My MacBook Pro is running very slow is there anything I can do to improve the performance?
Is there anything I can do to improve the speed of my MacBook Pro?
Kappy's Personal Suggestions About OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU 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. Drive Genius provides additional tools not found in Disk Warrior for defragmentation of older drives, disk repair, disk scans, formatting, partitioning, disk copy, and benchmarking.
Four outstanding sources of information on Mac maintenance are:
1. OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney.
2. Mac maintenance Quick Assist
3. Maintaining Mac OS X
4. Mac Maintenance Guide
Periodic 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.) See Mac OS X- About background maintenance tasks. If you are running Leopard or later these tasks are run automatically, so there is no need to use any third-party software to force running these tasks.
If you are using a pre-Leopard version of OS X, 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 after Tiger. (These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion and should not be installed.)
Defragmentation
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 except when trying to install Boot Camp on a fragmented drive. But you don't need to buy third-party software. All you need is a spare external hard drive and Carbon Copy Cloner.
Cheap and Easy Defragmentation
You will have to backup your OS X partition to an external drive, boot from the external drive, use Disk Utility to repartition and reformat your hard drive back to a single volume, then restore your backup to the internal hard drive. You will use Carbon Copy Cloner to create the backup and to restore it.
1. Get an empty external hard drive and clone your internal drive to the
external one.
2. Boot from the external hard drive.
3. Erase the internal hard drive.
4. Restore the external clone to the internal hard drive.
Clone the internal drive to the external drive
1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Select the Source volume from the left side dropdown menu.
3. Select the Destination volume from the left side dropdown menu.
4. Be sure the Block Copy button is not depressed or is ghosted.
5. Click on the Clone button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the external drive and click on the upward pointing arrow button.
After startup do the following:
Erase internal hard drive
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your internal hard drive (this is the entry with the
mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the
drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is
failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be
reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the
DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the
drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended
(Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to
GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait
until the process has completed.
Restore the clone to the internal hard drive
1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Select the Source volume from the left side dropdown menu.
3. Select the Destination volume from the left side dropdown menu.
4. Be sure the Block Copy button is not selected or is ghosted.
5. Click on the Clone button.
Destination means the internal hard drive. Source means the external startup drive.
Note that the Source and Destination drives are swapped for this last procedure.
Malware Protection
As for malware protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. Starting with Lion Apple has included built-in malware protection that is automatically updated as necessary.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection:
1. Mac Malware Guide.
2. Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware
3. Macintosh Virus Guide
For general anti-virus protection I recommend only using ClamXav, but it is not necessary if you are keeping your computer's operating system software up to date. You should avoid any other third-party software advertised as providing anti-malware/virus protection. They are not required and could cause the performance of your computer to drop.
Cache Clearing
I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, Mountain Lion Cache Cleaner 7.0.9, Maintenance 1.6.8, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache files can cause slowness, kernel panics, and other issues. Although this is not a frequent nor a recurring problem, when it does happen there are tools such as those above to fix the problem.
If you are using Snow Leopard or earlier, then for emergency cleaning 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 works with Snow Leopard or earlier.)
Installing System Updates or Upgrades
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.
Backup and Restore
Having a backup and restore strategy is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your computer. Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Deja Vu
3. SuperDuper!
4. Synk Pro
5. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance and backup and restore.
Always have a current backup before performing any system updates or upgrades.
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 or 20 GBs, whichever is greater, as free space. Avoid installing utilities that rely on Haxies, SIMBL, or that alter the OS appearance, add features you will rarely if ever need, etc. The more extras you install the greater the probability of having problems. If you install software be sure you know how to uninstall it. Avoid installing multiple new software at the same time. Install one at a time and use it for a while to be sure it's compatible.
Additional suggestions will be found in:
1. Mac OS X speed FAQ
2. Speeding up Macs
3. Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
4. Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up
5. Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines
6. Five Mac maintenance myths
7. How to Speed up Macs
8. Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Add more RAM or run fewer applications concurrently.
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After getting ransomware on my macbook pro it is really slow, what can i do to improve this? I cleared it from the screen by restarting and holding shift
If you held down the shift key at startup then you are now booted into Safe Boot Mode which is always slower than the regular boot.
Restart the system without holding down the shift key.
What do you mean by Ransom Ware? did you get a POPup claiming to be from the FBI? -
My macbook pro is running very slow with some strange mouse and window movements. The trackpad is very unresponsive and when responding the cursor moves on its own and/or very erratically. When on safari the window suddenly zooms in or highlights words and looks them up via dictionary. I currently have a wireless mouse connected and I am still having the same problems.
I fee like I may have a virus or my laptop is perhaps being accessed remotely. All of the sharing options are unchecked.
HELP PLEASE
Very worried!!Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities 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.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities 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. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Reinstall the 10.9.2 update: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Update (Combo).
4. Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Reinstall the 10.9.2 update: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Update (Combo). -
Well thats basicly it, I have a macbook pro 13-inch, Late 2011
Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
Serial Number C02H92BJDV14
Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63)
I have no idea why it is slow, i have 25g free still and download from shared sources
EdwardYou don't need ANY of this external drive software, you should uninstall them.
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.1.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.9) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Support]
[not loaded] jp.co.panasonic.driver.p2drivefamily (2.4.0 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
Thats a start. Why are you using Chrome? Of the three main browsers Chrome is probably the worst. Try Safari or Firefox. I'm not familiar with GlimmerBlocker or BackBlaze, you might try disabling them to see if things improve. I don't see any other software related issues.
Edit: FlashPlayer is out of date. Update that by entering www.adobe.com into your browsers address bar and follow the links ro FP. Never click on a link to update software.....too many redirects to tainted installers. -
Macbook Pro is running very slow how do I resume speed?
Lately, My macbook pro is running very slow. Mostly when on the internet or even opening and closing programs.
How do I "clean up" and resume speed? It has been updated! Not sure what is going on.
Any help?When starting computer,,,, I now get a gray screen and it takes several minutes to get to the main page.....
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My MacBook Pro is running very slow. Can you help me, please?
Problem description:
My MacBook Pro is running very slow lately. Can you have a look at this and offer feedback for me. Thanks.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 30, 2014 at 8:08:29 AM EST
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
VX2450 SERIES 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 18:10:34
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (63.27 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.1.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.9) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Support]
[not loaded] jp.co.panasonic.driver.p2drivefamily (2.4.0 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/P2DriveFamilyDriver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] jp.co.panasonic.driver.PCD35Device (1.2.0 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] jp.panasonic.iokit.P2FireWireSBP2 (4.2.0 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.1.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.1.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.1.1) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
Jaksta: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Jaksta
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.glimmerblocker.updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.backblaze.bzserv.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Support]
[running] com.memeo.Memeod.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.starfield.backupservice.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.backblaze.bzbmenu.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Skype ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Skype.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
RealPlayer Downloader Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/RealNetworks/RealPlayer Downloader Agent.app)
MemeoAgent Application (/Library/Application Support/Memeo/Memeo Backup/Agents/MemeoAgent.app)
ConnectService Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.4-10.5: Version: 10.3.183.10 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 10.3.183.10 [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 10.3.183.10 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 4.1.0.0 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WbeTools64_14: Version: 1.0.16.16 © 2010 Starfield Technologies, Inc. [Support]
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
fileEditTool64_15: Version: 1.0.24.36 © 2011 [Support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
iSkyDeluxe [Installed]
iTube Studio [Installed]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Backblaze Backup [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
GlimmerBlocker [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Auto backup: YES
Destinations:
WD - Time Machine Bkup [Local]
Total size: 1.00 TB
Total number of backups: 33
Oldest backup: 2013-06-19 12:42:52 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-26 20:37:43 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
4% WindowServer
3% bztransmit
1% mds_stores
0% Google Chrome
0% RealPlayer Downloader Agent
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
125 MB Google Chrome
103 MB Finder
94 MB Google Chrome Helper
69 MB Mail
60 MB bztransmit
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
29 MB Free RAM
967 MB Active RAM
947 MB Inactive RAM
1.13 GB Wired RAM
3.60 GB Page-ins
200 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 29, 2014, 01:58:39 PM Self test - passed
Dec 27, 2014, 03:22:25 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AirPort Utility_2014-12-27-152225_[redacted].crashYou don't need ANY of this external drive software, you should uninstall them.
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.1.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.9) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Support]
[not loaded] jp.co.panasonic.driver.p2drivefamily (2.4.0 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
Thats a start. Why are you using Chrome? Of the three main browsers Chrome is probably the worst. Try Safari or Firefox. I'm not familiar with GlimmerBlocker or BackBlaze, you might try disabling them to see if things improve. I don't see any other software related issues.
Edit: FlashPlayer is out of date. Update that by entering www.adobe.com into your browsers address bar and follow the links ro FP. Never click on a link to update software.....too many redirects to tainted installers. -
My Macbook Pro is running very slow lately
Lately my macbook pro is running very slow.
What can I do to improve this?
I've run Etrecheck and these are my results:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 1:5:53
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319,21 GB (123,28 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files:
/etc/hosts - Count: 65
Kernel Extensions:
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.8 - SDK 10.6)
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.2)
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.1.2)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2)
com.sophos.nke.swi (9.0.53 - SDK 10.8)
com.sophos.kext.sav (9.0.53 - SDK 10.7)
Startup Items:
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.leapmotion.leapd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.mice.360Daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sophos.configuration.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sophos.intercheck.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sophos.notification.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sophos.scan.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sophos.sxld.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sophos.webd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] hdjsd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] PACESupport.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.dell.bmlaunchd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.dell.dellnetlaunchd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.leapmotion.Leap-Motion.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sophos.uiserver.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.wacom.pentablet.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
Dropbox
Google Drive
iprint-listener
BambooCore
Internet Plug-ins:
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.4.17398 3rd-Party support link
WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.2.1f4 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 3rd-Party support link
WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPrint: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.4.17398 3rd-Party support link
npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Safari Extensions:
AdBlock: Version: 2.6.18
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - 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:
Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Java 3rd-Party support link
PenTablet 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
UPlayBrowser: Version: 1.0.1.23853 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Ubisoft/Assassin's Creed Brotherhood/UPlayBrowser.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
InterLok Helper: Version: 5.8 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/PACE Anti-Piracy/InterLok Helper.app
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
dynamiclinkmanager: Version: 6.0.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/dynamiclink/CS6/dynamiclinkmanager.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
dynamiclinkmediaserver: Version: 6.0.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/dynamiclinkmediaserver/1.0/dynamiclinkmediaserver.app
licenseDaemon: Version: 1.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/licenseDaemon.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Audacity: Version: 2.0.5.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Audacity/Audacity.app
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
Microsoft Foutenrapportage: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
SA Color Finesse 3 UI: Version: 3.0.6(275) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Adobe After Effects CS6/Plug-ins/Effects/Synthetic Aperture/(CF3 Support)/SA Color Finesse 3 UI.app
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
29% Finder
26% com.apple.IconServicesAgent
8% WindowServer
2% InterCheck
1% iTunes
Top Processes by Memory:
147 MB SophosScanD
139 MB InterCheck
139 MB Google Chrome
139 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
131 MB iTunes
Virtual Memory Information:
2.34 GB Free RAM
2.41 GB Active RAM
1.92 GB Inactive RAM
1.33 GB Wired RAM
509 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsI've deleted some of the things that I thought would help and this is what Etrecheck gives me now:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:31:28
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319,21 GB (137,31 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files:
/etc/hosts - Count: 65
Kernel Extensions:
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.8 - SDK 10.6)
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.2)
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.1.2)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2)
Startup Items:
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.leapmotion.leapd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.mice.360Daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] hdjsd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] PACESupport.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.dell.bmlaunchd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.dell.dellnetlaunchd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.leapmotion.Leap-Motion.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.wacom.pentablet.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
Dropbox
Google Drive
iprint-listener
BambooCore
Internet Plug-ins:
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.4.17398 3rd-Party support link
WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.2.1f4 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 3rd-Party support link
WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.4.17398 3rd-Party support link
npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Safari Extensions:
AdBlock: Version: 2.6.18
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - 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:
Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Java 3rd-Party support link
PenTablet 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
UPlayBrowser: Version: 1.0.1.23853 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Ubisoft/Assassin's Creed Brotherhood/UPlayBrowser.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
InterLok Helper: Version: 5.8 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/PACE Anti-Piracy/InterLok Helper.app
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
dynamiclinkmanager: Version: 6.0.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/dynamiclink/CS6/dynamiclinkmanager.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
dynamiclinkmediaserver: Version: 6.0.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/dynamiclinkmediaserver/1.0/dynamiclinkmediaserver.app
licenseDaemon: Version: 1.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/licenseDaemon.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
SA Color Finesse 3 UI: Version: 3.0.6(275) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Adobe After Effects CS6/Plug-ins/Effects/Synthetic Aperture/(CF3 Support)/SA Color Finesse 3 UI.app
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
Microsoft Foutenrapportage: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
4% WindowServer
4% EtreCheck
2% iTunes
2% coreaudiod
1% Leap Motion
Top Processes by Memory:
139 MB Google Chrome
139 MB iTunes
115 MB mds_stores
115 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
90 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
4.18 GB Free RAM
1.85 GB Active RAM
679 MB Inactive RAM
1.31 GB Wired RAM
871 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs -
My MacBook Pro is running very slow. How can I check is out?
.My MacBook Pro is running very slow. How can I check is out?
Backup your data. Your disk/SSD may be failing.
What has changed lately?
- Has your disk/SSD filled up recently?
How much free space?
Less than 10 GB?
Less than 20 GB?
- Did you upgrade OS X recently (for example from 10.8 to 10.9 or 10.9 to 10.9.1)?
- Have you installed any 3rd-party software recently?
Run Disk Utility (from the Applications > Utilities folder).
- Click on the system disk (Macintosh HD) and Verify Disk.
- Does it report errors or does it finish normally?
Try an SMC Reset.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Boot in Safe Mode.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
When in Safe Mode does it operate normally?
After rebooting in normal mode is it faster? -
My MacBook pro is running very slow and unresponsive.
My MacBook pro is running very slow and unresponsive. I have mid 2010 model running on lion. Past few days it looks very unresponsive. Tried to reinstall lion as clean copy. Still no luck. Any help on this is much appreciated !
My model has 4 gb ram.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. -
My MacBook Pro is running very slow when using the internet and sometimes gives the pinwheel of death, any suggestions on how to fix?
<http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html>
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MacBook Pro 15" running very slow
Hi all,
My MacBook Pro is running very slow since I updated OS X 10.5.7 to Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.3 Since then, it has updated itself to OS X 10.6.8
I notice that when I am downloading from the internet, I am only getting around 1.3 mb per second and if I try to upload to Dropbox, it tells me that the upload speed is between 350k and 425k, even small mp3 files. I have had my router checked and it tells me that my download speed should be at least 18mb with an upload speed of 1.6mb - 1.9mb Has anyone any suggestions please as to how I can get this to
Specs are as follows:
Model Name: MacBook Pro 15" (2006)
Model Identifier: MacBookPro 2,2
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 3 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP22.00A5.B07
SMC Version (system): 1.12f5
Serial Number (system): W86520WSW0L
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0017F2CD860Erockonbilly wrote:
Hi all,
My MacBook Pro is running very slow since I updated OS X 10.5.7 to Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.3 Since then, it has updated itself to OS X 10.6.8
OSX's do not update them selves.
Reset the SMC and the PRAM:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3964
http://web.archive.org/web/20140711222006/http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Then try a Safe Boot:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1564
Any change?
Ciao. -
My MacBook Pro started running very slow. I did disk utility/repair
My MacBook Pro started running very slow. I did disk utility/repair and it helped but still very slow. Repair gave me this message, "SUID file 'System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent has been modified and will not be repaired." Any suggestions on this message and/or what else I can do to get my computer back to the way it used to run? Thank you!
It says 199.15 GB free of 499.25 GB. Can I remove the Remote Management program to solve the other unrepairable problem?
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The third row on my MacBook Pro keyboard is not responding is there anything I can do
The third row on my MacBook Pro keyboard is not responding is there anything I can do
You should also ask this in the MacBook Pro forum. This is the forum for the 13” white and black plastic MacBooks that were discontinued in 2010. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer.
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro -
My MacBook Pro is running very slow. How do I find out what is causing this?
How do I find out why my MacBook Pro is running so slow? Then how do I fix it?
Suggestions of Things You Can Do To Help A Slow Computer
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Start with visits to: OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney;
The X Lab: The X-FAQs;
The Safe Mac » Mac Performance Guide;
The Safe Mac » The myth of the dirty Mac;
Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilites Menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD disk icon and click on the arrow button below.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will startup Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier. It cannot start Macs that came with Lion or later pre-installed, however, DW will work on those models.
Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or later and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
See these Apple articles:
Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
About file quarantine in OS X
If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using VirusBarrier Express 1.1.6 or Dr.Web Light both from the App Store. They're both free, and since they're from the App Store, they won't destabilize the system. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for these recommendations.)
Troubleshooting Applications
I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail that you can use for removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache, log, or temporary files can cause application or OS X crashes as well as kernel panics.
If you have Snow Leopard or Leopard, then for similar repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. Applejack does not work with Lion and later.
Basic Backup
For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
drive being backed up.
Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
Referenced software can be found at MacUpdate.
Additional Hints
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Pre-Mavericks
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Mavericks and later
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the View menu. Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file. -
My Macbook Pro is running very slow, what can I do?
My Macbook Pro is running very slowly, what can I do?
Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Start with a visit to: OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney.
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):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
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.
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