Right USB 2.0 port running slow - seems to be stuck in 1.1

I'm running an old MBA from 2011 (A1370) The right side USB is playing up:
it randomly ejects external HDDs and thumb drives
often it doesn't even register that something has been plugged in
drives plugged into the right port are opperating at about 1/8 speed compared to the left port.
Any ideas how to figure if it's a software or a hardware issue?

1. Reset PRAM. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH4405
2. Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    Choose the method for:
    "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".

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Since updating to 10.9.2 the right USB port on my MBA stops working after diconnecting a device (tested: external hard drive, USB flash drive, USB HSPA Modem). The only way to get the port recognizing the device on that port is to do a restart. If the device is connected from starting the MBA it works fine, if I then eject the drive and reinsert it or a different USB device the device doesn't get recognized. The devices do get power, my WD passport ultra spins up just fine, the USB HSPA modem also indicates it's working (with signal) but nothing shows up in finder or diskutility. If the modem is connected from start (and thus working) and then disconnect from the internet but not remove the drive I can reconnect to the internet. The problem only occurs after disconnecting the device. The port becomes inactive. The left USB port works as expected.
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Disk Persmission
PRAM
SMC
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Sent feedback to Apple
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Boot Mode: Normal
Total CPU usage:
   User 11%                    System 10%
Max %CPU by process (name, UID, %):
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Loaded extrinsic kernel extensions:
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   com.driver.JRDUSBModemData64 (4.0.5)
   com.protech.NoSleep (1.3.3)
Loaded extrinsic daemons:
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   com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper
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/Library/LaunchDaemons:
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   com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
   com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd.plist
   com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
   com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
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   net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist
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   com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper
   net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper
Extrinsic loadable bundles:
   /System/Library/Extensions/JRDMassStorageDriver32.kext
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   /System/Library/Extensions/JRDMassStorageDriver64.kext
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   /System/Library/Extensions/JRDUSBModemData32.kext
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   /System/Library/Extensions/JRDUSBModemData64.kext
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   /System/Library/Extensions/LittleSnitch.kext
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   /System/Library/Extensions/NoSleep.kext
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   /Library/PreferencePanes/NoSleep.prefPane
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   /Library/QuickTime/AC3MovieImport.component
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   /Library/Spotlight/LogicPro.mdimporter
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   Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABDialer.bundle
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   Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABSMS.bundle
             (com.skype.skypeabsms)
   Library/QuickLook/Pacifist.qlgenerator
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   Library/Services/Clip to Day One.workflow
             (No bundle ID)
Login hook:
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Global login items:
   $HELPER_PATH
   $HELPER_PATH
   $HELPER_PATH
   $HELPER_PATH
   $HELPER_PATH
User login items:
   iTunesHelper
   Sparrow
   Sort Menubar Items
   AppCleaner Helper
   SurplusMeterAgent
Safari extensions:
   Shut Up
   AdBlock
   SafariKeywordSearch
   Disconnect
   MapTricks
Restricted user files: 28
Font problems: 0
Elapsed time (s): 130
etrecheck output:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir3,1
          1 1.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          2 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:20
Disk Information:
          APPLE SSD TS064C disk0 : (60.67 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 59.81 GB
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
          Radha (disk2s2) /Volumes/Radha: 1.81 TB (1.73 TB free)
          disk2s3 (disk2s3) <not mounted>: 189.89 GB
          Boot OS X (disk2s4) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
FireWire Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch          Version: 4052
          com.driver.JRDUSBModemData64          Version: 4.0.5
          com.protech.NoSleep          Version: 1.3.3
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
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          NoSleep
Internet Plug-ins:
          Default Browser.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
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Top Processes by CPU:
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               3%          EtreCheck
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               1%          notifyd
               1%          opendirectoryd
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Top Processes by Memory:
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          23 MB          WindowServer
          20 MB          Disk
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plugged into the Mac and not the keyboard. The same
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Step 1
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2) Control Panel add/remove programs shows that Dropbox installed version 2.8.2 just before OneDrive
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2. Try reinstalling iTunes.
3. Try calling AppleCare technical support.
4. Try reinstalling Mac OS X. (If AppleCare hasn't told you do this already.)
5. You have a hardware problem. Go to an Apple Store to get it fixed.

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com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport(4.0)
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AudioMixEngine.framework
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NyxAudioAnalysis.framework
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iLifeKit.framework
iLifePageLayout.framework
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AdobePDFViewer.plugin
EPPEX Plugin.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
Quartz Composer.webplugin
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flashplayer.xpt
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
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com.sony.PMBPortable.AutoRun.plist
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My 24" iMac seems to gets the spinning colored ball a lot, seems it is running slow a lot more than it did before any suggestion?

My 24” iMac seems to gets the spinning colored ball a lot, seems it is running slow a lot more than it did before any suggestion?

Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
How much RAM & free space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
In the Memory tab, are there a lot of Pageouts?

My mac is running slow, the spinning beach ball constantly appears. it seems that when i am in the apple store with fast wifi its a bit better. genius at the apple store checked the hard drive, it's all fine. what can it be?

my mac is running slow, the spinning beach ball constantly appears. it seems that when i am in the apple store with fast wifi its a bit better. genius at the apple store checked the hard drive, it's all fine. what can it be? can it be a software issue with the wifi?
also i noted that it has only been doing this since quite recently, before it was fine
please help!

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
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\(|timed? ?o' | tail | 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.

I recently updated? to Lion from 10.6.8(snow leopard), and things seem to be running slower. Has anyone had similar problems? I have Feb 2011 Macbook pro 13" 2.3 Ghz.

I recently updated? to Lion from 10.6.8(snow leopard), and things seem to be running slower. Has anyone had similar problems? I have Feb 2011 Macbook pro 13" 2.3 Ghz.

As Shootist pointed out, the system uses more power.
However, initially it will reindex the hard drive for spotlight, which will slow things down temporarily.
It also must rebuild caches that eventually will speed things up.
If it has completed indexing the hard drive (no dot pulsing in the spyglass), then there might be something wrong.
Start by booting into the Recovery HD (a partition created with Lion that has Disk Utility and reinstallation options) by holding down cmd-r when you restart. You can let go when the gray screen appears.
When it boots, select Disk Utility and Repair the drive.
If that doesn't speed things up, try re-installing the OS from the same Recovery HD. It won't delete any of your files, but it has helped some people whose Macs ran slow after installing Lion.
Also, how much memory do you have? Lion needs RAM so maxing your Mac out might also help.

Right USB 2.0 port running slow - seems to be stuck in 1.1

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