PSE 10 really slow on mac 10.8.2
I've been using PSE 10 for a while on my OX S Mac. Processor 2.4 GHz intel core 2 duo, Memory 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, software 10.8.2.
It was not slow before but know it freezes up so much that it becomes nearly inoperable. I checked my memory and I have plenty of space. I shut down all the other applications. I boosted up the amount of RAM PSE can use. I decreased the amount of undo states PSE can keep. But even with all that, it still was slow. So I uninstalled it and reinstalled it, and that didn't fix the problem either.
Is there anything I can do to get it back to the speed it was at?
You can get to the organizer prefs from the bottom of the editor preferences:
However, having said that, 2GB is a miserably small amount of ram to be running any recent version of OS X. I'd seriously think about adding more if you plan to keep this computer for any length of time.
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Hey all,
I've recently been experiencing slow performance in both receiving time in emails as well as viewing HTML based emails. I know that Gmail recently stopped supporting push mail, and that on iDevices we're back to 15 minute delays in fetching emails, but I have my fetch set to every 1 minute in Mail, but I get pretty serious delays in emails coming into my inbox. Sometimes lasting as long as 3 minutes.
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My Mac Book Pro was really slow at everything and would kick me out of my photos every time i got on them. now it won't even allow me to log on. i put my password in and the screen will flash white and go back to the login page. HELP please...
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The issue your having is with the way Keynote takes control of the video output to both displays, it sends the presentation signal to one and the presenter display to the other, this is set up in;
Keynote preferences > Presenter display.
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I got my MacBook Pro 4 years ago and its getting really slow.
After reading dome threads on this site i downloaded Etrecheck and here are the results.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 21 March 2015 9:41:28 PM AEDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 814
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
spdisplays_display_connector
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: one day 2:7:40
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (298.09 GB)
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.73 GB (150.44 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 31
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/AntiVirus.app
[not loaded] com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth (2.3.3 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.zeobit.kext.Firewall (2.3.3 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.11.1 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wibu.codemeter.CmUSBMassStorage (1.0.7) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.63 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.wibu.CodeMeter.Server.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.skype.skypeinstaller.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[running] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
[running] com.leapfrog.connect.monitor.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
User Login Items: ℹ️
LOGINserver Application (/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/Server/LOGINserver.app)
InstUtilLaunch Application (/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/InstallUtility.app/Contents/Resources/Inst UtilLaunch.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.9 [Click for support]
net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60129.0 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.0.3 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Searchme [Adware! - Remove]
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Akamai NetSession Preferences [Click for support]
CodeMeter [Click for support]
DivX [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Growl [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
14% firefox
5% WindowServer
0% ps
0% fontd
0% DirectoryService
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
528 MB firefox
176 MB Finder
159 MB AntiVirus
112 MB WindowServer
82 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.07 GB Free RAM
1.29 GB Active RAM
1.01 GB Inactive RAM
784 MB Wired RAM
962 MB Page-ins
3 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 20, 2015, 07:32:46 PM Self test - passedHardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 814
***Hardware looks fine
***Increasing the RAM can always help with slowness issues
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
spdisplays_display_connector
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
spdisplays_display_connector
***Looks fine
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: one day 2:7:40
***You are running an Operating system over 4 years old but it shouldn't effect the speed of your computer
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (298.09 GB)
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.73 GB (150.44 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
***Looks fine
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 31
***Looks fine
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/AntiVirus.app
[not loaded] com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth (2.3.3 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.zeobit.kext.Firewall (2.3.3 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.11.1 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wibu.codemeter.CmUSBMassStorage (1.0.7) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.63 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
***I'm honestly not super familiar with most kernal extensions but I do see you have MacKeeper running which can slow the computer down
****** This next section talks about Launch agents and Launch Daemons.
****Something to keep in mind is that when you first get the computer that all of these folders are empty and the files in them are all third party.
****If you want to see if the system runs better without them Shut the computer down and turn it on while holding the shift key
****This will put the computer into safemode which turns off third party files and extensions and does not let any launch agent/daemons files run.
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.wibu.CodeMeter.Server.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist [Click for support]
***This is the root launch agent folder
***I'd remove all but the first three
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.skype.skypeinstaller.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist [Click for support]
***This is the root Launch Daemons folder
***I'd only keep com.adobe.fpsaud.plist and com.microsfot.office.licensing.helper.plist all the others will reinstall them selves if needed.
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[running] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
[running] com.leapfrog.connect.monitor.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
***This is your users Launch Agent folder
***I'd remove everything here
User Login Items: ℹ️
LOGINserver Application (/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/Server/LOGINserver.app)
InstUtilLaunch Application (/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/InstallUtility.app/Contents/Resources/Inst UtilLaunch.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.9 [Click for support]
net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60129.0 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.0.3 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Searchme [Adware! - Remove]
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
***The first extension in safari is adware and can be uninstalled
***The second one is a video web player and you could probably remove that as well but it wont effect your speed
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Akamai NetSession Preferences [Click for support]
CodeMeter [Click for support]
DivX [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Growl [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
14% firefox
5% WindowServer
0% ps
0% fontd
0% DirectoryService
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
528 MB firefox
176 MB Finder
159 MB AntiVirus
112 MB WindowServer
82 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.07 GB Free RAM
1.29 GB Active RAM
1.01 GB Inactive RAM
784 MB Wired RAM
962 MB Page-ins
3 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 20, 2015, 07:32:46 PM Self test - passed
***Everything else seems fine -
My 17 inch mac book pro is running really slow
Since upgrading to mavericks my 2010 17 inch macbook pro is running really slow. I'm thinking of completely rebuilding my machine and using an old OS. Is this the best solution? Or should I rebuild with mavericks first?
My mac spec is 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 with 8GB 1067 Mhz DDR3The only thing that you can do from a mechanical prospective is install a faster HDD, either a SSHD or a SSD. A 17" 201 MBP will not accept more than 8 GB RAM.
Though Snow Leopard is the most efficient OSX from Apple to date, your MBP should run Mavericks without difficulty. You might have some third party software that could be your problem. Noted culprits are AV and so called 'cleaning' or 'performance' applications. There may be others as well.
If you download and post an EtreCheck report, it may provide some clues:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
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My Mac has gone really slow since upgrading to Mavericks. Any suggestions as to how to speed things up again?
First, back up all data immediately unless you already have a current backup. If you can't back up, stop here. Do not take any of the steps below.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the log for messages that may indicate a system issue. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail | awk '/:/{$4=""; print}' | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Reset the System Management Controller.
Run Software Update. If there's a firmware update, install it.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the View menu or the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for User, System, and Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the Memory tab. What value is shown in the bottom part of the window for Swap used?
Next, select the Disk tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in andWrites out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combinationcommand-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long. -
Mavericks on mid 2010 MAC Pro really slow. Can I do anything to speed it up?
Mavericks OS X 10.9.2 on mid 2010 MAC Pro really slow. Can I do anything to speed it up?
do a clean install and re-install needed apps, lots of posts where in place upgrades are slow for unknown reasons
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Since i update my Macbook pro to 10.7.3, my mac is going really slow!
Since i update my Macbook pro to 10.7.3, my mac is going really slow, i mean i can even load iTunes because it get freeze!!!!!!.
What can i do? i tried everything, but the only thing left is to reinstall everything, and NO WAY i'm doing that. Because is APPLE's falt, his update was corrupt.
When are they going to make a patch? what are they waiting for?Hello, Abdull GH.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may find this article helpful in troubleshooting this issue.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1573
Cheers,
Jason H. -
Hey i have a old powerbook G4 laptop and i was wondering where can i download the OS ( Mac OSX 10.5.8 Build ( 9L30 ) to do a fresh install my system is running really slow is there any place where i can down load this OS?
Hello,
Unfortunately Apple do not offer a download for mac OS X 10.5.8. They will only provide updates available for download. ( Normally you would do so once the OS is installed)
To do a fresh install of this software your going to need to buy a retail copy of the disk.
There are some vendors who do still stock the media disk, but they can be expensive.
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My mac pro is running really slow and the beach ball keeps appearing
my mac pro is running really slow and the beach ball keeps appearing
is there some good free software that cleans it up, new to macpro
Software OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021)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 try the action that you're having trouble with again. 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 is running really slow what should I do?
My mac book pro is running really slow what should 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 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 mac book just recently became really slow. I have been on sites that have a good amount of popups, so could that be the problem? also, how can i speed it back up? It takes forever to open any app, close any app, write something, for it to do literally anything. any one know what is wrong with it?
thanks in advance!!!First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Reset the System Management Controller.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
Otherwise, take the steps below when you notice the problem.
Step 1
Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 2
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long. -
My brand new mac book pro runs really slow., My brand new mac book pro runs really slow.
I just bought a mac book pro a couple days ago. It was fine the first couple days, but now it runs really slow.
what antivirus are you using?
that might be the one causing your issues - uninstall it and see what happens.
do not install any antivirus software in your Macbook Pro -
My Mac suddently started to run really slow a few days ago. I bought it 1.5 yrs ago. It runs on the OS 10.6.8. What to do?
How large is your HD AND how much space do you have left? When was the last time you repaired permissions and restarted your computer? Boot up from your install DVD and run "Repair Disk" from the Utility menu. When done, restart back to your desktop, repair permissions and restart your computer.
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