Why is my iMac running slow at startup?
I shut down my computer about once a week or so, because I hear that's good for it. But when I start it back up, I might as well go make coffee. If I try using it, all I get are beach balls and HD noise, even though there's 12 GB RAM free during all this , and the CPU is barely using 4%. I suppose it's disk activity? Here's my results from EtreCheck below; I notice Carbonite is still on my system, even though I've removed it. Time Machine is not configured because I use SuperDuper and BackBlaze. The Mac HD is brand new; the last one failed and Apple replaced it.
Problem description:
Slow startup. 16 GB of RAM yet even during the slow startup, 12 GB are free. The CPU runs at 97% idle during the slow startup. What’s causing this?
EtreCheck version: 2.0.4 (89)
Report generated October 16, 2014 at 7:02:18 PM GMT+9
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0:23:21
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1001FALS-403AA0 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (455.10 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
I-O DATA DEVICE,INC. HDPG-SU 113.94 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
IO DATA (disk1s1) /Volumes/IO DATA : 113.94 GB (169 MB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Hotspot Shield.app
[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) Support
/Applications/Toast 7 Titanium/Toast 7 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.4) Support
/Applications/Transmit.app
[not loaded] com.panic.TransmitDisk.transmitdiskfs (4.0.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
/Applications/proXPN.app
[not loaded] foo.tap (1.0) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) Support
[loaded] com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer (1.7 - SDK 10.8) Support
[loaded] com.avatron.AVExVideo (1.7 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBGuitarRigMobileDriver (2.4.23) Support
[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBHardwareDriver (2.4.23) Support
[not loaded] com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.1) Support
[loaded] net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio (1.1.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
Privoxy: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist Support
[invalid?] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist Support
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.machangout.glims.agent.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.backblaze.bzserv.plist Support
[running] com.eltima.ElmediaPlayer.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.machangout.glims.loader.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[failed] com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist Support
[loaded] com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[running] com.backblaze.bzbmenu.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iCleanMemory Application (/Applications/iCleanMemory.app)
Dropbox ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Backblaze ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Backblaze.app)
Skitch ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Skitch.app)
PopClip ApplicationHidden (/Applications/PopClip.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
GameTapPlugIn: Version: 1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.51204.0 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 6.0
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
eMusicRemote: Version: (null) Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support
JoostPlugin: Version: 0.12.0 Support
eMusic: Version: Unknown
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 Support
Unity Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 1.5.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Save to Pocket
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Backblaze Backup Support
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
Mycestro Support
Native Instruments USB Audio Support
Perian Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
3% WindowServer
1% mds_stores
1% bztransmit
1% mds
1% bzfilelist
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
498 MB mds_stores
344 MB bztransmit
344 MB Mail
241 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
206 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
10.60 GB Free RAM
3.68 GB Active RAM
1.10 GB Inactive RAM
1.78 GB Wired RAM
611 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Follow up: I got rid of the two Carbonite remnants and the failed "Hermes" plist. Restart went faster but it still seems a bit slow.
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Video Information:
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Audio Plug-ins:
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System Software:
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Disk Information:
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disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (544.74 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
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Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
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Thunderbolt Information:
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Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to FireWire Adapter
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com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.3)
com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.3)
com.Greatdy.driver.SystemAudioCapture (1.0.0)
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tc.tctechnologies.driver.Saffire (4.1.2
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6)
com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9.1)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist
[loaded] PACESupport.plist
[loaded] tc.tctechnologies.PaeFireStudio.plist
[loaded] tc.tctechnologies.Saffire.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.nike.nikeplusconnect.plist
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
User Login Items:
MyDriveConnect
iTunesHelper
MyTomTomSA
Dropbox
Launch Nikon Message Center 2
TomTomHOMERunner
NIHardwareAgent
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
Native Instruments USB Audio
Internet Plug-ins:
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101749.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Aspera Web 3.1.0.67054.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 454.61 GB
Destinations:
Seagate Backup Plus Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 3 TB
Total number of backups: 81
Oldest backup: 2013-02-25 11:58:52 +0000
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Size of backup disk: Excellent
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1% WindowServer
0% Activity Monitor
0% activitymonitord
0% fontd
0% MyDriveConnect
0% Dropbox
0% imagent
Top Processes by Memory:
180 MB Safari
147 MB WebProcess
115 MB Dropbox
106 MB mds
74 MB Finder
74 MB WindowServer
49 MB Dock
41 MB com.apple.dock.extra
33 MB coreservicesd
25 MB licenseDaemon
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1.22 GB Active RAM
286 MB Inactive RAM
1.05 GB Wired RAM
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Problem description:
iMac running slow, Finder becomes unresponsive. Over the last 5 years I think I've installed and removed so many programs that I've left OSX a mess. I know enough about computers to confidently make mistakes. The memory and cpu are not maxed out in Activity Monitor, yet I'm getting beach balled.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac11,3
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
12 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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ATI Radeon HD 5750 - VRAM: 1024 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: one day 6:5:21
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (682.48 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
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Apple Inc. iPod 15.8 GB
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Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Firewire Information: ℹ️
WD My Book 111D 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
My Book (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Book : 2.00 TB (1.20 TB free)
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 30
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Plex Media Server.app
[not loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) [Click for support]
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.25 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions/RBIOKitHelper.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.iospirit.driver.RBTSRPlugin (1.25 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.hamachi (1.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.rogueamoeba.InstantOn (6.0.2 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/InstantOn.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.rogueamoeba.InstantOnCore (6.0.2 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Click for support]
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[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist [Click for support]
[failed] org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.plexapp.helper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTouch-Server Application (/Users/[redacted]/Applications/iTouch-Server.app)
SpeechSynthesisServer Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.586 [Click for support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.1.0.24 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
QuakeLivePlugin: Version: 0.1.0.382 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
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Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.16 [Click for support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.586 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Adblock Plus
AdBlock
Reddit Enhancement Suite
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Candelair [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Logitech Control Center [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 316.86 GB
Destinations:
My Book [Local]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 106
Oldest backup: 2013-10-26 21:13:19 +0000
Last backup: 2015-03-28 16:04:59 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 316.86 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
3% mds
3% iTunes
2% WindowServer
1% Google Chrome
0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
490 MB iTunes
464 MB softwareupdated
374 MB Google Chrome
309 MB com.apple.MediaLibraryService
283 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
5.21 GB Free RAM
4.69 GB Active RAM
1.90 GB Inactive RAM
1.08 GB Wired RAM
19.00 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
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Start time: 11:46:37 03/28/15
Revision: 1308
Model Identifier: iMac11,3
System Version: OS X 10.10.2 (14C109)
Kernel Version: Darwin 14.1.0
Time since boot: 1 day6:46
Admin access: No
UID: 501
Memory
BANK 0/DIMM0
Size: 2 GB
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x80CE
BANK 1/DIMM0
Size: 2 GB
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x80CE
BANK 0/DIMM1
Size: 4 GB
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x859B
BANK 1/DIMM1
Size: 4 GB
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x859B
SerialATA
WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0
FireWire
My Book 111D (WD)
USB
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Firewall: On
Diagnostic reports
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2015-03-25 garcon crash
2015-03-28 SystemUIServer crash
Loaded kernel extensions
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0)
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0)
com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1)
com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.25)
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com.apple.dpd
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com.apple.watchdogd
com.google.keystone.daemon
com.iospirit.candelair.daemon
com.iospirit.candelair.sync
com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper
com.rogueamoeba.hermes
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org.ijbswa.privoxy
- status: 78
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org.samba.winbindd
com.apple.mrt
Login services loaded
com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon
com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager
com.apple.Finder
- status: -15
com.apple.Spotlight
com.apple.SystemUIServer.agent
- status: -5
com.apple.mrt.uiagent
com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent
- status: 78
com.google.keystone.system.agent
com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
com.plexapp.helper
- status: 78
com.spotify.webhelper
net.culater.SIMBL.Agent
Login services disabled
com.apple.FTMonitor
com.apple.imagent.monaco
com.apple.apsd-ft
com.evernote.EvernoteHelper
User services disabled
com.apple.FTMonitor
com.apple.imagent.monaco
com.apple.apsd-ft
com.evernote.EvernoteHelper
Startup items
/Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/CandelairPrefsTool
/Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/StartupParameters.plist
User login items
iTouch-Server
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SpeechSynthesisServer
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Safari extensions
Adblock Plus
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AdBlock
- com.betafish.adblockforsafari
Reddit Enhancement Suite
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Widgets
Airlock
Tea Timer
Wikipedia.v1.0.0
iCloud errors
cloudd 76
Restricted files: 2185
Lockfiles: 82
Accessibility
Cursor Magnification: On
Keyboard Zoom: On
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- mod date: Mar 6 20:05:22 2014
- size (B): 104
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127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
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/Library/Preferences/com.epson.Inkjet Printer Driver.UnInstallList.plist
Library/Preferences/com.apple.iphotomosaic.plist
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App extensions
com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon
Bad kernel extensions
/System/Library/Extensions/BJUSBMP.kext
Installations
Java 8 Update 40: 3/26/15, 4:37 PM
Adobe Flash Player: 3/22/15, 2:18 PM
Prey Anti-Theft: 3/22/15, 1:50 PM
ClamXav: 3/8/15, 10:42 AM
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Imac running slow after installation of Mountain Lion 10.8.2
I purchased Mountain Lion OSX v.10.8.2 to access icloud. Since installing imac running slow, especially connecting to web sites.
Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this exercise is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, you can’t boot in safe mode.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem(s)?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.
Note: I will respond ONLY to the original poster. -
24" iMac running slower than when I bought it.
24" iMac running slower than when I bought it.
It would help us to help you if we could have some more technical info about your iMac.
If you so choose, Please download, install and run Etrecheck.
Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic reporting tool by a regular Apple Support forum user and technical support contributor named Etresoft.
Etrecheck is a small, unobstrusive app that compiles a static snapshot of your entire Mac hardware system and installed software.
This is a free app that has been honestly created to provided help in diagnosing issues with Macs running the new OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
It is not malware and can be safely downloaded and installed onto your Mac.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Copy/paste and post its report here in another reply thread so that we have a complete profile of your Mac's hardware and installed software so we can all help with your Mac performance issues.
Thank You. -
My imac runs slow and constantly has the pinwheel up "thinking". It is only 7 months old and I dont use it for much. (pics Internet word email) Any ideas?
Try this this helped with me resolving the pinwheel problem:
Run First Aid in Mountain Lion's Disk Utility.
Went to Applications
Went to disc utility
Clicked on Hard Drive on left side of window
Clicked on Repair Disc Button
Ran for approximately 14 minutes,
While it was running noticed on one of the windows, "repairing, resolved"
And now tried copied and pasting from a website I had copied from in the past to see if that was a problem.
No pinwheel this time. -
HT1430 Why does my iPad run slow
Why is my iPad running slow and closes a page when I'm on it?
Some general troubleshooting steps in order:
Terminate the Safari Application and restart it. Click the Home button to return to App screen. Double click Home to bring up the App tray. Touch and hold the Safari icon until “-” appears. Touch the “-” to terminate Safari. Terminate all other Apps listed as well. Then restart Safari.
Use Settings > Safari > Clear History and Clear Cookies and Data
Restart iPad: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears. Slide your finger across the slider to turn off the device. To turn it back on, press and hold the Sleep/Wake until the Apple logo appears.
Reset iPad: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears. Ignore the "Slide to power off".
Restore iPad: Connect to iTunes on a PC/Mac and do a restore. -
My iMac runs slow-how do I clean it up
my iMac runs slow-how do I clean it up
First, back up all data immediately unless you already have a current backup. If you can't back up, stop here. Do not take any of the steps below.
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\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail | awk '/:/{$4=""; print}' | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) 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. -
IMac running slow & dropping WiFi
2009 IMac running slow Xfinity WiFi constantly being dropped using airport extreme, WiFi light always rapidly blinking, not a very technical person
Are you running after updating to Mavricks?
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1st problem was IMac running slow. Shut down and unplugged several times with no correction. Eventually, shut down, unplug and reboot resulted in wallpaper background eventually coming on screen but no icons. Nothing after that.
Kurt, do you know which exact iMac this is?
Have you blown the dust out lately?
Does it do better if allowed to cool off for a couple of hours?
What do you see if you hold Option or alt key at bootup?
Does it boot from the install disc holding c key at bootup? -
What makes a ten year old iMac run slow?
what makes a 8 year old iMac run slow? Its 2.16 ghz intel core 2 duo processor Memory 2gb 667 mhx ddr2 sdram
What Mac OS are you running?
See if any of these items apply:
1) Are you running any anti-virus/internet security applications?
2) Are you running any "cleaning/tune-up/optimizations" applications?
3) Any peer-to-peer or torrent downloading software?
4) Any third-party disk backup software that came bundled with an external hard drive?
5) Any online backup scheme other than iCloud (Carbonite; GoogleDrive; MS One Drive)?
6) Did your financial institution ask you to install Trusteer EndPoint Protection (also known as Trusteer Rapport)?
An overly full hard drive can slow things down, too, especially in a computer with only 2GB RAM. -
Why is my iMac running ridiculously slow now?!
My iMac has been solid, but getting slower over time naturally. About 2 days ago after trying to open OpenOffice software, my iMac performed slower than ever - so much so that I had to force it to shut down. Since then, no matter what I try to do, it is SLOW & locks up to where I have to force shut down the computer. I looked at the activity monitor & it doesn't seem like anything is running unusually high. Kernel_task takes up about 190.4 MB of Real Memory & about 1.5% of CPU. Everything else seems okay, but I don't know what most of the processes are. Those processes are shown below. I did an Etrecheck & posted my results below as well. I'm hoping someone can help me decipher this & hopefully get back computer back to normal! Thanks in advance for any help!
Activity Monitor results:
Active Memory: 485.8 MB
Free Memory: 1.17 GB
Wired Memory: 217.9 MB
Used Memory: 845.3 MB
Inactive Memory: 141.6 MB
Total VM: 35.42 GB
Number of processes: 54
PID Process Name User CPU Real Mem Virtual Mem
0 kernel_task root 2.0 191.7 MB 1,008.9 MB
1 launchd root 0.0 1.3 MB 597.1 MB
10 kextd root 0.0 2.4 MB 598.1 MB
11 DirectoryService root 0.1 6.0 MB 604.9 MB
12 notifyd root 0.1 540 KB 595.3 MB
13 diskarbitrationd root 0.0 1.0 MB 597.5 MB
14 configd root 0.1 3.3 MB 615.7 MB
15 syslogd root 0.0 1.3 MB 597.5 MB
16 blued root 0.0 2.2 MB 610.3 MB
17 distnoted daemon 0.0 856 KB 597.3 MB
18 mDNSResponder _mdnsrespo 0.0 1.6 MB 599.6 MB
23 securityd root 0.0 2.1 MB 609.7 MB
26 ntpd root 0.0 852 KB 586.1 MB
27 cupsd root 0.0 2.3 MB 598.8 MB
28 krb5kdc root 0.0 1.6 MB 597.9 MB
32 usbmuxd _usbmuxd 0.0 1.3 MB 599.9 MB
37 mds root 0.0 81.0 MB 735.3 MB
38 loginwindow Arti 0.0 6.3 MB 780.3 MB
39 KernelEventAgent root 0.0 692 KB 596.4 MB
41 hidd root 0.0 676 KB 597.4 MB
42 fseventsd root 0.0 1.2 MB 603.0 MB
44 dynamic_pager root 0.0 560 KB 585.8 MB
50 autofsd root 0.0 656 KB 588.4 MB
53 SmartwareServerApp root 0.1 2.4 MB 613.6 MB
54 WDDMService root 0.0 808 KB 598.7 MB
56 coreservicesd root 0.1 15.4 MB 621.9 MB
72 WindowServer _windowser 4.2 49.4 MB 798.4 MB
77 cvmsServ root 0.0 600 KB 588.9 MB
91 coreaudiod _coreaudio 0.0 1.8 MB 600.6 MB
98 launchd Arti 0.1 1.0 MB 596.6 MB
102 Dock Arti 0.0 15.4 MB 773.9 MB
103 SystemUIServer Arti 0.0 8.6 MB 772.8 MB
104 Finder Arti 0.0 21.4 MB 815.2 MB
107 pboard Arti 0.0 592 KB 586.9 MB
111 fontd Arti 0.0 3.7 MB 644.1 MB
115 UserEventAgent Arti 0.0 2.9 MB 601.8 MB
123 AirPort Base Station Agen Arti 0.0 3.4 MB 765.3 MB
124 BloggieSoftwareAutoRun Arti 0.0 2.9 MB 758.3 MB
125 Seagate Storage Gauge Arti 0.0 2.2 MB 729.1 MB
127 Folder Actions Dispatcher Arti 0.0 2.9 MB 758.5 MB
129 TISwitcher Arti 0.0 2.9 MB 758.4 MB
133 WD Quick View Arti 0.0 13.4 MB 790.1 MB
134 Flux Arti 0.2 5.7 MB 767.7 MB
153 Activity Monitor Arti 12.5 15.9 MB 818.9 MB
165 activitymonitord root 5.0 972 KB 587.1 MB
207 Safari Arti 0.0 37.2 MB 852.7 MB
209 Safari Web Content Arti 0.8 134.9 MB 905.2 MB
215 EtreCheck Arti 0.0 24.5 MB 828.3 MB
271 AppleSpell.service Arti 0.0 6.9 MB 617.5 MB
292 mdworker Arti 0.0 5.8 MB 618.4 MB
297 mdworker _spotlight 0.0 2.6 MB 617.2 MB
300 SyncServer Arti 0.0 4.1 MB 614.1 MB
304 TextEdit Arti 0.0 7.3 MB 778.2 MB
317 nmblookup Arti 0.0 1,008 KB 587.9 MB
Etrecheck results:
Hardware Information:
iMac (Early 2006 20-inch)
iMac - model: iMac4,1
1 2 GHz Intel Core Duo CPU: 2 cores
2 GB RAM
Video Information:
ATY,RadeonX1600 - VRAM: 128 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:31:40
Disk Information:
WDC WD2500JS-40NGB2 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Failing
(null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 232.57 GB (103.33 GB free)
USB Information:
Micron Built-in iSight
Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard
Mitsumi Electric Apple Extended USB Keyboard
Primax Electronics Apple Optical USB Mouse
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[System] org.samba.winbindd.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sonycorporation.BloggieInstallerAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.wdc.WDDMservice.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.wdc.WDSmartWareServer.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sony.BloggieSoftware.AutoRun.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
Flux
iTunesHelper
System Events
WDQuickView
Internet Plug-ins:
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.1.0.33 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 3rd-Party support link
CouponPrinter-FireFox: Version: Version 1.0.11
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 6.0
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
User Internet Plug-ins:
Picasa: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 3rd-Party support link
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
BrowserPlus 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
None
Time Machine:
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU:
5% Safari
3% WindowServer
3% EtreCheck
2% activitymonitord
1% Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory:
82 MB mds
47 MB WebProcess
47 MB WindowServer
33 MB Safari
20 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
1.28 GB Free RAM
379 MB Active RAM
146 MB Inactive RAM
210 MB Wired RAM
187 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsIt definitely shows only 2 GBs of RAM, however, your system seems to be doing pretty well with just 2 GBs. I agree with kostby about the hard drive. A failing status is a major sign the drive is failing, and a failing drive could be the basic cause of a system running slow.
For memory I would recommend any one of these:
OWC
DataMem
Crucial.com
Both OWC and DataMem vend hard drives, too.
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