Sending Mail is getting slower and slower.

When I try to send mail it takes 3 tries for it to go through. i have to click in use selected server twice and then it will send. the problem se3ems to be getting worse. i assume there is a folder someshere I need to trash in order to fix this but I don't know which one.
Thanks for your help

What ISP are you trying to reach?
Did you check with connection doctor from the menu Window?

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Hello all -
I am running Mail 1.3.11 on my 733MHz G4 with OSX 10.3.9. My internet connection is Verizon's 768/128 DSL.
Mail is getting slower and slower, especially sending. (I have timed some outgoing messages at 2 Mb/sec - nowhere near the theoretical 128 Mb.)
I am not allowing my In Box to accumulate many emails. But my Sent Box is quite large and growing larger, since I've been reluctant to discard many of them.
Is Mail's slowness be due to my growing Sent Box? Is there anything else I should look at or do? (My internet browser - Firefox - does not appear to have the same problem.)
Thanks in advance for any suggestions -
- OF

hello,
With Mail closed, you could always test whether your sent mailbox is too large by copying it in Finder.
~/Library/Mail/YourEmailaccountName/Sent Messages.mbox
and pasting it to say, the Documents folder, then in Mail you could delete all of your sent messages and see if that makes a difference.
If you wanted the sent.mbox back you would import it from where you copied it to, via Mail > File, Import Mailboxes and select it. I don't know if this is the problem though, but you could at least exclude it as a possiblity.

Mail is getting slower and slower...!

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This is a direct output from the Top command:
Processes: 158 total, 2 running, 1 stuck, 155 sleeping... 744 threads 23:19:27
Load Avg: 0.76, 0.41, 0.25 CPU usage: 0.9% user, 13.2% sys, 85.9% idle
SharedLibs: num = 188, resident = 8.46M code, 1.24M data, 2.04M LinkEdit
MemRegions: num = 13965, resident = 129M + 7.41M private, 36.9M shared
PhysMem: 277M wired, 176M active, 556M inactive, 1010M used, 12.5M free
VM: 9.77G + 108M 17877937(0) pageins, 13756427(3) pageouts
VM: 9.84G + 108M 17877239(0) pageins, 13756368(0) pageouts
PID COMMAND %CPU TIME #TH #PRTS #MREGS RPRVT RSHRD RSIZE VSIZE
8661 top 14.1% 0:07.52 1 19 21 2.02M 304K 3.84M 27.0M
330 fmserverd 5.6% 11:20.26 48 171 267 2.18M 1.40M 3.92M 188M
0 kernel_tas 2.5% 60:40.93 47 2 1294 13.3M 0B 150M 988M
48 syslogd 0.0% 4:20.01 1 14 19 76.0K 260K 448K 26.6M
291 mysqld 0.0% 1:52.45 15 54 78 2.10M 548K 2.07M 471M
355 java 0.0% 15:50.64 48 954 385 27.4M 2.31M 29.5M 830M
221 ARDHelper 0.0% 0:16.95 1 9 16 16.0K 236K 152K 26.6M
53 master 0.0% 3:46.31 1 15 18 88.0K 300K 204K 26.7M
366 java 0.0% 9:37.42 44 657 309 14.1M 1.39M 9.67M 753M
7857 smtpd 0.0% 0:00.25 1 16 91 340K 904K 1000K 28.7M
369 FM Web Pub 0.0% 3:55.41 45 183 185 1.46M 1.46M 2.50M 127M
8659 sshd 0.0% 0:00.02 1 11 23 120K 1.09M 464K 29.9M
61 notifyd 0.0% 1:13.85 2 156 21 196K 264K 460K 27.2M
343 SystemUISe 0.0% 0:19.86 2 195 190 824K 8.89M 1.41M 98.6M
78 WindowServ 0.0% 1:40.59 3 168 297 464K 9.62M 9.11M 353M
305 fmserver_h 0.0% 0:18.73 13 52 95 144K 1.23M 712K 62.6M
218 ntpd 0.0% 0:16.89 1 11 19 88.0K 320K 380K 27.1M
387 httpd 0.0% 0:08.01 1 10 255 20.0K 1.61M 92.0K 64.9M
42 fmservicew 0.0% 0:04.08 1 27 47 16.0K 460K 428K 57.8M
392 webperfcac 0.0% 6:03.26 66 109 153 992K 276K 872K 99.6M
29787 imapd 0.0% 0:00.49 1 25 102 204K 1.87M 588K 49.0M
29784 imapd 0.0% 0:00.51 1 25 102 200K 1.86M 580K 49.0M
29762 imapd 0.0% 0:00.51 1 25 102 204K 1.86M 592K 49.0M
28887 imapd 0.0% 0:00.39 1 25 102 196K 1.87M 556K 49.0M
28884 imapd 0.0% 0:00.23 1 25 102 160K 1.86M 508K 49.0M
28883 imapd 0.0% 0:00.38 1 25 102 264K 1.86M 552K 49.0M
28867 imapd 0.0% 0:00.53 1 25 102 200K 1.86M 580K 49.0M
28742 imapd 0.0% 0:00.45 1 25 102 164K 1.86M 508K 49.0M
28740 imapd 0.0% 0:00.42 1 25 102 204K 1.86M 560K 49.0M
28739 imapd 0.0% 0:00.24 1 25 102 4.00K 1.87M 296K 49.0M
28738 imapd 0.0% 0:00.21 1 25 102 4.00K 1.87M 296K 49.0M
28737 imapd 0.0% 0:00.22 1 25 102 160K 1.86M 444K 49.0M
28736 imapd 0.0% 0:00.37 1 25 102 224K 1.87M 548K 49.0M
28735 imapd 0.0% 0:00.68 1 25 102 196K 1.87M 580K 49.0M
28734 imapd 0.0% 0:00.17 1 25 102 156K 1.86M 504K 49.0M
28733 imapd 0.0% 0:00.37 1 25 102 216K 1.86M 540K 49.0M
28731 imapd 0.0% 0:00.19 1 25 102 64.0K 1.86M 408K 49.0M
28730 imapd 0.0% 0:00.72 1 25 103 212K 1.86M 588K 49.0M
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15599 sh 0.0% 0:00.25 1 14 17 4.00K 500K 8.00K 27.1M
11822 imapd 0.0% 0:00.56 1 25 102 196K 1.86M 556K 49.0M
11665 sh 0.0% 0:00.02 1 14 18 4.00K 500K 8.00K 27.1M
11580 imapd 0.0% 0:00.52 1 25 102 156K 1.86M 500K 49.0M
11579 imapd 0.0% 0:00.28 1 25 107 148K 1.87M 340K 49.2M
11195 imapd 0.0% 0:00.69 1 25 102 4.00K 1.86M 284K 49.0M
9381 imapd 0.0% 0:08.38 1 25 102 204K 1.86M 556K 49.0M
9354 imapd 0.0% 0:08.83 1 25 102 212K 1.86M 564K 49.0M
9353 imapd 0.0% 0:07.95 1 25 102 200K 1.86M 528K 49.0M
9352 imapd 0.0% 0:02.66 1 25 108 156K 1.88M 364K 50.2M
8660 bash 0.0% 0:00.01 1 14 17 180K 628K 788K 27.1M
8657 sshd 0.0% 0:00.11 1 16 24 132K 1.09M 1.39M 29.9M
8655 perl 0.0% 0:00.00 1 8 159 936K 14.2M 2.09M 57.8M
8653 perl 0.0% 0:00.02 1 8 159 988K 14.2M 2.17M 57.8M
8639 smtpd 0.0% 0:00.05 1 18 91 612K 904K 2.27M 28.7M
8638 smtp 0.0% 0:00.01 1 16 19 228K 424K 844K 26.8M
8634 bounce 0.0% 0:00.01 1 16 19 212K 356K 776K 26.7M
8632 lmtpd 0.0% 0:00.06 1 25 101 788K 2.21M 3.06M 49.0M
8631 lmtp 0.0% 0:00.01 1 16 19 212K 368K 788K 26.8M
8630 smtpd 0.0% 0:00.04 1 16 91 536K 904K 1.33M 28.7M
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8568 cleanup 0.0% 0:00.03 1 16 19 224K 392K 824K 26.8M
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8450 smtpd 0.0% 0:00.06 1 16 91 176K 904K 768K 28.7M
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Getting slower and slower... Mail.app

hello,
my ipod touch (1st generation, 16 GB, a lot of free space, newest os) get getting slower and slower... f.e. in mail it takes up to 15/20 seconds to change the postbox or account (after deleting mails). I did restart the ipod, too.
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hello,
With Mail closed, you could always test whether your sent mailbox is too large by copying it in Finder.
~/Library/Mail/YourEmailaccountName/Sent Messages.mbox
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If you wanted the sent.mbox back you would import it from where you copied it to, via Mail > File, Import Mailboxes and select it. I don't know if this is the problem though, but you could at least exclude it as a possiblity.

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Hi,
My early 2011 Macbook Pro is gettin slower and slower, and I'm pretty sure Mavericks only worsened the condition. This is my report, can someone help me on why this is happening?
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
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
Startup Items:
          FanControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 1 day 1:28:0
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5059GSXP disk0 : (500,11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499,25 GB (54,63 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information:
          JMicron USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge 500,11 GB
                    EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                    Filmes (disk2s2) /Volumes/Filmes: 499,76 GB (330,53 GB free)
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. iPhone
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          de.novamedia.driver.NMSmartplugSCSIDevice          (1.0.1)
          com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          (1.5.1)
          com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring          (8.0)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist
          [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
          [loaded] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist
          [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist
          [failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          uHD-Agent
          GrowlHelperApp
          Alfred
          uTorrent
          Dropbox
          iShutdown
          HyperDock Helper
          Assistente de gestor de conteúdo
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Akamai NetSession Preferences
          Fan Control
          Flash Player
          Flip4Mac WMV
          Growl
          HyperDock
          Java
Internet Plug-ins::
          DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.9r620
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.4.2f3 - SDK 10.5
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1
          RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
          npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old applications:
          Content Manager Assistant:          Version: 1.10.4086.78 - SDK 10.5
                    /Users/duarte_cunharosa/Applications/CMA.app
          Content Manager Assistant:          Version: 1.10.4086.78 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/CMA.app
          FacebookVideoCalling:          Version: 1.2.0.157 - SDK 10.5
                    /Users/duarte_cunharosa/Library/Application Support/Facebook/video/1.2.0.158/FacebookVideoCalling.app
          Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Alerts Daemon.app
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Chart Converter.app
          Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Clip Gallery.app
          Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app
          Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Utility.app
          Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Document Connection.app
          Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app
          Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.app
          Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Graph.app
          Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
          Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Office Reminders.app
          Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app
          Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app
          Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app
          Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Upload Center.app
          Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app
          Miro Video Converter:          Version: 2.6 - SDK 10.0
                    /Applications/Miro Video Converter.app
          My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/My Day.app
          Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML for Excel.app
          Plants vs:          Version: 1.0.40 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Plants vs. Zombies.app
          RipIt:          Version: 1.6.2 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/RipIt.app
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
          Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
          SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app
          UPlayBrowser:          Version: 1.0.1.23853 - SDK 10.5
                    /Library/Application Support/Ubisoft/Assassin's Creed Brotherhood/UPlayBrowser.app
Time Machine:
          Mobile backups: ON
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 414.09 GB
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 698.32 GB
                    Total number of backups: 3
                    Oldest backup: 2013-12-20 18:10:54 +0000
                    Last backup: 2013-12-22 19:52:17 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 698.32 GB < (Disk used 414.09 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               9%          Transmission
               4%          Dropbox
               2%          WindowServer
               2%          Dock
               1%          Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory:
          123 MB          Google Chrome
          119 MB          iTunes
          102 MB          Dropbox
          87 MB          Google Chrome Helper
          66 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          148 MB          Free RAM
          995 MB          Active RAM
          859 MB          Inactive RAM
          1.03 GB          Wired RAM
          7.80 GB          Page-ins
          4.84 GB          Page-outs

If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything suggested in this comment. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed, as well as some other aspects of the configuration that may be related to the problem.
Don’t be alarmed by the seeming complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out. Here's a brief summary: In each of two steps, you copy a line of text from this web page into a window in another application. You wait about a minute. Then you paste some other text, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is copy; paste; paste again. That's all there is to it. Details follow.
You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken while booted in “normal” mode. If the system is now running in safe mode and is bootable in normal mode, reboot as usual. If it only boots in safe mode, use that.
Below are instructions to enter UNIX shell commands. They do nothing but produce human-readable output. However, you need to think carefully before running any program at the behest of a stranger on a public message board. If you question the safety of the procedure suggested here — which you should — search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them.
The commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then copy it.
If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. Step 1 should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
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.
When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign (“$”) or a percent sign (“%”). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Step 1
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
PB=/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy; PR () { [[ "$o" ]] && printf '\n%s:\n\n%s\n' "$1" "$o"; }; PC () { o=$(grep [^[:blank:]] "$2"); PR "$1"; }; PF () { o=$($PB -c Print "$2" | awk -F'= ' \/$3'/{print $2}'); PR "$1"; }; PN () { [[ $o -eq 0 ]] || printf "\n%s: %s\n" "$1" $o; }; { system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | sed '8!d;s/^ *//'; o=$(system_profiler SPDiagnosticsDataType | sed '5,6!d'); fgrep -q P <<< "$o" && o=; PR "POST"; o=$(( $(vm_stat | awk '/Pageo/{sub("\\.",""); print $2}')/256 )); [[ $o -gt 1024 ]] && printf "\nPageouts: %s MiB\n" $o; o=$(kextstat -kl | grep -v com\\.apple | cut -c53- | cut -d\< -f1); PR "Loaded extrinsic kernel extensions"; o=$(launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)|\.[0-9]+$/{print $3}'); PR "Loaded extrinsic user agents"; o=$(launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES); PR "Inserted libraries"; PC "cron configuration" /e*/cron*; o=$(crontab -l | grep [^[:blank:]]); PR "User cron tasks"; PC "Global launchd configuration" /e*/lau*; PC "Per-user launchd configuration" ~/.lau*; PF "Global login items" /L*/P*/loginw* Path; PF "Per-user login items" L*/P*/*loginit* Name; PF "Safari extensions" L*/Saf*/*/E*.plist Bundle | sed 's/\..*$//;s/-[1-9]$//'; o=$(find ~ $TMPDIR.. $ -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 $ | wc -l); PN "Restricted user files"; cd; o=$(find -L /S*/L*/E* {,/}L*/{A*d,Compon,Ex,In,Keyb,Mail/Bu,P*P,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo}* -type d -name Contents -prune | while read d; do ID=$($PB -c 'Print :CFBundleIdentifier' "$d/Info.plist") || ID=; ID=${ID:-No bundle ID}; egrep -qv "^com\.apple\.[^x]|Accusys|ArcMSR|ATTO|HDPro|HighPoint|driver\.stex|hp-fax|JMicron|microsoft\.MDI|print|SoftRAID" <<< $ID && printf '%s\n\t(%s)\n' "${d%/Contents}" "$ID"; done); PR "Extrinsic loadable bundles"; o=$(find /u*/{,*/}lib -type f -exec sh -c 'file -b "$1" | grep -qw shared && ! codesign -v "$1"' {} {} \; -print); PR "Unsigned shared libraries"; o=$(system_profiler SPFontsDataType | egrep "Valid: N|Duplicate: Y" | wc -l); PN "Font problems"; for d in {,/}L*/{La,Priv,Sta}*; do o=$(ls -A "$d"); PR "$d"; done; } 2> /dev/null | pbcopy; echo $'\nStep 1 done'
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Then click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
The command may take up to a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. Wait for the line "Step 1 done" to appear below what you entered. The output of the command will beautomatically copied to the Clipboard. All you have to do is paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-Vagain. Please don't copy anything from the Terminal window. No typing is involved in this step.
Step 2
Remember that you must be logged in as an administrator for this step. Do as in Step 1 with this line:
PR () { [[ "$o" ]] && printf '\n%s:\n\n%s\n' "$1" "$o"; }; { o=$(sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix\.cron)|org\.(amav|apac|calendarse|cups|dove|isc|ntp|post[fg]|x)/{print $3}'); PR "Loaded extrinsic daemons"; o=$(sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook); PR "Login hook"; o=$(sudo crontab -l | grep [^[:blank:]]); PR "Root cron tasks"; o=$(syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail -n25 | awk '/:/{$4=""; print}'); PR "Log check"; } 2>&- | pbcopy; echo $'\nStep 2 done'
This time you'll be prompted for your login password, which you do have to type. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. Type it carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. Heed that warning, but don't post it. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
You can then quit Terminal. Please note:
☞ Steps 1 and 2 are all copy-and-paste — type only your login password when prompted.
☞ When you type your password, you won't see what you're typing.
☞ If you don’t have a password, set one before taking Step 2. If that’s not possible, skip the step.
☞ Step 2 might not produce any output, in which case the Clipboard will be empty. Step 1 will always produce something.
☞ The commands don't change anything, and merely running them will do neither good nor harm.
☞ Remember to post the output. It's already in the Clipboard. You don't have to copy it. Just paste into a reply
☞ If any personal information, such as your name or email address, appears in the output of either command, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
☞ Don't post the contents of the Terminal window.
☞ Don't paste the output of Step 1 into the Terminal window. Paste it into a reply.

My iMac is getting slower and slower

My Mac (3.2GHz Intel Core i3 4GB Memory) is about 4 years old and has been getting slower and slower over the last 5 or 6 months. An earlier post recommended using 'Etracheck' which I have done and attached the information below. I think I may have a Ram issue but I would be grateful for any comments.
Thanks
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac11,3
1 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 5670 - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 6 days 16:10:12
Disk Information: ℹ️
SAMSUNG HD103SJ disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (629.98 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information: ℹ️
Canon MG4200 series
Primax USB OPTICAL MOUSE
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Western Digital My Passport 070A 999.5 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Backup (disk4s2) <not mounted> : 999.16 GB
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) Support
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[failed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
BlackBerry Device Manager ApplicationHidden (/Library/Application Support/BlackBerry/BlackBerry Device Manager.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.2f1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 Support
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Slick Savings
Searchme
Amazon Shopping Assistant
Ebay Shopping Assistant
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 369.37 GB
Destinations:
Backup [Local]
Total size: 0 B
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 369.37 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      3% WindowServer
      0% AppleSpell
      0% BBLaunchAgent
      0% coreservicesd
      0% Microsoft Word
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
180 MB Mail
176 MB iTunes
64 MB softwareupdated
52 MB Safari
47 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
35 MB Free RAM
824 MB Active RAM
808 MB Inactive RAM
652 MB Wired RAM
19.96 GB Page-ins
1.41 GB Page-outs

These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
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.
In the top right corner of the Console window, there's a search box labeled Filter. Initially the words "String Matching" are shown in that box. Enter the word "Starting" (without the quotes.) You should now see log messages with the words "Starting * backup," where * represents any of the words "automatic," "manual," or "standard."
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Note the timestamp of the last "Starting" message that corresponds to the beginning of an an abnormal backup. Now
CLEAR THE WORD "Starting" FROM THE TEXT FIELD
so that all messages are showing, and scroll back in the log to the time you noted. Select the messages timestamped from then until the end of the backup, or the end of the log if that's not clear. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
☞ If all you see are messages that contain the word "Starting," you didn't clear the text field.
☞ 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. Don't post more than is requested.
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.

FIRE FOX IS GETTING SLOWER AND SLOWER LOADING PAGES I GO TO ONLINE. IT LOAD CIRCLE STOP SPINNING AND WILL START BACK BUT IT TAKES IT'S TIME TO DO SO. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON THROUGH THE LAST SEVERAL UPGRADES.

FIRE FOX USED TO BE A FAST BROWSER BUT IT IS GETTING SLOWER AND SLOWER. THE BLUE-E IS ABOUT TO THE POINT OF BEING FASTER THEM THE FOX. I HAVE ALWAYS LIKE THE FOX, JUST WANT TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WITH IT AND THE LONGER I HAVE THE WINDOW OPEN ARE UP THE WORSE IT GETS. I DO A LOT OF GAMING ON FACEBOOK PLAYING MAFIA WARS BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST THERE IT IS ALL THE TIME AND EVERY WHERE. I HAVE TRIED ADD-ON'S THINKING THEY MAY HELP BUT NOTHING HAS DONE ANY GOOD. CHROME IS TWICE IF NOT THREE
TIMES AS FAST AS THE FOX LATELY ON LOADING PAGES.

For what it's worth, you posted this in 2011, and here in 2014 I am still having this same issue. Over the last two days, I have had to unlock my apple account 8 times. I didn't get any new devices. I haven't initiated a password reset. I didn't forget my password. I set up two factor authentication and have been able to do the unlocking with the key and using a code sent to one of my devices.
That all works.
It's this having to unlock my account every time I go to use any of my devices. And I have many: iMac, iPad, iPad2, iPad mini, iPhone 5s, iPod touch (daughter), and my old iPhone 4 being used as an ipod touch now. They are all synced, and all was working just fine.
I have initiated an incident with Apple (again) but I know they are just going to suggest I change my Apple ID. It's a simple one, and one that I am sure others think is theirs. I don't want to change it. I shouldn't have to. Apple should be able to tell me who is trying to use it, or at least from where.
Thanks for listening,
Melissa

Why is my iPod touch getting slower and slower

Please can anyone tell me why my iTouch is getting slower and slower?
also why do we have to do so many updates?
Can I go back to the original software for my ipod touch?
sorry for so many questions but they are related

- All I can say in this Apple forum is that downgrading the iOS is not supported by Apple.
- Periodically double click the home button and close all the apps in the recently used dock. Then power off and then back on the iPod. This frees up memory. The 4G only has 256 MB of memory.
- Restoring the iPod also helps

My MacBook Pro (2010) running Mountain Lion is getting slower and slower. How do I fix the orphan files?

My 2010 Macbook pro is running slower and slower. I went to the Genius Bar about eight months ago, and they botted up from the disk, and let it go through and find what its process to find and fix what I think were "orphan" files. I cannot remember what they did, but when they did it, the speed on my Macbook picked up considerably.
I have since upgraded to Mountain Lion, but these problems do not seem related to that. My 500 GB HDD is about 80% full.

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.

So i just got my ipod august 2012. about 1 month ago, my home button stopped working and my ipod is getting slower and slower. would apple be able to fix it for free?

So i just got my ipod august 2012. about 1 month ago, my home button stopped working and my ipod is getting slower and slower. Would apple be able to fix it for free?

Ipods automatically have a one year warrany unless you have violated the terms. But you can pay to extend the warranty. It depends, they may fix it for free or they may charge a bit. Im not entirely sure. But id say theres a good chance that they may fix it for free. With battery replacements, ive heard that they give you an entirely new ipod with a charge of $80. So i think it depends

Mac book pro getting slower and slower

My 3 tear old mac book pro is getting slower, and slower and slower?

How large is your HD and how much space do you have left?
Check out the following & do the necessary:
User Tip: Why is my computer slow?
What to do when your computer is too slow
Speeding up your Mac

After starting up, it seems to get slower and slower until it times out

It starts up fine, but then it gets slower and slower until it either freezes or it times out.

Try to boot up in safe mode by holding the shift key down when the computer starts up:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564

My Mac Book air gets slower and slower. Is there any software or application to increase perfromance ?

My Mac Book air gets slower and slower. Is there any software or application to increase perfromance ?

jean-michel from France wrote:
My Mac Book air gets slower and slower. Is there any software or application to increase perfromance ?
Try this program to clean and optimize your Mac:
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/11582/onyx
It works for me! Air i7.

MacBook Pro boot or shutdown getting slower and slower, is how is it, how to resolve?

MacBook Pro boot or shutdown getting slower and slower, is how is it, how to resolve?
MacBook Pro开机或关机越来越慢，是怎么回事，如何解决？

Open your disk utility and verify your disk permissions - if errors are found - repair them and restart your macbook when it's done the repairs....
see if that sorts it out for you...
good luck

After my phone 4 was upgraded to iOS 5, my iphone 4 has been getting slower and slower. It's really annoying. How to solve this problem?

After my phone 4 was upgraded to iOS 5, my iphone 4 has been getting slower and slower. It's really annoying. How to solve this problem?

hi Allan,
Can't make or receive any calls. When making a call, you see the thing dialing but no tone, it rings at he other end however. When somebody trying to call me, it does not ring at my end. If you try to end the call, the phone page will just freeze, when you exit the phone page to go try the MP3 player for example, and come back, the phone is still trying to end the previous call. I tried resetting the network settings, turn the phone off and on , no difference at all. It's easter Sunday, everything is closed here in Montreal.

Firefox gets slower and slower over time.

I have been using firefox for some time, Like it better than Safari generally, but I've noticed (and it has gotten worse with 3.6.x) that if you leave FF running for extended periods of time it gets slower and slower, does not seem to matter if add-ons are installed or not, and it gets REALLY bad after going in and out of flash based apps/games a couple times. It is not just a mac problem as this behaviour also happens on windows xp or newer, but windows OS needs to be rebooted daily anyways so most people won't notice.

Proceed with [[Basic Troubleshooting]] first of all.
You could also try running Firefox in [[Safe Mode]]. If it functions properly in that configuration, then one of your add-ons is the culprit.

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