Why is my air so slow now?

My first exeprience with Apple has been a nightmare. But the good news is that the movie I downloaded 4 hours ago is only 20 minutes away from completion!!!!!

Download results - 2.43 Mb/s is relatively a very SLOW connection to be sure, as for the difference a little later thats normal variance on your ISP traffic
You seem to indicate youre likely downloading a torrent file, which has about a dozen variables itself other than you ISP speed..... However I wont comment on torrent downloads in help on that topic, since 99% of torrent downloads are not legal.
If you have a question on downloading something else OTHER THAN a torrent, someone here is happy to help.
Try downloading a normal file of 50mb or even 10mb, a book from a known site with consistent download speeds without peer to peer variables (i.e. torrent files).
No worries on your anger last night, people get frustrated at inanimate machines, its some part of human nature. Just dont take the anger out on those trying to help you, for free no less.

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WHY is my iMac so slow now? Especially Safari?

Hey
Please please someone help me, i have had my iMac now for two and a half years and its always been fine. Its got 4gb ram and 500gb hard drive.
All of a sudden it just started to slow down, so much that everything freezes.
Safari is so slow especially when trying to playing YouTube videos, when i try and play them the whole machine just freezes!
I updated it to Lion and also took it into my local apple repair shop and they couldnt find anything wrong with it at all!
I transfered like 200gb of data onto an external, that didnt help, repaired permissions and that didnt help. I reset Safari and that didnt help.
Its got so bad that even when i search for something on my Mac e.g. if i type in INVOICE into spotlight search it takes abot 30 seconds to show me anything!
Please someone help, its mainly laggy on Safari 5.1.7 but the whole machine is effected by it!
Please help!

Linc Davis: I have a similar problem and followed your instructions, probably something to do with the Google Chrome issue but I don't know what it means, duh...this is my console text:
ug 14 08:06:35 dan-menitoffs-imac-5 GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[49838]: -[KSUpdateCheckAction(PrivateMethods) finishAction] KSUpdateCheckAction found updates: {( )}
Aug 14 08:06:35 ds-imac-5 GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[49838]: -[KSPrefetchAction performAction] KSPrefetchAction no updates to prefetch.
Aug 14 08:06:35 ds-imac-5 GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[49838]: -[KSMultiUpdateAction performAction] KSSilentUpdateAction had no updates to apply.
Aug 14 08:06:35 das-imac-5 GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[49838]: -[KSMultiUpdateAction performAction] KSPromptAction had no updates to apply.
Aug 14 08:06:35 ds-imac-5 GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[49838]: -[KSUpdateEngine(PrivateMethods) updateFinish] KSUpdateEngine update processing complete.
Aug 14 08:06:38 ds-imac-5 GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[49838]: -[KeystoneDaemon logServiceState] GoogleSoftwareUpdate daemon (1.1.0.3659) vending:\n com.google.Keystone.Daemon.UpdateEngine: 1 connection(s)\n com.google.Keystone.Daemon.Administration: 0 connection(s)
Aug 14 08:07:01 das-imac-5 GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon[49838]: -[KeystoneDaemon main] GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon inactive, shutdown.
Aug 14 08:09:58 ds-imac-5 mDNSResponder[16]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Aug 14 08:10:28: --- last message repeated 6 times ---
Aug 14 08:12:49 ds-imac-5 AntiVirus[52]: Maximum real time scanning threads count reached: 4
Aug 14 08:21:54 ds-imac-5 AntiVirus[52]: Maximum real time scanning threads count reached: 4
Aug 14 08:22:24: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Aug 14 08:23:36 ds-imac-5 mDNSResponder[16]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Aug 14 08:24:06: --- last message repeated 7 times ---
Aug 14 08:25:06 ds-imac-5 mDNSResponder[16]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Aug 14 08:25:36: --- last message repeated 11 times ---
Aug 14 08:27:32 ds-imac-5 /usr/sbin/ocspd[49874]: starting
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891599122296:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891614226087:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891614490423:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891615039461:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891615257476:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891615457606:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 d-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891807000343:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 das-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891807206248:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891807402894:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 das-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891807600473:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891807797802:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 das-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891807994413:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891832140497:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891832357815:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891832560191:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 das-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891832756497:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891833000386:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
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Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1216278528:1297891855273968:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
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Aug 14 08:29:34 ds-imac-5 [0x0-0x1b99b98].com.google.Chrome[48650]: [48650:-1605044448:1297891892669196:ERROR:phonenumberutil.cc(1615)] Invalid or unknown region code (ZZ) provided.
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Aug 14 08:30:21 ds-imac-5 mDNSResponder[16]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Aug 14 08:30:51: --- last message repeated 6 times ---
Aug 14 08:31:45 ds-imac-5 mDNSResponder[16]: ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Aug 14 08:32:15: --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Aug 14 08:33:09 ds-imac-5 AntiVirus[52]: Maximum real time scanning threads count reached: 4

Why is my Air Very Slow?

I have a MacBook Air, late 2010, running Mountain Lion (it was shipped with Snow Leopard and I've upgraded to Lion, then Mountain Lion. I've been disappointed by the performance on Internet, very slow to load pages, sometimes not at all, and video clips on Youtube invariably stop every few seconds for a reload that often takes 15-20 seconds. No difference between Firefox and Safari. I don't see much adverse comment on Internet re Air's performance, so what's going on? Two questions:
1. If all wireless bars are on, can I assume the signal is OK?
2. Is Air just plain underpowered? Is the new Air better?
Thanks, Irwin

walkeri wrote:
What was that all about by the way? What is DNS anyway? Is that like IP address or something? Should that be a part of instructions before installing Mountain Lion, about which there seem to be many complaints about slowness?
Irwin
It's kinda hard to explaing without writing a whole page....But sometimes the DNS assigned to you by your ISP is slow so what i did was give you a public dns from OpenDNS if you'd like to know more about DNS and their functions - Click here.

Why is the unlock so slow now?

For a week or so (i would guess it coincides with the latest iPod software update) my iPod has been slow to unlock after moving the slider. What used to be almost instant now takes 5-10 seconds. What is going on?
i've already reset the entire iPod and that did not fix it.
also, podcasts are getting lost since the update. they now show up under other in a category that's either blank or just called the wrong thing.
but the unlock is the worst. can anyone help me?

i've already reset the entire iPod and that did not fix it.
If you mean you restored the iPod, that is not the same as a reset.
Try resetting: Hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home button down at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
If that doesn't help tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings
You won't lose any data as a result of resetting your device.

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The script may take up to a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. Wait for the line "[Process completed]" to appear in the Terminal window.
You can then quit Terminal. The output of the script will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. All you have to do is paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V again. If any personal information, such as your name or email address, appears in the output, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary. Please don't copy anything from the Terminal window.
When you post the output, you might see in your browser the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." That's because the forum software falsely identifies something in the post as a violation of the terms of use. If that happens, please post the output on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
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Why is my iMac so slow now? Ever since I did the latest system update yesterday everything takes forever.

Ever since doing the recommended system update yesterday, my iMac has been e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y s-l-o-w. I get a spinning beachball with every mouse click, even just clicking on a red dot to close a window. Any suggestions?

Try Applejack.
Download:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack/
Article on using:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10334620-263.html?tag=mfiredir
It runs in single user mode. After installing (you won't see it in the Applications Folder) hold CMD-S at startup. You will get a black screen with MS-DOS like text. Just follow the prompts: type in "applejack AUTO" and it will run through the following:
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.
Trash old Log files.
You can also run tasks selectively and for specific users by typing in "applejack." After running in "AUTO," you can go back and run it again as "applejack," steps 3 & 4 only, for your user.
The first reboot will take much longer than usual, as it rebuilds caches. It may take several restarts to see the benefits. Because of the deep cache cleaning in AUTO mode some applications may tell you they are being opened for the first time.
NOT YET UPDATED FOR LION
(Adapted from post by BDAqua)
Also, try applying the 10.6.8 Combo update.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1399

Firefox and Adobe Flash - Why is this combination so slow now?

I don't know when the problem started but it has been many versions of both Firefox and Adobe Flash since Flash has worked reliably and quickly. I have tried many solutions including uninstalling both Firefox and Flash and reinstalling them yet the performance problems continue. When the dialog appears to send a crash report, many times I do. My Firefox is 32.0.1 and the Flash plug-in is 15,0,0,152. Is there an end in sight for this problem? The standard answer is Mozilla pointing the finger at Adobe and Adobe pointing at Mozilla.

Yes there is an end in sight!
http://mozilla.github.io/shumway/
https://blog.mozilla.org/research/2012/11/12/introducing-the-shumway-open-swf-runtime-project/

HT1338 why is my MacBook Air running slow and I bought the 11 inch with all memory and turbo boost

why is my MacBook Air running slow and I bought the 11 inch with all memory and turbo boost

Please answer as many of the following questions as you can. You may already have answered some of them. In that case, there's no need to repeat the answers.
Have you restarted your router and your broadband device (if they're separate) since you first noticed the problem? If not, do that now and see whether there's any change.
If your browser is Safari, then from the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data
and confirm. Any change?
Quit and relaunch the browser. Any change?
Log out and log back in. Any change?
Enable Private Browsing in the Safari menu. Any change?
Are any other web browsers installed, and are they the same? What about other Internet applications, such as iTunes and the App Store?
If other browsers and Internet applications are also affected, follow these instructions and test. Any change?
If only Safari is affected, launch the Activity Monitor application and enter "web" (without the quotes) in the search box. If a process named "Safari Web Content" is shown in red or is using more than about 5% of a CPU, select it and force it to quit by clicking the X or Quit Process button in the toolbar of the window. There may be more than one such process. Any improvement?
Again, if only Safari is involved, open the iCloud preference pane and uncheck the box marked Safari, if it's checked. Any change?
Are there any other devices on the same network that can browse the Web, and are they affected?
If you can test Safari on another network, is it the same there?
If you connect to your router with Wi-Fi and you can also connect with Ethernet, do that and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?

Why is my ipod so slow and laggy? i have lots of space on it, my history is deleted, i dont have multiple apps running! I have an iPod 4th Gen for about 2 years now and I don't know what to do.... Please help

why is my ipod so slow and laggy? i have lots of space on it, my history is deleted, i dont have multiple apps running! I have an iPod 4th Gen for about 2 years now and I don't know what to do.... Please help

Periodically double click the home button and close all the apps in the recently used dock. Then power off and then back on the iPod. This frees up memory. The 4G only has 256 MB of memory.
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Why is my mid 2007 iMac so slow now that I've loaded 10.9.4

Why is my mid 2007 iMac so slow now that I've loaded 10.9.4? Everything seems to be slow. It was quick enough on 10.4. I now have wireless connection issues, and wired keyboard connection issues?
2.4 GHz Intel Core2 Duo, 4GB 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM

Hi there - thanks. No, I haven't run anything like Clean My Mac - what would you suggest?
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 9, 2014 at 8:56:44 PM PDT
Hardware Information: ?
iMac (24-inch Mid 2007) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
ATI,RadeonHD2600 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 14 days 9:40:19
Disk Information: ?
SAMSUNG HD103UJ disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (321.09 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information: ?
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 1.5 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
FreeAgent GoFlex Drive (disk1s3) /Volumes/FreeAgent GoFlex Drive: 1.5 TB (20.68 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.1.1) Support
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[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSB (3.0.9) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSBDev (3.0.9) Support
Startup Items: ?
AdobeVersionCueCS2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCueCS2
Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
[failed] com.apple.printtool.daemon.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[running] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[running] com.memeo.Memeod.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
Microsoft AU Daemon
SpeechSynthesisServer
iTunesHelper
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Google Drive
Dropbox
Microsoft Database Daemon
Microsoft Outlook
ExpanderDaemon
VersionCueCS2Status
Internet Plug-ins: ?
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.0 Support
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
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iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.6 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support
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JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions: ?
wpa
html5video
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 iTunes Plug-ins ?
TuneUp Visualizer: Version: (null) Support
User Internet Plug-ins ?
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071303000006 Support
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: (null) Support
WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Adobe Version Cue CS2 Support
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 631.68 GB
Destinations:
FreeAgent GoFlex Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 1 TB
Total number of backups: 100
Oldest backup: 2013-08-22 07:36:47 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-10 03:01:26 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 1 TB < (Disk used 631.68 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      76% Microsoft Outlook
      7% ARM
      4% Google Drive
      1% launchservicesd
      1% Microsoft Database Daemon
Top Processes by Memory: ?
172 MB Finder
135 MB Microsoft Outlook
94 MB Google Chrome
94 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
94 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ?
158 MB Free RAM
866 MB Active RAM
706 MB Inactive RAM
655 MB Wired RAM
93.45 GB Page-ins
3.83 GB Page-outs

Why is my macbook air so slow?

why is my macbook air so slow?

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the system log for messages that may indicate a hardware fault. 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. I've tested them only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, they may not work as described.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|nspace-h|n Cause: -' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (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).
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.
Reset the System Management Controller.
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.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
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 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 System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes 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 (command-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.

Why is my computer so slow and now constantly freeze up after installing OS 10.10 Yosemite?

Why is my computer so slow and now constantly freeze up after installing OS X Yosemite?

If your Mac runs slowly:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19031?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Start up in Safe Mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18760
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Repair Disk
Steps 1 through 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
FileVault encryption may make the Mac run slowly after installing new version of OS X.
Let it finish.
Remove unnecessary software like CleanMyMac2.
Run EtreCheck: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6173
Take a look at it or post a report here.

Why is my computer so slow and now constantly freeze up after installing OS X Yosemite?

Why is my computer so slow and now constantly freeze up after installing OS X Yosemite?

Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
Performance Guide
Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Slow Mac After Mavericks
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy
Try running this program and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read.
Etrecheck – System Information

Why is my mac book pro so slow now, why is my mac book pro so slow now

Why is my mac book pro so slow now How can I speed it up?

Use this article to examine your RAM picture:
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
How much total RAM?
How much of the pie is Green? 1/8 pie? More? Less?
How much is Green + Blue combined?
How many PageOuts since last Startup?
How much Swap Used?
What MacBook Pro model (like 5,1) ??

Mid 2011 Macbook Air Painfully slow.

Mid 2011 Macbook Air Painfully slow.
Hey everyone. I am writing about my 13 inch Mid 2011 Macbook Air.
Recently it has been extremely slow and on occasion has not started up.
I have reset the PRAM and SMC already, yet it is still very slow. I have a couple theories about what might have caused it, are they plausible?
Theory 1: It’s a software problem. I tried to upgrade to 10.8.2 but halfway through the upgrade the computer restarted and somehow I was still on 10.8.1. For fear of a big issue happening I didn’t try to upgrade again. Perhaps it is a flaw in Apple’s software update?
The important thing to note about this update is that I tried to install 10.8.2 around a month or two weeks BEFORE I started having problems. So if these issues were due to 10.8.2’s failed update then it certainly was a delayed reaction.
I would of course like to update to 10.8.2 BUT as my computer is acting EXTREMELY slow and having trouble turning on occasionally I am worried the software update will completely brick the machine. Is that possible? Should I actually finish through with the software update?
Theory 2: It was an electricity problem.
The computer died when I was sitting at a café plugged into their wall sockets. A few days later when I came back to the same spot with my old macbook which is now being used in lieu of the Air it suddenly turned black for a little while. Sensing it might be an electricity surge or something with their system I unplugged the cable. I am not sure if that was paranoia though.
Can an electricity surge or a bad outlet fry a computer? Can it fry the ram so the computer is extremely slow? Does that theory hold any water?
Thanks for your help diagnosing this problem.
All the best.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing.
Below are instructions to enter some UNIX shell commands. The commands are harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of the procedure suggested here, search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects.
Some of the commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then either copy or drag it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands.
Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. The other steps should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
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.
When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign (“$”) or a percent sign (“%”). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Step 1
Copy or drag — do not type — the line below into the Terminal window, then press return:
kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'
Post the lines of output (if any) that appear below what you just entered (the text, please, not a screenshot.) You can omit the final line ending in “$”.
Step 2
Repeat with this line:
sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|edu\.mit|org\.(amavis|apache|cups|isc|ntp|postfix|x)/{print $3}'
This time, you'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. You don't need to post the warning.
Note: If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before taking this step. If that’s not possible, skip to the next step.
Step 3
launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|edu\.mit|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'
Step 4
ls -1A /e*/mach* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts 2> /dev/null
Important: If you formerly synchronized with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address may appear in the output of the above command. If so, anonymize it before posting.
Step 5
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' 2> /dev/null
Remember, steps 1-5 are all drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste, whichever you prefer — no typing, except your password. Also remember to post the output.
You can then quit Terminal.

Why is my air so slow now?

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