My macbook pro has started running slowly! Any ideas?
My macbook pro has started running slowly. Particularly the internet (firefox and safari). I have tried repairing the disk / verifying the disk and the permissions via Disk Utility, and have also tried uninstalling and re-installing firefox, and updating the software (all up to date). None of this has helped.
The old Dell laptop we have is running faster than my mac!
I also have Parallels Desktop Installed with Windows 7, although this has never caused a problem in the past...
I am running with Mac OS X, Version 10.6.8, processor 2.66Ghz Intel Core Duo, and 4GB memory (it's normally lightning fast!).
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
This is a known problem with Parallels and the recent update for 10.6.8. You do not need to actually have Parallels running to experience the problem and there is nothing in Activity Monitor that would indicate the issue is related to Parallels. You can find the explanation on Parallels site. They have put out an update to correct the problem:
http://kb.parallels.com/111541
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Help please, my macbook pro suddently started running slowly.
Hello,
Could someone help me please? since last week my macbook suddently started to run really slowly.
It looks like the RAM is constantly in use. no free RAM. I allready did a pRAM reset.
It's almost impossible to use safari. this website is still okay, but if i open for example facebook or youtube it is to much and i get the following message:
"Your mac OS X startup disk has no more space available for application memory.
To avoid problems with your computer, quit any applications you are not using. closing windows and removing files from you startup disk will also help."
This is strange because i have like 130GB free space on my HD. and im only running safari.
Any help would be really appriceated!Hmm looks like i was cheering a little bit too early.
It's a little bit better but still running slowly.
This is comming up in my Console, All Message tab:
I cant upload it now. the button is not hilighted. i will try to restart safari or reboot. and post the screenshot.
Here is a new read out from the etrecheck. still having a lot of pageouts:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.8.2 (12C3103) - Uptime: 0 days 0:25:13
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD HTS547575A9E384 disk0 : (750.16 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (154.01 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Startup Items:
HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
Steam
iTunesHelper
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2
Internet Plug-ins:
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30214.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.6.1 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
Safari Extensions:
AdBlock: Version: 2.6.17
Audio Plug-ins:
AirPlay: Version: 1.4.5 - SDK 10.8
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.8
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.8
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
None
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
99% coreaudiod
8% SystemUIServer
4% loginwindow
1% WindowServer
0% EtreCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
1.99 GB SystemUIServer
1.98 GB loginwindow
229 MB WebProcess
180 MB Safari
66 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information:
12 MB Free RAM
3.39 GB Active RAM
3.39 GB Inactive RAM
1.21 GB Wired RAM
317 MB Page-ins
10.08 GB Page-outs -
My MacBook Pro has been running very slowly. I've run EtreCheck and will append the results below.
My MacBook Pro has been running slowly, and I'm trying to find a solution to it. I've run EtreCheck and have put the output below. Any help would be appreciated as I'm not a computer expert.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,3
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:20:51
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (308.41 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Logitech USB Receiver
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
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_Net_NCMCtrl (2.1.7b7) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_Net_NCMData (2.1.7b7) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_Serial (2.1.7b7) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_USBSendCmd (2.1.7b7) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_sdmp (2.1.7b7) Support
[kext loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9) Support
[kext loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (1.4 - SDK 10.9) Support
[not loaded] com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDIPSupport (1.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDevSupport (1.0.7) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSRSupport (3.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraHSRSupport (3.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraIPDirect (1.1.4) Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.init.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist Support
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist Support
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.sierrawireless.SWoCTool.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
[failed] com.AT&T.attcm_AppStart.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist Support
[loaded] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist Support
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist Support
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist Support
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
User Login Items:
GrowlMenu
AT&T Communication Manager
FontExplorerXAutoload
Dropbox
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Wondershare Helper Compact
RealPlayer Downloader Agent
TmLoginMgr
TmLoginMgr
Internet Plug-ins:
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.6r636 Support
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Facebook Cleaner: Version: 3.2
Better Facebook: Version: 5.941
clea.nr Videos: Version: 3.2.0
avast! Online Security: Version: 8
AdBlock: Version: 2.4.33
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:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
AppTrap Support
avast! Preferences Support
Carbonite Support
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
MacFUSE Support
Time Machine:
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% RealPlayer Downloader Agent
0% CarboniteDaemon
0% System Events
Top Processes by Memory:
127 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
119 MB Google Chrome
98 MB Finder
82 MB Dropbox
66 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information:
580 MB Free RAM
1.63 GB Active RAM
785 MB Inactive RAM
1.03 GB Wired RAM
1.08 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsOS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly?
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13895
Startup in Safe Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14204
Repair Disk
Steps 1 through 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Increase disk space.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806
Remove Avast.
http://apple-macintoshsupport.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-do-i-uninstall-avast-free -antivirus.html
Click the blue “Reader” button at the end of Safari address bar for easy viewing. -
HT1338 my macbook pro has been running hot off and on
My macbook pro has been running hot off and on for the last couple of days
Are you running andy anti-virus or "cleaning" software? Both can shorten battery life and run up the temps.
Take a look at this Apple article:
Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan activity
Note in Step 3 you need to make a change if running Mavericks. In Mav, Activity Monitor's "Show All Processes" function moved from the application window to the application menubar:
Setting to "All Processes" is the only sure way to catch some suspects. Not noted in the article is this: AM won't tell you much if you run it shortly after a restart. Use your computer as normally as possible for at least a half-day before running the test. Also not clear is that you should be looking for any process that uses more than about 10 percent of the cycles. I've checked a lot of Macs with AM and, assuming you quit any user applications you started (other than AM) nothing should be a percentage larger than a single digit in a healthy Mac. -
My macbook pro has been running slow for quite some time
Hello, my MacBook Pro has been running slow for quite some time now and it's frustrating. I hope you'll be able to help me. I've read this thread and figured out I should open a new one, so here it is.
I've already downloaded Etrechech and ran it and this is what I got:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 22 Oct 2014 08:21:16 GMT+2
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 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 1:19:18
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500,11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (312.03 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
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: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.genieo.engine.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 Support
ViewRightWebPlayer: Version: 3.3.0.0 Support
proXSignXML: Version: 1.2.21 - SDK 10.5 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Spelling Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 187.22 GB
Destinations:
VERBATIM HD [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Last backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 187.22 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
14% Safari
12% WindowServer
4% coreaudiod
3% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
2% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
220 MB Safari
43 MB WindowServer
26 MB mds
26 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
26 MB Microsoft Word
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
21 MB Free RAM
1.01 GB Active RAM
992 MB Inactive RAM
1.00 GB Wired RAM
1.14 GB Page-ins
49 MB Page-outs
I hope you'll be able to help me.Right, sorry. I'm new at this stuff and I got confused. Here's the list:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 22 Oct 2014 15:43:33 GMT+2
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 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 2:39:48
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500,11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (310.28 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 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
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 Support
ViewRightWebPlayer: Version: 3.3.0.0 Support
proXSignXML: Version: 1.2.21 - SDK 10.5 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Spelling Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 188.97 GB
Destinations:
VERBATIM HD [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Last backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 188.97 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
5% Safari
4% coreaudiod
3% WindowServer
1% hidd
0% Microsoft Word
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
193 MB Safari
26 MB WindowServer
26 MB Skype
21 MB PluginProcess
21 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
32 MB Free RAM
852 MB Active RAM
828 MB Inactive RAM
1.02 GB Wired RAM
2.15 GB Page-ins
95 MB Page-outs -
I am trying to record a meditation from my Macbook Air and an annoying loud sound, like a burp, will suddenly erupt from the MacBook, necessitating I start again. Any ideas on how I may stop this, or what it is??
Click on the blue Internet Recovery in nbar's post. That is a link to what computers can run Internet Recovery.
Do a backup, preferable 2 separate ones on 2 drives. Boot to the Recovery Volume (command - R on a restart or hold down the option/alt key during a restart and select Recovery Volume). Run Disk Utility Verify/Repair and Repair Permissions until you get no errors. Reformat the drive using Disk Utility/Erase Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then click the Option button and select GUID. Then re-install the OS.
OS X Recovery
OS X Recovery (2)
When you reboot, use Setup Assistant to restore your data. -
My 17" macbook pro has started to shut itself down or restart for no reason. Can anyone tell me why?
Today for no apparant reason, my macbook pro has been restarting itself.
Has happened 8 times so far, very frustrating since I keep losing whatever I was working on at the time.
L/top runs windows xp because 2 programs I use for work ( CAD and Mapinfo ) don't work on Macs.
Anyone got any bright ideas why this is happening.
Annoying for a PC that cost me best part of $4k.Try resetting the SMC: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
This is from that article
Power
The computer doesn't respond to the power button when pressed.
A portable Mac doesn't appear to respond properly when you close or open the lid.
The computer sleeps or shuts down unexpectedly.
The battery does not appear to be charging properly.
The MagSafe power adaptor LED doesn't appear to indicate the correct activity. -
My Macbook Pro suddenly started running really slowly
I've already restarted multiple times. I've reset PRAM. I've reset SMD. I've restarted in safe mode. I've attached the etre report below.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 19, 2014 9:01:55 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 0:20:59
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.30 GB (296.71 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
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
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.prolific.driver.PL2303 (1.5.0 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] nl.bjaelectronics.driver.PL2303 (1.0.0d1) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.25 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
PKard: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PKard
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.thursby.pkard.tokendagent.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
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0 B Page-outsPlease read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. It will be slow, but there should be no beachballing. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2. -
MacBook Pro suddenly started running really slowly.
I have a:
MacBook Pro 13", mid 2012
2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
4GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Macintosh HD
OS X Version 10.9.4
2 days ago I had about 10 tabs on Chrome, a few word documents and about 5 large PDFs open when suddenly my computer got really slow (I've had similar amounts open before and it's never been an issue). I shut everything down and restarted but it has been slow ever since.
I'm not great with computers but from reading online forums I booted into safe mode and ran Disk Repair and Repaired Permissions but doesn't seem to have done much. I also downloaded and installed OS X Mavericks (which took a full day) but has made little difference. It seems slightly faster than went it first started but not sure if it is.
As I say, I'm not great with computers so any help would be good.Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Step 1
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your documents or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this behavior; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
Step 2
The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Please take this step regardless of the results of Step 1.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe modeand log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. It will be slow, but there should be no beachballing. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2. -
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 Pro has been running slow since I upgraded to OS X Yosemite. Any solutions?
I have a MacBook Pro Processor 2.5 Intel Core i5. Memory 4GB. Since I have upgraded to OS X Yosemite it has been running extremely slow. Any solutions to getting it back up to speed?
If you enabled FileVault when you upgraded, it will take a few hours for the conversion process to finish, and during that time performance will be reduced. Otherwise see below.
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 take one of the actions that you're having trouble with. 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 MAc Book pro Has started running extemely slowly
. I have tried to trouble shoot with no result. It does not seem to be internet related. But films and all applications take minutes to open and the beach ball keeps coming up.
I have OS X Yosemite 10.10.2. 15 inch Macbook pro 2011. 4GB memory. 2 GHz intel Core i7,
Safari 8.0.4, Iphoto 9.0.6Start by running this an posting the results here. This will tell us abut your installation
EtreCheck -
MacBook Pro has been running slow after installing Yosemite
Hey,
I have a MacBook Pro and recently updated from OS 10.6.8 to Yosemite. My computer has been running really slow lately.
Here is my EtreCheck Report:
Problem description:
Mac has been running very slowly
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 18, 2015 at 10:42:01 PM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
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MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
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Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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Jan 18, 2015, 07:54:30 PM Self test - passed
Jan 18, 2015, 06:51:08 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Photo Booth_2015-01-18-185108_[redacted].crashBack up your Mac, if you have not already done so. To learn how to do that read Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac.
You inadvertently installed adware. Eradicating it is simple and you don't have to download or install anything to fix it. For an explanation or how this may have occurred, how to avoid it in the future, and for Apple's recommended solution read How to install adware.
Google Chrome is known to run notoriously poorly on Macs. If you want to run Google Chrome, you may need to install more memory, upgrade your Mac to a newer model, or both. Use Safari or Firefox, both of which will run well and do not litter a system with a plethora of resource - hungry "helpers" and other constantly running intrusive processes such as those Google insists upon installing.
Adobe Flash Player is outdated. If you need to use Adobe Flash Player, you must keep it up to date. New versions appear very frequently.
You are running a torrent client. Doing so will leave you vulnerable to malware, data theft, or both.
Some users have resolved otherwise inexplicably poor performance with an SMC reset. Read and follow all the steps including those that may appear to be inapplicable or trivial.
If your Mac still performs poorly, please determine if the same 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.
If none of the above resolves your concern, more information is required. To augment the information you already provided, follow the instructions below.
If your Mac is momentarily unresponsive, consider the following.
Launch the Console app - it is in your Utilities folder. You can find it by selecting Utilities from the Finder's Go menu.
If the log list column on the left is not already displayed, show the log list by selecting Show Log List from Console's View menu. Select Show Toolbar if it is not already shown.
Locate system.log in the list and select it. Many date and time-stamped entries will appear, hundreds of them, and you must find the entries relevant to your Mac's problem.
To do that click the Clear Display button in the Toolbar. All previously displayed log entries will be disappear.
Next: Perform whatever actions cause the Mac to exhibit the slow behavior. If the problem is caused by errors logged by the system, the Console window will show them being recorded in system.log.
One or more of them, along with their time stamps, may reveal the reason for the problem you describe.
Copy and paste those log entries in a reply. If hundreds of the same repetitive messages appear, please edit them before posting. There should be no need for more than a few log entries.
Most of the entries will be cryptic but will contain information you might consider personal such as your Mac's name. If you do not want that information to appear, delete or obscure it when posting your reply. Leave enough information so that the entries can be deciphered. -
My MacBook Pro has started spontaneously 'dying'
Hi,
I have an early 2011 15" MacBook Pro, and about three weks ago the screen suddenly went completely black. I can't remember what I was doing at the time, but I don't think I was inputting in any way. The only way I could revive it was to press and hold down the power button until the boot-up tune started playing.
I thought it was a one-off, but it has now happened twice more.
The last time was this morning. I had opened the lid to wake it from it it's overnight sleep, looked at one text document and close textedit. Then I saw I'd received an email, (I always leave Mail running), so I clicked on the Mail icon and opened the message. I was just reading the message -and not inputting- when the screen just went black without any warning whatever. The Apple logo on the lid also went out.
I closed the lid and left it twenty minutes to see if it would wake up normally when I re-opened the lid, but no, I had to press and hold the power button to re-boot.
There was an error message displayed when my computer came back to life, but it wasn't very informative. It had a complex report log, which I copied and saved, but it means nothing to me. I believe that data was then sent to Apple.
I don't remember this happening before I upgraded from 10.6.x to 10.7.4 in mid-May, but it didn't happen straight after the upgrade so I can't be sure it's related.
Any ideas at all please?Okay, here it is:-
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 380896 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: C5199CD5-2C85-43F3-B390-1B61966D4A5A
Sat Jun 30 08:29:42 2012
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f80958947): NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff80a1bb5000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff807c4a32b0 : 0xffffff8000220792
0xffffff807c4a3330 : 0xffffff7f80958947
0xffffff807c4a33c0 : 0xffffff7f80a48aa4
0xffffff807c4a3410 : 0xffffff7f80a48b64
0xffffff807c4a3470 : 0xffffff7f80cf5749
0xffffff807c4a35b0 : 0xffffff7f80a67bed
0xffffff807c4a35e0 : 0xffffff7f809622c2
0xffffff807c4a3690 : 0xffffff7f8095dbc4
0xffffff807c4a3880 : 0xffffff7f8095f7c9
0xffffff807c4a3960 : 0xffffff7f8185a130
0xffffff807c4a39a0 : 0xffffff7f81869790
0xffffff807c4a39c0 : 0xffffff7f818853f4
0xffffff807c4a3a00 : 0xffffff7f81885459
0xffffff807c4a3a40 : 0xffffff7f8186d605
0xffffff807c4a3a90 : 0xffffff7f81823f6f
0xffffff807c4a3b10 : 0xffffff7f818229e0
0xffffff807c4a3b40 : 0xffffff7f81828435
0xffffff807c4a3b70 : 0xffffff800065553d
0xffffff807c4a3be0 : 0xffffff80006558dc
0xffffff807c4a3c40 : 0xffffff800065609b
0xffffff807c4a3d80 : 0xffffff80002a3f08
0xffffff807c4a3e80 : 0xffffff8000223096
0xffffff807c4a3eb0 : 0xffffff80002148a9
0xffffff807c4a3f10 : 0xffffff800021bbd8
0xffffff807c4a3f70 : 0xffffff80002aef20
0xffffff807c4a3fb0 : 0xffffff80002daa33
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.8)[560E1257-BF5E-3B0B-95F0-15033A0D1B97]@0xffffff7f808 f8000->0xffffff7f80bd1fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.8)[06C77CAA-586C-3AA7-94B7-A544F470025E]@0xffff ff7f80883000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.2)[D05CFB53-FB72-3613-8162-2D188DB04738]@0xff ffff7f808e6000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.2)[2D2A4A31-EB4F-3730-BE3A-76C061685FC5]@0 xffffff7f808ae000
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal(7.1.8)[7596DB8C-AE9D-3C87-B11A-0ED8F940CAF8]@0xffffff7 f80bd2000->0xffffff7f80ef3fff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.8)[560E1257-BF5E-3B0B-95F0-15033A0D1B97]@0xffffff7f808 f8000
com.apple.GeForce(7.1.8)[00925AF3-22EE-3858-8BD3-06AE57DFCC86]@0xffffff7f8180b0 00->0xffffff7f818cafff
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(7.1.8)[560E1257-BF5E-3B0B-95F0-15033A0D1B97]@0xffffff7f808 f8000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.2)[D05CFB53-FB72-3613-8162-2D188DB04738]@0xff ffff7f808e6000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.6.8)[06C77CAA-586C-3AA7-94B7-A544F470025E]@0xffff ff7f80883000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.2)[2D2A4A31-EB4F-3730-BE3A-76C061685FC5]@0 xffffff7f808ae000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
Mac OS version:
11E53
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 11.4.0: Mon Apr 9 19:32:15 PDT 2012; root:xnu-1699.26.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: A8ED611D-FB0F-3729-8392-E7A32C5E7D74
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 29210979776192
last loaded kext at 26588967965786: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio 2.8.5f4 (addr 0xffffff7f81194000, size 253952)
last unloaded kext at 28097258799955: com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.0.5f11 (addr 0xffffff7f807f2000, size 73728)
loaded kexts:
com.trusteer.driver.gakl_driver_2 1
com.parallels.filesystems.prlufs 2010.12.28
com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic 7.0 15098.770637
com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge 7.0 15098.770637
com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook 7.0 15098.770637
com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor 7.0 15098.770637
com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect 7.0 15098.770637
com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 9.8.1
com.apple.nke.asp_tcp 6.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.5f11
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.2.0f3
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.59
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.42
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.2.0f3
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.9
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.26
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics 7.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB 7.1.8
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.2d6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.1d2
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.2.2
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 5.0.0d0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.5.8
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.0.16
com.apple.GeForce 7.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 5.0.0d0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 225.2
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.5f11
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 312
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 225.2
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache 33
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 3.2.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.8.9
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.1.2b2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.5.0
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 530.4.20
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.5.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 193.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 3.2.30
com.apple.security.quarantine 1.3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 193.0.0
com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0
com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.5
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.2.0f3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.4
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.2.0f3
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.2.0f3
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 80.0.2
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.0.16
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.3d8
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 5.0.0d0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.0.16
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.6fc17
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 7.1.8
com.apple.NVDAResman 7.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.1.0d17
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 4.0.5f11
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.5f11
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass 3.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 227.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.5.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 4.5.8
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.1b1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 420.3
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 2.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.5.8
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.8
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.5.8
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox 177.5
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 331.6
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.7.1
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.18
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.5
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Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0F, 2 processors, Intel Core i7, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 512 MB
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In, 288 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.198.4.20)
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.5f11, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS725050A9A362, 500.11 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8218, 0xfa113000 / 7
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfa130000 / 4
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0237, 0xfa120000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0x8507, 0xfd110000 / 4
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 3 -
Macbook Pro just started running insanely slow
Hello there,
From my research I can't figure out why my mac all of a sudden started running so slow. I've looked at the CPU, memory, startup and a lot of other suggestions I read here and am at a lost.
I bought a external back up drive and it was going very slow too, I forgot to keep my machine plugged in overnight and it turned off so the backup didn't complete.
Do I just restart the external backup turning the Time Machine on?
I did a test on EtreCheck and I only saw one thing that I think could be a problem but I really have no clue here.
That was this:
User Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
Below is the entire test and Thanks so much!
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated July 5, 2014 at 12:29:20 PM PDT
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software:
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 2:48:20
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (624.35 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.prosoftnet.idrivedaemon.plist Support
[running] com.prosoftnet.idsyncdaemon.plist Support
[running] com.prosoftnet.idwebdaemon.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
TextExpander
IDriveMonitor
RoboFormIcon
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Safari Extensions:
RoboForm: Version: 1.8.4
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:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine:
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 116.37 GB
Destinations:
Seagate Backup Plus Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 2
Total number of backups: (null)
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 2 > (Disk used 116.37 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
0% Folder Actions Dispatcher
0% IDriveDaemon
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
336 MB firefox
172 MB Finder
131 MB softwareupdated
115 MB mds_stores
98 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information:
4.79 GB Free RAM
1.88 GB Active RAM
463 MB Inactive RAM
897 MB Wired RAM
366 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsThings 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.
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