Since 10.9.2 Update, my mac has been unbearably slow. Help?

Okay so i have my macbook pro 13-inch, Mid 2010. It has been absolutely fine, until i updated to 10.9.2. The cursor lags, apps take ages to open, completely freezing on occasion. I have no idea what to do. I've even wiped my whole Hard drive, re-installed mavericks and its still the same. Please can anyone help? I need this for university and really struggle to do much without it.
Im not the best with technology so please use less technological terminology if possible thanks! here's a bit about my mac:
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB
Memory: 4GB 1067 Mhz DDR3
'Your Mac contains 2 memory slots, each of which accepts
a 1067 MHz DDR3 memory module.' 'All Memory slots are currently in use.'
Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
13-inch Display (1280 x 800)
Software: OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)
I have 383.75 GB Free of my 499.25 GB HDD.

you can call AppleCare. In the US, the are open until 9PM EST. Not free though if you do not have applecare: http://support.apple.com/kb/he57

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TS3795 Ever since I Upgraded to Maverick my MAC has been very slow which is very annoying. Right now I am not home. So is there a number I can call so someone can help me with this issue?

Is there a telephone number I can call after 7:00 p.m.? I'm not at home and I need to call Support to help me speed up my MAC. Ever since I upgraded to the Maverick my computer has been very slow and it's very annoying.

you can call AppleCare. In the US, the are open until 9PM EST. Not free though if you do not have applecare: http://support.apple.com/kb/he57

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you can call AppleCare. In the US, the are open until 9PM EST. Not free though if you do not have applecare: http://support.apple.com/kb/he57

IMac has been unbearably slow

Hello,
I purchased this iMac in early 2012, and it has recently become unbearably slow. Creating new folders, loading new tabs in Chrome, just doing basic work on the computer...it all takes frustratingly long! I don't do any heavy graphics processing, just some light gaming, word processing, excel. I have rebooted within the last few days and don't really want to purchase more RAM unless it's absolutely necessary. Just looking for advice on what options I have!
Problem description:
My computer runs too slow and I don’t know why.
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 4/24/15, 12:11 PM
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.
Click the [Click to remove] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
    iMac - model: iMac12,2
    1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
    8 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 0/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
        iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Time since boot: 20 days 20:3:55
Disk Information: ℹ️
    ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (655.09 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 2 TB
        Multiplex (disk1s1) /Volumes/Multiplex : 1.82 TB (720.09 GB free)
        Time Machine (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine : 182.40 GB (181.41 GB free)
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.74) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
    ProTec6b: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.accountsd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.bird.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.cloudd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.uiagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.iconservices.iconservicesagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.pbs.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.pluginkit.pkd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.rcd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.sbd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.secd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
    22 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.cache_delete.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.diagnosticd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.GSSCred.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.iconservices.iconservicesagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.iconservices.iconservicesd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.MobileFileIntegrity.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.sandboxd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.spindump.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.systemstatsd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.tccd.system.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    24 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    Nalpeirond6b.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
    [loaded]    com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
    Unified Remote    Application (/Applications/Unified Remote.app)
    Spotify    Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.2 [Click for support]
    DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
    Searchme Adware! [Click to remove]
    Slick Savings Adware! [Click to remove]
    Amazon Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]
    Ebay Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    DivX [Click for support]
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Perian [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 344.25 GB
    Destinations:
        Time Machine [Local]
        Total size: 182.40 GB
        Total number of backups: 0
        Oldest backup: -
        Last backup: -
        Size of backup disk: Too small
            Backup size 182.40 GB < (Disk used 344.25 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         4%    WindowServer
         3%    Spotify Helper(2)
         3%    Google Chrome Helper(22)
         2%    storedownloadd
         2%    iTunes
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    1.62 GB    Google Chrome Helper(22)
    765 MB    kernel_task
    451 MB    storedownloadd
    270 MB    Spotify
    254 MB    iTunes
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    489 MB    Free RAM
    7.52 GB    Used RAM
    140 MB    Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Apr 24, 2015, 12:01:49 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/installd_2015-04-24-000149_[redacted].cpu_resou rce.diag [Click for details]

When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
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 and start typing the name.
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.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages 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 it useless for 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.
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HT1296 trying to sync 2,000 pictures from my iphone to mac has been soooo slow. Is there an easier, faster way?

Does anyone one know the fastest wasy to upload 2,000 pictures from my iphone to mac computer? Iphoto is what I am using to upload the pictures.
THANK YOU!!!

How long has it been since you setup the iPhone again and entered your iCloud information? You might just have to give it a little more time to finish adding the other Photo Stream photos.
Try checking the Photo Stream on your PC or Mac.
iCloud: Photo Stream FAQ
On your Mac, they appear in the Photo Stream view in iPhoto or Aperture. In iPhoto 9.4 or later or in Aperture 3.4 or later, open the My Photo Stream album in the Photo Stream view.
On a PC using Windows 8, from the Start screen, select Photo Stream. On a PC using Windows 7 or VIsta, click the Windows Start button, and then Pictures. Click Photo Stream under the Favorites menu in the panel on the left. Double-click My Photo Stream to view your photos.

My Mac has been running slow, how can i fix this?

I ran etrecheck here is my info., and any advice on how to get the cleanmymac2 cleaned off my computer.
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
          1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 0:9:34
Disk Information:
          Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (92.21 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information:
Gatekeeper:
          Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist Support
          [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist Support
          [not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
          [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Internet Plug-ins:
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 Support
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 Support
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.1.0f4 Support
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          BrowserPlus Support
          Flash Player Support
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 211.41 GB
          Destinations:
                    Data [Network] (Last used)
                    Total size: 2
                    Total number of backups: 131
                    Oldest backup: 2011-10-01 15:33:46 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-04-26 02:43:03 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Excellent
                              Backup size 2 > (Disk size 297.29 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               1%          WindowServer
               1%          Safari
               0%          fontd
               0%          hidd
               0%          mds
Top Processes by Memory:
          98 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          98 MB          Safari
          97 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          86 MB          mds_stores
          37 MB          WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
          1.81 GB          Free RAM
          1.28 GB          Active RAM
          223 MB          Inactive RAM
          457 MB          Wired RAM
          214 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

Follow this guide. There are numerous files scattered around that must be removed.
Uninstalling Software: The Basics
Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.
Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.
Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, EasyFind, instead.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:
    1. AppZapper
    2. AppDelete
    3. Automaton
    4. Hazel
    5. AppCleaner
    6. CleanApp
    7. iTrash
    8. Amnesia
    9. Uninstaller
10. Spring Cleaning
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.

Firefox on my Mac has been so slow the past few days, what's going on?

The past week, every time I click on anything - an e-mail in gmail, something on a website I want to go to, the arrow to scroll on a page, the Mac colorwheel comes on and it takes forever. I finally got so frustrated I switched back to my old Safari. But this is a new problem, and I didn't do anything to the computer to cause it. My internet connection is fine (cable) as Safari works great. So what's going on? (I have version 3.5.9)

You should also update Flash.
See http://www.mozilla.com/plugincheck/
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
See:
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]

Older PC (800mhz cpu) w/FX5200 nvidia card in it..the FF8.0 update hardware acceleration has been shut off-- help section says update to driver that does not go to video card( 257.21 driver over WHQL last driver for XP, 175.19). Worked in v7--what gives?

Troubleshooting Information
This page contains technical information that might be useful when you're
trying to solve a problem. If you are looking for answers to common questions
about Firefox, check out our support web site.
Application Basics Name Firefox
Version8.0
User Agent
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0
Profile Directory Enabled Plugins
about:plugins
Build Configuration
about:buildconfig
Crash Reports
about:crashes
Extensions
Name
Version
Enabled
ID
Adblock Plus1.3.10true{d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}Admine1.0.128true{73FC23DD-4D25-4B6A-A088-322538DF13E0}FireFox [email protected] Quick [email protected] .NET Framework Assistant0.0.0true{20a82645-c095-46ed-80e3-08825760534b}Yoono7.6.16true{d9284e50-81fc-11da-a72b-0800200c9a66}Java Console6.0.27false{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0027-ABCDEFFEDCBA}Java Console6.0.29false{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0029-ABCDEFFEDCBA}
Modified Preferences
Name
Value
browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion2browser.startup.homepagehttp://www.facebook.com/login.phpbrowser.startup.homepage_override.buildID20111104165243browser.startup.homepage_override.mstonerv:8.0dom.max_script_run_time0extensions.checkCompatibilitytrueextensions.lastAppVersion8.0gfx.direct2d.force-enabledtruenetwork.cookie.prefsMigratedtruenetwork.http.max-connections32network.http.max-connections-per-server8network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server4network.http.pipeliningtruenetwork.http.pipelining.maxrequests8network.http.proxy.pipeliningtruenetwork.prefetch-nextfalseplaces.database.lastMaintenance1320785943places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages10705plugin.expose_full_pathtrueprivacy.donottrackheader.enabledtrueprivacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefstruesecurity.warn_viewing_mixedfalsewebgl.force-enabledtrue
Graphics
Adapter DescriptionNVIDIA GeForce FX 5200Vendor ID10deDevice ID0322Adapter RAMUnknownAdapter Driversnv4_dispDriver Version6.14.11.7519Driver Date5-16-2008Vendor ID (GPU #2)8086Device ID (GPU #2)7125Adapter RAM (GPU #2)UnknownAdapter Drivers (GPU #2)UnknownDriver Version (GPU #2)6.13.1.3196Driver Date (GPU #2)7-23-2002WebGL RendererGoogle Inc. -- ANGLE -- OpenGL ES 2.0 (ANGLE 0.0.0.686)GPU Accelerated Windows0/1. Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 257.21 or newer.

Go to "about: config" 1) gfx.direct2d.force-enable.....change to "true"
2)layers.acceleration.force-enabled...........change to "true"
"GPU Accelerated Windows0/1. Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 257.21 or newer." is now listed as
"GPU Accelerated Windows1/1 Direct3D 9", which is an improvement over nothing...good luck if you have this problem, friends. Hope it helps ya! If someone has a superior solution, please share...I'm open to a full-acceleration experience, please.

My mac has been really slow and i need some help.

I have 770gb of free space.
I use logic pro a lot to make music. i use to have very big projects open and my mac was more then fine my cpu was about 10/15% and now i open the same projects and it shots up to 80/90% and lags and sometimes quits on me.
and i also reinstalled lion 3 times and its still the same. i use to have snow leopard so downgraded my mac thinking it was lion doing this and once it was done it was soo slow i cudent even play a movie with out it laging.
i just ran the activity monitor and logic is using 60/70% of the cpu.
thanks for your help, i really appreciate it.

See how many of these you can answer...
See if the Disk is issuing any S.M.A.R.T errors in Disk Utility...
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7029
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.
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.
Open Console in Utilities & see if there are any clues or repeating messages when this happens.
In the Memory tab, are there a lot of Pageouts?In the Memory tab, are there a lot of Pageouts?

Since the recent upgrade my mac has been freezing up. Any suggestions

Since the last IOS update my laptop has been freezing up. Any suggestions.

Do you mean OS X? iOS is for iDevices, not computers.
What, exactly, is happening? Do you have any error messages?
Clinton

Ever since updating to latest version of Firefox it has been painfully slow on my Mac running OS 10.5.8.

Ever since updating to latest version of Firefox it has been painfully slow on my Mac running OS 10.5.8.
Websites just hang, and never get to where they are supposed to go. The status loop on tabs just spins and spins but never loads the site. Go to the same site on Safari and there in a second. It is like dial up slow. Have tried all the troubleshooting tips(reset, delete/re-create profiles, uninstall/reinstall, updated flash) nothing works.
Firefox had been working fine until latest update. What gives?

'''Try the Firefox Safe Mode''' to see how it works there. The Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.''
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* You can open the Firefox 4.0+ Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you use the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
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''Don't select anything right now, just use "Continue in Safe Mode."''
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My Mac has gone really slow since upgrading to Mavericks. Any suggestions as to how to speed things up again?

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.

Since the latest apple update, voice navigation has gone away. Tried the Airplane mode fix, which worked, but now my bluetooth won't work in my vehicle. What's up?

Since the latest apple update, voice navigation has gone away. Tried the Airplane mode fix, which worked, but now my bluetooth won't work in my vehicle. What's up?

Well Bababooey if you're comparing yourself to a Apple Genius Bar then you should already know my answer, your snarky remark get a snarky reply. Why would I go to a salesperson to fix my computer problem when I can go directly go to the source itself. I used to sell Apple computers over 8 years ago and was apple certified before the Genius bar existed. If I am to go about fixing an issue I can't fix on my own I will go to the source itself meaning Apple's programmers and developers - being UI UX Developer myself I know they should have QA'd all platforms and troubleshooted any arising issues.
This was also the first time in the 20 years I've been using a Mac that I even attempted to go on this forum which i thought would put me in connection with a certified Apple representative. This turned out to be a complete waste of time just being a public forum with no Apple employee involved. I was hoping to find a quick fix but in turn I was only frustrated with stupid responses such as yours that were in no way an answer to my original question.
BTW I fixed the issue on my own and without your help or Apples help. I'm glad if all forums point here regarding this issue because I now have the answer. The answer I was looking for from someone earlier was as simple as this {Download Maverick and reinstall the platform - it will take an hour to do but afterward 10.9.2 was installed and my computer is now able to shutdown and restart without having to do a hard boot.} No more software update bar at top and no problems with my drive which I told both you and Grant - I know my computer better than you and I've probably been using them longer than you.
So again Babowa you were so wrong...... and I am right.
Again anyone having the same problem, I suggest reinstalling Maverick and you'll be suprised 10.9.2 will work fine.

Since the last IOS update, I still can't drag distribution lists from my contacts to my email. Apple has been absolutely no help, in spite of contacting them 5 times on this subject. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Since the last IOS update, I still can't drag distribution lists from my contacts to my email. Apple has been absolutely no help, in spite of contacting them 5 times on this subject. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.
I have IOS 7.0.1 and updates are current.
Pags1970

No Mac can run any version of iOS, that is for iDevices only.
Macs run OS X. What version of that do you have?

Chinese Word list update 1.6 has been released by Apple but no update to my Mac. Help Please

Apple has released Chinese Word list update 1.6 on May 6, 2013. It is a 105 kb update file. I have Chinese word list updte from 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 installed on my Mac. So I think I need it.
But many days passed, no Chinese Word list Update 1.6 is being installed automatically on my Mac 15 inches with retina display.
Where on earth can I get this chinesewordlistupdate.pkg file to manually update my Mac to 1,6?
And I really don't understand why Apple release this update in this kind of ashin many times and it is very anoying. I have contacted Apple support many times, but there is no clear response and they said there is no such kind of update.
Here is the link t prove that the update exist and has been released
http://www.gfi.com/lannetscan/macfullreport.htm
Help clarify and if possible, please point me to download this version 1.6 pkg file please
Hellp is highy appeciated

Purd wrote:
So I think I need it.
I think you are mistaken about needing it. Since you do not write in Chinese, it will not be of any more use to you than were the earlier Chinese word list updates you have posted about here in the past. Nor can I imagine that anyone in these forums will be able to help you get it, any more than they could the last time.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4922426
But I wish you good luck!
Apple now has a special discussion forum for Chinese. You might want to ask there:
https://discussionschinese.apple.com

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