My IMac runs slowly all of a sudden

Hi
My IMac runs slowly all of a suddent with the catherine wheel appearing often as i move between porgrams and browse web sites
I have downloaded a sophos anti virus and have run all the security updates from the Apple site
Suggestions

Since you are using OS X 10.6.8 I would recommend that you reboot from your Original Installation Disk that came with your computer while holding down the D key. Then run the AHT (Apple Hardware Test) or Extended Apple Hardware Test to see if any of your hardware components are failing. Then from that same Disk I would run Disk Utility to use "Disk Repair" and then "Repair Permissions" and see if that solves the problem.
Hope this helps

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C'mon, that proves nothing. You could find similar threads about every OS released in addition to every version of Photoshop released. There will always be problems that may or may not be related to the software - and people will post about them.
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of the "trauma" you mentioned.
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Only Apple has the guts to pull this off and I say good for them.
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Ideas for causes of iMac Running Slowly

My iMac shows symptoms of spinning beach balls (sometimes rainbow, sometimes blue - does that mean anything?) on a number of applications. In addition the machine will sometimes stop completely for 10 secs or more and then resume whatever it was doing. While this effects a number of application Safari and Dragon Dictate are the big problems.
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I installed Cocktail and have it run everynight when I log out of the account.
2. Age of the Machine (Its a 2007 iMac)
One developer was kind enough to run some tests for me. He had an identical machine and he ran the same test file. His setup showed no delays. File opening and use of the file was all relatively instantaneous. Mine frequently encounters long delays when opening the same file and using the file.
3. Permissions
This was the first thing I looked at. I did a manual repair and now its being done with Cocktail.
4. Reinstall the OS
I did a reinstall of the OS. There was no difference after the installation.
5. Utilities
I have a few untilities running in my menu bar. These were all removed and the machine was restarted without them. No difference in performance.
Additional Information
1. I ran the activity monitor.
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I have approximatly 100GB free on a 500GB drive. The drive is not the original drive, that was replaced by Apple under Apple Care sometime ago.
3. RAM
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4. OS
I'm running 10.8.4
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My macbook (late 2011) has started running crazy slow out of nowhere. I'm on 10.7.5 I know it's old but I write music and I cannot update the OS because I'm in the middle of a project. I'm backing up the hard drive right now. Here's what I've done so far any advice would be greatly appreciated:
Repaired Disc permissions.
Deleted Chrome.
Reset the System Management Controller.
I have 100 Gig free on my hard drive.
It's not a ram issue as things have been running great until yesterday with no program changes.
Thanks for your time.

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Problem description:
Computer lagging horribly. Please help!
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated January 14, 2015 5:48:24 PM EST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM
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
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0:58:29
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 749.30 GB (106.53 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Firewire Information: ℹ️
HGST G-Drive Mobile 800mbit - 800mbit max
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
G-DRIVE mobile (disk1s2) /Volumes/G-DRIVE mobile : 999.86 GB (136.35 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 57
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/LaCie Desktop Manager.app
[not loaded] com.LaCie.ScsiType00 (1.2.13 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.jmicron.driver.jmPeripheralDevice (2.0.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.lacie.driver.LaCie_RemoteComms (1.0.1 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.oxsemi.driver.OxsemiDeviceType00 (1.28.13 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.rane.driver.sixtyeight.10.6 (1.1.2f4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.rane.driver.sixtyone.10.6 (1.0.0f1 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.rane.driver.sixtytwo.10.6 (1.0.0f1 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.rane.driver.sl2.10.6 (1.0.1f3) [Support]
[not loaded] com.rane.driver.sl3.10.6 (1.3.2f6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.rane.driver.sl4.10.6 (1.0.1f2) [Support]
[loaded] com.serato.usb.kext (2.3.0) [Support]
[loaded] tc.tctechnologies.driver.Saffire (4.1.0 15099 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.9 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9 - SDK 10.-1) [Support]
[loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[running] com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[running] com.rane.sixtyeight.daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.rane.sixtyone.daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.rane.sixtytwo.daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.rane.sl2.daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.rane.sl3.daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.rane.sl4.daemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] PACESupport.plist [Support]
[loaded] tc.tctechnologies.Saffire.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AppTrap Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/AppTrap.prefPane/Contents/Resources/ AppTrap.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.16 [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Dashlane: Version: Dashlane 1.0.0 - SDK 10.10 [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Dashlane [Installed]
Searchme [Cached] Adware! [Remove]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2
SeratoVirtualAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0.11 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
AppTrap [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Support]
SIXTY-EIGHT Audio Control Panel [Support]
Sixty-One Audio Control Panel [Support]
Sixty-Two Audio Control Panel [Support]
SL 2 Audio Control Panel [Support]
SL 3 Audio Control Panel [Support]
SL 4 Audio Control Panel [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% AdwareMedic
      3% WindowServer
      2% Finder
      2% WebProcess
      1% SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
146 MB WebProcess
94 MB WebKitPluginHost
90 MB Safari
90 MB mds
86 MB kextcache
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.55 GB Free RAM
1.38 GB Active RAM
300 MB Inactive RAM
1.06 GB Wired RAM
371 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 13, 2015, 06:36:49 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/crsud_2015-01-13-183649_[redacted].crash
Jan 13, 2015, 05:39:29 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/crsud_2015-01-13-173929_[redacted].crash
Jan 13, 2015, 05:39:29 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/crsud_2015-01-13-173929_[redacted].crash
Jan 12, 2015, 07:09:02 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/crsud_2015-01-12-190902_[redacted].crash
Jan 14, 2015, 04:50:40 PM Self test - passed
Jan 13, 2015, 06:39:01 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-01-13-183901_[reda cted].crash
Jan 13, 2015, 06:36:49 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/crsud_2015-01-13-183649_[redacted].crash
Jan 12, 2015, 07:09:02 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/crsud_2015-01-12-190902_[redacted].crash

Running slow all of a sudden

Whenever my powerbook is not laying flat it gets the beachball of death. When it is sitting on my desk, there is no problem. I have tried everything I know. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

I don't have a definite answer, but I suggested in another thread, with someone who says their PowerBook works fine sideways (?), that it may be due to your SMS, or Sudden Motion Sensor, in your PowerBook which would make it a hardware issue.
However, that is, if your model was equipped with that, on later PowerBooks.

My IMac runs slowly all of a sudden

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