TextEdit file, beach ball

When I try to open a TextEdit file, I get the beachball and the file takes about 30 to 35 seconds to open.
How can I fix it?

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Hi,
I did a search on this and while I got lots of hits none on this issue.
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Great so far, now the user tries another files same size, beach ball of death, script times out (we capture this and end gracefully). If the user restarts safari then the file will upload just fine.
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It appears to be a memory leak in the player when in safari, the file is read but the memory not freed up after completion. Firefox frees the used memory after upload and you can continue. Not sure if Apple or Adobe issue.
However why bother reading the file first? can we have an HTP stream file upload in the web flash player like AIR as. This way the player would not care on the file size and the limitation would reside on the server, which we can deal with.
Message was edited by: flashharry!

Hi,
I did a search on this and while I got lots of hits none on this issue.
We have a web portal that allows customers to upload files to a DAM server, we have control server.
The issue is not the back end, the back end is php and all set up correctly, we have 2gb ram assigned to php, the upload_max_filesize is set to 1.8gb max post size is set accordingly.
The flex app loads, user selects large file say 1.6gb ( we do file size check to make sure its below the limit), click upload button, beach ball of death shows, a little while later the file uploads.
Great so far, now the user tries another files same size, beach ball of death, script times out (we capture this and end gracefully). If the user restarts safari then the file will upload just fine.
Seems you can upload a large file first time and small files subsequently below 1.2gb, but you can not upload multiple large files.
Seems some sort of memory leak, I was looking at converting this upload app to send files via ftp, but if the flash player needs to process/load the files first then I don't think this will work looking to increase the file size ceiling to 4gb via ftp.
Code is a bit involved but in the end just calls file reference upload, then beach ball appears
Any ideas? player version 10.0.32.18 debug
UPDATED 09_17_09
It appears to be a memory leak in the player when in safari, the file is read but the memory not freed up after completion. Firefox frees the used memory after upload and you can continue. Not sure if Apple or Adobe issue.
However why bother reading the file first? can we have an HTP stream file upload in the web flash player like AIR as. This way the player would not care on the file size and the limitation would reside on the server, which we can deal with.
Message was edited by: flashharry!

Why can't I download PDF files, and why does the "spinning beach ball" keep showing up?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH7029
Open Activity Monitor in Applications>Utilities, select All Processes & sort on CPU%, any indications there?
How much RAM & free space do you have also, click on the Memory & Disk Usage Tabs.
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My MacBook (late 2009 Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63) often runs VERY slow...beach ball of death frequently. My page ins (3.29GB), page outs (5.64BG), and swap files (10GB) seem extremely high in comparison to most other discussions in here. I don't know how to copy the pie chart so it shows on here but here's what it says right now:
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The page ins and page outs have 0 bytes/sec in the parenthesis even though the numbers are so high.
Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated!!!

You difinately need more ram. 2gb is the bare minimum to run just the Lion OS, anything extra will slow your Mac to a crawl. Upgrade to 8gb from either Crucial http://www.crucial.com/ or OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/
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Scott Oliphant wrote:
iomega, lacie, 500GB, 1TB, etc, seems to be drive independent. I've formatted and started over with several of the drives and same thing. If I copy the files over in smaller chunks (say, 70GB) as opposed to 600GB, the problem does not happen. It's like finder is holding on to some of the info when it puts it's "ghost" on the destination drive before it's copied over and keeping the file locked when it tries to write over it.
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A lot of beach balls - Mac Pro 5,1 Mid 2010

Problem description:
Hi, I have a MacPro 5,1 Mid 2010.
6 core 3.33ghz
24GB OWC RAM 1333mhz
OWC Mercury PRO 256GB SSD installed in 2nd optical slot w/ Yosemite
OWC Mercury Electra 480Gb for Bootcamp in slot 1
3 ST31000340NS 1TB, 2 in Raid 0; all HFS journaled.
Unchecked “Put hard disks to sleep”
I constantly have the beach balls in lots of apps, seems like the computer is freezing frequently. I'm posting the logs that come out most often, and also a full startup log.
I was upgrading from an Imac 27” i5 mid 2011 that was noticeably faster… Which is strange considering the power of this Mac Pro.
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2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
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2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 11:59:57.000 AM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
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2014-12-03 11:59:57.770 AM storedownloadd[369]: DownloadServiceDelegate: Accepting new connection <NSXPCConnection: 0x7ff212000540> connection from pid 366 with interface <DownloadServiceInterface: 0x7ff212004410> (PID 366)
2014-12-03 11:59:58.081 AM AppleIDAuthAgent[278]: AppleIdAuth URL: https://identity.apple.com/dsservices/dsxmlrpc
2014-12-03 11:59:59.623 AM mds[32]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file dev:754974722 storeDev:16777224 mode:416d hint:1037687 oid:1037687 ino:5 fsEvents:0 /home -- /home
2014-12-03 11:59:59.629 AM mds[32]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file dev:754974721 storeDev:16777224 mode:416d hint:1037686 oid:1037686 ino:3 fsEvents:0 /net -- /net
2014-12-03 11:59:59.632 AM mds[32]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file dev:16777223 storeDev:16777224 mode:41ed hint:1309640 oid:1309640 ino:2 fsEvents:0 /Volumes/BOOTCAMP -- /Volumes/BOOTCAMP
2014-12-03 11:59:59.632 AM mds[32]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file dev:16777221 storeDev:16777224 mode:41fd hint:1309642 oid:1309642 ino:2 fsEvents:0 /Volumes/HDD TEST -- /Volumes/HDD TEST
2014-12-03 11:59:59.632 AM mds[32]: (DiskStore.Error:1417) Unexpected file dev:16777234 storeDev:16777224 mode:41fd hint:1309636 oid:1309636 ino:2 fsEvents:0 /Volumes/RAID 0 -- /Volumes/RAID 0
2014-12-03 11:59:59.679 AM cloudd[245]: Received error 47 from the server: <CKDPResponseOperationResultError: 0x7fe838675ab0> {
    clientError =     {
        type = quotaExceeded;
    errorDescription = "quota exceeded";
    errorKey = ck5vqkdd;
2014-12-03 11:59:59.680 AM cloudd[245]: Error getting MMCS auth-tokens for put request: quota exceeded (CKInternalErrorDomain/2035)
2014-12-03 11:59:59.680 AM cloudd[245]: Received a didCompleteWithError without an error but no response from the server. Treating the following task as an unknown error: <CKDGetAuthTokensForPutURLRequest: 0x7fe83a8434a0; UUID=384293CC-7542-4969-8E37-E548FEB69C63, stateFlags=finished, sessionID=140635390936096, session=<NSURLSessionConfiguration: 0x7fe83a823870>, flags=background|allows-cellular, error=Error Domain=CKInternalErrorDomain Code=2035 "quota exceeded" UserInfo=0x7fe83863f640 {ErrorDescription=quota exceeded, ContainerID=com.apple.clouddocs, errorKey=ck5vqkdd, RequestUUID=384293CC-7542-4969-8E37-E548FEB69C63, NSLocalizedDescription=quota exceeded}> <__NSCFBackgroundDataTask: 0x7fe8384d46f0>{ taskIdentifier: 5 }
2014-12-03 11:59:59.681 AM bird[239]: item "MVI_9562.MOV" id:7A2CC3D9-41FD-4C97-B4EA-B0247EB4121A upload failed: <CKError 0x7ff789459d00: "Quota Exceeded" (25/2035); server message = "quota exceeded"; uuid = 384293CC-7542-4969-8E37-E548FEB69C63; container ID = "com.apple.clouddocs">
2014-12-03 12:00:10.437 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[53]: Session 100004 created
2014-12-03 12:00:15.961 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:15.961 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:15.969 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:16.241 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:16.241 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:16.289 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:16.382 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:16.428 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:16.683 PM pkd[237]: enabling pid=381 for plug-in com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon(1.0) BB37AA4B-7AB3-42A2-B4E0-BB2F2110F29D /Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/PlugIns/garcon.appex
2014-12-03 12:00:16.740 PM com.apple.appkit.xpc.openAndSavePanelService[381]: assertion failed: 14B25: libxpc.dylib + 97940 [9437C02E-A07B-38C8-91CB-299FAA63083D]: 0x89
2014-12-03 12:00:16.823 PM garcon[384]: Failed to connect (colorGridView) outlet from (NSApplication) to (NSColorPickerGridView): missing setter or instance variable
2014-12-03 12:00:16.823 PM garcon[384]: Failed to connect (view) outlet from (NSApplication) to (NSColorPickerGridView): missing setter or instance variable
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny file-read-metadata /Library
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 12:00:16.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(24) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
2014-12-03 12:00:17.062 PM garcon[384]: Initialized badges.
2014-12-03 12:00:17.063 PM garcon[384]: Connecting to Dropbox on 'com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon.cafe_501'
2014-12-03 12:00:17.064 PM garcon[384]: Connected to Dropbox on 'com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon.cafe_501'.
2014-12-03 12:00:17.065 PM garcon[384]: Invalidating watch set.
2014-12-03 12:00:17.070 PM garcon[384]: Watch set is now: {(
    file://localhost/Volumes/RAID%200/Dropbox/
2014-12-03 12:00:26.807 PM QuickLookSatellite[321]: CGSConnectionByID: 0 is not a valid connection ID.
2014-12-03 12:00:26.807 PM QuickLookSatellite[321]: Invalid Connection ID 0
2014-12-03 12:00:26.851 PM QuickLookSatellite[321]: CGSConnectionByID: 0 is not a valid connection ID.
2014-12-03 12:00:26.851 PM QuickLookSatellite[321]: CGSConnectionByID: 0 is not a valid connection ID.
2014-12-03 12:00:28.438 PM TextEdit[379]: ignoring invocation of retreatToConfigPhase because <NSRemoteView: 0x7f9d21d16dd0> is invalid
timestamp: 12:00:28.437 Wednesday 03 December 2014
process/thread/queue: TextEdit (379) / 0x1080c1300 / com.apple.main-thread
code: line 742 of /SourceCache/ViewBridge/ViewBridge-99/ViewBridgeUtilities.m in __deferNSXPCInvocationOntoMainThread_block_invoke
#communications_failure
2014-12-03 12:00:31.805 PM QuickLookSatellite[321]: In -[NSApplication(NSQuietSafeQuit) _updateCanQuitQuietlyAndSafely], _LSSetApplicationInformationItem(NSCanQuitQuietlyAndSafely) returned error -50
2014-12-03 12:00:31.850 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:31.850 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:31.872 PM com.apple.InputMethodKit.UserDictionary[393]: -[PFUbiquitySwitchboardEntryMetadata setUseLocalStorage:](808): CoreData: Ubiquity: isabelleroy~2FDF2859-1249-535E-9D34-52B22D8FF66B:UserDictionary
Using local storage: 1
2014-12-03 12:00:31.877 PM bird[239]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]
2014-12-03 12:00:31.903 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
2014-12-03 12:00:32.036 PM com.apple.InputMethodKit.UserDictionary[393]: -[PFUbiquitySwitchboardEntryMetadata setUseLocalStorage:](808): CoreData: Ubiquity: isabelleroy~2FDF2859-1249-535E-9D34-52B22D8FF66B:UserDictionary
Using local storage: 0
2014-12-03 12:00:48.252 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imdmessageservices.IMDMessageServicesAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
2014-12-03 12:00:48.252 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
**NEW LINE not seen before**:
2014-12-03 22:41:41,000 kernel[0]: bird[257] Unable to quarantine: 93
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated December 3, 2014 at 12:14:25 PM GMT-5
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    Mac Pro (Mid 2010) (Verified)
    Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1
    1 3.33 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 6-core
    24 GB RAM Upgradeable
        DIMM 1
            8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
        DIMM 2
            8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
        DIMM 3
            8 GB DDR3 ECC 1333 MHz ok
        DIMM 4
            empty empty empty empty
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    ATI Radeon HD 5870 - VRAM: 1024 MB
        LED Cinema Display 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:1:51
Disk Information: ℹ️
    PIONEER BD-RW   BDR-205
    OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro SSD disk1 : (240.06 GB)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        MAC OS (disk1s2) / [Startup]: 239.20 GB (198.03 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    OWC Mercury Electra 3G SSD disk3 : (480.1 GB)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        BOOTCAMP (disk3s2) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 479.89 GB (385.98 GB free)
    ST31000340NS disk0 : (1 TB)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted> : 999.86 GB
        Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
    ST31000340NS disk2 : (1 TB)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        HDD TEST (disk2s2) /Volumes/HDD TEST : 999.86 GB (221.82 GB free)
    ST31000340NS disk4 : (1 TB)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        disk4s2 (disk4s2) <not mounted> : 999.86 GB
        Boot OS X (disk4s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
    HP Photosmart Plus B210 series
    Brother QL-570
    Apple Inc. Display Audio
    Apple Inc. Display iSight
    Apple Inc. Apple LED Cinema Display
    Kingston USB3.0 Media Reader
    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Configuration files: ℹ️
    /etc/hosts - Count: 42
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Karabiner.app
    [loaded]    org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner (10.4.0 - SDK 10.9) Support
        /Applications/Viscosity.app
    [not loaded]    com.viscosityvpn.Viscosity.tap (1.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.viscosityvpn.Viscosity.tun (1.0) Support
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.paragon-software.kext.VDMounter (223.1 - SDK 10.8) Support
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.highpoint-tech.kext.ru1144 (1.0.3 - SDK 10.6) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
    [running]    com.extensis.FMCore.plist Support
    [running]    com.paragon-software.bcbnotifier.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.paragon-software.bcbstatusbar.plist Support
    [running]    com.paragon-software.bcbupdater.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [invalid?]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
    [running]    com.paragon-software.bcbhelper.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.paragon-software.vdmounter.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.sparklabs.ViscosityHelper.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support
    [running]    HPTWebGUIDaemon.plist Support
    [loaded]    org.cindori.TEAuth.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.paragon-software.bcbauto.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    TrimCheck    Application (/Applications/Trim Enabler.app/Contents/Helpers/TrimCheck.app)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Karabiner    Application (/Applications/Karabiner.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
    Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 Support
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    RoboForm
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Mobile backups: OFF
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        MAC OS: Disk size: 239.20 GB Disk used: 41.17 GB
    Destinations:
        HDD Clone Secure 2014-10-15 [Local]
        Total size: 800.00 GB
        Total number of backups: 5
        Oldest backup: 2014-12-03 04:55:29 +0000
        Last backup: 2014-12-03 15:11:35 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 800.00 GB > (Disk size 239.20 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         2%    WindowServer
         1%    fontd
         0%    Karabiner_AXNotifier
         0%    raidman-httpsd
         0%    AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    129 MB    Finder
    103 MB    TextEdit
    103 MB    mds_stores
    103 MB    Console
    77 MB    Dropbox
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    20.54 GB    Free RAM
    3.36 GB    Active RAM
    524 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.34 GB    Wired RAM
    869 MB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Thanks for your help!

You have turned OFF GateKeeper, thereby eliminating the protection built into Mac OS X from non-signed downloads. Legitimate downloads from registered developers are signed with their registered signatures, and stuff that is not signed should not be downloaded onto a system you appear to be using for business purposes.
So many entries in the Hosts file sometimes indicates the installation of pirated software. You have a number of very invasive and quite questionable items kernel extensions installed on your Mac, and do not appear to be keeping them up-to-date.
Why do you need aftermarket key mapping software Karabiner? Mac OS X has key mapping built in.
If you insist on using third-party VPN, you should use one that is up-to-date. I expect some of the XPC errors are coming because of your antique VPN software.
Configuration files: ℹ️
    /etc/hosts - Count: 42
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Karabiner.app
    [loaded]    org.pqrs.driver.Karabiner (10.4.0 - SDK 10.9) Support
        /Applications/Viscosity.app
    [not loaded]    com.viscosityvpn.Viscosity.tap (1.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.viscosityvpn.Viscosity.tun (1.0) Support
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.paragon-software.kext.VDMounter (223.1 - SDK 10.8) Support
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.highpoint-tech.kext.ru1144 (1.0.3 - SDK 10.6) Support
So my quick assessment is that your Mac is unstable because you have added too much Junk. [Junk is defined as stuff that is perfectly good, but you do not happen to need right now, such as the things in your attic.] Clean out the attic and your Mac will run more smoothly.

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.

My mac is running slow, the spinning beach ball constantly appears. it seems that when i am in the apple store with fast wifi its a bit better. genius at the apple store checked the hard drive, it's all fine. what can it be?

my mac is running slow, the spinning beach ball constantly appears. it seems that when i am in the apple store with fast wifi its a bit better. genius at the apple store checked the hard drive, it's all fine. what can it be? can it be a software issue with the wifi?
also i noted that it has only been doing this since quite recently, before it was fine
please help!

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the log for messages that may indicate a system issue. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|timed? ?o' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the Terminal 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 Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Reset the System Management Controller.
Run Software Update. If there's a firmware update, install it.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor 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 Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the View menu or the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for User, System, and Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the Memory tab. What value is shown in the bottom part of the window for Swap used?
Next, select the Disk tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in andWrites out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combinationcommand-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

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