My Macbook pro 2011 suddenly has a really slow bootup. What can I do?
My Macbook pro 2011 suddenly has a really slow bootup. What can I do? I did install a cannon printer upgrade and security upgrade. Not sure if it was something to do with that. Also I tried the disk utility repair and didn't improve anything. I also reset PRAM and SMC.
1. Try booting in e Verbose mode - press and hold [cmd] + [v] keys just right after the boot chord sounds till you get a black screen and white letters.
if there are some delays in the boot process - you should see where the system is stuck.
this mode is not permanent - the next [re-] boot will be normal.
2. repair permissions. disk utility does fine. Disk Warrior is better.
sometimes after half done updates (it may happen though should not) there are items that are "belonging to someone else"
3. try cache cleaner (or there are some other utilities as well - I just like SlCC more) http://www.northernsoftworks.com/snowleopardcachecleaner.html - it's shareware though the basic functionality is free for you to use.
Try caches -> deep cleaning (please read the developers site what it does) and select checkmark at all options - reply yes to the requests and after a reboot the next reboot should be as it is intended.
p.s be sure you do have backup
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You need to purchase an external drive and start moving some files to it or you can try trashing some files that you no longer need.
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How to enhance the speed of my MacBook Pro. It has become extremely slow!
My MacBook Pro (2011 early edition) has become extremely slow. What needs to be done to enhance its speed!
Things You Can Do To 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.
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My MacBook Pro 2011 model has a backlight issue- pls someone help
I have a early 2011 MacBook pro that has a backlight issue, im able to connect it to an external monitor just fine.
Brought it to a repair shop and they swapped the screen including the lvd cable but the problem still exist.
Have already spend a lot of money to no avail. What could be the issue? :(
Apple said it only needs a new screen which doesn't seem to be true.http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1713
It is under warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
If it is more than one computer and both chargers are not working I suspect you need to replace.
If it was just one Mac I might suggest reset SMC http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964 -
MacBook Pro 2011 suddenly slow, battery draining etc
My computer crashed end of December 2012 right before vacation. I went to the Genius Bar, diagnosed as a "software issue". Had computer erased and started over. Upgraded to Yosemite while out of town. When I came home, I transferred back data from Time Capsule with Migration Assistant. I have talked to Apple 4 times and given 4 different answers (remount Time Machine, reset PVRAM, etc). Read through this thread but I don't see what to do. Here is my EtreCheck. Seriously I need help because this is my work and school computer and it needs to be fixed. Do I need to get more ram? Battery health says good but it seems as if its draining seriously fast. And I hear the fan coming on a lot more.
Problem description:
My system is constantly moving slow and programs take a while to open.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated February 27, 2015 at 4:17:06 PM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 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
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 772
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 4 days 2:12:7
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (96.73 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
General USB Flash Disk 4.03 GB
USB DISK (disk2s1) /Volumes/USB DISK : 4.03 GB (2.25 GB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
TiVoDesktop: Path: /Library/StartupItems/TiVoDesktop
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[failed] com.apple.metadata.mdflagwriter.plist
[killed] com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
5 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.corestorage.corestoragehelperd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.installd.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed] com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
12 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.status.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.carbonite.installhelper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.carbonite.launchd.monitor.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.carbonite.launchd.watcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 [Click for support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Click for support]
TiVo Desktop [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 222.12 GB
Destinations:
Sharonda Frazier's Time Cap [Network]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 1
Oldest backup: 2015-02-21 03:40:10 +0000
Last backup: 2015-02-21 03:40:10 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 318.84 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
90% Classroom Enrichment Program Pre K 4
56% CarboniteDaemon
22% WindowServer
4% coreaudiod
3% sysmond
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
172 MB Safari
120 MB Pages
107 MB Finder
90 MB Mail
82 MB Classroom Enrichment Program Pre K 4
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
98 MB Free RAM
1.29 GB Active RAM
1.23 GB Inactive RAM
1.21 GB Wired RAM
766.97 GB Page-ins
6.47 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Feb 27, 2015, 01:36:15 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/FirstClass_2015-02-27-133615_[ redacted].crash
Feb 27, 2015, 01:30:46 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2015-02-27-133046_[redacted].cr ash
Feb 27, 2015, 08:18:27 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iPhoto_2015-02-27-081827_[redacted].hang
Feb 27, 2015, 05:18:36 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2015-02-27-051836_[redacted].cr ash
Feb 26, 2015, 08:05:01 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2015-02-26-200501_[redacted].cr ash
Feb 26, 2015, 04:29:28 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/FirstClass_2015-02-26-162928_[ redacted].crash
Feb 26, 2015, 03:59:08 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5_2015-02-26-155908_[redacted].crash
Feb 26, 2015, 03:55:13 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5_2015-02-26-155513_[redacted].crash
Feb 26, 2015, 08:53:42 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2015-02-26-085342_[redacted].cr ash
Feb 25, 2015, 09:58:23 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2015-02-25-215823_[redacted].cr ash
Feb 25, 2015, 09:48:42 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/softwareupdated_2015-02-25-214842_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Click for details]
Feb 25, 2015, 09:44:37 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2015-02-25-214437_[redacted].cr ashSelect each of the items shown in RED in Activity Monitor. Click on the Quit icon in AM's toolbar then click on the Force Quit button. You only need to do this if you are unable to quit the programs in the normal way - Make the program the frontmost application, then press COMMAND-Q.
You also have two items in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder. They should not be there. You can remove them. HP should have updated software that replaces the older driver. I'm not sure about the TiVo item, but it should not be installed in that location.
You should check the Classroom Enrichment application for compatibility with Yosemite: See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
As for your backup needs I would suggest this:
Repartition the Seagate backup drive. This removes all the Seagate software. If you want more control over your backups than provided by Time Machine see the following options:
Suggested Backup Software
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Others may be found at MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. You can download free trial versions of all six so you can try them out and decide on the one you prefer before paying for it. I am a big fan of Carbon Copy Cloner, but that does not mean it's your best choice.
Now given all the above consider that you can always use Time Machine. But until you get your computer straightened out I would refrain from making a backup. There's no point in restoring a malfunctioning backup made of a malfunctioning computer. -
When I originally purchased my MacBook Pro a few years ago, it was blazing fast. Since then the reaction time of the CPU has gotten progressively worse to the point where the laptop is virtually unusable. Windows are laggy and slow to load. Apps will become unresponsive for apparently no reason. Nothing seems to make it better. I cannot pick out a specific time or event that may have acted as a catalyst for this loss in performance. Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
AdrianHello, I'm having a problem with my mac's speed as well, though I don't think it is memory that's causing it.
It's brand new, late 2011 , has had os x lion from the get go. currently have version 10.7.2
Free space 474.69 GB
free RAM 1.65 GB
It takes about 10 mintues from turning on to get to my desktop screen, and the little pinwheel comes up constantly when trying to open an app. typing lags for 5-6 seconds when i type one letter, and the internet alternates from moderate speed to showing lots of pinwheel spinning. It also takes 3-5 minutes to turn off when before it used to be seconds. When it falls 'asleep', it often doesn't wake up, at least not for a few minutes.
I tried safe boot, but i didn't see any difference in speed when i restarted.
I tried resetting the PRAM, no difference
I then tried command R for the disk utility, and i believe i clicked on repair permissions for the hard drive (the one that said macintosh Hd);
it ended up displaying "open error messages"- that mentioned AirPort Utility and various font names. Despite saying the the repair had less than a minute, it stayed on this screen for a good 30-40 min until i was fed up and shut it down
I really don't know what else could have done this; the only other thing i downloaded was realplayer sp, but I got rid of it all and everything i downloaded with it. I don't have any huge programs like photoshop either. I don't have any other users created aside from just me.
please help. -
Macbook Pro 2011 just started running extremely slow
After recent OS upgrades and general teenager use, the MacBook Pro all the sudden is running extremely slow. I am not a really technical person, what should I do to fix? I will start backing up now.
Thank you
MattYou may be able to improve the speed with some software work but it could also be your disk or SSD is corrupt or failing.
Try resetting PRAM and SMC:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Is it faster now? If not, proceed.
Restart in Safe Mode:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564?viewlocale=en_US
If it boots faster then uninstall all unnecessary login items >User&Groups>Login items. Unlock the padlock. Remove them with the minus -
Also uninstall internet plug-ins in your browsers.
Is it faster now? If not, proceed.
Backup your data immediately:
Before proceeding you should make sure you have a current backup. If it has been getting slower over time your disk could be a failing slowly. SATA drives have two retry modes: short and long. They can continue operating as read errors are increasing. The long retry cycle is very long and can cause significant performance degradation. If it has started long retries then it is likely to get worse and eventually fail. SSDs also have a failure mode where the fail slowly.
Time Machine Basics: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
Most commonly used backup methods:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3045
Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives. Long-term data protection:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6031
Spotlight: If Spotlight is continually running, re-index Spotlight:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2409
Low disk space:
If your disk has less than 10% free space or less than 15 GB free it can slow down your Mac. For information on how to clear disk space see https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5634300?tstart=30 .
Disk Diagnosis and Repair; Runaway Processes:
See Kappy’s suggestions "Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs” at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5635990?tstart=0
- Directions on how to detect a failing drive
- How to repair a filesystem on a working drive.
- How to check for runaway processes hogging the processor time.
Additional suggestions in "Why is my computer slow?” are particularly good.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
In the "Something is wrong with your machine” section.
- Corrupted Caches
Using Onyx to clear the caches.
- Step by Step to Fix your Mac:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3353
(I learned a lot reading this document. Good stuff.)
- A clean install.
After you have backed up your system twice.
Preferably with one of the backups being a clone.
Time Machine restores are complex and can sometimes fail.
You don’t want to risk all your data on one backup as you wipe out the data on your Mac.
As part of this clean install procedure erase the disk with Security Option Zero
that writes zeros to all sectors and remaps bad sectors as it does so.
That is a time consuming operation, but worth it.
See https://discussions.apple.com/message/24057867#24057867
Additional suggestions:
http://www.macworld.com/article/2026650/mac-troubleshooting-what-to-do-when-your -computer-is-too-slow.html
and Mac Performance Guide: http://www.thesafemac.com/mpg/
Hardware replacement or upgrade?
Hopefully by now your Mac is back to its normal speed. If a hardware repair is indicated take it to an Genius bar at an Apple store for a free diagnosis and estimate of repairs. If it is under warranty or AppleCare they will repair it for free. If not, you can compare their estimate with DIY repairs.
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/ .
or find an Apple Authorized Service Provider https://locate.apple.com/country
You can speed it up further by upgrading some hardware. (Do not upgrade the hardware if it is still covered by the warranty or AppleCare.) For the following memory, disk or SSD replacements and upgrades check out OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/, Crucial: http://www.crucial.com/ and Kingston http://www.kingston.com/us/. You will need to know your Mac the year and season your Mac was first sold and model number which can be found here:
> About This Mac > More Info… > System Report > Model Identifier:
If your Mac has 2 or 4 GB of RAM, consider an upgrade to 8 GB (if the memory is upgradeable). An 8 GB memory upgrade is only $100. When I upgraded a MacBook from 2 GB o 8 GB it booted thee times faster.
If your Mac has a disk and it won’t repair properly, is low on disk space, or you just want a considerably faster disk, check out an upgrade to an SSD-Hybrid disk. Google "Seagate 1TB Solid State Hybrid Drive SATA 6Gbps 64MB Cache 2.5-Inch" or consider an SSD (120 to 480 GB).
OWC has SSD replacements and upgrades for MacBook Airs and Retina MacBook Pros.
Good luck. May the software fixes do the trick. -
MacBook Pro 2011 with OS X 10.6.8. what should I upgrade to, for now?
I have a 2011 MacBook Pro with OS X 10.6.8. and I'm unsure about upgrading, but feel the need to. What should I upgrade to, for now? THANK YOU!
Keep your Snow Leopard installation and test Mavericks on a separate partition or external drive. You will probably want to have both options. Mavericks and anything else after Snow Leopard has changes to the user interface that many of us find pointless and irritating. And you won't be able to use any software that runs via Rosetta in Snow Leopard. You will have to upgrade software that needs Rosetta to a later version, or get something else entirely.
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My Macbook Pro is downloading Mountain Lion really slow.
So, I have a MacBook Pro that's just one year old as of last month, and lately everything I download is taking way too long, (even for the super small apps). I still have over 250GB of storage left and all that's on my computer is basically all college work and maybe a few apps. My Mountain Lion update has been downloading for the last 6 hours and it still has 1GB of downloading left to do. Is there anyway to speed up my computer? I tried downloading a update to Adobe that was only 11MB and it said 13 minutes, which is kind of ridiculous. I have AT&T high speed WIFI, so I know it's not my internet.
More then likely its slow on the server side due to the high volume of downloads that are probably going on right now. It was that way on launch day for Lion as well for me.
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MacBook Pro 13" Suddenly Started Running Super Slow, please help!
Yesterday I was on the computer on Facebook, then I spilled a juice over the keyboard. I turned it off and let it sit there, then I turned it on and it took about 3 minutes to show the Log in screen, then I logged in and it was taking long to load the stuff in my desktop and it was being really slow for everything.
Please Help!
I got it on December, and I don't have much time with it!! I really need to fix it.
Oh and the track pad stopped moving the pointer...This should explain it:
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
They are FREE.
Ciao. -
My MacBook Pro 15" won't shutdown after update. What can I do?
After updating my MacBook Pro it restarted and after restart it stopped and I can't shut it down. Not even holding the power button for more than 30 seconds.
What can I do?Hi Cyril,
Whats the sound of fan still coming from macbook?Keep holding power button and when it start do this
Hold shift key-when any option does not get it performed.to resolved it hold shift key and release only when buffer is complete and a login account came.
command +s -> a dos windows will come
type fsck(single space) –fy
then type reboot -
My mac is running really slow. What can I do
The mac is running really slowly and I can hear a background noise as if the pc is processing, simple things like opening new pages or emails or dicuments is taking a long time.
First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Reset the System Management Controller.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
Otherwise, take the steps below when you notice the problem.
Step 1
Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 2
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long. -
MacBook Pro 2011 Suddenly dying ! HELP !
HI all,
Tried to open my Pro the other day to just access safari and it freaked a bit, first the trackpad cursor decided it was possessed and jumped all over the screen until it decided to slide the screen off to dashboard by itself and even when I plugged in a USB mouse it still freaked all over the place.
NO liquids of any type have been anywhere near the macbook by the way.
Next thing is the whole laptop almost grinds to a halt ! Crazily slow totally unlike it ?
Then to add insult to injury the screen starts looking flickery and red and lined / pixelated in areas and apps on the dock when selected bounce for ages and do nothing. So I looked at SMC reset, and PRAM reset also and these worked in the way that they were carried out correctly but still no changes.
I left it a week, the laptop goes dead ! Charge battery and leave on mains power, and now whole screen is fuzzy and doesn't even show anything normally ?
Please help help is it worth me taking it in for a repair or is it a waste of time ? and why all out of the blue ? This thing cost a lot of money and I'm now tempted to bin apple altogether as its let me down big time! !Provided you can take all these,try it.
Start up in Safe Mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph14204
Hold the option key down and click the battery icon in the menu bar.
Does the condition say "Normal"?
Is there any Bluetooth device nearby with failing batteries? If so, replace the batteries.
Clean the trackpad with a dry microfiber cloth.
Close all windows and quit all applications.
Click the Spotlight -the magnifying glass icon- in the menu bar. Enter Disk utility in the box.
Select Disk Utility. When the Disk utility window opens up, select Macintosh HD, then First Aid.
Click Repair Disk Permission
Ignore the time remaining estimate.
Last 1 minute may take longer.
Run Apple Diagnostics.
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201257
Can you run EtreCheck and post the report here please?
EtreCheck: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6173
Best.
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