SLOW Mac Book Pro help appreciated.
Hello friends. I was searching the forums for help to understand why my Mac Book Pro is suddenly so slow... I found and ran etreCheck... so I'll copy and paste it here... the one item in read was that time machine is not configured.... anyway, here you go:
Problem description:
A few weeks ago, my Macbook pro started running slow… the spinning icon just keeps spinning… it takes so much longer to restart my computer now… 10+ minutes… more than 1/2 of my hard drive is free…
This problem is more evident when I go to close a webpage or program or when I sync Itunes.
Thanks, G
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 21, 2014 at 10:55:29 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: one day 2:8:7
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 426.00 GB (185.29 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 73.25 GB (36.67 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[loaded] net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
TuneupMyMac UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Mac Game Store Helper Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/MacGameStore.com/Helper/Mac Game Store Helper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
My eBay Manager
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
4% mdworker
4% mds
2% WindowServer
0% ocspd
0% Last.fm Scrobbler
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
241 MB Safari
90 MB Finder
77 MB WindowServer
69 MB Last.fm Scrobbler
60 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
798 MB Free RAM
1.50 GB Active RAM
454 MB Inactive RAM
1.06 GB Wired RAM
1.31 GB Page-ins
45 MB Page-outs
no replies in a week... thought I'd bump this... really need help...
teachergoOct 21, 2014 8:04 PM
Hello friends. I was searching the forums for help to understand why my Mac Book Pro is suddenly so slow... I found and ran etreCheck... so I'll copy and paste it here... the one item in read was that time machine is not configured.... anyway, here you go:
Problem description:
A few weeks ago, my Macbook pro started running slow… the spinning icon just keeps spinning… it takes so much longer to restart my computer now… 10+ minutes… more than 1/2 of my hard drive is free…
This problem is more evident when I go to close a webpage or program or when I sync Itunes.
Thanks, G
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 21, 2014 at 10:55:29 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: one day 2:8:7
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 426.00 GB (185.29 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 73.25 GB (36.67 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[loaded] net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
TuneupMyMac UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Mac Game Store Helper Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/MacGameStore.com/Helper/Mac Game Store Helper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
My eBay Manager
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
4% mdworker
4% mds
2% WindowServer
0% ocspd
0% Last.fm Scrobbler
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
241 MB Safari
90 MB Finder
77 MB WindowServer
69 MB Last.fm Scrobbler
60 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
798 MB Free RAM
1.50 GB Active RAM
454 MB Inactive RAM
1.06 GB Wired RAM
1.31 GB Page-ins
45 MB Page-outs
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign ($) or a percent sign (%). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
clear; PB=/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy; PR () { [[ "$o" ]] && o=$(sed 's/^/ /' <<< "$o") && printf '\n%s:\n\n%s\n' "$1" "$o"; }; PC () { o=$(egrep -v '^[[:blank:]]*($|#)' "$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" $o; }; a=$(id | grep -w '80(admin)'); [[ "$a" ]] && sudo true && r=1 || r=; { [[ "$a" ]] || echo $'No admin access\n'; [[ "$a" && ! "$r" ]] && echo $'No root access\n'; system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | sed '8!d;s/^ *//'; o=$(system_profiler SPDiagnosticsDataType | sed '5,6!d'); fgrep -q P <<< "$o" && o=; PR "POST"; o=$(($(vm_stat | awk '/Pageo/{sub("\\.",""); print $2}')/256)); o=$((o>=1024?o:0)); PN "Pageouts (MiB)"; s=( $(sar -u 1 10 | sed '$!d') ); [[ ${s[4]} -lt 90 ]] && o=$( printf 'User %s%%\t\tSystem %s%%' ${s[1]} ${s[3]} ) || o=; PR "Total CPU usage"; [[ "$o" ]] && o=$(ps acrx -o comm,ruid,%cpu | sed '2!d'); PR "Max %CPU by process (name, UID, %)"; o=$(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 "$d"; done; [ "$r" ] && { 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> /dev/null | pbcopy; exit
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Hello World, recently my macbook pro has encountered a serious problem!
Well not to long ago, my mac started acting very strange. I turned it on and it was really slow and lagged for no reason and the fans constantly ran as well. I looked at the cpu usage and it was completely taken up by a system task called kernel_task. i ran my computer in safe mode and did many virus scans and got nothing. THen i ran a hardware test and got what appeantly is a heat sensor error. i don't exactly know if this i my true problem but can any give me any ideas of how much this repair would cost and if there is anyway to fix it myself. Thank you!Do you know how much is repair will cost? i had to get my mother board replaced about a month or two ago and i dont want to spend another 300 dollars
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Hi, just wanted to start with saying thank you to the people who take their time to voulonteer their skill with computers!
I have read some of the other desscussions and am humbled by those who clearly know what they are talking about and are freely sharing their knowledge. makes me want to be the same in my trade. thanks
now, here is my ETREcheck
have not really done anything to my macbook since I got it, and recently it has been noticably slowing down.
Also, not sure if this has anything to do with anything, but if i click "command-t" to open a new tab in safari the screen kindof glitches... dont know what it is, not sure if its a consern
Thank you!
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
2 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 8 days 15:54:31
Disk Information:
FUJITSU MJA2160BH FFS G1 disk0 : (149.05 GB)
(null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 148.61 GB (44.64 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[System] de.novamedia.nmnetmgrd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] org.samba.winbindd.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.logos.LogosIndexer.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
None
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30214.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
User Internet Plug-ins:
Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
None
Time Machine:
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU:
4% PluginProcess
2% WindowServer
2% EtreCheck
1% ps
0% coreservicesd
Top Processes by Memory:
123 MB iPhoto
100 MB Safari
66 MB WindowServer
43 MB PluginProcess
31 MB EtreCheck
Virtual Memory Information:
35 MB Free RAM
1.01 GB Active RAM
490 MB Inactive RAM
233 MB Wired RAM
1.49 GB Page-ins
722 MB Page-outsdata is not backed up
sometimes it freezes up in other programs as well. but i mostly use my computer for internet anyways so that is where i usually notice it.
i have had other programs even shutdown randomly. -
In the last week my mid 2009 17" has gotten unbearably slow. It took 50 minutes to boot up earlier today and I don't know what is causing it. I have upgraded to 8gbs of ram and I have 37 gbs of HD space free(which I know is a little low but it still shouldn't run that slow. I've ran it on 8 gbs for a whole before and it was fine) Could my Hd be dieing???
I can't even open up finder without getting the colorful busy cursor.
If any one has an idea what it would be I would greatly Appricate it!
CheersHi...
and I have 37 gbs of HD space free
37GB's of free space on a 500GB drive is not sufficient. Rule of thumb. Make sure there's a minimum of 15% free disk space.
OSX Tips Where did my Disk Space go?
Freeing Up Hard Disk Space - Mac GuidesFreeing Up Hard Disk Space - Mac Guides
You may also need to repair the startup disk or reinstall the Mac OS X using Lion Recovery -
Slow mac book pro,especially on internet
hello all
i'm having since a couple of months some problems with my mac (2.53 ghz 4 gb ram osx 10.7.4 i5, 500 gb hd including 100 gb with windows xp bootcamp)
every internet browser (firefox safari chrome although almost always use firefox) sometimes is fine but sometimes it is slow or after 5 minutes loading he tells me can not load the page.
for the rest (activities not related to the internet)it works is fine belonging sometimes it crashes and I have to turn it off with power button and restart everything. I think there' are some problems, maybe virus, I was wondering how can I check if everything goes well and where to start.
sorry for the ignorance,
thanks in advance
lorenzoHave you tried with another browser? For instance, if you're using Safari, I would download Firefox to see if the same sites choke on it.
Call back,
Clinton -
My MBP has become very slow. Seems like I get the spinning color wheel all the time, which is annoying. I happens in Safari and Mail mostly. Any suggestions? Trying to avoid taking it in for an expensive service.
John,
Restarted MBP in Safe Mode last night and will use it a bit later on and report back. I've also been experiencing big slowdowns in my Imac and ran the process you described above. No errors in Disk Repair and here's the report from your app:
Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
iMac - model: iMac9,1
1 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 - VRAM: 256 MB
Startup Items:
HP Trap Monitor - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
System Software:
OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 0 days 0:3:28
Disk Information:
Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 disk0 : (640.14 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 639.28 GB (486.87 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Lexmark Pro700 Series
LaCie LaCie Storage 1 TB
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
LaCie (disk1s3) /Volumes/LaCie: 1 TB (364.8 GB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[loaded] com.maintain.CocktailScheduler.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[not loaded] com.palm.novacomd
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist
[failed] com.lexmark.hbnlistener.plist
[loaded] com.lexmark.hostinfoupdater.plist
[loaded] com.lexmark.hostregister.plist
[not loaded] com.maintain.CocktailPurgeInactiveMemory.plist
[loaded] com.maintain.CocktailSystemEvents.plist
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
[loaded] com.nds.pcshow.plist
[loaded] com.nds.pcshow.uninstall.plist
User Login Items:
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
System Lens
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Adobe Version Cue CS4
Akamai NetSession Preferences
Flash Player
Flip4Mac WMV
Java
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750.plugin
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2.plugin
DirectorShockwave.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
GarminGpsControl.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Top Processes by CPU:
7% Mail
2% mds
2% WebProcess
1% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
0% fontd
0% hidd
0% System Lens
0% Safari
0% imagent
Top Processes by Memory:
311 MB WebProcess
180 MB mds
139 MB Mail
127 MB Safari
53 MB com.apple.dock.extra
49 MB Dock
49 MB WindowServer
37 MB CalendarAgent
33 MB Finder
33 MB coreservicesd
Virtual Memory Statistics
1.94 GB Free RAM
1.47 GB Active RAM
209 MB Inactive RAM
398 MB Wired RAM
378 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
I sit in front of this computer all day, will restart in Safe Mode right away and report back ASAP. Thanks. -
Need an AUTOCLICKER for my mac book pro - help -- anyone?
Used to ahve any autoclicker on my PC, now with a MAc, I can't find one which is Mac friendly? Thanks! Mark
Hi Mark;
Since your profile say you are running on a MacBook and OS 9 doesn't run on that system, I don't think you will get many good response in this forum for OS 9 questions.
Allan -
My printer, hp officejet6500a plus is not printing from my computer, mac book pro,. help!!!!!949-50
Help....I have gone through "file" to "print page" and then hit "print". However, the page on my computer is not printing.
I do not know how to get the printer to activate....consistently....
The printer worked earlier, but it has not been consistent. I purchased the printer about 1 month ago. Can you help me???????what do i do about that?
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