My Macbook is very slow, do I need more RAM?
I have checked the Activity Monitor as advised on the forums here and it says 16.3MB free.
It's around 5 years old and I've just upgraded to 10.8.2
I have no idea what this means but I also saw that this number is important?
Page ins 5.92GB
Page outs 6.88 GB
My question is do I need more RAM and if so how do I go about doing it?
Thanks!
Yes, you need more memory. While 2GB is the minimum for OS X 10.8, many have found that 4GB is needed for general performance. For what you run, you can see this in your page in/outs. Page outs generally should be no more than 10% to 15% of page ins. More than that can really slow the system down as it writes pages of memory to the hard drive while making space for something else to use memory.
OWC and Crucial are two vendors that sell quality memory. Your user guide for your MacBook will tell you how to install the new memory.
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More RAM will speed up your MBP only if the application requires it. As a first step, open Activity Monitor and look at the System Memory section. If the RAM pie shows green, then there is RAM still to be used and the reasons for the lethargic MBP are to found else where.
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My macbook pro is being very slow does it need cleaning up? if so what do i do?
my macbook pro is being very slow does it need cleaning up? if so what do i do?
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MacBook Pro - Very slow, Full RAM, Fan is constantly on - With EtreCheck, etc.
Hello everyone! Thank you all in advance for any type of help or advice, I appreciate it a lot.
I am using:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
Running OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.2
Processor 2,3 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512 MB
Macintosh HD has 294,08 GB free (out of 499,25 GB)
I am a student, using my MacBook constantly during the day. Applications that I use daily - Safari, Word, Outlook and Finder are always on; a lot of the time I am also using Photoshop CS6, Skype.
Ever since the update to OS X Yosemite my MacBook did slow down noticeably. I left this issue unattended as I was using uni computer at the time. Recently I returned to the actual studies and design work on my MacBook. I couldn't cope with how slow it was, ended up in forums looking for the solution. I tried a couple of things already (was restarting/shutting down computer in-between these tasks):
1. Disabled FileVault (it was on for moths, I had no idea of what it is), completed the decryption process (it took around 10 hours).
2. After that I ran EtreCheck, that found a couple of actual and potential issues, I more or less sort it out, will attach the new report in the end of the post.
3. Tried to disable Spotlight to affect mds, not sure it worked.
4. Moved to Trash apps I wasn't using, properly uninstalled only a couple of them. Emptied trash.
5. Erased Safari history that emptied about 500MB of RAM, but then it went back to almost 3.98GB full out of 4GB.
At the moment I only have Safari on and kernel_task takes 570MB of memory, used RAM is 3,88GB out of 4GB.
Fan is constantly on, MacBook is very slow. If I understand correctly RAM is the main issue, unfortunately being a student I am not able to buy and install more memory. I also understand that Photoshop takes a lot of RAM memory, what can I do about it? Photoshop is a crucial app for me.
Is there a way to free some of the RAM memory and make my Macbook faster? Would a clean Yosemite install help? (Can Yosemite at all perform properly on a MacBook with only 4GB memory? What will help it run faster?)
Here's my EtreCheck report:
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 675
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 1:13:28
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500,11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (294.08 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
User Login Items: ℹ️
Google Drive UNKNOWN (missing value) What do I do about these?
Dropbox UNKNOWN (missing value)
CrossOver CD Helper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Too many?
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player
Perian Plan to uninstall
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured! Is it needed?
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
8% mds
3% WindowServer
1% Safari
0% fontd
0% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
185 MB mds_stores
142 MB Safari
107 MB Finder
90 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
86 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
733 MB Free RAM
1.77 GB Active RAM
1.01 GB Inactive RAM
777 MB Wired RAM
2.12 GB Page-ins
12 KB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 4, 2015, 07:55:31 PM Self test - passed
Apr 4, 2015, 01:48:14 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Skype_2015-04-04-134814_[redac ted].crash
Apr 3, 2015, 09:24:39 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CS6_2015-04-03-212439_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag
Apr 3, 2015, 09:16:37 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CS6_2015-04-03-211637_[redacted].crash
Apr 4, 2015, 12:15:29 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/LegacyFileVaultMessageTracer_2015-04-04-001529_ [redacted].crash
Thanks a lot in advance! Looking forward for the possible solutions!
AnnaLet Spotlight finish indexing your HDD. Stopping it is pointless.
Regarding the fans, it is always running when you turn on the MBP. It is a question of how fast. If there are light loads on the CPU, the fans should be near silent. If otherwise, try a SMC reset.
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
If that does not slow the speed at very light loads then there are other reasons that need to be explored.
If you cannot instal;l additional RAM (your MBP will accept up to 16GB) then you will have to accept slower performance. Yosemite is a RAM glutton. The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are Owc and Crucial.
Time Machine or any other backup is only necessary if the data you have on your MBP is important. Ask yourself this question: What will be the degree of inconvenience should the internal HDD fail? All hard drives eventually fail.
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Macbook Pro very slow, won't play vids etc. Please help
Have run the etrecheck diagnostic software, results below:
Problem description:
Internet browsing very slow, particularly when scrolling on large pages.
DVD will only play sound, video is just a black screen.
Youtube would originally only play small screen, now won’t play at all.
Generally slow all round - lots of “egg timer”
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 17 November 2014 22:20:16 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 212 days 22:8:28
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9160314ASG disk0 : (149.05 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 159.70 GB (77.07 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N disk1 : (6.93 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
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
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Business Everywhere.app
[not loaded] WebToGo.Driver.Sierra (1) Support
[not loaded] com.Huawei.driver.HuaweiDataCardDriver (4.0.3) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMControl (1.1.2) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.1.2) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionGTEdge (1.0.5) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMM (1.0.4) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.1.16) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] Business Everywhere Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Mac_SwapperDemon ApplicationHidden (/Library/Application Support/Birdstep/Mac_SwapperDemon.app)
3Connect Updater Application (/Applications/3Connect/3Connect.app/Contents/Resources/3Connect Updater.app)
Firefox UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.0.3r470 Support
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 Support
Scorch: Version: 6.1.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Rapport Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
6% rapportd
4% WindowServer
3% WebProcess
2% PluginProcess
0% SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
365 MB WebProcess
245 MB rapportd
112 MB Safari
69 MB WindowServer
41 MB PluginProcess
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
13 MB Free RAM
888 MB Active RAM
442 MB Inactive RAM
534 MB Wired RAM
97.51 GB Page-ins
41.90 GB Page-outs
Problem description:
Internet browsing very slow, particularly when scrolling on large pages.
DVD will only play sound, video is just a black screen.
Youtube would originally only play small screen, now won’t play at all.
Generally slow all round - lots of “egg timer”
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 17 November 2014 22:20:16 GMT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 212 days 22:8:28
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9160314ASG disk0 : (149.05 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 159.70 GB (77.07 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N disk1 : (6.93 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
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
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Business Everywhere.app
[not loaded] WebToGo.Driver.Sierra (1) Support
[not loaded] com.Huawei.driver.HuaweiDataCardDriver (4.0.3) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMControl (1.1.2) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.1.2) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionGTEdge (1.0.5) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMM (1.0.4) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.1.16) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] Business Everywhere Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Mac_SwapperDemon ApplicationHidden (/Library/Application Support/Birdstep/Mac_SwapperDemon.app)
3Connect Updater Application (/Applications/3Connect/3Connect.app/Contents/Resources/3Connect Updater.app)
Firefox UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.0.3r470 Support
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 Support
Scorch: Version: 6.1.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Rapport Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
6% rapportd
4% WindowServer
3% WebProcess
2% PluginProcess
0% SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
365 MB WebProcess
245 MB rapportd
112 MB Safari
69 MB WindowServer
41 MB PluginProcess
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
13 MB Free RAM
888 MB Active RAM
442 MB Inactive RAM
534 MB Wired RAM
97.51 GB Page-ins
41.90 GB Page-outsYour MBP needs more RAM based on the quantity of 'Page outs' vs 'Page ins'. 4 GB should be the minimum upgrade, 8 GB would be better. The RAM specifications for a 2009 MBP are; 204-pin PC3-8500 (1066 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM. The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.
Delete any software for mobile communications devices that are no longer using.
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my macbook is very slow, what can I do about it?
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/Mountain 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/Mountain 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):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
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. -
i have install new hard drive 500gb and i still have 400gb available but my macbook run very slow getting rainbow all the time on screen.
need helpFirst boot into recovery and select Disk Utility>First Aid and repair the disk.
If there is no improvement, perform a Safe Boot:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1
If there is an improvement, then third party applications are probably the cause of the problem.
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My macbook starting very slow i want to factory reset
my macbook starting very slow i want to factory reset
Hello sallay Amir,
Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you would like to erase your MacBook Pro and install a new copy of OS X, but the Mac does not boot to OS X Recovery when you hold the Command + R keys during startup.
If your Mac came with OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) or earlier, I recommend referring to the steps in this article:
Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard: How to Erase and Install - Apple Support
For a newer Mac (OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks or Yosemite), try reinstalling OS X by using Internet Recovery, as described in the "OS X Internet Recovery" section on this page:
OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
All the best,
Jeremy -
MacBook suddenly very slow to start and operate
Sudenly last week my MacBook becomes very SLOW to start and to operate. Until last week it was working fine.
I do not believe to have perform anything abnormal and what is new is just the normal updating of the Softwares that is performed automaticlly every week.
I tried to shut down and restart several time.
I tried several time to reinstall Mac OS 10.6.8
I checked the hard disk with Disk utility and it results OK.
What to do ?
Thanks
MarcRight or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure you always have a minimum of 15% free disk space.
Why Is My Mac Running So Slow? [MacRx] | Cult of Mac -
Yosemite made my MacBook Pro so slow !! Need help ? what is the solution?
Yosemite made my MacBook Pro so slow !! Need help ? what is the solution?
I've ran a benchmark on my Mac (iMac early 2009). Performance of Yosemite in general was about the same as Mavericks. But that can be different on other Mac's of course. Safari is mostly a bit slower. It's recommended you clean your old internet-caches and then restart Safari. (you can use a little app called CCleaner to do that). That might make a difference. Speed-issues are usually solved in the first and second update of OS X.
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MacBook Pro very slow to bring up homepage, programs won't open; likely related to failure to upgrade Java on Parallels, told that C disc low capacity, disc compression recommended was unsuccesful/failed. Rebooting, battery removal hasn't helped. Can't open Systems Preferences. Suggestions?
Linc, the resident dump guru, will probably be along in awhile and provide deeper insights, but here goes for now. I'm seeing an awful lot of warnings and messages from Chrome. Any chance you could lay off that browser for awhile and use Safari in the meanwhile? No red messages anywhere in the listing. Have you tried rebooting into Mountain Lion Recovery Mode to do a Repair Disk and Repair Disk Permissions? (Cause in spite of what your config tag says, the dump indicates you are running a ML kernel)
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Does my MacBook White 7,1 need more RAM?
Hi, I'm Federico from Argentina.
It's my first post here. First of all, sorry for my english, hope it's not so bad.
I am photographer and digital retoucher, so, as you might imagine... I use a lot Photoshop (CC).
I'm thinking that I need to upgrade my Macbook to 8gb (now I have 4gb) because my OSX is running slow, and it's affecting my workflow (upgrading to MB Pro is not a chance... no budget for that...).
In the Activity Monitor when retouching in Photoshop memory pressure shows in yellow (Mavericks).
Beyond that, here's my EtreCheck report, I think you may find it useful for troubleshooting my problem.
Thank you so much!
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated 5 de agosto de 2014 19:25:37 ART
Hardware Information:
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook - model: MacBook7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
DELL E207WFP 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
System Software:
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 1:30:0
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK2555GSXF disk0 : (250,06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249,2 GB (3,45 GB free) (Low!)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Wacom Co.,Ltd. CTL-460
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Gatekeeper:
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMS (1.0.0 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMTP (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSB (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLAN (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLANMerge (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBSwch (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.3.3 - SDK 10.8) Support
Startup Items:
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.motorola-mobility.mmcfgd.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[loaded] com.motorola.MDMUpdater.plist Support
[running] com.motorola.motohelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.motorola.motohelperUpdater.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support
[running] com.wacom.pentablet.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Notas
Android File Transfer Agent
EOS Utility
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 65 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Turn Off the Lights: Version: 3.0.0.12
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
Java Support
PenTablet Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 232.09 GB Disk used: 228.87 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 465.79 GB
Total number of backups: 9
Oldest backup: 2014-04-04 23:29:39 +0000
Last backup: 2014-07-29 17:57:09 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 465.79 GB < (Disk used 228.87 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
6% WindowServer
1% Google Drive
0% Creative Cloud
0% AdobeCrashDaemon
0% Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory:
1.40 GB Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
29 MB Adobe Bridge CC
29 MB WindowServer
12 MB Finder
12 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information:
30 MB Free RAM
885 MB Active RAM
856 MB Inactive RAM
472 MB Wired RAM
898 MB Page-ins
519 MB Page-outsYes, you need more RAM, but more imprtantly:
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249,2 GB (3,45 GB free) (Low!)
Your Mac is running on vapour! You are risking data loss and a fouled-up system. You urgently need to move files (not applications) to an external hard drive, to leave at least 30GB free. -
I am having a problem with very slow start up after expanding RAM on my 2009 Mac Pro.
I am having a problem with very slow start up after expanding RAM on my 2009 Mac Pro (8 Core 2.93GHz). When I run the Mac Pro with 2 x 2Gb RAM it takes 4 seconds before the gray screen, chime and spinning wheel appear.However when I expand the RAM to 20GB the grey screen and chimes appear after a long 20+ second black screen.
The RAM modules are paored 2 x 4GB Crucial CT51272BA1339.M18FMR and 6 x 2GB SAMSUNG M391B5673FH0-CH9, all DDR3 ECC.
Reading articles on the internet, I thought it may be damaged RAM modules, but I have completed memtest and all are okay. I have tried changing the pairs around and if I use any paired 2 modules the Mac Pro starts normally, only when I try running more than 2 modules the delayed start up happens. (black screen 20 Seconds)
I also have tried PRAM and SMU resets after changing the RAM setups, and the issues always occurs when I have more than 2 modules. As you can see I have 6 SAMSUNG modules and even with identical modules the issue happens, when increasing the RAM to more than 2 modules.
The Mac Pro runs fine after the start up screen and can see all the modules, but has anyone else come across this issue, or have any ideas as to why my Mac Pro is taking 20 seconds to start up with 20 GB RAM?Hi there. Thanks for your comments.
I have tried all the different combinations of RAM setup, and as stated in my initial topic, the Mac Pro boot up time only slows when I have more that 2 modules. Where I place these does not seem to make a difference.
I have taken the Mac Pro to an Apple Reseller technician yesterday and they where not able to find any RAM errors. Apparently the boot up time is within Apple's acceptable parameters for this set up.
Could anyone that is running a Mac Pro 2009 with more that 4 modules of RAM, please let me know if the boot up time is normal. ( the time it takes from pressing the power button to seeing the gray screen around 16 - 20 seconds)
Or is anyone else having the same issues?
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Need more ram on 10.4.11, what can i safely dump?
need more ram on 10.4.11, what can I safely dump after saving on x-ternal h/d?
OS X 10.4 is Tiger, and 10.4.11 is the last release. It's been stable for quite some time, so I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade to it. The next operating system upgrade would be to Leopard 10.5, and with a MacBook you could probably upgrade to Snow Leopard 10.6.
When upgrading within an operating system release, ie 10.4.10 to 10.4.11, you don't typically have issues. When going to the next level of operating system, that's where you can run into issues with printer or other drivers and/or programs that need to be updated to run with the newer operating system. With the exception of losing the OS X classic environment when upgrading to 10.5 Leopard and losing the Rosetta emulator (which runs PowerPC code on Intel platforms) when upgrading to 10.7 Lion, for the most part, the upgrades are pretty straight forward.
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