Slow performance in browser and OS -- EtreCheck Included

Hello all, I'll keep this as short and detailed as possible.
I bought a Macbook Pro for my wife two years ago, but the machine has been very slow since I got it for her.  I've always been a Windows guy myself and am very familiar with troubleshooting in a Windows environment.  I have almost no experience with OSX, however, and have no idea which applications would be needed for troubleshooting, etc.
As my wife describes the issue, the OS itself is very slow.  She opens the laptop and a full twelve minutes pass before the system is fully responsive.  She has to keep pressing the power button for anything to work.  The screen will be greyed out and a loading bar will appear at the bottom.  It takes so long to load that the system falls asleep and she has to restart multiple times.
I have noted that the browser is also slow.  My wife uses Safari almost all the time.  I installed Chrome to see how a fresh browser install would perform in OSX, and the speed was very slow as well.  An internet speed test at speedtest.net results in:
Ping - 47ms
Down Speed - 5.96 Mbps
Up Speed - .89 Mbps
Included below is the result from an Etrecheck run
Problem description:
Slow performance in browser and OS
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 15, 2015 11:03:43 AM EST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
  MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
  MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
  1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
  8 GB RAM
  BANK 0/DIMM0
  4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
  BANK 1/DIMM0
  4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
  Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
  Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
  Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 164
Video Information: ℹ️
  Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 512 MB
  Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
  OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Time since boot: 287 days 4:10:20
Disk Information: ℹ️
  APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
  disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (453.54 GB free)
  Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
  MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
USB Information: ℹ️
  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
  Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
  Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
  Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
  /Applications/VMware Horizon View Client.app
  [not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.10.7.0 (10.7.0) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist [Details]
  [failed] com.apple.lookupd.plist
  [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist [Details]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
  [failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist [Details]
  [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist [Support]
  [running] com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
  [running] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
  [running] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
  Steam UNKNOWN  (missing value)
  iTunesHelper Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
  Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Support]
  Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.2.1f4 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
  WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
  Cineform  [Support]
  Flash Player  [Support]
  Java  [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
  Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      9% Finder
      3% WindowServer
      2% hidd
      2% WebProcess
      1% Safari
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
  983 MB WebProcess
  163 MB Safari
  77 MB PluginProcess
  52 MB mds
  43 MB SystemUIServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
  4.60 GB Free RAM
  1.71 GB Active RAM
  744 MB Inactive RAM
  1.53 GB Wired RAM
  17.96 GB Page-ins
  3.22 GB Page-outs
Thank you very much for any assistance

If the machine has always taken 12 minutes to start up, since it came out of the box, then it was and is defective. There's nothing to do in that case but to take it in for service.

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      CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.4.3 - SDK 10.0 Support
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.5.1f3 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.2r152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
      WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      ClickToFlash (Disabled)
      OpenIE
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  Support
      Java  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          11% Microsoft Excel
          5% WindowServer
          4% com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
          3% mds
          1% Flexiglass
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      180 MB com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
      165 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      155 MB Evernote
      146 MB Safari
      129 MB Mail
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      4.01 GB Free RAM
      3.07 GB Active RAM
      609 MB Inactive RAM
      895 MB Wired RAM
      557 MB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
              SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
              View ▹ Show Log List
    from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take one of the actions that you're having trouble with. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
    The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
    Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
    Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • Nokia browser and facebook moble (touch) website

    Hi NDS. I just want to know something... My phone is Nokia 700 FP2 v 113.010.1506. I have an issue using the facebook mobile website, on Nokia Browser.
    The page loads but:
    1) On the top i have no notification icons.
    2) I cant use the side-slide menu, when i press on there is no reaction.
    3) when i slide down the news feed, it muat load the old post, but nothing happens.
    I wrote about this to facebook, but there was no result.
    Opera mobile loads the page and everything is good but due to slow performance of script and etc. loading, i don't use Opera mobile.
    On FP1 everything was working perfect, after FP2 this issue appeard.
    Yes only facebook is not a reason to say that there is a bug. I just want to know if this happens only to me.
    Nokia 700

    hi mate,
    have you tried Opera Mini, available from http://m.opera.com
    The built-in browser isn't the best for Facebook'ing, i've found. you can also try third-party applications in the Nokia Store for Facebook.

  • RV320 - Buggy, slow performance, unreliable POS

    Hi
    This has been a frustrating experience to say the least. I've spent way too much time trying to get this thing to work properly, to no avail...
    1. Performance gets slow (EXTREMELY slow) when the RV320 uptime is more than 24 hours. Reboot it and it runs acceptable. This clearly indicates some kind of errors with the firmware.
    2. Buggy UI (invalid SSL certificate, Chrome won't even let you admin this thing). The source code for the UI is truly horrible, but i'm not surprised. I'm surprised it works at all.
    3. No firmware updates for OVER A YEAR now (but RV320 hasn't been EOLed). Release notes mentions known issues, but Cisco clearly isn't interested in fixing them.
    4. Slow performance (both WAN and LAN) as mentioned above, can't even stream movies over LAN. I'm seeing 30-60 Mbps throughput over local network, when it's supposed to be a gigabit router... (Yes, I've turned off all security features which could slow things down such as SPI, etc). Yes, I've tried MTU sizes in multiples of 28, I've tried everything.
    Cisco promises performance, security and reliability for RV320. But in my experience, you can only pick one of the three.
    I've heard somewhere on this forum that a alpha firmware is available, please send it to me and I'll try it out.

    With reservations, I tried this router.  The reservations came from reading of the obvious resource leak in the firmware.  I bought it anyway.  I get exactly the same behavior.  I have to reboot each morning.  Not a solution.  I have a VoIP phone system also; I cannot afford to lose Internet connectivity.  I updated to the 1.1.1.19 firmware of 2014-12.  Didn't help.
    I have had the same DLink gateway for about ten years, but, I need something faster now. It actually has some better features and a better user interface than this Cisco unit.
    BTW, I can't connect to it with Chrome; Chrome login just return to the login screen; I have to use Firefox.
    It is a shame that Cisco put their name on products such as this.  I have had the same experience with other Cisco SMB products (Did someone say Linksys?).  Their commercial products are very nice.
    I decided not to frustrate myself as an engineer trying to make it work; I got an RMA to return it,.  Haven't had it but about a week.
    On the upside, I got about 60Mbps throughput on my Cox connection, which is 2x what I could get with my old DLink.

  • Here are my Etrecheck results....can anyone help me get my computer faster?  Problem description: Computer very slow-.and unresponsive  EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121) Report generated April 16, 2015 at 10:19:42 AM EDT

    Problem description:
    Computer very slow….and unresponsive
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated April 16, 2015 at 10:19:42 AM EDT
    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
        1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
        4 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
                2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM0
                2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
        Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 412
    Video Information: ℹ️
        Intel HD Graphics 4000
        NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
            Color LCD 1440 x 900
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 7 days 18:4:45
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (299.54 GB free)
                Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Western Digital My Passport 0748 500.07 GB
            EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            My Passport (disk3s2) /Volumes/My Passport : 499.73 GB (126.16 GB free)
        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
        Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
            /System/Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    com.quark.driver.Tether (1.1.0d4 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.quark.driver.Tether64 (1.1.0d3 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.gamed.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
        6 processes killed due to memory pressure
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
        6 processes killed due to memory pressure
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.coupons.coupond.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.mcafee.menulet.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.mcafee.reporter.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [failed]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist [Click for support]
        [unknown]    com.mcafee.ssm.ScanFactory.plist [Click for support]
        [unknown]    com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
        WDSecurityHelper    UNKNOWN  (missing value)
        WDSecurityHelper    Application  (/Applications/WD Security.app/Contents/WDSecurityHelper.app)
        WDDriveUtilityHelper    UNKNOWN  (missing value)
        WDDriveUtilityHelper    Application  (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 [Click for support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
    User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
        Stamps.com: Version: 1.1.13 [Click for support]
        DISH Anywhere Player: Version: 2.7.2.0 [Click for support]
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
        SiteAdvisor
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Java  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Skip System Files: NO
        Mobile backups: ON
        Auto backup: YES
        Volumes being backed up:
            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 199.33 GB
        Destinations:
            My Passport [Local]
            Total size: 499.73 GB
            Total number of backups: 29
            Oldest backup: 2013-05-17 22:06:43 +0000
            Last backup: 2015-03-27 16:16:56 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Too small
                Backup size 499.73 GB < (Disk used 199.33 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
             6%    backupd
             5%    WindowServer
             1%    Google Chrome
             1%    loginwindow
             1%    mtmd
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        289 MB    Google Chrome Helper
        189 MB    Google Chrome
        84 MB    backupd
        78 MB    Mail
        77 MB    Finder
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        17 MB    Free RAM
        1.22 GB    Active RAM
        1.22 GB    Inactive RAM
        996 MB    Wired RAM
        54.55 GB    Page-ins
        1.93 GB    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Apr 14, 2015, 03:11:54 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/softwareupdated_2015-04-14-151154_[redacted].cp u_resource.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.
    When you post the log extract, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "The message contains invalid characters." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

  • Windows 7 VERY slow browsing and creating folders

    Hi!
    I'm having a rather strange problem with Windows 7 RC.  I've noticed that browsing folders is generally slower than in WinXP, but still acceptable.  But lately I'm having a lot of difficulties moving files, creating folders, renaming folders and files, and even waiting for an Explorer window to refresh after some external app has created or modified a file.  Sometimes I have to wait up to 30 seconds for a new folder to be created, and another 10 or 15 after I rename it (from "New Folder" to whatever else).
    This does not happen in every folder in my HDD, but I don't know exactly in which ones.  I thought it was the indexed folders, so I removed a few from the Windows Indexing database, and they were still slow (after system reboot and all).  Then I thought it would probably happen in folders that are part of a library, so I removed them and the problem was still there.  I can't think of another reason for this to happen in some folders and not others.  It seems to happen in my frequently used folders, which honestly sucks.
    Just for the record, here's my system's specs:
    Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop (e1705), late 2006 model
    2GB DDR2 667 ram
    320 GB 7200 rpm seagate HDD, aftermarket (really fast drive, not the problem here)
    Intel Core Duo (Centrino Duo) 2.0GHZ
    Windows 7 RC, multiboot with WinXP
    Thanks!!!

    For the benefit of those who are being driven nuts with SLLOOOWWWW Explorer 'Problems', I list the methodology which has worked for me.
    As always, 'Use at Own Risk' and 'Your Mileage May Vary'.
    Do NOT repeat NOT perform these steps unless youfully understand the ramifications and are prepared to live with the consequences.
    BACKUP FIRST !!! - Create a RESTORE POINT!
    The latest incarnations of Windows attempt to 'out-think' the user in order to provide a 'Better Computing Experience', and that is well and good for the average Joe-Blow, but NOT what the Power-User wants or expects.  There are MANY suggestions as
    to the cause and solution(s) for slow Explorer response, but we have to remember just how much work is going on behind the scenes.
    Much of that work is to provide 'pretty' screen enhancements and to make for 'simpler' Searching.  By foregoing some of these we can reclaim quite a lot of CPU cycles and Disk I/O for our own (Applications) use.
    Before you embark on any changes, carefully assess just how you use your PC. - How important are Thumbnails? - What value does Content View really provide? - Can you implement a Folder structure and File-Naming convention which makes Snippets and Content
    indexing of little use?
    You'll still be able to see local thumbnails if that's what you want, they will just be remade each time you open the folder and select Thumbnail (Large Icon) View.  This is usually less bothersome than the time loss of having a 'Master' Thumbnail
    cache maintained and updated for every file operation.
    Certainly, some 3rd Party 'add-ons' (Power Archiver for one! & similar) may cause problems, as can poorly configured A/V programs (realtime checking of Notepad for instance, every time it is opened??? Why not bring back the old innoculate method?) -
    but I digress.
    For many, the slow Explorer problem exists without any of the suspects / causes mentioned in previous Posts, or elsewhere online.
    I repeat: 'This methodology has worked for me - Your Mileage May Vary'.
    Now for the fun & games:
    Kill the time and resource hog 'Indexing Services' - Plenty of advice on how to do that is available online.
    DISALLOW Indexing on all volumes.
    To retain the ability to search for my files, I have been using the Search Everything tool from:
    http://www.voidtools.com/ which searches ONLY on local or removable NTFS volumes. (ie NOT FAT32 USB Drives!)  But that poses very little problem when I examine my real-world use of any Search Tool.
    SE needs Administrator privileges for its low-level file-system access, certainly not an issue to have a responsive Global Search at your fingertips.
    With 34.5 Gb (> 137,000 files in > 20,000 folders) on HDD, and 627 Gb (> 2,300,000 files in > 82,500 folders) on a Portable USB Drive, Search Everything has about 74Kb RAM usage and the db file is 10.5 Mb on disk - not a huge overhead.
    The initial run occupied about 10 minutes of my setting options and less than 5 minutes for the building of the database.
    The online FAQ has plenty of information including how to use wildcards, Path Matching, boolean operators and regex use.
    With a lean mean responsive search at hand, now to clobber some more of the 'features' which are supposed to 'help' us in our computing experience...
    Big Guns Time!
    Start Group Policy Editor -
    Start > Run > gpedit.msc
    Navigate to:
    Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer
    Locate and ENABLE the settings as listed:
    1. Turn off the display of thumbnails and only display icons on network folders
    Disables the display of thumbnails on network folders in Windows Explorer.
    Windows Explorer displays thumbnails on network folders by default.
    If you enable this policy. Windows Explorer will only display icons and never display thumbnails on network folders.
    That gets rid of the first time-waster - Network access is slow enough without adding the extra traffic for thumbnails, and many PCs are stand-alone anyway.
    2. Turn off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files.
    Turns off the caching of thumbnails in hidden thumbs.db files.
    This policy setting allows you to configure Windows Explorer to cache thumbnails of items residing in network folders in hidden thumbs.db files.
    If you enable this policy setting, Windows Explorer does not create, read from, or write to thumbs.db files.
    If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Explorer creates, reads from, and writes to thumbs.db files.
    This goes hand-in hand with 1.
    3. Turn off Windows Libraries features that rely on indexed file data
    This policy setting allows you to turn off Windows Libraries features that need indexed file metadata to function properly. If you enable this policy, some Windows Libraries features will be turned off to better handle included folders that have been
    redirected to non-indexed network locations. Setting this policy will:
    * Disable all Arrangement views except for "By Folder"
    * Disable all Search filter suggestions other than "Date Modified" and "Size"
    * Disable view of file content snippets in Content mode when search results are returned
    * Disable ability to stack in the Context menu and Column headers
    * Exclude Libraries from the scope of Start search
    This policy will not enable users to add unsupported locations to Libraries.
    If you enable this policy, Windows Libraries features that rely on indexed file data will be disabled.
    If you disable or do not configure this policy, all default Window Libraries features will be enabled.
    Well, with Indexing turned OFF, this one is a real no-brainer, isn't it?
    4. Turn off the display of snippets in Content view mode
    Disables the display of snippets when Content view mode is turned on.
    Windows Explorer shows snippets in Content view mode by default.
    If you enable this policy, Windows Explorer will not display snippets in Content view mode.
    That stops peeking into every file and trying to decode the snippet - MORE time-saving.
    5. Turn off caching of thumbnail pictures
    This setting controls whether the thumbnail views are cached.
    If you enable this setting, thumbnail views are not cached.
    If you disable or do not configure this setting, thumbnail views are cached.
    Note: For shared corporate workstations or computers where security is a top concern, you should enable this setting to turn off the thumbnail view cache, because the thumbnail cache can be read by everyone.
    It (IMHO) is faster to generate the thumbnails as needed (for my usage anyway), rather than to be attempting to maintain a global cache each time a file is created, modified, deleted or moved.
    This completely cuts out the thumbnail caching overheads, and makes quite an impressive speed difference.  Even on an old 1.7 GHz Laptop with 2 Gb RAM and an Intel 915GM Graphics Card (NOT the best choice for Win 7 by any means!).
    6. Turn off numerical sorting in Windows Explorer
    This policy setting allows you to have file names sorted literally (as in Windows 2000 and earlier) rather than in numerical order.
    If you enable this policy setting, Windows Explorer will sort file names by each digit in a file name (for example, 111 < 22 < 3).
    If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Explorer will sort file names by increasing number value (for example, 3 < 22 < 111).
    Do I REALLY want to waste the time on this procedure? If I want to sequence my files, I'll prefix the filenames with 0's - 003 < 022 < 111. Not a problem!
    Subjectively, these changes make for a much more responsive system.
    Objectively, moving over 2.3 Gb (7,500+ files) via 'Drag & Drop' from HDD to USB Drive shrank from 12 Mins+ to about 8 Mins. Explorer did NOT 'freeze', and I could freely change the displayed folders in both the Source and Target Explorer windows.
    I hope that this is of use to others, it has served me well for the last several months.
    A few minor delays when wanting thumbnail views, but certainly FAR LESS DELAY than before the changes, and
    no more stalled Explorer.
    2010: - Windows? - MAC OS X? - LINUX? - UBUNTU? - 1982: - Commodore C=64? - Amiga? - BBC Micro? - Apple II? - Same old play, only the actors have changed.

  • My Mac has been suffering a slow performance, lagging and often froze. One source recommends using Onyx. Is that a trustable source?

    I have a Macbook Pro OS X Version 10.9.4. Processor speed of 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, memory of 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 and storage capacity of 203.51 GB out of 319.21 GB. I have been experiencing very slow performance and sometimes the screen will froze. The spinning wheel is very common and long. I have try to delete as many things as i could from my computer, restarting it but to no avail. One source suggests me to use Onyx. Would that help to solve my problem?

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated September 29, 2014 at 7:55:53 PM EDT
    Hardware Information: ?
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      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
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 0:15:5
    Disk Information: ?
      ST9320325ASG disk0 : (320.07 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (205.02 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
    USB Information: ?
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ?
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ?
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ?
      [loaded] com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (12.2f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
      [loaded] com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (5.2f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
      [loaded] com.symantec.kext.ips (3.5f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
      [loaded] com.symantec.kext.ndcengine (1.0f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
    Launch Daemons: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.cloudpath.maccmd.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
      [loaded] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.ondemand.plist Support
      [failed] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.plist Support
      [not loaded] com.symantec.sep.migratesettings.plist Support
      [running] com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist Support
      [running] com.symantec.symdaemon.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ?
      [not loaded] com.cooliris.SetLaunchArch.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [running] com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ?
      [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
      [loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
      [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
      [failed] com.hitachigst.backup.agent.plist Support
      [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
    User Login Items: ?
      Google Drive
      SpeechSynthesisServer
      Popup
      Notify
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
      DivX Plus Web Player: Version: 2.4 - SDK 10.5 Support
      CoolirisWebKitPlugin: Version: (null) Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ?
      Add To Amazon Wish List
    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
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      Symantec QuickMenu  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
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          1% fontd
          1% Google Drive
          0% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
          0% systemstatsd
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      82 MB Google Drive
      78 MB Mail
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
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      656 MB Inactive RAM
      953 MB Wired RAM
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    Thanks in advance.
    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated 19 September 2014 08:07:14 GMT+8
    Hardware Information: ?
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      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
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:4:29
    Disk Information: ?
      Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (147 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ?
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ?
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ?
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    Kernel Extensions: ?
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      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.4 - SDK 10.5) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.1.55 - SDK 10.7) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.1.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Launch Daemons: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
      [running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
      [running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [running] com.amazon.music.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist Support
    User Login Items: ?
      iTunesHelper
      TomTomHOMERunner
      AdobeResourceSynchronizer
      Dropbox
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.1.977 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
    Safari Extensions: ?
      Ultimate
    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
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Flash Player  Support
      Perian  Support
      Trusteer Endpoint Protection  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Skip System Files: NO
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 160.38 GB
      Destinations:
      Data [Network] (Last used)
      Total size: 2 TB
      Total number of backups: 99
      Oldest backup: 2012-04-20 17:05:32 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-09-18 23:49:25 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Excellent
      Backup size 2 TB > (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: ?
          6% InterCheck
          5% iCalExternalSync
          3% WindowServer
          2% CalendarAgent
          2% SystemUIServer
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
      152 MB SophosScanD
      147 MB InterCheck
      106 MB SophosAntiVirus
      66 MB Dropbox
      57 MB com.apple.iTunesLibraryService
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
      161 MB Free RAM
      1.55 GB Active RAM
      1.41 GB Inactive RAM
      902 MB Wired RAM
      611 MB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

    Uninstall Trusteer software
    http://www.trusteer.com/support/uninstalling-rapport-mac-os-x
    Remove Sophos
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/21069437#21069437

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    Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
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    OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems.
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    For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack.  If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the commandline.  Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard.
    When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
    Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
    Backuplist
    Carbon Copy Cloner
    Data Backup
    Deja Vu
    iBackup
    JaBack
    Silver Keeper
    MimMac
    Retrospect
    Super Flexible File Synchronizer
    SuperDuper!
    Synchronize Pro! X
    SyncTwoFolders
    Synk Pro
    Synk Standard
    Tri-Backup
    Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
    Additional suggestions will be found in Mac Maintenance Quick Assist.
    Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.

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    I have noticed iOS6 slow down browser and email client, I really hope Apple will find solution for this. Junaid

    We need to know more about your system, please download EtreCheck and run the report and please post it on your next reply. Then we can see how your system is configured, what apps are on it and look for anything obvious. We will look forward to seeing your report.

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