My iMac suddenly started running slow. almost every action invokes the color wheel

my imac suddenly started acting very choppy. streaming internet music works normal. every action requires a delayed response. sometimes 30 sec before it starts the command. i have not downloaded any programs in months. my imac is running OS x 10.8.2 with 4GB ram.my HDD has 65Gb free space. ext HDD has 248GB free space. i do not use any virus programs.

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?
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

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My Mac book pro has all the sudden started running slow and freezing up all the time , any ideas why or what to do

Hello ,
I am not very good with tech things , I have a Mac Book Pro and have had it for almost two years with no problems. Now for the past week or so it has started running extremely slow and freezing up all the time. I am not really sure what is going on but is there any advice on something to do or any idea what could be wrong.

My MacBook Pro is running very slow.
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3
    1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 63 - SN = W05024HXDBWZA
Video Information: ℹ️
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 3:9:20
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macbook Pro (disk0s2) / : 319.08 GB (53.55 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/TechTool Pro 8.app
    [not loaded]    com.micromat.driver.spdKernel (1 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.micromat.driver.spdKernel-10-8 (1 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]
        /Library/Checkmate/CheckmateWorkerDaemon.app
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Startup Items: ℹ️
    HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
    HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
    StartOuc: Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.epson.esua.launcher.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [running]    com.micromat.CheckmateAgent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
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    [running]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.micromat.CheckmateIdleDaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.micromat.CheckmateWorkerDaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
    [loaded]    com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    MagicMenu    Application (/Applications/StuffIt Archive Manager.app/Contents/MacOS/MagicMenu.app)
    Google Drive    Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application (/Applications/Adobe/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
    EvernoteHelper    Application (/Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app)
    RealPlayer Downloader Agent    Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/RealNetworks/RealPlayer Downloader Agent.app)
    Garmin Express Service    Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check version
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: 3.0.0.0 - SDK 10.9 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.9 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.2.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
    searchtab
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
    TechTool Protection [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Mobile backups: ON
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macbook Pro: Disk size: 319.08 GB Disk used: 265.52 GB
    Destinations:
        Rat Drive [Local]
        Total size: 249.72 GB
        Total number of backups: 4
        Oldest backup: 2014-11-12 00:25:11 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-01-08 09:48:54 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Too small
            Backup size 249.72 GB < (Disk used 265.52 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        11%    mds_stores
         6%    Google Chrome Helper(13)
         4%    Google Chrome
         2%    RealPlayer Downloader Agent
         1%    WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
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    723 MB    kernel_task
    442 MB    softwareupdated
    188 MB    Google Chrome
    139 MB    mtmd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    1.24 GB    Free RAM
    6.76 GB    Used RAM
    0 B    Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    May 6, 2015, 08:33:36 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mtmd_2015-05-06-203336_[redacted].cpu_resource. diag [Click for details]
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Hello! My MacBook Pro has suddenly started running slow.

Hello!
     I've had my MacBook Pro for since 2011 and it has suddenly started running slow. This has been going on for a month. I've restarted my MacBook several times and even shut it down when I know I will not be using for the remainder of the day. I've tried numerous things to make it run faster including deleting useless files like text documents, pictures, videos, etc. I currently have 92.67GB free of 500GB . I've noticed that when it gets hot it starts running slow or when I play a video game and sometimes when I play videos online.
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 (14B25)
I've already used Etrecheck to hopefully speed up the process of help.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
    1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 834
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
    AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 11:18:56
Disk Information: ℹ️
    TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (92.64 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
            Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
    /etc/hosts - Count: 30
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox
    [loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.20) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.20) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.20) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.20) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.8.1 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.mice.driver.PS3Controller (1.0.0d1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSB (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMS (1.0.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMTP (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLAN (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLANMerge (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBSwch (1.2.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
    FxLicenseManager: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FxLicenseManager
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
    [running]    com.VTech.AgentMonitor.plist [Click for support]
    2 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    5 processes killed due to memory pressure
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    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.motorola.motohelper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.motorola.motohelperUpdater.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.autodesk.backburner_manager.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.autodesk.backburner_server.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.autodesk.backburner_start.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.leapfrog.connect.shell.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.motorola-mobility.mmcfgd.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.VTechLLNService.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.startup.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.codecm.uploader.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
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    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    uHD-Agent    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    PdaNetMac    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    Monitor    Application (/Applications/LeapFrogConnect.app/Contents/Monitor.app)
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    MotoCast    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
    Launch Nikon Message Center 2    Application (/Applications/Nikon Software/Nikon Message Center 2/Nikon Message Center 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/Launch Nikon Message Center 2.app)
    ConnectService    Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)
    Content Manager Assistant    Application (/Applications/CMA.app)
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    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
    GameFacePlugin: Version: GameFacePlugin 1.5.3.0 - SDK 10.5 [Click for support]
    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.5f4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
    DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.6r636 [Click for support]
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
    Twitter for Safari
    codec-M
    MacVeXe
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    DivX [Click for support]
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        10%    systemstats
         5%    WindowServer
         3%    AgentMonitor
         1%    ConnectService
         0%    AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    399 MB    firefox
    107 MB    Finder
    94 MB    loginwindow
    86 MB    mds_stores
    64 MB    WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    368 MB    Free RAM
    1.69 GB    Active RAM
    794 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.16 GB    Wired RAM
    7.15 GB    Page-ins
    322 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Feb 1, 2015, 04:01:05 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Earth_2015-02-01-160105_[redacted].crash
    Jan 31, 2015, 07:00:56 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-01-31-190056_[redacted].cpu_resour ce.diag [Click for details]
    Feb 2, 2015, 05:53:21 PM    Self test - passed

If your Mac runs slowly:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19031?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Start up in Safe Mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18760
Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Repair Disk
Steps 1 through 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836

My MacBook suddenly started running slow

Hello! I've had my MacBook Pro for since 2010 and it suddenly started running slow. This has been going on for a week already. I've restarted my MacBook many times and when I'm not using it I shut it down. I've tried many things to make it run faster and deleted 14k files that were mostly text documents, pictures, videos, etc. and deleted my whole iTunes library hoping it would work but nothing. I currently have 77.07 GB left but space has never been the problem since in the past I've had 10GB or to the point where I had no GB and it still ran perfectly. Two things I've noticed is that when it gets hot it starts running slow and also when I start watching videos on youtube or ones that are already in my MacBook. Last night I reset my SMC hoping it would work better and it only ran slow because of the heat but I see no change. I'm trying anything possible to fix this myself before taking it to the Apple Store and spending money on something I could've probably fixed myself.
Here's some information on my MacBook
MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2010
Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 220M 256 MB
Software: OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the log for messages that may indicate a system issue. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator. I've tested them only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, they may not work as described.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|find tok|n Cause: -' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal 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 Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Reset the System Management Controller.
If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, 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 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. 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. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
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 this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

My Mac seems to be running slow, and what I call the rainbow wheel runs longer than I think it should.

My Mac seems to be running slow, and what I call the rainbow wheel, runs much longer than I think it should.

Step by Step to fix your Mac
Why is my computer slow?
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If you get pinwheels when off the Internet, it coudl be a failing boot drive or just a few bad sectors as it has a hard time reading from it.
This is a possible cure, it's a lot of work though.
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My iMac suddenly started running extremely slowly. Any ideas as to what might be causing it?

My iMac has always run like a champ but it suddenly started running very slowly today. I haven't done anything different. I'm not running all kinds of programs. I've restarted several times and it takes about 20 minutes to start up. The little color wheel starts spinning every time I start to do anything and each task takes 10-20 minutes to complete. I can't do much in the way of self-diagnosis as it takes too long to do anything. I'm writing this from another computer. Any ideas of things to try before I bring it in for repairs?
Thanks.

In general you should always have at least 15 - 20% of your hardd rive Free
No, this is an urban legend; you don't need 15-20% free. You should try to maintain around 30GB free, no matter what the size of your drive--and that's just a very rough ballpark; you may need much less or more, depending on how you use your computer. But you won't notice slowdowns of this order until you get really close to the edge, much lower than 30GB.
There are two possible causes for this. One, your drive is failing and you should be sure you have all your data backed up on an external before it dies completely. To check your drive get the free demo of SMART Utility. (But don't even think about doing this until you have a backup in place. That's much more important.)
http://www.volitans-software.com/smart_utility.php
The other is you may have exhausted all your available RAM and the the system is writing to the hard disk instead because nothing is left. The drive may be "thrashing" trying to accomplish this. This will make things very slow and eventually may just freeze everything up.
Open Activity Monitor in Utilities, go to the System Memory tab. How much free memory is showing? What do you see for Page ins, Page outs and Swap used?

I have a 27" imac. If I log on to yahoo mail, the color wheel comes up and i cant check email or send. It only happens as soon as i log into my yahoo mail! Please help someone.

I am new to Using Apple. I've had my Imac for about 5 months, Recently when I log on to my Yahoo mail, if I click on any of my email, or if I try to compose an email, the color wheel turns on and it just freezes up, I am not able to view my email. This only happens with my Yahoo mail. Someone please help? Any Suggestions?

Hi Lizzy..
If you are using web based email (accessing from Safari), from the Safari menu bar click Safari / Preferences then select the Security tab.
Click: Show Cookies
Delete all Yahoo cookies.
Now from the menu bar again click Safari / Empty Cache.
Restart your Mac, launch Safari. Try Yahoo.
If the problem persists, there's a better way to access your Yahoo mail without a browser.
Launch the Mail application. Either from your Dock or Applications folder.
From the Mail menu bar click Mail / Preferences then select the Accounts tab then the Account Information tab.
Click + under the Accounts window on the left.
Type in your name, Yahoo email address and password.
Click: Create
No more having to use Safari or any browser to access your Yahoo mail. Just click the Mail icon in the Dock.

My MacBook Pro suddenly started running slow

Hi,
My MacBook Pro started running extremely slow a couple of days ago. I tried to search for help and found this forum where people had the same problem. I see that people are advised to check with etrecheck software and post it here to have further instructions. So I did mine and below are my results. I have opened the back of my laptop, cleaned up everything including the dirty fan and reseated the hard drive (which I had problem with loose cable in the past). It seems to fix the slow problem at the moment but the problem keeps appearing once in a while. So I hope someone could help me out. Thanks a lot in advance.
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
          1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:10:41
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
                    (null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 232.57 GB (67.16 GB free)
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          [not loaded] com.Immersion.driver.ImmersionForceFeedback (1.0.7) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard6280ATA (1.0.5) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard62xxM (2.0.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard67162 (2.0.3) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard671xSCSI (2.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard6885M (2.0.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard68xxM (2.0.5) Support
          [kext loaded] com.cisco.nke.ipsec (2.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.logitech.driver.LogitechForceFeedback (1.0.3) Support
Startup Items:
          CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
          MATLABLmgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MATLABLmgr
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist Support
Problem System Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
          [failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper Support
User Login Items:
          MacShield
          iTunesHelper
          QuickTime Player 7
          Mail
          Dropbox
          ExpanderDaemon
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.6.5 Support
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.0 Support
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
User Internet Plug-ins:
          WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support
          WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          DivX Support
          Flash Player Support
          Flip4Mac WMV Support
          TeXDistPrefPane Support
Top Processes by CPU:
              65%          mdworker
               1%          hidd
               1%          WindowServer
               1%          Safari
               0%          fontd
Top Processes by Memory:
          184 MB          Safari
          111 MB          WebProcess
          82 MB          Dropbox
          66 MB          Mail
          41 MB          PubSubAgent
Virtual Memory Information:
          2.40 GB          Free RAM
          776 MB          Active RAM
          219 MB          Inactive RAM
          391 MB          Wired RAM
          177 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

Hi dippypants and dominic23,
Thanks for your help. I followed dippypants' advice and checked the Activity Monitor. Most of the processess that occupy my CPU and memory are Safari and Safari Web Content. Sometimes when these go down to low, I still have the same problem with computer running super slow.
I then followed dominic23's advice to look for MacKeeper not only in Applications but my whole laptop but I could not find it any where. Yet it still shows when I do the etrecheck. Do you guys think I might have some malware problem?
Thanks! Any help is much appreciated.
Below is the latest check using etrecheck software.
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
          1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:12:7
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
                    (null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 232.57 GB (67.07 GB free)
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information:
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          [not loaded] com.Immersion.driver.ImmersionForceFeedback (1.0.7) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard6280ATA (1.0.5) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard62xxM (2.0.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard67162 (2.0.3) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard671xSCSI (2.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard6885M (2.0.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard68xxM (2.0.5) Support
          [kext loaded] com.cisco.nke.ipsec (2.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.logitech.driver.LogitechForceFeedback (1.0.3) Support
Startup Items:
          CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
          MATLABLmgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MATLABLmgr
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist Support
Problem System Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
          [failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper Support
User Login Items:
          MacShield
          iTunesHelper
          QuickTime Player 7
          Mail
          Dropbox
          ExpanderDaemon
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.6.5 Support
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.0 Support
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
User Internet Plug-ins:
          WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support
          WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          DivX Support
          Flash Player Support
          Flip4Mac WMV Support
          TeXDistPrefPane Support
Top Processes by CPU:
              44%          Finder
              22%          Mail
               2%          WindowServer
               2%          hidd
               0%          Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory:
          246 MB          Safari
          147 MB          Microsoft Word
          115 MB          WebProcess
          98 MB          Mail
          82 MB          Dropbox
Virtual Memory Information:
          2.26 GB          Free RAM
          999 MB          Active RAM
          124 MB          Inactive RAM
          403 MB          Wired RAM
          238 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

My mac suddenly starting running slow

My Mac running OSX 10.6.8 is suddenly running slow. Freezing up in Safari and Iphoto.

Hi swoods3,
If you are having issues with your Mac running slower than expected, you may find the following article helpful:
Mac OS X 10.6: If your Mac computer runs slowly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH6844
Regards,
- Brenden

Macbook Pro suddenly started running slow

I need some help ASAP! I use my Macbook Pro for recording and other business and can not have it running this slow. I hope this EtreCheck helps solve my problems and can speed up my MacBook pro again, thanks in advance for your time! Have a great day to all!
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 23, 2014 at 11:23:38 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 0:16:40
Disk Information: ?
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (496.72 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (9.0f4) Support
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7.2) Support
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.7.2) Support
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7.2) Support
[loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7.2) Support
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7.2) Support
[loaded] tc.tctechnologies.driver.PaeFireStudio (4.0.0 14255 - SDK 10.0) Support
Startup Items: ?
DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[invalid] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
[running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist Support
[loaded] PACESupport.plist Support
[loaded] tc.tctechnologies.PaeFireStudio.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[running] com.canon.MFManager.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[invalid] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
EvernoteHelper
Android File Transfer Agent
Internet Plug-ins: ?
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.1.0.24   - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Safari Extensions: ?
AdBlock
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: ?
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
TeXDistPrefPane Support
Tuxera NTFS Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      3% WindowServer
      2% mds
      0% Google Chrome
      0% imagent
Top Processes by Memory: ?
82 MB Google Chrome
74 MB Dropbox
66 MB Finder
49 MB mds_stores
49 MB ocspd
Virtual Memory Information: ?
5.81 GB Free RAM
1.30 GB Active RAM
201 MB Inactive RAM
718 MB Wired RAM
335 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Here are about 60 lines from the log when I was web browsing, typing this message, and switching between Safari and Google Chrome.
10/1/14 12:48:27.259 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:48:50.348 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:51:00.000 AM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=2531[ksadmin] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
10/1/14 12:51:13.000 AM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=2538[ksadmin] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
10/1/14 12:51:30.464 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:51:35.752 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:53:29.817 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:53:32.852 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:55:18.317 AM com.apple.WebKit.Networking[276]: CFNetwork SSLHandshake failed (-9806)
10/1/14 12:55:18.319 AM com.apple.WebKit.Networking[276]: CFNetwork SSLHandshake failed (-9806)
10/1/14 12:57:49.484 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:57:52.480 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:58:14.545 AM Safari[255]: Couldn't contact spell checker for Multilingual
10/1/14 12:58:14.545 AM Safari[255]: Suppressing further spell checker launch failure warnings
10/1/14 12:58:26.671 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:58:26.672 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:58:26.672 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:58:26.672 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:58:26.673 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:59:06.894 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:59:06.895 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:59:06.896 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:59:06.897 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:59:10.595 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 12:59:15.313 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 12:59:15.968 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 1:00:05.318 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:05.318 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:05.319 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:05.319 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:05.320 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:40.103 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:40.104 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:40.104 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:40.105 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:00:40.105 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:01:29.847 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:01:29.848 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:01:29.848 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:01:29.849 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:01:29.849 AM AppleSpell[292]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
10/1/14 1:01:31.401 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 1:01:34.972 AM mds[37]: (Normal) ImportServer: Ignoring blacklisted Spotlight importer plugin:/Developer/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Library/Spotlight/SourceCode. mdimporter uuid:548A3091-3C5D-498A-A329-B532A6C896BB version:1586
10/1/14 1:02:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Kontakt 4.component
10/1/14 1:02:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-data /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Melodyne.component
10/1/14 1:02:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Melodyne.component/Contents
10/1/14 1:02:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Melodyne.component
10/1/14 1:02:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-data /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Reaktor5.component
10/1/14 1:02:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Reaktor5.component/Contents
10/1/14 1:02:54.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Reaktor5.component
10/1/14 1:02:54.713 AM launchctl[2571]: launchctl: Couldn't stat("/Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist"): No such file or directory
10/1/14 1:02:55.403 AM sandboxd[190]: ([183]) coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-data /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Flip4Mac WMA Import.component
10/1/14 1:02:55.408 AM sandboxd[190]: ([183]) coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Flip4Mac WMA Import.component/Contents
10/1/14 1:02:55.412 AM sandboxd[190]: ([183]) coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Flip4Mac WMA Import.component
10/1/14 1:02:55.417 AM sandboxd[190]: ([183]) coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-data /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Guitar Rig 4.component
10/1/14 1:02:55.422 AM sandboxd[190]: ([183]) coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Guitar Rig 4.component/Contents
10/1/14 1:02:55.427 AM sandboxd[190]: ([183]) coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Guitar Rig 4.component
10/1/14 1:02:55.431 AM sandboxd[190]: ([183]) coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-data /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Kontakt 4.component
10/1/14 1:02:55.436 AM sandboxd[190]: ([183]) coreaudiod(183) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Kontakt 4.component/Contents

My Mac is 3-4 months old and has suddenly started running slow?

Is there something I can do such as a clean up?

Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible. Drive Genius provides additional tools not found in Disk Warrior. Versions 1.5.1 and later are Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or Lion and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems. For more about malware see Macintosh Virus Guide.
I would also recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
Carbon Copy Cloner
Data Backup
Deja Vu
SuperDuper!
SyncTwoFolders
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac Maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.

My iMac Mid 2010 Has Suddenly Started To Slow Down.

Hello,
My iMac has suddenly started to slow down. It was fine just a week ago.. Login time has increased, Applications take a while to start and they can sometimes make my computer unresponsive.
Finder freezes and so does safari.
I have deleted ALOT of old files and things i don't use anymore. I deleted my Windows Partition. I have also tried my options in disk utility but it seems to have not no effect. I also re-installed Mavericks.
I don't know what else to try. Please let me know if there is anything i haven't tried.
Specs:
21.5 Inch Mid 2010
3.2 GHz Intel Core i3
4GB DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 5670 512 MB

EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 23, 2014 at 11:42:49 AM PST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac11,2
1 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
empty empty empty empty
BANK 1/DIMM0
empty empty empty empty
BANK 0/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
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 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0:40:21
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 779.00 GB (193.97 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 20
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (2.2.7 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryVirtualPrivateNetwork (1.0.18 - SDK 10.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.BlackBerry.driver.USBCDCNCM (1.0.6 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.Wireless360Controller (1.0.0d12 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.WirelessGamingReceiver (1.0.0d12 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.Xbox360Controller (1.0.0d12 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.quark.driver.Tether (1.1.0d4 - SDK 10.4) Support
[loaded] com.quark.driver.Tether64 (1.1.0d3 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.74) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.0.1) Support
[not loaded] org.walisser.driver.DWXBoxHIDDriver (1.3.4) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.0.1) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
FanControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.paragon.NTFS.auth.plist Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.lexmark.bmlaunchd.plist Support
[loaded] com.lexmark.lexnetlaunchd.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support
[running] com.rim.blackberrylink.BlackBerry-Link-Helper-Agent.plist Support
[running] com.rim.PeerManager.plist Support
[running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[running] com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
[running] com.mice.360Daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support
[not loaded] com.rim.nkehelper.plist Support
[running] com.rim.tunmgr.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
GarminGPSControl: Version: 3.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.4 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.5.2f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Facebook Cleaner
YoutubeWide
Facebook Photo Zoom
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Fan Control Support
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X Support
XBox 360 Controllers Support
DWXBoxHIDPrefsPane Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      2% WindowServer
      0% fontd
      0% coreservicesd
      0% FanControlDaemon
      0% SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
129 MB Safari
125 MB mds_stores
116 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
64 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
52 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.97 GB Free RAM
1.28 GB Active RAM
434 MB Inactive RAM
614 MB Wired RAM
395 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

My 2010 MacBook Pro started running slow a few days ago and is getting worse. I have run a report with EtreCheck that I can post. Can someone please help me figure out what's wrong and how to fix it. Thank you.

Problem started after I unintentionally downloaded some adware 4 days ago. After lots of aggressive ads slowed down my browser I downloaded and ran AdwareMedic which seemed to do the job and browser was back to normal. Then, possibly a coincidence, everything on the computer started running slower. I've backed up everything and have run a EtreCheck report.

When you have the problem, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
          SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
          View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

The spot removal tool in Lightroom 5 has suddenly started running REALLY slowly, to the point of being unusable. What should I do?!

My spot removal tool was working absolutely fine and then suddenly started running really slowly. I now can't adjust easily as there's a lag of about 5 seconds between moving the mouse and the icon moving on screen. I've tried splitting my catalog (which is not actually that big - less than 3000 photos) but that doesn't work. Help! I really need to do some photo editing and I'm running really far behind work-wise!

This has nothing to do with catalog size. Splitting the catalog won't help.
This is a common issue with the spot removal tool, if you remove LOTS of spots in a single photo, it will begin to run slowly; the more spots you remove, the slower it will get. If you have a photo which requires huge amounts of spot removal, it would be better to do this in a "desctructive editor" like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.

IMac early 2008 running slow after installation of Yosemite

I have been having problems with my iMac (early 2008). I ran a diagnosis check (Etresoft). I don't understand them so any help is welcome....
Problem description:
iMac early 20089 running slow since installation of Yosemite
EtreCheck version: 2.1.1 (104)
Report generated December 7, 2014 at 11:13:12 AM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
3 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 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 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 2 days 3:48:58
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) / : 249.20 GB (162.83 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
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 and identified developers
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
[failed] com.apple.warmd_agent.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.hdiejectd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.installd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Skype UNKNOWN (missing value)
Software Update Application (/System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app)
EvernoteHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Messages Application (/Applications/Messages.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Photo Center Plugin: Version: Photo Center Plugin 1.1.2.2 [Support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 071706000001 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Translate
zoomintosafari
Shortly
Pin It Button
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Perian [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 249.20 GB Disk used: 86.37 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine Backups [Local]
Total size: 499.76 GB
Total number of backups: 191
Oldest backup: 2008-11-28 18:33:25 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-21 14:59:34 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 499.76 GB > (Disk used 86.37 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      2% WindowServer
      0% AppleSpell
      0% ps
      0% syslogd
      0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
815 MB com.apple.SpeechRecognitionCore.speechrecognitiond
200 MB Safari
120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
45 MB mds_stores
32 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
32 MB Free RAM
1.22 GB Active RAM
1.21 GB Inactive RAM
422 MB Wired RAM
14.67 GB Page-ins
114 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 5, 2014, 07:24:48 AM Self test - passed

Please describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The "etrecheck" fad hasn't made that step any less necessary. The usual results of posting etrecheck output on this site without a full description of the problem are very poor. The better your description, the better the chance of a solution.
For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? What other changes did you make, if any, just before it became slow? Have you seen any alerts or error messages? Have you done anything to try to fix it? Most importantly, do you have a current backup of all data? If the answer to the last question is "no," back up now. Ask if you need guidance. Do nothing else until you have a backup.

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