My iMac 20 inch early 2008 is getting slow. I have attached the EtreCheck report.
Any suggestions? how about memory upgrade. Or is it time to just start lookin for a more recent Mac....
Thank you so much!
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated 29 september 2014 11:51:44 CEST
Hardware Information: ?
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
2 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
ATI Radeon HD 2400 - VRAM: 128 MB
iMac 1024 x 768
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 14:13:53
Disk Information: ?
WDC WD2500AAJS-40VWA1 disk0 : (250,06 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Marion (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249,2 GB (175,23 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information: ?
VIA Technologies Inc. USB 2.0 IDE Bridge 164,7 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Time Machine-reservekopieën (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine-reservekopieën: 164,35 GB (17,5 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[not loaded] com.hzsystems.driver.CDSDAudioCaptureSupport (1.5) Support
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[running] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
GetBackupAgent
Google Chrome
Software-update
Spotify
Spotify
Spotify
Google Chrome
Thunderbird
Internet Plug-ins: ?
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Becon: Version: (null) Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.8 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50917.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins ?
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Marion: Disk size: 232.09 GB Disk used: 68.89 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine-reservekopieën [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 153.07 GB
Total number of backups: 70
Oldest backup: 2013-12-30 15:03:05 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-29 09:29:28 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 153.07 GB < (Disk used 68.89 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      2% WindowServer
      1% Google Chrome
      0% fontd
      0% Finder
      0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
102 MB JavaApplicationStub
102 MB Google Chrome
88 MB thunderbird
45 MB Finder
35 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ?
23 MB Free RAM
710 MB Active RAM
700 MB Inactive RAM
281 MB Wired RAM
1.22 GB Page-ins
59 MB Page-outs

Uupgrading the ram will help, 2gb simply isn't enough with Mavericks. Your iMac will use up to 6gb of ram,
Min. RAM Speed:
800 MHz
Details:
Supports 800 MHz PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM (200-pin SO-DIMM). Also see: How do you upgrade the RAM in this Aluminum iMac model? How much RAM does it actually support?
Standard RAM:
1 GB
Maximum RAM:
6 GB*
Details:
By default, 1 GB of RAM was installed as a single SO-DIMM module. One slot free. *Apple officially supports 4 GB of RAM, but third-parties have been able to upgrade the system to 6 GB of RAM using one 2 GB and one 4 GB SO-DIMM module. In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells memory -- as well as other upgrades -- for this iMac. In Australia, site sponsor RamCity sells memory and other upgrades for this iMac.
Get ram form either OWC http://eshop.macsales.com or Crucial http://www.crucial.com to avoid problems with incompatible ram.

Imac getting slow

With an older imac (early 03) at some point should i no longer download some software updates as it could cause my imac to continue to get slower as i add things? These are the specs of my imac. or is it just an allaround slow mac. Is there anything in general i could do to help speed it up? I have about 52 gig of free hard drive space.
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: PowerMac6,1
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (3.3)
Processor Speed: 1 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 133 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.5.9f1
Serial Number (system): W8325*NHX <Edited by Host>
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-000A95942B18
Message was edited by: garysinohio

You really can't do an Erase & Install if you have nowhere to backup your data. The Erase & Install would remove everything from the computer and just have the Operating System in place. (Even if your computer is running OK, you should still have important files saved elsewhere--on CDs, DVDs or an external hard drive. Your hard drive could fail at any time!)
If things work OK in the new account, you can migrate your data from the old account to the new one, and I'll look for the article about that tomorrow (it's a bit late for me and I'm heading off to bed shortly).
This statement from my previous post:
"If so, you've got a software issue on your hands" basically means you could have a software issue with some part of OS X if an Erase & Install would clear up your web browsing problem.
~Lyssa

My imac seems to be getting slow on the internet. sometimes its good sometimes it acts up. is there anything that I can do to speed things up ?

my imac seems to be getting slow on the internet. sometimes its good, sometimes it acts up. is there anything that I can do to speed things up ? Is there software available to tune up my imac?

If this is Internet related, the slow downs can be caused by increased user activity on your ISP's server.
The more people on your ISP's server doing things on the Internet, the slower your connection will be.
Is there certain times of the day when you notice the Internet is slow?
If so, that's probably the reason.
Also, do you share a connection with anyone else? Either on WiFi or Ethernet?
That will slow your connection, too!
Do you know what your Internet download speeds are?
Not a high enough bandwidth and slow downs will be more evident.
If on a WiFi, is the router you are you using 802.11 B, G, or N speeds?
Might be time from a newer, faster router?

IMac getting slower and slower....

I've had my iMac for just under a year and recently it has seemed to be getting slower and slower and more buggy. Today GoLive CS2 refused to launch. No error code, just bounced in the dock and then stopped. My Finder keeps "not responding" when I am opening a folder on my harddrive. I've had problems with external firewire drives, it's just getting frustrating, and it's been getting worse over the last week or so... Also I've been having font problems too... I haven't installed a massive amount of fonts, but all of a sudden it's telling me it can't find "Arial TT" when I open InDesign I've repaired permissions, zapped PRAM, and I'm performing the hardware test as I type this (on my PowerBook). I've used Macs for many many years and consider myself a pretty advanced user so I'm not thinking this is user error. Has anyone else had similar problems?? I don't use a bunch of third party junk software on here, it's basically apple apps, and the Adobe CS2 Suite. I maxed the RAM with Crucial RAM when I first got it, so all that should still be good. Help? Suggestions? I know I could always wipe it and start again, but unfortunately at this moment I don't have enough external HD to back everything up to do this...
iMac G5 2Ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6)

947/3393
Hi rorydale,
Speaking of "not enough external HD to back everything up":
You know that Mac OS X needs a lot of free space on the boot drive, like at least 10%-15% free space?
Along with RAM, that's the only thing Mac OS X cannot do well without.
Then,
before starting a good read of this article and its excellent links:
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25392
I would make sure some regular maintenance is performed, just to take a safe start.
1) Nightly "periodic" maintenance tasks:
Open Terminal and paste this command:
sudo sh /etc/daily
hit enter, password, enter, wait until you see the prompt again.
OK now this one:
sudo sh /etc/weekly
(this one takes a long time, especially if you never ran it. You can use your computer while it is running, but do not quit Terminal)
Then, this one:
sudo sh /etc/monthly
Again, wait for the prompt to reappear.
2) Run Preferential Treatment, delete the corrupted .plist files if it finds some.
3) Run a Disk Repair with Disk Utility from the Tiger install DVD (menu Utilities).
4) Permissions Repair of course (from the boot volume, not the install disc)
5) Fonts can get problematic. I would trash Fonts caches too. Read about Fonts also in the Troubleshooting KB articles...
6) Users caches can be cleaned just to make sure. You'll see later if you still need to tinker the system and kernel caches.
That's for a start, let us know how it goes...
Axl

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