My Mac suddently started to run really slow a few days ago. I bought it 1.5 yrs ago. It runs on the OS 10.6.8. What to do?

How large is your HD AND how much space do you have left? When was the last time you repaired permissions and restarted your computer? Boot up from your install DVD and run "Repair Disk" from the Utility menu. When done, restart back to your desktop, repair permissions and restart your computer.

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Our MacbookPro began running very slow a few days ago. I ran disk repair, permissions repair, and restored the OS from the Apple server. Kernal_Task appears to be using excessive CPU.

EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated June 15, 2014 at 7:45:12 AM CDT
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
          1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
          AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 6:20:35
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (294.57 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information:
          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:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
          Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
          [not loaded] com.intego.Family-Protector.safe-boot (10.7.5 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.integod.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.taskmanager.plist Support
          [loaded] com.intego.commonservices.icalserver.plist Support
          [loaded] com.intego.commonservices.metrics.kschecker.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.Family-Protector.daemon.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.logger.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.monitor.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.netupdate.daemon.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.PersonalBackup.daemon.plist Support
          [loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.emlparser.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.logger.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.scanner.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.WashingMachine.service.plist Support
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [running] com.intego.commonservices.integomenu.plist Support
          [loaded] com.intego.commonservices.taskmanager.plist Support
          [loaded] com.intego.commonservices.uninstaller.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.Family-Protector.agent.plist Support
          [loaded] com.intego.netbarrier.alert.plist Support
          [running] com.intego.netupdate.agent.plist Support
          [loaded] com.intego.personalbackup.agent.plist Support
          [loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.alert.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
User Login Items:
          VirusBarrier X6
          Antispam Engine
          iTunesHelper
          Activity Monitor
          Dropbox 1.40.07 PM
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Internet Plug-ins:
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 Support
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
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:
          WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player Support
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 190.62 GB
          Destinations:
                    My Passport [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 464.98 GB
                    Total number of backups: 19
                    Oldest backup: 2012-07-22 00:08:58 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-06-14 17:10:32 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 464.98 GB < (Disk used 190.62 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          WindowServer
               1%          Activity Monitor
               1%          sysmond
               0%          ps
               0%          aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
          217 MB          mds_stores
          152 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          111 MB          Safari
          94 MB          softwareupdated
          49 MB          WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
          1018 MB          Free RAM
          1.41 GB          Active RAM
          604 MB          Inactive RAM
          1021 MB          Wired RAM
          1.65 GB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

I uninstalled all of the Intego products. I restarted the laptop, also ran disk repair and permissions repair again. Then allowed the machine to run with no apps active, just in case the OS was perfroming cleanup funtions. Results: No discernible improvement in performance. The kernal_task shows 500+% and the CPU graph shows 70%-80%.
There is one hardware issue: The magsafe battery port stopped charging the battery, so the laptop must be plugged in all the time.
Stan
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated June 16, 2014 at 8:05:11 AM CDT
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
          1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
                    Color LCD 1440 x 900
          AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 21:8:4
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (293.77 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
          Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
User Login Items:
          VirusBarrier X6
          Antispam Engine
          iTunesHelper
          Activity Monitor
          Dropbox 1.40.07 PM
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Internet Plug-ins:
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 Support
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
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:
          WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player Support
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 191.37 GB
          Destinations:
                    My Passport [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 464.98 GB
                    Total number of backups: 19
                    Oldest backup: 2012-07-22 00:08:58 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-06-14 17:10:32 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 464.98 GB < (Disk used 191.37 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               5%          WindowServer
               3%          Activity Monitor
               3%          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
               1%          hidd
               0%          sysmond
Top Processes by Memory:
          168 MB          softwareupdated
          139 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          123 MB          Safari
          119 MB          installd
          115 MB          mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information:
          498 MB          Free RAM
          1.62 GB          Active RAM
          927 MB          Inactive RAM
          998 MB          Wired RAM
          1.18 GB          Page-ins
          400 KB          Page-outs

I removed an app on the 3gs, and now my phone is really slow, so i turned it off, and turned it on again, and its stuck with the apple logo any ideas what to do?

ive also tried holding the home button and the sleep/wake button, it went off and came on and is still stuck on apple logo

If after you have tried the restart method (Hold down the home button and the power button for at least 15 seconds) then I would advise doing a complete factory reset on the phone.
Connect the phone to your computer, and once the device appears in the top right bar, click on it (It will be titled something like "Amanda's iPhone, or iPhone").
Once you have done this, click on the back up iPhone option, (This will save whatever files on your iPhone that aren't on your computer, to your computer.)
After this is done, click the "Restore iPhone" tab to completely reset the phone. If this option won't work, try the first method again when your phone is plugged into your computer and hold the home and power button the same time.
Hope one of these will work for you:)

My mac book pro is running really slow what should I do?

My mac book pro is running really slow what should I do?

Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Start with visits to:     OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney;
                                  The X Lab: The X-FAQs;
                                  The Safe Mac » Mac Performance Guide;
                                  The Safe Mac » The myth of the dirty Mac;
                                  Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilites Menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD disk icon and click on the arrow button below.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is 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.
Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will startup Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier. It cannot start Macs that came with Lion or later pre-installed, however, DW will work on those models.
Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
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 later 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.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
See these Apple articles:
          Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
          OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
          OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
          About file quarantine in OS X
If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using VirusBarrier Express 1.1.6 or Dr.Web Light both from the App Store. They're both free, and since they're from the App Store, they won't destabilize the system. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for these recommendations.)
Troubleshooting Applications
I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail that you can use for removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache, log, or temporary files can cause application or OS X crashes as well as kernel panics.
If you have Snow Leopard or Leopard, then for similar 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. Applejack does not work with Lion and later.
Basic Backup
For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
    used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
    requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
    drive being backed up.
Alternatively, get an external 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):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
Referenced software can be found at MacUpdate.
Additional Hints
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.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Pre-Mavericks
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Mavericks and later
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the View menu. Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file.

My mac air is running really slow its painful

Problem description:
mac air running really slow since installing yosemite
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 7 November 2014 14:33:44 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir4,1
1 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 288 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 720
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: one day 23:0:2
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM064C disk0 : (60.67 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 59.46 GB (16.18 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 59.81 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Annual Opt.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist Support
[running] com.kodak.StatisticCollection.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Omnibar
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Trusteer Endpoint Protection Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      11% mds
      6% WindowServer
      1% loginwindow
      0% hidd
      0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
281 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
86 MB Safari
41 MB WindowServer
34 MB rapportd
28 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
51 MB Free RAM
523 MB Active RAM
469 MB Inactive RAM
792 MB Wired RAM
5.75 GB Page-ins
570 MB Page-outs

If push comes to shove, create a bootable flash drive and completely wipe you hard disk and reinstall os x. But that means starting fresh, so save pictures and important files to a flash drive.

My 2011 13'' MacBook Pro has started to run really slow.

I have a 2011 13" MacBook pro and this week it has started to run really slow. Specifically it takes about 3 to 4X longer to do just about every task. The only thing ive done recently was update from Lion 10.7.3 to 10.7.4 and a Safari update. Are there any suggestions on what I should do to fix it or on what could be the potential cause?

Things That Can Keep Your Computer From Slowing Down
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion
Boot from your Lion Recovery HD. When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is 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.
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.
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.
Additional Hints
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.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time, then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file.
If nothing here seems to help, then reinstall Lion:
Reinstalling Lion Without Erasing the Drive
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer.

My MacBook is almost two years old and has started running really slow. It gets bogged down when it is running different programs at the same time, like Safari and Pages. It didn't react this way until recently. Any advice would be very welcome.

My MacBook is almost two years old and has started running really slow. It gets bogged down when it is running different programs at the same time, like Safari and Pages. It didn't react this way until recently. Any advice would be very welcome.

Launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the internal drive (the drive itself, not the volume icons below it.) Is the SMART status "Verified?" If not, replace the drive immediately. If the status is "Verified," the drive may still be failing. Back up all data, if you haven't already done so. Reinstall Mac OS X, then run Software Update. Test with all wired peripherals disconnected. If it's still slow, you have a hardware problem.
Mac OS X 10.6 Help: Reinstalling Mac OS X

My 17 inch mac book pro is running really slow

Since upgrading to mavericks my 2010 17 inch macbook pro is running really slow. I'm thinking of completely rebuilding my machine and using an old OS. Is this the best solution? Or should I rebuild with mavericks first?
My mac spec is 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 with 8GB 1067 Mhz DDR3

The only thing that you can do from a mechanical prospective is install a faster HDD, either a SSHD or a SSD. A 17" 201 MBP will not accept more than 8 GB RAM.
Though Snow Leopard is the most efficient OSX from Apple to date, your MBP should run Mavericks without difficulty. You might have some third party software that could be your problem. Noted culprits are AV and so called 'cleaning' or 'performance' applications. There may be others as well.
If you download and post an EtreCheck report, it may provide some clues:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Ciao.

Hey i have a old powerbook G4 laptop and i was wondering where can i download the OS ( Mac OSX 10.5.8 Build ( 9L30 ) to do a fresh install my system is running really slow is there any place where i can down load this OS?

Hey i have a old powerbook G4 laptop and i was wondering where can i download the OS ( Mac OSX 10.5.8 Build ( 9L30 ) to do a fresh install my system is running really slow is there any place where i can down load this OS?

Hello,
Unfortunately Apple do not offer a download for mac OS X 10.5.8. They will only provide updates available for download. ( Normally you would do so once the OS is installed)
To do a fresh install of this software your going to need to buy a retail copy of the disk.
There are some vendors who do still stock the media disk, but they can be expensive.
Best of luck.

My mac pro is running really slow and the beach ball keeps appearing

my mac pro is running really slow and the beach ball keeps appearing
is there some good free software that cleans it up, new to macpro
Software OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021)

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. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
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.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them 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 which is irrelevant to 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.

My brand new mac book pro runs really slow., My brand new mac book pro runs really slow.

I just bought a mac book pro a couple days ago. It was fine the first couple days, but now it runs really slow.

what antivirus are you using?
that might be the one causing your issues - uninstall it and see what happens.
do not install any antivirus software in your Macbook Pro

My MacBook Air just started running really slow

I have a MacBook Air and Safari started running really slow and I'm not sure why. I'm not very tech savy, so I'm having a hard time figuring out what's going on.

Please answer as many of the following questions as you can. You may already have answered some of them. In that case, there's no need to repeat the answers.
Have you restarted your router and your broadband device (if they're separate) since you first noticed the problem? If not, do that now and see whether there's any change.
If your browser is Safari, then from the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data
and confirm. Any change?
Select the Advanced tab in the Preferences window and uncheck the box marked
Stop plug-ins to save power
Any change?
Quit and relaunch the browser. Any change?
Log out and log back in. Any change?
Enable Private Browsing in the Safari menu. Any change?
Are any other web browsers installed, and are they the same? What about other Internet applications, such as iTunes and the App Store?
If other browsers and Internet applications are also affected, follow these instructions and test. Any change?
If Parental Controls is active for any user, please turn it off and test. Any change?
If only Safari is affected, launch the Activity Monitor application and enter "web" (without the quotes) in the search box. If a process named "Safari Web Content" is shown in red or is using more than about 5% of a CPU, select it and force it to quit by clicking the X or Quit Process button in the toolbar of the window. There may be more than one such process. Any improvement?
Again, if only Safari is involved, open the iCloud preference pane and uncheck the box marked Safari, if it's checked. Any change?
Are there any other devices on the same network that can browse the Web, and are they affected?
If you can test Safari on another network, is it the same there?
If you connect to your router with Wi-Fi and you can also connect with Ethernet, do that and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?

Problem description: My MacBook Pro is running really slow. Applications won't open or take up to 10 min. EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108) Report generated December 27, 2014 at 9:15:58 PM CST Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products

Problem description:
My MacBook Pro is running really slow. Applications won’t open or take up to 10 min.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 27, 2014 at 9:15:58 PM CST
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 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
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
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: one day 6:55:8
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (5.04 GB free) (Low!)
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
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.epson.driver.EPSONProjectorUDAudio (1.30 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
4 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[running] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist [Support]
5 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist [Support]
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.dca.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.itis.uimgmt.agent.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.icore.av.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.icore.main.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.icore.wp.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.itis.plugin.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.autostart.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.backupstart.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.uninstaller.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
bomgar-scc-20130819-104735 UNKNOWN (missing value)
bomgar-scc-20130905-143949 UNKNOWN (missing value)
USB Display Agent Application (/Applications/USB Display/USB Display.app/Contents/Resources/USB Display Agent.app)
WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/Resources/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)
WDSecurityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Security.app/Contents/Resources/WDSecurityHelper.app)
USB Display Agent Application (/Applications/USB Display/USB Display.app/Contents/Resources/USB Display Agent.app)
bomgar-scc-20130819-104735 UNKNOWN (missing value)
bomgar-scc-20130905-143949 UNKNOWN (missing value)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
HP Product Research Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
npBcsMcTcIO: Version: Unknown [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Trend Micro Toolbar [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Carbonite [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Support]
Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 493.84 GB
Destinations:
Jens Seagate Backup [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 6
Oldest backup: 2014-06-24 10:33:56 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-17 17:14:18 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 493.84 GB X 3)
My Passport for Mac [Local]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 14
Oldest backup: 2013-08-21 19:19:35 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-19 11:44:23 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 498.88 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% coreaudiod
      5% CarboniteDaemon
      4% iMovie
      3% JustCloud
      3% Wondershare Player
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
335 MB iPhoto Library Manager
180 MB Finder
142 MB iMovie
70 MB Preview
51 MB Microsoft Word
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
149 MB Free RAM
1.04 GB Active RAM
897 MB Inactive RAM
1.17 GB Wired RAM
30.53 GB Page-ins
1.42 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 26, 2014, 05:17:12 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iPhoto_2014-12-26-171712_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Details]
Dec 26, 2014, 03:47:17 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2014-12-26-154717_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Details]
Dec 26, 2014, 02:22:01 PM Self test - passed
Dec 26, 2014, 11:48:03 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2014-12-26-114803_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Details]

You have nearly run out of disk space. Either purchase a larger one or start cleaning out the one you have?

My Macbook Pro is running really slow and programs keep crashing

I have a 15" MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 Model) that is doing my head in, as it runs really slow most of the times as soon as I open more than one program (especially if I use Excel or Word of course). I ran the EtreCheck and the result is below, hopefully this will help some of you guide me in the right direction?
Most of my memory (over 200GB) is used up by "OTHER", any idea what that could be and how I could easily free up space?
Thanks a lot
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 17 April 2015 08:02:01 BST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 155
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 0:16:25
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (64.39 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
            Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
    JMicron Samsung S2 Portable 1 TB
        EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        TIME MACHINE (disk2s2) /Volumes/TIME MACHINE : 999.86 GB (70.54 GB free)
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.logmein.hamachi (1.0.0 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        /Library/Extensions/tap.kext
    [not loaded]    foo.tap (1.0) [Click for support]
        /Library/Extensions/tun.kext
    [not loaded]    foo.tun (1.0) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.48f99) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
    tap: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/tap
    tun: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/tun
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.logmein.hamachimb.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [running]    com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.hamachix.tuncfgd.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.logmein.hamachi.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [running]    com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Skype    Application (/Applications/Skype.app)
    Microsoft Database Daemon    Application (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app)
    Spotify    Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)
    BlackBerry Device Manager    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.935 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.935 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]
    Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    1Password
    Evernote Web Clipper
    WebRank SEO
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
    EcammAudioLoader: Version: 1.0.3 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    CallRecorder: Version: v2.5.14 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Trusteer Endpoint Protection [Click for support]
    VLC Streamer [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 254.45 GB
    Destinations:
        SAMSUNG [Local]
        Total size: 999.86 GB
        Total number of backups: 36
        Oldest backup: 2012-04-09 11:47:32 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-02-05 20:06:09 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 318.84 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        11%    WindowServer
         4%    Safari
         1%    Skype
         0%    Dropbox
         0%    rapportd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    241 MB    Skype
    206 MB    Safari
    172 MB    Spotify
    129 MB    mds_stores
    120 MB    Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    2.49 GB    Free RAM
    4.03 GB    Active RAM
    844 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.23 GB    Wired RAM
    2.80 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Apr 17, 2015, 07:54:25 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-04-17-075425_[reda cted].crash
    Apr 17, 2015, 07:42:57 AM    Self test - passed
    Apr 16, 2015, 10:33:24 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/PDFpen_2015-04-16-103324_[reda cted].crash
    Apr 16, 2015, 08:07:28 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/DesktopServicesHelper_2015-04-16-080728_[redact ed].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Apr 14, 2015, 07:13:57 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Last.fm Scrobbler_2015-04-14-191357_[redacted].crash

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.
Step 1
For this step, 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.
In the top right corner of the Console window, there's a search box labeled Filter. Initially the words "String Matching" are shown in that box. Enter the name of the crashed application or process. For example, if Safari crashed, you would enter "Safari" (without the quotes.)
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Select the messages from the time of the last crash, if any. Copy them 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 which is irrelevant to 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.
Step 2
In the Console window, select
          DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ User Diagnostic Reports
(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of crash reports. The name of each report starts with the name of the process, and ends with ".crash". Select the most recent report related to the process in question. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.
I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.
If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a crash, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.
In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.)
Please don’t post other kinds of diagnostic report—they're very long and rarely helpful.
When you post the log extract or the crash report, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "The message contains invalid characters." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

My macbook pro is running really slow after upgrade to Mavericks

my macbook pro is running really slow after upgrading to Mavericks....any ideas?

OS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly
The above link is not very useful, so if it doesn't help read on.
There are many potential reasons that a Mac may be running slower than expected, but more information is required to begin troubleshooting, much more.
Back up your documents and everything else important to you before proceeding. It is premature to conclude your hard disk is failing, but the symptoms you describe may presage an impending disk failure, and you should have backups anyway.
To help determine the possible causes of this behaviour read the following. None of what follows is intended to fix anything, but it will provide the additional information required to advance troubleshooting:
Boot OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, select Disk Utility. Select your startup volume (usually named "Macintosh HD") and click the Repair Disk button. Describe any errors it reports in red.
When it finishes restart your Mac and test again for operation. If it's still not behaving as you expect it should, please post the results of EtreCheck in accordance with the following instructions:
Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Etrecheck will be in your Downloads folder. Open it from there. You may see the following dialog box:
Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
Copy and paste its output in a reply.
Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or “failed” or anything else that may appear in red.
EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.
After completing the above please determine if the problems also occur in "Safe Mode":
Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
Merely starting your Mac in Safe Mode is not intended to resolve the problem, it's to observe its performance without certain additional components.
To end Safe Mode restart your Mac normally. Shutdown will take longer as well.
System performance problems for reasons that cannot be isolated to any other cause justify an SMC reset. Be sure to read the procedure carefully and follow all the steps exactly as written, even if they seem inapplicable or trivial.

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