Photoshop and other software taking too long to close
Anytime I try to close out of one of the larger Adobe programs (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, etc), they take a long time to shutdown which can be very frustrating. Often times they just lock up and I have to force quit them. This occurs whether I have open files or no files at all. My computer specs aren't the best, but they also arent bad. I have a 2010 Macbook Pro with 8gb of ram, over 150gb free on my HDD, and I have an Intel Core i7.
Im considering upgrading to an SSD to improve overall performance on my computer by im wondering if there is anything else I can do.
Seem unlikey it is HD that causes slow shutdown and locking up. Exactly how are you closing program and how long is too long?
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Hello, please read entire post before answering, thanks!
I had Firefox(FF) 12.something and was happily using it when I had to get a new hard drive and start over, so I decided to upgrade to the latest FF of the moment, 18.something...
After going through setting up all the different add-ons etc.. and resetting the options/preferences (not cool how you all reset those every time it updates!) The time to open and close went from 2-4 seconds each to 78 seconds to open and 48 seconds to close. Over the last two days I tried (except reset) and read all the suggestions here to no avail.
So I read up on how to totally uninstall all traces of Firefox so I could do a clean install, that didn't work either: The freshly reinstalled FF 18.? program still opened and closed in the same times, and had all my info despite my deleting the folders/sub-folders said to hold that info. I turned everything off in FF, still no improvement, so again I tried to find accurate info on how to completely remove FF and still nothing that is correct for the current programs.
Today I looked again for info on how to totally remove FF, found something new to me, and tried that, including a complete search of the registry and removing everything with the firefox name, then reinstalled FF 18.?
Again all my bookmarks and info was there, and when I looked up help it auto-updated to 19.0 without my permission, again I don't like others making decisions for me for "my own good"(hence the screen name), not OK!
So I tried the reset feature in FF 19.0 and it did just that and the opening and closing lag times were gone, back to 2-4 seconds each,which seemed great!,but no.
When I went back to set up my options and restarted, FF went back to the lag, so I eventually removed/reset everything and all was well again, so I started putting/setting things back one at a time, that's when I found and verified the problem, the history settings!!!
I repeated this 6 times with the same results:
Set the History to Remember, and everything works fine, set the History to Custom the lag returns without fail.
My settings in Custom were:
Accept and remember everything until I close FF
Clear history when FF closes.
In the sub-menu "Settings" under the Clear History when FF closes:
All 6 boxes are checked for History and no boxes were checked for Data (all the defaults)
I looked at the processes running in Task manager when starting and stopping FF with these settings,I found that not only was FF.exe running but also a plugin-container.exe, both eventually stop after about 48 seconds, the plugin container does not appear to run when History is set to Remember all... (I have an incomplete memory about the plugin container causing problems like this in the past but I cant remember what or exactly when so...)
I also tried leaving the History setting to Remember All and the restarted and tried to clear everything through the Tools menu and FF stopped responding for about 60 seconds and then seemed fine afterward.
So I conclude that there is a problem in the newer versions with clearing History in the background while the browser continues to function, and the likely culprit is the plugin container(again?)...
So on to the questions...
Is it possible to set History to Custom and have FF 19.0 remain operational during that process and for FF to close in a few seconds as it did in FF 12.something with the same History settings?
If so how can I set that up?
If not, what is the latest version that will work correctly with the History being remembered until FF is closed and then wiped before re-opening, without waiting more than a few seconds for it all to happen as it was in my FF12.? version?
Also, How do I remove ALL TRACES of Firefox 18.? and up so that I can do a clean install if I need to, as I said everything that is here or linked to from here up to today, 2/21/2013, was not sufficient.
Thanks for your time...So now on to question #2 of the original post...
"Also, How do I remove ALL TRACES of Firefox 18.? and up so that I can do a clean install if I need to, as I said everything that is here or linked to from here up to today, 2/21/2013, was not sufficient."
Why?
As it turns out, the plugin-container.exe rears its ugly head yet again. With as many as four instances trying to run at once, and locking FF completely whenever I try to watch videos online. (Google Chrome has no problems with the same videos on the same sites with the same software available to it on the same drive on the same machine, so it is definitely something in FF)
Also:
1. ) The auto update for; plug-ins, FF itself, add-ons, etc..., refuses to stay disabled.
I've read others saying that as many as five different areas need to be found and addressed in order to fully disable many of the "hidden" functions of the latest Firefox editions, yet I can't find a definite answer nor instructions to fully address this accusation nor can I find complete and full details/ instructions on how to completely uninstall all data connected to Firefox. I have followed what I can find so far and when I reinstall, all my personal data is there including bookmarks etc... so something isn't getting done...
2.) Whomever is in charge of "security"(Villalobos?) keeps disabling my plugins which is keeping me from using FF to some extent and may or may not be keeping the videos from playing while on-line and who knows what else, but as I have stated before I'm against anyone doing anything for any reason under the Hitler/Stalin-esque ideology that "the ends do justify the means", for example:
''Java Plugin 7 update 12 to 15 (click-to-play), Windows has been blocked for your protection." Why was it blocked?
Old versions of the Java plugin are potentially insecure and unstable. All users are strongly recommended to update on our plugin check page.
Who is affected? All users who have these versions of the plugin installed in Firefox.
What does this mean? The problematic add-on or plugin will be automatically disabled and no longer usable.
When Mozilla becomes aware of add-ons, plugins, or other third-party software that seriously compromises Firefox security, stability, or performance and meets certain criteria, the software may be blocked from general use. For more information, please read this support article.
Blocked on February 25, 2013. View block request.''
So as a last resort I'm going to downgrade to something that the socialist people who are now making decisions for the masses that use the newer editions of Firefox can't control (hopefully) and manipulate against my (our) will.
So I need your help cor-el to be able to remove ALL files/instructions/data in order to downgrade without anything "new" being left behind after uninstalling, presuming you know how to accomplish this and will share it with me and everyone else who wants to continue to use Firefox without someone else deciding what we can and can't do with it.(it is still open-source right?)
3.) I use my computer and browser for my business, I can't afford spending all this time and trouble trying to undo what Jorge Villalobos( and those who think as he does) continue to do, apparently believing that it's ok to cost me (us) time and money in the name of "protection", he really doesn't get it, and I'm done putting up with socialists (or control freaks pretending to be socialists) trying to run my computer. Take a friggin' Philosophy/Logic class and learn why the ends NEVER justify the means Jorge....
4.) This is as plain as it gets Jorge et al.: MY Computer, My Choice!...
5.) So what do you say cor-el, will you help me in this? -
Will time machine reinstall photoshop and other softwares that i have added on my iMac ?
I am backing up my disk with time machine so i can fomat my imac and reinstall Lion as i expirience some problems with the faction of my imac !
Will time machine reinstall photoshop and other softwares that i have added on my iMac ?
Do i have to install them again from scratch ?
I have a six year's university work + my research paper for my dissertation , will be restored or i will lose them ?
PLEASE HELP ..
ps: time machine is taking way too long to back up 83gb , is it normal ?See Pondini's TM FAQs for starters.
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'Erase All Content and Settings' i selected it and it's taking too long it's not even loading! Is it really tooks a several hours ? is there any problem how can i fix it. Please tell me
Likewise bro... atleast mine has the Apple logo... and the circular thing... I saw this online and i'll be trying it ASAP... http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
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Its says ,
You must have a working internet connection to use this product.Please check your connection settings and choose try again.If you still experience problems,contact customer supportI wouldn't worry about your firewall just yet. There are other factors far more likely to be the cause.
What operating system are you using, and where are you up to in the installation process? Do you have the CC Desktop Application Manager installed OK? If you have got to that stage, best practice if having problems is to restart your computer. If running Windows 7 or 8.1, right click and run the Desktop Application Manager as Administrator. Then install Photoshop.
Note. that the progress bar uses the first half to indicate the download progress, and second half to show the installation on your computer. If the bar reaches half way and stalls, then it is the install that is giving problems.
If you have tried and failed, you might need to run the cleaner tool.
Use the CC Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems | CC, CS3-CS6
This FAQ should get you past most installation problems
Creative Cloud Help | Install, update, or uninstall apps -
FaceTime and i message taking too long to verify apple id
Anyone have a solution? Apple Id and password works everywhere else on computer except on face time and iMessage.
Hi NeedingHelp,
I am able to connect to them at this time. It's possible that this was a temporary issue with their servers.
Are you still having trouble accessing www.smallworlds.com? If so, is this the only website that you are encountering problems accessing?
Please let us know if your problem is resolved, or if you have any opther questions.
Thanks!!
- Ralph -
I am running a fairly complex query with several table joins
and it is taking too long. What can I do to improve performance?
Thanks.
FrankDan's first suggestion is key - if you are doing multiple
table joins, you want to make sure your indexes are set up on your
tables correctly. If you have access to the database, this should
be your first step. Rationalize's stored procedure suggestion is
also a great idea (again, if you have access to create and manage
stored procedures on your DB).
Other than than, most databases usually have some sort of SQL
efficiency analysis tool. SQL server has one built into their Query
Analyzer tool. I would recommend using something like that to
streamline your SQL. Like Dan said, something as simple as the
order of elements in your where clause might make a big
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Custom SDV03V02 taking too long
Well, we've been having trouble with V_V2 t-code taking too long to process orders. So in order to fix that, we customized it into a Z-program to look at VAPMA-AUDAT and VAPMA-AUART to kinda narrow things down.
I'm testing it right now as I write this, and its still taking too long. Is anyone else having this problem?
I'm running this on ECC5.0. Please help.well, I got it figured out. the ECC 5.0 version is definitely slower than the 4.6, and I cud only find a few notes to solve the issue.
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RMAN - upgrade catalog taking too long
Hello ,
I am trying to upgrade the rman catalog and it is taking too long to upgrade , infact after 4 hours wait time it is still excuting the upgrade command .
Target database is : 11.2.0.3 PSU1
catalog database : 11.2.0.2
upgrading the rman catalog to 11.2.0.3 .
I tried executing the command at a very quiet time of the day when catalog is not been used by any database . Please advice if you have encountered the similar issue and fixed it .
Thanks
VenkatAfter some time into execution of "upgrade catalog" i got the output as below , and after that i let all the jobs of rman execute completely from diff databases that are connected to catalog and re-executed the "upgrade catalog" command , which finally completed the upgrade process with out the issues .
Error :
RMAN> upgrade catalog;
error creating upgcat_strt_0
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
RMAN-06004: ORACLE error from recovery catalog database: ORA-00060: deadlock detected while waiting for resource
Re-executed when no sessions are connected to catalog and the upgrade process is successful .
RMAN> connect catalog rman/rman@database
connected to recovery catalog database
PL/SQL package RMAN.DBMS_RCVCAT version 11.02.00.02 in RCVCAT database is not cu
PL/SQL package RMAN.DBMS_RCVMAN version 11.02.00.02 in RCVCAT database is not cu
RMAN> upgrade catalog;
recovery catalog owner is RMAN
enter UPGRADE CATALOG command again to confirm catalog upgrade
RMAN> upgrade catalog;
recovery catalog upgraded to version 11.02.00.03
DBMS_RCVMAN package upgraded to version 11.02.00.03
DBMS_RCVCAT package upgraded to version 11.02.00.03
Thanks
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ive been trying to download for hours now and its taking too long, i have places to go but i dont want to leave the wifi area if it will harm my iphone and the ios7 software isn't finished downloading...
I think you can stop the download without any harm coming to your phone. But if it is actually installing and not just downloading, I would let it finish.
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Regarding iPhoto '11 9.5 (902.7 build running on an older Intel based MacBook Pro with iPhoto libraries on a USB2 External HD). I am dealing with iPhoto taking too long to download photos. Specifically, I rechecked and repaired HD permissions. I am running the most current software my five year old Intel MacBook Pro can run. What happens is that when I connect an external SD card, or my iPhone, the new version of iPhoto takes up to two full minutes to fully acknowledge the device. Then locate new photos and be ready to download them to my external HD. I am kind of concerned about this. This has never happened before.
I take 20,000 photos a year. I really don't want to lose any. Or is there something I am doing wrong? Or need to be aware of? Any experienced suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. Have a great day.
PS.... The cameras I use are Canon SX-30, Nikon D3100, and my iPhone 4S. Thanks again for your assistance.Hello Old Toad.... Those sound like great ideas.
I thought I checked and repaired disk permissions on my main boot HD. That boot disk is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Capacity 749.3 GB. Available 562.53 GB. BUT.... now that I think of it.... the Seagate external HD with USB2 interface is: Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Capacity 639.79 GB, Available 36.2 GB with my latest iPhoto Library 517.37 GB that was already scanned & updated to be read by the latest iPhoto version.
I'll try your suggestions tonight as far as double checking 'permissions' and setting up a tiny test library.
Or maybe it's time to fill up another External HD?
I appreciate your and anyone else's suggestions to try.
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i tried to erase all content and reset settings from the device option.it is taking too long and its been 15 hours but not yet done.its showing a skeleton sigh with buffering and sometimes flipping to apple sign.
nabidhadi wrote:
.its showing a skeleton sigh with buffering and sometimes flipping to apple sign.
You iPod has been jail broken. Unfortunately you are on your own here. I can offer that you need to find out which method and software was used to JB.
Good luck...you're gonna need it.... -
My iPad is taking too long to contact update software server during recovery.
My iPad is taking too long to contact update software server during recovery. It can go on for 30 minutes and it would not load. What can I do?
If the links are blocked by who-ever, you will keep getting those errors.
About the only option would be to use a proxy.
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I can't view my website at www.artisancandies.com, even though it's working and everyone else seems to see it. No, I don't have a firewall, and it's not because of my internet provider - I have AT&T at work, and Comcast at home. My husband can see the site on his laptop. I tried dumping my cache in both Firefox and Safari, but it didn't work. I looked at it through proxify.com, and can see it that way, so I know it works. This is so frustrating, because I used to only see it when I typed in artisancandies.com - it would never work for me if I typed in www.artisancandies.com. Now it doesn't work at all. This is the message I get in Firefox:
"The connection has timed out. The server at www.artisancandies.com is taking too long to respond."
Please help!!!
Kristen ScottLinc, here's what I've got from what you asked me to do. I hope you don't mind, but it was simple enough to leave everything in, so you could see the progression:
Kristen-Scotts-Computer:~ kristenscott$ kextstat -kl | awk ' !/apple/ { print $6 $7 } '
Kristen-Scotts-Computer:~ kristenscott$ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|com\.vix|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
com.google.keystone.daemon
com.adobe.versioncueCS3
Kristen-Scotts-Computer:~ kristenscott$ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '
com.google.keystone.root.agent
com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae
Kristen-Scotts-Computer:~ kristenscott$ ls -1A {,/}Library/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Sta}* 2> /dev/null
/Library/Components:
/Library/Extensions:
/Library/Frameworks:
Adobe AIR.framework
NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
PluginManager.framework
iLifeFaceRecognition.framework
iLifeKit.framework
iLifePageLayout.framework
iLifeSQLAccess.framework
iLifeSlideshow.framework
/Library/Input Methods:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
Disabled Plug-Ins
Flash Player.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
JavaPlugin2_NPAPI.plugin
JavaPluginCocoa.bundle
Musicnotes.plugin
NP-PPC-Dir-Shockwave
Quartz Composer.webplugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
Scorch.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
SharePointWebKitPlugin.webplugin
flashplayer.xpt
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt
/Library/LaunchAgents:
com.google.keystone.agent.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons:
com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist
com.apple.third_party_32b_kext_logger.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
/Library/PreferencePanes:
Flash Player.prefPane
Flip4Mac WMV.prefPane
VersionCue.prefPane
VersionCueCS3.prefPane
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
/Library/QuickLook:
GBQLGenerator.qlgenerator
iWork.qlgenerator
/Library/QuickTime:
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
Google Camera Adapter 0.component
Google Camera Adapter 1.component
/Library/ScriptingAdditions:
Adobe Unit Types
Adobe Unit Types.osax
/Library/StartupItems:
AdobeVersionCue
HP Trap Monitor
Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:
SkypeABDialer.bundle
SkypeABSMS.bundle
Library/Internet Plug-Ins:
Move_Media_Player.plugin
fbplugin_1_0_1.plugin
Library/LaunchAgents:
com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
com.apple.FolderActions.enabled.plist
com.apple.FolderActions.folders.plist
Library/PreferencePanes:
A Better Finder Preferences.prefPane
Kristen-Scotts-Computer:~ kristenscott$ -
I was backing up my iphone by changing the location of library because i don't have enough space.My phone was taking too long to copying file so i can celled it.the data is stored in desired location . And now i can't delete that back up.
Also tell me about the performance of iphone 4 with ios 7.1.1...........
T0X1Crabidrabbit wrote:
Can I back up my iPhone 4S to my ipad 3 (64 gb)?
no
rabidrabbit wrote:
However, now I don't have enough space in iCloud to backup either device. Why not?
iCloud only give so much space for free storage, then if you exceed the limit of 5gb you have to pay for additional storage.
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