Spinning beach ball comes up for 10 min after every command, what can I do?

Purchased this MacBook Pro in summer '12. Just had the logic board replaced (following replacement of the hard drive and RAM). Now it takes 5-10 min for log in screen to appear and a command to open mail or safari launches the beach ball/progress wheel). Sometimes locks up completely requiring a shut down from the power button. Any ideas? Thanks!

macfan1257 wrote:
You brought up a very good point. Here is the order of repairs that were done to this MacBook Pro purchased only in June '12: new hard drive, loose cable, new RAM chip, new logic board (last month)
Yep, the old data was restored to the new drive, also likely with problemtic sectors, the problems continued and then when you brought it back they kept the drive in and replaced the RAM and so forth thinking the drive wasn't the issue anymore.
When they replaced the logic board did they need to reinstall a backup? They did not take the backup drive when it was turned in for service and the Genius bar sent it out.
Just used your new drive, the one with the corrupted data on it.
You basically got a all brand new machine.
I'll look into your suggestion that it might be the from the original hard drive failure. Thanks!
Also when you fresh install OS X on the new drive, make sure to use Disk Utility Secure Erase > Zero All Data (move the slider one space to the right) on the Macintosh HD partition, then install as many apps as possible then lastly return your files not from TimeMachine/clone, but only files manually from a external storage drive.
Zero erasing a drive has a benefit of mapping off bad sectors which all drives have and cause beachballing effects.
This way you get as pristine as a machine as possible, all new software and only the return of verified files (also run a ClamXav scan on them before returning)
Corrupted files one can deal with as they can simply be trashed, a program/OS corrupted or compromised is a lot harder to fix.

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Hi,
I got this email from my mother. This is her computer, not mine. I'm technically adept, so I'd be able to help her. I'm not sure this is actually a kernal panic, or if it's another issue such as capacitors?
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Lately sometimes (at least every couple of days) when I first turn on my iMac G5 (1.6 GHz, 1.25 GB RAM, OS 10.3.9) after it's been shut off all night long, I get the colored spinning beach ball of death for a minute or so. Then the background on the monitor turns grey-green and in a box in the middle of the screen is "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button" - this is written in four languages. I assume this is a kernal panic. When I restart the computer it's okay.
When I turned it on yesterday, however, the monitor was blue, but not normal blue as it was all "wavy." The dock only appeared about halfway up from the bottom of the screen, and only the bottom part of "Mail" appeared - no Mailbox or anything else. I turned it off with the power button and it was then all right.
Today the same thing happened, but I didn't get anything on the screen, except it was a "wavy blue" so I again used the power button to turn it off, and then when I restarted it it came on fine.
I've also noticed that the computer is much slower these past few weeks than previously, especially when using Safari. I have also seen the spinning beach ball of death in black instead of the usual colors.
I have not installed any new programs lately, nor ran any Software Updates lately. I have recently repaired my Permissions.
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Thank you in advance for any suggestions and advice.
Robbi

Hi,
Here is the kernal panic log. Thanks. We have done Dr Smoke's Resolving Kernal Panics.
Mon Aug 18 18:46:13 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x00000000449D234E PC=0x0000000000BA1464
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB9C780)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x449D234E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E4BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670065
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE490
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB9C780)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2F4D8A00)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0x04FAE000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE490; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB9C780)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x449D234E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E4BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670065
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE490
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.app
Wed Aug 20 07:46:37 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000044BF434E PC=0x0000000000BA1464
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8F280)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x44BF434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E23AD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00000000
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8F280)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BC80)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12C4000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8F280)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x44BF434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E23AD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00000000
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Exception st`
Tue Aug 26 07:36:40 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x000000004479434E PC=0x0000000000BA1464
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB19500)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4479434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18D53AD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670044
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB19500)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2EE33280)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12C4000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EB19500)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4479434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18D53AD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00670044
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.app
Wed Aug 27 07:21:17 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x000000004491034E PC=0x0000000000BA1464
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EBC7A00)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4491034E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E6BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EBC7A00)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8DC80)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12B9000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EBC7A00)
PC=0x00BA1464; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x4491034E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA144C; R1=0x18E6BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Exception st`
Sun Aug 31 07:29:43 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x0000000044AF434E PC=0x0000000000BA154C
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BA00)
PC=0x00BA154C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x44AF434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA1FA0; R1=0x18D4BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BA00)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2EE86500)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0xE12E3000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFEE5A0; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8BA00)
PC=0x00BA154C; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x44AF434E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00BA1FA0; R1=0x18D4BAD0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA2F28 0x00BA1FA0 0x00B9B3CC 0x00B8B020 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668
0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0 0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFEE5A0
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Exception st`
Tue Sep 2 07:56:56 2008
Unresolved kernel trap(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access DAR=0x00000000444D634E PC=0x0000000000BA1B58
Latest crash info for cpu 0:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
PC=0x00BA1B58; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x444D634E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00B8B5E0; R1=0x18D6BBB0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA1570 0x00B8B5E0 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668 0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0
0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFDD90
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
previously dumped as "Latest" state. skipping...
Exception state (sv=0x2F795C80)
PC=0x90007878; MSR=0x0200F030; DAR=0x07A44000; DSISR=0x42000000; LR=0x900073F8; R1=0xBFFFDD90; XCP=0x00000030 (0xC00 - System call)
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 7.9.0:
Wed Mar 30 20:11:17 PST 2005; root:xnu/xnu-517.12.7.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC
panic(cpu 0): 0x300 - Data access
Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0:
Backtrace:
0x00083498 0x0008397C 0x0001EDA4 0x00090C38 0x0009402C
Proceeding back via exception chain:
Exception state (sv=0x2EE8C500)
PC=0x00BA1B58; MSR=0x00009030; DAR=0x444D634E; DSISR=0x40000000; LR=0x00B8B5E0; R1=0x18D6BBB0; XCP=0x0000000C (0x300 - Data access)
Backtrace:
0x00BA1570 0x00B8B5E0 0x0027E650 0x00280324 0x0007AC48 0x00021668 0x0001BCE8 0x0001C0F0
0x00094318 0x00090009
backtrace terminated - frame not mapped or invalid: 0xBFFFDD90
Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies):
com.apple.GeForce(3.4.2)@0xb84000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(1.4)@0x398000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(1.3.5)@0x436000
dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.4.2)@0x46c000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(1.3.5)@0x456000
Exception state (sv=0x2F795C80)
PC=0x90007878; MSR0

Spinning beach Ball with almost every click - please advise.

Folks, i have the last core 2 duo 2 GHz mac mini (2009) before they went unibody. It seems like every time I click anything the spinning beach ball comes up - like the computer is slow or always has to think about what it's doing.
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External Hard Drive Causing Spinning Beach Ball - 27" iMac

I have a brand new 27" iMac with the Core i7 processor. There are no modifications to the unit. I do however have a portable USB hard drive plugged into the unit. Now I imagine that after some time the iMac is putting the USB hard drive to sleep because of non-use. However, after I walk away from the iMac (my iMac is set to sleep after 3 hours) for 30 minutes or so and come back and start using some applications one will eventually slow down and the spinning beach ball appears. For example, when I come back to the iMac after 30 minutes and log back in and launch Mail everything is fine. Then I might launch Safari and all of a sudden the USB hard drive spins up and the spinning beach ball appears. Can someone tell me how to correct this so it does not cause these hang-ups?
Thanks in advance,
Mike

Hi Mike,
Western Digital external HDs are known for their rather 'dubious' sleep/No-sleep behaviour.
I have two older ones myself with the same oddity.
Have a look here http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=300839 and maybe use the app mentioned there http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/31158/keep-drive-spinning
Regards
Stefan

Too many spinning beach balls.

Recently I had a trojan and had my email hacked. I installed Norton Internet Security for Mac. Big mistake. Even though I have now removed it (I think), my Mac is running slow at times. Sometimes every click of the mouse brings up a spinning beachall of death. When I do a file and app search for anything with Norton or Symantec, nothing comes up so I am assuming I have completely removed it. How can I be sure? And why am I getting those spinning beach balls?

Thanks for the reply Shootist007.
Is this something I have to buy?
Is it different from the "Uninstall" option in the Intenet Security program itself?

Print error - there was a problem connecting to the server - spinning beach ball

This has happened pre-yosemite and since. It used to only happen at home but now also happens at work. Every time I try to print, I get a spinning beach ball and a long delay until I get an error message saying there was a problem connecting to the server. At home, after clicking OK, I get a second spinning beach ball session with same error. Once I click OK second time, I get print window and can print. At work, it's only one session of spinning beach ball. The office problem occurred after upgrading to yosemite. I've deleted and added the printers without resolution. I've repaired permissions. The home problem has been going on for at least a year, probably a couple. Using a macbook pro.

There are many possible causes for this issue, and it may be very hard to resolve without wiping your account clean of everything except documents as a last resort. Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. Back up all data before making any changes.
If you get the alert in the login screen before you log in, stop here and ask for instructions.
Step 1
If you get the alert as soon as you log in, it's probably caused by one of your login items or by software that otherwise loads at startup or login. Ask if you need help identifying it. Known offenders are "1Password" and "Adobe Resource Synchronizer."
Step 2
If there's an icon representing the server in the sidebar of a Finder window, hold down the command key and drag it out.
Step 3
In the Finder, press the key combination command-K or select
          Go ▹ Go to Server...
from the menu bar. In the upper right corner of the window that opens is a Recent Servers popup menu represented by a clock icon. From that menu, select
          Clear Recent Servers…
and confirm. Test.
Step 4
Open the Printers & Scanners pane in System Preferences and delete any network devices you no longer use. If in doubt, delete them all and add back the ones you want.
Step 5
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing command-C:
~/Library/PDF Services
In the Finder, select
          Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return. A folder may open. If it does, move the contents to the Desktop, or to a new folder on the Desktop. Log out and log back in. Test. If there's no change, put the items you moved back where they were and continue.
Step 6
Open the folder
~/Library/Preferences
as in Step 5 and move the file named "loginwindow.plist" items in that folder to the Trash, if it exists (it may not.)
Log out and back in again, and test.
Step 7
Other possible causes are references in the iPhoto, iTunes, or iMovie library pointing to the server, bookmarks in the Preview application, and PDF files created by Adobe Acrobat with embedded scripts.
Try rebuilding the iPhoto library, if applicable.
Step 8
Resources such as images or sounds stored on the server may have been added to various applications. Examples would be pictures added to Contacts and custom sounds added to Mail. The range of possibilites here is practically infinite, so I can't be more specific. You might get a hint by launching the Console application and looking for error messages that appear at the same time as the alerts.
Step 9
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to start up. Start up in safe mode. Test. After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Step 10
Triple-click the line below to select it:
/System/Library/CoreServices/Directory Utility.app
Rght-click or control-click the highlighted text and select
          Services ▹ Open
from the contextual menu.* The application Directory Utility will open.
In the Directory Utility window, select the Directory Editor tool in the toolbar. Select Mounts from the Viewing menu in the toolbar, and/Local/Default from the node menu, if not already selected. On the right is a list of names and values. By default, the list is empty. If it's not empty, post a screenshot of the window and stop here.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). Open a TextEdit window and paste into it (command-V). Select the line you just pasted and continue as above.
Step 11
Open the following file as you did in the last step:
/etc/auto_master
It will open in a TextEdit window. The contents should be exactly this:
# Automounter master map
+auto_master          # Use directory service
/net               -hosts          -nobrowse,hidefromfinder,nosuid
/home               auto_home     -nobrowse,hidefromfinder
/Network/Servers     -fstab
/-               -static
If there are any other lines in the window, post them. Otherwise, close the window.

I am getting a spinning beach ball. What is causing it and how do I get rid of it?

I am getting a spinning beach ball while trying to check emails and any other task on the internet. What is causing the spinning beach ball? How do i get rid of it?

Can you run EtreCheck and post the report here please?
EtreCheck: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6173

Aperture will not open. Just an endless spinning beach ball. Will not force quick., Aperture will not open. Just an endless spinning beach ball. Will not force quit

Every attempt to open Aperture results in a spinning beach ball. When attempting to force quit, every program freezes. I am running a MacBook Pro, OS X 10.9.3, 8 GB Ram. Have deleted and reinstalled the program from the App store with the same results. Purchased Aperture a few months ago and began without difficulties. However, recently, the program simply stopped working. Suggestions?

Try a few of these:
-Hold option while opening. This will ask you to create a new library/choose a different one. Create the new library, see if it opens
->If it opens, it's a library issue. Swap the library back to the original one.
->Try running Library First Aid (cmd + opt while opening)
->Make a backup first, run each of these until it opens.
-If it does not open, test in Safe Mode (shift while booting)
->If it works there, it's user login items or startup items that can be removed from /Library/LaunchAgents, /Library/LaunchDaemons, /Library/StartupItems and ~/Library/LaunchAgents.
->Show no mercy in these folders, but don't trash everything just yet. Move it to a safe location on the desktop where you can easily put these files back. Reboot, test.
->Put some files back from harmless/well-known developers. Reboot, test.
->Rinse and repeat until Aperture doesn't open.
-Test in a new user account
->If it opens here, it's part of your user preferences
->Log back in to your main user
->Open ~/Library/Preferences, pull com.Aperture.xxxxxx.plist
->Logout, log back in, test.
If it keeps up, contact Apple or try verifying/repairing the disk through Disk Utility.

Spinning beach ball (again)

I've been having a lot of "nonspecific" problems with my Mac Pro. They seem to happen more frequently after I've woken the computer from sleep. As far as I can tell, they are not application related. I get a spinning beach ball that persists for several moments, and then stops. Occasionally the entire system freezes and I have to hold the power button on the front of the computer to get it to shut down.
A few days ago one of my hard drives failed. I thought that may have been the cause of the problems, but I've replaced the drive and I'm still experiencing the issues.
I've booted from the Apple Install DVD and repaired all of my internal disks and repaired permissions several times. I've also run DiskWarrior 4.1 from an external disk. None of this has helped.
Is there anything else I can do short of a total reinstall?

I'm not sure what would constitute suspicious behavior in Activity Monitor? What should I be looking for?
No, I don't have Little Snitch installed.
It really does seem like the problems start after waking from sleep. Perhaps I should just avoid sleeping the computer. I had the "reboot on wake" problem so many others did, and that was fixed by the firmware update, but in all my years using Macs it seems like sleep has been a major source of problems.
My computer is on all day because I'm working on it, and I have it set to automatically back-up at 11:00 and sleep afterwards until 7:00 or 8:00 when I start working. I guess I could just leave it on 24/7 and see if I still have problems.
Message was edited by: sw_i_t_t_e_rs

This fixed my spinning beach ball in Safari after the 10.6.1 update

Went to Adobe's Flash player site below, quit Safari, installed the update, restarted the Mac, and eliminated the spinning beach ball in Safari (4.0.3) after updating to 10.6.1.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Hope that helps,
YoungTurk

See:
iOS: Troubleshooting applications purchased from the App Store
Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
Restore to factory settings/new iPod

When I try to add a contact I keep getting the spinning beach ball

I have read instructions for adding new contact, but when I try to add name all I get is the spinning beach ball. Thanks for your help.

Hi,
I'm sorry you're having this problem with your contacts and Firefox. Can you tell me which email you are trying to use in Firefox, so I can research it and help you out?
Thanks,
Michelle

Places Spinning Beach Ball

I am unable to assign a location to a picture. Places have been enabled in the preferences. When I select a picture and open the Info column, I start typing the name of a location (for example, the Bus Stop bar on Olive Way in Seattle), the spinning beach ball appears and never goes away after typing the first three letters. The "Google Results" are "Searching" but even after an hour, I must force-quit iPhoto.
This happens after rebuilding my iPhoto database or creating a new one and importing even one picture. I have updated to iPhoto 9.1. I am currently re-eavaluting iLife '11 on my computer at work, since my upgrade at home was unsuccessful. I thought perhaps it was the proxy servers at work, but the same thing happens if I use the Wi-Fi connected to a DSL we have for testing. I'm able to assign locations on my personal MacBook using iPhoto '08 and the same wireless network.
-Doug

Actually, there was no iPhoto preference file before the install. I re-imaged my Mac at work to start from scratch. iLife '08 (except for iDVD and Garage Band) was part of the original image of software, I installed all of iLife '11 and imported the 272 pictures that were currently on my SD card in my camera. Attempt to assign a place and all I get is a spinning beach ball. I can see the default places in the search column (Bubnovka, Bubnovo, Bubnovskyaya, Slobodka...) after typing "B" and "u" but after I type the "s" the list goes away and I get stuck with the spinning beach ball. I've repaired permissions, taken a picture with the built-in iSight and put that into iPhoto and all I get to type is three letters and it's frozen forever. The same thing happens no matter what I type into the search field. I get to type three letters and it's frozen. Have now repaired permissions and restarted and the issue remains.
-Doug

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