Spinning beach ball with every click

I've got a 3.5 year old Mac Mini 2.3 GHz Core i5 with 4 GB of RAM running OS X 10.9.2. A couple months ago, at no specific moment in time, my mini started to slow down, it's continued to get slower and slower to the point now where every time I click on anything, I get a spinning beach ball for as many as 10 - 20 seconds before the Mac processes what I've done. I have run permission repairs and also bought and installed CleanMyMac2, while it "cleaned" 50+ GB of junk, my Mac's behavior has not changed. Anyone got any other ideas?

Thanks, Drew. Here are the results from Etresoft:
Hardware Information:
          Mac mini (Mid 2011)
          Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
          1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 0:38:22
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (277.11 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
          LaCie Hard Drive FW/USB 400mbit - 400mbit max
                    disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
                    disk2s2 (disk2s2) <not mounted>: 66 KB
                    disk2s3 (disk2s3) <not mounted>: 66 KB
                    disk2s4 (disk2s4) <not mounted>: 115 KB
                    Topher (disk2s6) /Volumes/Topher: 1 TB (147.06 GB free)
          LaCie Hard Drive FW/USB 400mbit - 400mbit max
                    EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 749.81 GB
                    Boot OS X (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
          Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
          [not loaded] com.Apogee.driver.DuetFWOverideDriver (1.4.4) Support
          [kext loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.digidesign.fwfamily.driver (9.0f4) Support
          [kext loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (10.0f56 - SDK 10.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.digidesign.usb.elevenrack.driver (1.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (2.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (2.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (1.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.8 - SDK 10.4) Support
          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.8) Support
          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.8 - SDK 10.3) Support
          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.8 - SDK 10.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.8 - SDK 10.4) Support
          [kext loaded] com.rogueamoeba.HermesAudio (3.0.1) Support
          [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) Support
          [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSupport (1.4.0) Support
          [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSupportKicker (1.4.0) Support
          [not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessCDC (3.2.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessModem (3.2.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessSerial (3.2.6) Support
          [not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSB (3.0.11) Support
          [not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSBDev (3.0.11) Support
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [running] com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
          [loaded] com.stclairsoft.AppTamerAgent.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
          [running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
          [running] com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist Support
          [running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
          [failed] com.shirtpocket.backuponmount.plist Support
User Login Items:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
          OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
          iLokClientHelper: Version: 3.5 - SDK 10.5 Support
          PandoWebInst: Version: 1.0 Support
          AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
          PDF Browser Plugin: Version: 2.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45 Check version
Safari Extensions:
          DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>: Version: 2.1.2.126
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.5.5f1 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Adobe Version Cue CS4 Support
          Déjà Vu Support
          Digidesign Eleven Rack Support
          DivX Support
          Flash Player Support
          Flip4Mac WMV Support
          Growl Support
          MacFUSE Support
          Perian Support
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 206.88 GB
          Destinations:
                    Time Machine [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 698.02 GB
                    Total number of backups: 24
                    Oldest backup: 2014-03-10 03:27:15 +0000
                    Last backup: 2014-05-18 16:24:40 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 698.02 GB > (Disk used 206.88 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               8%          backupd
               3%          WindowServer
               1%          Creative Cloud
               0%          Google Chrome
               0%          fontd
Top Processes by Memory:
          160 MB          Google Chrome
          147 MB          mds_stores
          94 MB          Google Chrome Helper
          78 MB          Creative Cloud
          57 MB          WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
          276 MB          Free RAM
          1.55 GB          Active RAM
          1.15 GB          Inactive RAM
          1.02 GB          Wired RAM
          1.30 GB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

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MacBook Pro (13 pouces, mi-2012) (Caractéristiques techniques)
MacBook Pro - modèle : MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU : 2-core
4 GB RAM Extensible
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Bon - Handoff/Airdrop2 disponible
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
La santé de la batterie : Normal - Comptage de cycles 890
Informations vidéo : ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
Logiciel du système : ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Temps depuis le démarrage : 0:23:52
Informations des disques : ℹ️
Samsung SSD 840 Series disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <non monté> : 210 Mo
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <non monté> [Restauration] : 650 Mo
iRod SSD (disk1) / : 498.88 Go (154.97 Go libre)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 Go Online
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
Informations USB : ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Informations Thunderbolt : ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper : ℹ️
Mac App Store et développeurs identifiés
Agents de lancement : ℹ️
[désengagé] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Aide]
[engagé] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Aide]
Daemons de lancements : ℹ️
[engagé] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Aide]
[engagé] com.skype.skypeinstaller.plist [Aide]
[engagé] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Aide]
Éléments Ouverture : ℹ️
iTunesHelper Applicazione (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Plug-ins internets : ℹ️
MeetingJoinPlugin : Version : Inconnu - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
FlashPlayer-10.6 : Version : 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
Default Browser : Version : 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI : Version : 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
AdobePDFViewer : Version : 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
Flash Player : Version : 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
QuickTime Plugin : Version : 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin : Version : 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
Silverlight : Version : 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
DirectorShockwave : Version : 12.0.3r133 - SDK 10.6 [Aide]
JavaAppletPlugin : Version : Java 8 Update 31 Vérifier la version
Panneaux de préférences tiers : ℹ️
Fan Control [Aide]
Flash Player [Aide]
Flip4Mac WMV [Aide]
Java [Aide]
Time Machine : ℹ️
Time Machine n’est pas configuré !
L’utilisation du CPU par processus : ℹ️
13% mds
4% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% ocspd
0% AppleSpell
L’utilisation de la RAM par processus : ℹ️
571 Mo com.apple.SpeechRecognitionCore.speechrecognitiond
77 Mo installd
56 Mo WindowServer
52 Mo Finder
52 Mo mds_stores
Informations de la mémoire virtuelle : ℹ️
80 Mo RAM Disponible
1.54 Go RAM Active
1.47 Go RAM Inactive
692 Mo RAM Résidente
2.16 Go Pages entrants
422 Ko Sorties pages
Informations du diagnostic : ℹ️
Jan 30, 2015, 10:01:49 AM Examen de soi - succès
Jan 29, 2015, 02:45:34 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Messages_2015-01-29-144534_[expurgé].hang
Jan 29, 2015, 02:34:07 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-01-29-143407_[expurgé].hang
Jan 29, 2015, 02:09:44 PM /Users/[expurgé]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SMART Utility_2015-01-29-140944_[expurgé].crash
Jan 28, 2015, 08:29:11 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-01-28-202911_[expurgé].hang
Jan 28, 2015, 08:28:25 PM /Users/[expurgé]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-01-28-202 825_[expurgé].crash
Jan 27, 2015, 10:39:18 PM /Users/[expurgé]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Skype_2015-01-27-223918_[expurg é].crash
Jan 27, 2015, 04:44:42 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-01-27-164442_[expurgé].hang
Jan 27, 2015, 03:41:23 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/storeaccountd_2015-01-27-154123_[expurgé].cpu_r esource.diag [Détails]

When you see the beachball, 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.

No more spinning beach ball when you click on get mail?

Hi
I just bought a new iMac.
I did not have M/L on my old machine. In the mail program in it (it had Lion) when you clicked on the Get Mail button, a beach ball would spin to let you know that it was looking for mail. There is no spinning beach ball in the M/L mail program. So, how do I know that it is working? Other then when an email shows up in the in box?
Thanks
rlmslo

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Mail 6.2
The "spinning gear" activity indicator is no more available in Mountain Lion.
Apple removed it.
There is a "MAIL ACTIVITY" progress bar available in the left sidebar.
Best.

Spinning beach ball with Safari 4.02?

Powerbook G4 1.5 GHz, 1.25 GB RAM, MacOS 10.4.11
I really like the "Top Sites" feature in Safari 4 but of late I am getting a spinning beach ball regularly. I wait for the ball to stop then quit and restart Safari and all is well for a while. Anyone else have this problem? Is there a fix? Thanks.

Try deleting the Syndication Database File(s) in user/Library/Syndication. In my case I had 2 files in that folder, "Database3" and "Database3.BROKEN". Deleted both and restarted, and my 2 months of suffering through beachballs upon the first launch of Safari following every computer restart are now over!! And yes, I tried all the other "solutions" out there....this fixed it for me, and was the only thing that had ANY effect whatsoever.
Here's a link to my orig post about this.....trying to be more succinct here yet still spreading the word
http://discussions.apple.com/thread....3037&#10043037

ITunes 10.0.1 - beach balls with every move

My iTunes 10.0.1 (22) has become so slow with almost every move I make (selecting a song, play/stop, updating info, etc) which results in about a 5-10 second beach ball. I noticed my standard Real Mem usage is running between 600MB-900MB with CPU spiking over 90% with every move. I've reinstalled OSX (10.6.4), iTunes, rebuilt my Library via Consolidation but same. Now my standard Library is large (~170,000 songs stored all on a firewire 2TB drive - which I know is not the norm. But as an experiment I set up a new user built a new library local, added about 5,000 songs and similar results. Also to playback any video via iTunes is almost unusable as it stops and stutters all the way.
Any thoughts? Also is there anyone with a similar size library that can share what their normal memory usage is? This has become so painful to use but with the time invested in building this library with all the details it is out of the questions on changing to something else.
Thanks

HI Bob...
But as an experiment I set up a new user built a new library local, added about 5,000 songs and similar results.
Since you are experiencing problems in more then one user account, follow the instructions here under: Try Disk Utility Check the startup disk for errors just in case.
Check for free disk space. Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon. Click Get Info. In the Get Info window you will see Capacity and Available. Make sure you always have a minimum of 10% to 15% free disk space at all times.
In another post here: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12407680#12407680
I see "radioshift*...
According to the site, the software is 10.5 compatible but no mention of Snow Leopard v10.6. http://radioshift.en.softonic.com/mac
Looks like: BetterTouchTool could also be a factor. http://blog.boastr.net/
Carolyn

I just activated Lion and I get the beach ball with every action?

I am using a Mac Pro and have been using Snow Leopard, installed on one Hard Drive, with no problems. I have downloaded and installed Lion on another drive and when I activate it every time I click on anything with the pointer I get the BEACH BALL for about 4 minutes. There must be a solution, but I can't find it.
Help!
Bob

Have a look into the Preferences folder (YourUserFolder/Libraries/Preferences/) and trash all Logic preferences.
You'll have to setup the program again.
cheers
rob

Constant spinning beach ball with New Macbook no upgrades

I recently purchase a new macbook worked fine first week then it started. Just upon opening Safari I get a "beach ball" I scroll down "beach ball" Open a new page "Beach ball" everything I do in all programs including Itunes garage band the finder Its frustrating. I Reinstalled the OS still the same problem slow crap performance I've owned over 4 macs now and have NEVER been so frustrated any answers would be great

welcome, I have the same, two macbooks sitting here (I am a mac veteran with 20 years experience and 20+ macs bought and used for myself).
But my new white MacBook is a horror. I changed RAMs, installed 10.4 and 10.5 now half a dozen times fresh from scratch and only Apples updates and the machines dances the spinning beachball dance of death and frustration. I will not replicate all the nonworking behaviour what others have described. Just one thing: Each and every problem people have here, my MacBook has also. There is a fault in this series of MacBooks from the hardware side and from Apple! period!
(Beside this Mac I have a 3 month older more expensive black MacBook sitting on my desk and this is working like a charm, no beachball at all!!!)

Spinning beach ball for 45-60 seconds, then fine

For several months now, I've had the spinning beach ball issue on my Macbook Pro. Within the first 5 minutes after boot up, the spinning beach ball will occur, seemingly at random (no specific app or action), for 45-60 seconds. While this happens, the system becomes completely unresponsive. But after this occurrence within the first five minutes after startup, it never happens again and everything is fine - until I reboot of course.
I am running Snow Leopard and this problem was happening before I installed Snow Leopard, so that's not it. But one thing I did do, which I am semi-convinced is the culprit, is I replaced my hard drive with a Seagate 500 mb Momentus drive. The actual model # is SEAST9500420AS. I don't know for sure, but that's around the time this issue first started. I know there is/was a spinning beach ball problem with the newer Macbook Pros and they were attributing it to the hard drive which just so happens to be the same hard drive I now have in my Macbook Pro. There was recently an EFI update that seemed to fix the problem for the newer models, but mine is the first generation right when they went to Intel chips (bought mine in April, 2006). Problem is, if it is my drive, this new EFI update that fixes the issue on the new models won't install on mine.
I also did a verify disk and repair disk permissions, but that was no help. Another thing I found going through the discussion groups was that the problem could happen because both the Macbook Pro and the Seagate drive have anti-shock technology that could conflict with one another. So if you disabled the anti-shock on the Macbook Pro, it might solve the problem as it seemed to for some folks out there. But I did that and it didn't help either.
I'm thinking it's my hard drive, but don't know how to fix it. But it could be something I haven't looked at yet or thought of. I've been trying everything the last several months with no luck and it's been driving me batty! What's really strange is it only happens once and always within the first 5 minutes after start up. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks.

I just finished doing lots of different tests to try to solve my problem. Didn't resolve it, but I did manage to eliminate some things and narrow it down further.
First I removed all my login items and restarted my computer. That didn't fix the problem.
So then I thought it might have something to do with Safari since that's one of the first things I open up when I start my computer and there are numerous reports in the discussions of spinning beach balls with Safari 4.0.3 which I have. So I purposely did not open Safari after startup. Problem still happened.
So then I thought maybe it has something to do with my internet connection. So I disconnected my internet connection and rebooted. Then I only opened programs that don't use online access. I leisurely opened up a program, did a few things in it, closed it, and then did the same thing with another program. Did some things with Finder. Purposely did not rush things. Waited 4-5 seconds after every operation's completion before executing another task. Never had more than one program open at any given time to eliminate any issue with two many resources open. You guessed it - the problem STILL happened. Not that it matters, but it happened when I hit Command-I on my hard drive icon to get the info pane. A fairly innocuous task. Froze up with the spinning beach ball for at least 45-50 seconds. Tried clicking a few other things while this was happening, but nothing. Once it freed up, a few things I clicked on previously suddenly became active and everything was fine again. Tried Command-I for a lot of different things with no problem. Response was instantaneous.
It pretty much happens 3-4 minutes into a session and then never happens again. And I think my test here eliminated several possibilities. Very frustrating. I hope this helps someone come up with a possible solution. Thanks.

Address Book - spinning beach ball.

We have an older Mac in the shop which is still running 10.3 and every time you start up the Address Book application all you get is a spinning beach ball if you click on any of the cards. The only thing you can do is force quit.
So far I've tried the following things:
1. Repairing permissions.
2. Deleting the AB prefs.
3. Moving the Address Book folder in the User Preference Panes to the desktop (so the Address Book would start without any cards).
4. Moving the Address Book app to the desktop.
So far nothing has worked. Even starting the app without the contacts, as soon as you click on anything you get a spinning beach ball and are forced to quit.
Suggestions...?
Tx.
MJX.

Hi MJX!
Is Address Book the only application that is troublesome?
Exactly which model Mac G4 is it?
Which version number of Panther 10.3.x is it upgraded to?
What is the Processor speed?
What size is the Hard Drive, and how much space is available?
How much RAM is installed, and is it original or added?
What happened between the last time the AB functioned successfully, and when it didn't?
Have you made any changes, like upgrading the system, updated or installed any applications or programs, etc?
Have you disabled, deleted, or added any Fonts?
Are you able to startup from the system install disc to run Repair Disk?
Is the Mac shutdown overnight, or does it run 24/7?
Have you ever run any routine Maintenance procedures?
THESE ARE THE STEPS FOR USING DISK UTILITY TO REPAIR YOUR HD
1.Insert the System Install disk, Mac OS X CD-ROM disk, or Restore DVD disk, then restart the computer while holding the C key. Use the System disk, of the OS, that is currently installed.
2.Once started up from CD or DVD, on the Menubar at the top of the screen, choose Disk Utility from the Installer contextual menu.
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from disc to access Disk Utility.
3.Click the First Aid tab.
4.Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5.Select your Mac OS X volume, if necessary.
6.Click Repair. If DU reports errors it has fixed, re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported.
7.Repeat steps 5 & 6, but select the Hard Drive this time. It's usually the first listed with the manufacturer's model number. Make note of the S.M.A.R.T. status.
8.When finished, select Quit Disk Utility from the Installer menu.
9.Select Quit Installer from the Installer menu.
10.In the resulting pop-up window, choose restart.
11.After the computer has restarted, you can eject the CD.
ali b

Spinning beach ball each time I make an edit!

Hi guys - have done a search on this to no avail.
I upgraded to Leopard (foolishly) and recently have found that I am getting the spinning beach ball on every edit I make, making the whole thing unbelievably slow.
I have tried repairing disk permissions, closing all sequences / projects except the one that I am working on. The project is only 24 minutes long, and isn't particularly graphic heavy. I have also split the project in to shorter 5 minute sequences but still no luck. I haven't trashed preferences as FCP Rescue 6 doesn't work.
My settings / setup:
Mac OSX 10.5.1
G5 Quad
FCP 6.0.2
Motion 3
DV PAL Anamorphic
FCP Project folder on internal hard drive
Capture scratch and render files on external Sata drive
2 other 1TB External firewire drives
External monitor
Sony HDV Dec
2 screens
Any help would be much appreciated!
Stephen

If you go with the reinstall
"Not sure what you mean by 0s and bad sectors"
Disc Utility (applications/utilities) Highlight the hard drive, erase tab, should be under "security" (in 10.4 not sure about 10.5). *This will erase everything on drive*
"or if there are any specific steps to take backing up the system drive..."
well anything you want to keep must be copied to another drive or dvd/cd; projects, plug-ins, browser bookmarks, downloaded programs...everything. Which is a really good idea anyway - all drives will fail sooner or later.
Edit - You know you get into this to be creative and you wind up being an IT guy just to keep it all running - it's inevitable if you want well running system.
Message was edited by: javabob

Spinning beach ball - all applications

iMac Intel - ealry 2009 - spinning beach ball with all applications - could not force quit or use keyboard shortcuts to restart - had to perform hard restart - ran hardware test with original install disk and result was no error - not sure how to proceed

That is bad news. Sounds like the Hard Drive has failed. Try a
SMC RESET
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord and ALL peripherals.
Wait 15 seconds.
Attach the computers power cable.
Wait another 5 seconds and press the power button to turn on the computer.
The 5 second timing is important to a successful reset.
That may reset power to the Hard Drive, but it's a long shot. Hope you have backups.

Spinning beach ball with every click

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