Sudden, drastic slowdown - SWOD - ideas?

Hi all,
A few days ago I woke up to a nightmare - macbook pro running extremely slowly, SWODs all over, every program slow to open and run, approaching unusability.
I looked at activity mOnitor - plenty of ram. Looked at HD - plenty of space. No process was eating up power. This problem persists when I restart - slow bootup and slow to draw the windows on the desktop.
I cleaned up the desktop, cleared out my pRam, which helped for a day (kind of) but now back to slowdown.
Any ideas? Is this just the death rattle of my hD? It was a very sudden and drastic slowdown. Before this the comp had run very well for 2 years with few minor problems.
Thanks
John

ds store has two excellent user tips that you should look at - check them out in order:
Why is my computer slow?
...and...
Step by Step to fix your Mac
...hope one or both will help.
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to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report the results. No harm will be done.
11. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
12. When you post the results, you might see the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." It means that the forum software has misidentified something in the post as a violation of the rules. If that happens, please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
Note: This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
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Drastic slowdown on Macbook Pro quad core after the mighty Yosemite upgrade.

Is anyone @ Apple recognizing this issue after the Yosemite upgrade.. my laptop went from blazing fast webpage and software use to a slow turtle.. my pentium celeron is running faster than my current Apple laptop.. There should be a warning saying your PC will turn back 20 years by choosing this upgrade . everything is slow.. it take close to 30 seconds or more to boot up.. come on now I have a SSD.. did not have a problem with Maverick.. Youtube will buffer with 16gb memory.. the wife cuts of random.. all these issues after Yosemite.. what the deal Apple is there a fix or I need to go buy Maverick from the Apple store and re-install? I done have a back up.. I'll re-install and loose my data , no big deal.. but I refuse to run Yosemite with the power less than celeron laptop..
Here are my specs:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 23, 2014 at 10:34:29 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,3
1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel Iris Pro -
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - VRAM: 2048 MB
Color LCD spdisplays_2880x1800Retina
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:14:56
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500.28 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 499.06 GB (462.74 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.42 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist Support
[loaded] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist Support
[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
iSkysoft iTube Studio Application (/Volumes/iSkysoft iTube Studio/iSkysoft iTube Studio.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.8.2 - SDK 10.7 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SlingPlayer: Version: (null) - SDK 10.8 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
iTube Studio
My eBay Manager
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      4% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      3% ADManager
      2% WindowServer
      1% hidd
      1% Safari
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
241 MB Finder
206 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
172 MB WindowServer
86 MB Safari
69 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
12.96 GB Free RAM
2.65 GB Active RAM
445 MB Inactive RAM
1.12 GB Wired RAM
902 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

When you have the problem, 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. 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.
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.
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My contacts were all of a sudden deleted. Any ideas on how to get them back?

I was on my iphone this morning, and i recieved a text from a friend. It was a phone number, not her contact name. I tturns out all of my contacts are deleted. Why did this happen and how can I get them back?

Are you syncing contacts over the air with an Apple iCloud account or with another email account that supports the same?

Im having trouble purchacing free APP's at the moment all of a sudden... any idea's people??

ussually wen i purchace an app it just ask's me for my apple id password then install's the app, now it say;s (please sign in required) then after clicking continue it goes to "payment method/payment type and all my bank details now... sugesting there's something wrong with the detail's in there, this step was never required before now and im unable to install app's now... can someone help me with this issue at all please?????

Hi EViL_E46137,
If you are having issues with free apps, you may want to verify that the billing information you have on files with the iTunes Store is correct and up to date, even if you aren't going to be charged for the apps. You may find the following article helpful:
iTunes Store: Changing your payment information
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1918
Regards,
- Brenden

Drastic slowdown of speed from router to computer.

This morning I found my internet connection had slowed (iPlayer kept buffering every 30 seconds).
I checked my speed on Speedtest.net and found I was running 1.24mb download and 0.3mb upload. It is normally 6.5mb download and 0.34 upload. I turned off my mobile and the other computer and retested. It was the same.
I did a test on the BT speedtest and it was the same. I switched off the router for one minute and then re-tested. I got the following result 7.55mb download to the router but then from there to the computer I am only getting 1.23mb.
I've not come across this before and was wondering if there is anything I haven't done or is this a hardware issue.
Any help/pointers greatly appreciated.
Martin

Sorry for being a numpty. I sthis what you were after?
FAQ
1. Best Effort Test: -provides background information.
Download Speed
1.28 Mbps
0 Mbps
2 Mbps Max Achievable Speed
Download speedachieved during the test was - 1.28 Mbps For your connection, the acceptable range of speeds is 0.4 Mbps-2 Mbps. Additional Information: Your DSL Connection Rate :7.01 Mbps(DOWN-STREAM), 0.45 Mbps(UP-STREAM) IP Profile for your line is - 1.25 Mbps

Wireless suddenly stops working, no idea why......

Over the last two days, my wireless router has just kinda stopped working. I've lived in a two story home since April and when I had my services moved over, the router was placed in an area where it would be about the same distance from devices on either side of the house. We've had absolutely no problems since the installation 5-6 months ago. This is with Computers/Laptops upstairs and down, as well as gaming consoles and an iPad.
Everything has worked seemlessly....until about two days ago.
Out of nowhere, literally....most of our devices upstairs away from the router couldn't even find the network at all and the ones downstairs were extremely slow.
After contacting Verizon and troubleshooting it (to no avail), they've decided to ship me out a new router which I guess will be here next week but I just am having trouble understanding why it just stops working out of nowhere. The router hasn't been moved nor have any settings been changed.
The guy on the phone had me reset the battery box out in my garage and that did absolutely nothing but after doing some research on my own, it seems the router/modem is a piece of junk and tends to quit working after a little while.
When I hardwire myself into the router, it works without fail but the wireless aspect of it has just curled up and died on me over the last few days and I'm simply at a loss as to why and how this isn't something I should be able to correct on my own.
I have Fios and I pay for one of the higher speed packages, I don't recall which off hand but the router that I have Actiontec MI424-WR Ref F.
Anybody else have issues with this thing dying? If so, any way to fix it/make it work?
I understand that Verizon has shipped a "new" router to me but it won't be arriving until probably next week and I have to get this figured out sooner than that for my online classes if at all possible.
Halfway tempted to just go buy a modem/router.....

Log into the Westell at http://192.168.1.1/ (same goes for ActionTecs) and visit the Wireless Settings. Disable Automatic Channel Selection, and choose Channels 1, 6, or 11 to use, whichever gives the best performance, range and stability. Make sure, before applying the settings you ensure a check box for Remembering your settings through reboots is checked, this way the settings remain permanent.
The FiOS routers should be using a login of admin for the username, and the router's serial number as the password.
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The first to bring me 1Gbps Fiber for $30/m wins!

FileMakerPro shut/slow down on G5/Tiger network with G3 server OS9

We have recently upgraded (insurance co. mandated) our medical office from a happily running system to one that's driving us insane. We were running 6 older iMacs, OS9.2 with a G3 server running OS9.2.1 over a TCP/IP network. Our office software is a FilemakerPro based system uses FMPServer on the server. We now have workstations iMac 1.8 GH G5s running OS10.4. Software company told us we could continue using the G3 server running OS9.2.1 with the upgraded Filemaker Pro software. (Same network) They had recommended that we not go to dual core Intel due to incompatibilities they knew existed. Since the install we have had numerous problems with sudden drastic slowdowns that can only be fixed by a reboot of everyone on the network and the server. Also individual computers get thrown out of the software with "the application FileMakerPro quit unexpectedly" message. This can occur during work or while sitting idle. Software co. suggested upgrade of software to 10.4.6 to the G5's, (they do not recommend .7 or .8) to stop problem. Have verified permissions-nothing much there. Upgraded one workstation to 10.4.6 with no difference in performance. Am questioning that the system software on the server needs to come up to OS10.4 even though they have told me no. Would have to buy CD's for the G3. We're looking for any suggestions before all employees quit.

Hey Bee-Had to pack it in last night-too many hours at the office this week. Thanks for looking at this. When I did the verify on each of the workstations very little came up-I apologize for not remembering message at this point but maybe only two or three lines on each of the G5's-same message on each with statement "verified and repaired" at the end. I don't remember if I ran permissions on the server. My employee Kevin-the best-may have done it. He's a PC user but trying very hard to help on this. I'm giving him one of the old red imacs to take home-maybe convert him. It occurs to me that since the software company did the data transfer, it's possible that an AFP connection may be hanging around on something. Not quite sure how to track that down. Thank goodness I spent time on the forum-I was going to try intalling Tiger on the G3 server this weekend-would have slowed us down to a crawl. Am heading over there soon after Acme delivers groceries-Acme online has changed my life. Have to install new version of Timbuktu so they can get in to fix some other problems-so many glitches. Had Timbuktu on the server-buuutt-after Verizon guy put DSL connect on server, workstations would not see the server-disabled internet connect on the server-then they see it. So in order for network to function, have to keep the server off the DSL ine for now and load Timbuktu on a G5. Someone suggested a faster drive-my Dad-Mac guy since the beginning-thinks that would be useful.By the way we have two drives for the server and copy back and forth in case one goes down. Patient data base has over 9000 patients plus insurances/providers/billing going back to '98. We do our own billing. I know TMI but I'm trying to knock these problems down one at a time. We are being mandated-both federal and insurance company to go all electronic for referrals,claims submissions, etc. Next immediate need is to get data out for an e-prescribing pilot program-husband is one of 150 BC of DE docs to RX from a loaded PDA. Sorry for the length-Yikes DEW

Slowdown in Connect Speed

I an experiencing a drastic slowdown in my connection speed. Usually, I achieve a speed of 7mbps, currently the maximum speed is 1.9 mbps. I have run all the internal checks, inlcuding directly connecting to the 'clean' Master socket and they make no difference. I also checked with a couple of other users I know who use BT Broadband on the same exchange and they are suffering the same problem.
BT are not reporting any problems on the Whatton Exchange, but it appears we are receiving an ASDL service rather than ASDLMax we should be getting.
I am not prepared to go through the Telephone Help Desk as in past experience it takes them weeks (if ever) to escalate the problem to an engineering level.
Any ideas how I can get this problem resolved.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hi grredford,
This is a BT Retail Customer to Customer help forum. The only BT presence are the BT Care Team (Forum Mods).
Sorry to hear you're having problems with you BT Retail Services
You will either be on the ADSLMax (upto 8mbps) service or if your exchange has been BTw 21cn upgraded you maybe on the ADSL2/2+ (upto 12/20mbps) service depending on your line quality and length.
However these upto speeds may not be the speeds you will get as ADSL broadband connections are very dependent on the distance from your property to the exchange and the quality of your line. The further away you are from your local exchange the slower your broadband speed will be.
1) Can you please run a BT speed test (including IP Profile) http://speedtester.bt.com (not beta version)[Best done with a wired, Ethernet, connection] After Quick Test is done you need to click "Further Diagnostics" to get IP Profile.
2) is there any noise on your line. dial 17070 option2 ,called quite line test, from landline phone. Should be silent but slight hum normal on cordless phone.
3) please post adsl line statistics
ADSL Line Statistic Help:
If you have a BT Home Hub like the one below...
Then:
1) Go to http://192.168.1.254 or http://bthomehub.home
2) click Settings
3) Click Advanced Settings
4) Click Broadband
5) Click Connection or sometimes called ADSL (see picture Below)
The direct Address is http://bthomehub.home/index.cgi?active_page=9116 (for bthomehub3.A firmware ending in 1.3)
or http://bthomehub.home/index.cgi?active_page=9118 (for bthomehub3.A firmware ending in 94.1.11)
You will need to copy and past all the adsl line statistics ( Including HEC, CRC and FEC errors). You may need to click " More Details"
There are more useful links on Keith's website here: If you have an ADSL connection, please select this link
Don't have a BT Homehub/Voyager?
• http://192.168.0.1 for a netgear router and look for ADSL adsl statistics with information like noise margin and line attenuation, connection speed
• http://192.168.2.1 for a belkin router and look for ADSL adsl statistics with information like noise margin and line attenuation, Data Rate
**Edit**: To me it sound like your on ADSLMax (upto 8mbps) service though your ip profile could be stuck at 2mbps but you need to supply all the above information to proceed.
Hope thy helps,
cheers.
I'm no expert, so please correct me if I'm wrong

Sudden Quit after trying to open Advanced from Print Menu

in iPhoto '05 I began experiencing quits only afert opening the print dialog and then clicking on Advanced. The usual box pops up to notify Apple.
I went ahead an repaired permissions and then installed iPhoto '06. Same result. I can do books, etc. just fine. But hitting that Advanced button causes a sudden quit.
Any ideas, all? I've seen some comments, but no one really seems to have a handle on this that I can see.

Are you using OS X Mavericks? If so, you need to get your finder windows and the PSE Open window out of cover flow view. Switch to List or icon view instead.

Im browsing FB in my ipad then suddenly it shutsdown and then when i open it again connect to itunes appear in the displaY? why does that happened?need help!

Im browsing in my ipad then suddenly it shutsdown, any idea why?

Something went wrong in the iOS if you are getting the connect to iTunes screen. you will have to exactly that - connect your iPad to your computer's iTunes using the cable. You will need to restore the iPad now.
Read this all the way to the end before you begin. Make sure that you read about recovery mode at the end of the article.
iTunes: Restoring iOS software

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