Why Would My Mac Suddenly Run Slow?
For two days now my Mac is just "crawling." I haven't added anything.
Everything was OK before about 2 days ago.
Is this common? Is it a temporary issue? I hope so.
See:
Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X,
Five Mac maintenance myths, and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for starters.
I also suggest updating to the latest. Check via Software Update. You're woefully behind the curve with 10.6.2.
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I'm sure that my laptop isn't that broken since it is quite new (september).
You are still under warranty. Call Apple Care and get a case number.
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Why is my mini suddenly running slow
Suddenly my mac mini is running very slow and I constantly get the color wheel
First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Take these steps when you notice the problem.
Step 1
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 2
You must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way as above. 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.
Post the 50 or so most recent messages in the log — the text, please, not a screenshot.
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 a message.
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Re: Why is my mac mini running slow after downloading Yosemite?
Ever since I upgraded my fast mac-mini to yosemite it has been sluggish. Thanks for suggesting EtreCheck. Can you help me? Here is the info off my computer
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated February 10, 2015 at 10:59:54 AM PST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 288 MB
S27B350 spdisplays_1080p
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Time since boot: one day 0:7:18
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (414.04 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 300 colorMFP M375nw
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (9.0f4) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.7.2) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7.2) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7.2) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.recentsd.plist
[killed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[killed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
10 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
9 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] PACESupport.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Airfoil Speakers Application (/Applications/Airfoil Speakers.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.2.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45 Check version
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
Digidesign CoreAudio: Version: 9.0 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
21% WindowServer
7% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
7% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
2% Safari
1% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
116 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
94 MB Google Chrome
56 MB Safari
37 MB WindowServer
30 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
41 MB Free RAM
448 MB Active RAM
424 MB Inactive RAM
777 MB Wired RAM
4.99 GB Page-ins
37 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Feb 9, 2015, 10:50:04 AM Self test - passedMore memory. Your Mac can take 16 GB (2X8). If you can;'t swing for 16, I would replace one 1 GB with an 8 GB stick. Make sure you get memory that the manufacture says will work with your model Mac. It is easy to upgrade memory.
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/mac_mini2011/
That place also sells memory
I would also update the apps associated with:
DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite -
I went to download a MP4 file onto my macbook and now it is running super slow and Firefox doesn't work anymore. I ran Etrecheck and here are the results:
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated April 9, 2015 11:34:02 PM MDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook - model: MacBook7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 195
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Time since boot: 1:42:16
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (122.80 GB free) - 65 errors
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
PenTabletDriver: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ReportCrash.plist [Click for details]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.crsud.plist [Click for details]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[running] com.MTWB.Product.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
ViewIt UNKNOWN (missing value)
MPEG Streamclip UNKNOWN (missing value)
QuickTime Player Application (/Applications/QuickTime Player.app)
PenTabletDriver Application (/Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver/PenTabletDriver.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.6r636 [Click for support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Click for support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
2% WindowServer
1% WebProcess
0% activitymonitord
0% Activity Monitor
0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
165 MB Safari
144 MB Finder
114 MB WebProcess
82 MB mds
71 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
170 MB Free RAM
1.11 GB Active RAM
230 MB Inactive RAM
373 MB Wired RAM
1.51 GB Page-ins
52 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 9, 2015, 10:38:31 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ReportCrash_2015-04-09-223831_ [redacted].crash
Apr 9, 2015, 09:44:25 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/crsud_2015-04-09-214425_[redacted].crash
Apr 9, 2015, 09:44:25 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/crsud_2015-04-09-214425_[redacted].crash
Apr 9, 2015, 09:44:21 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-04-09-214421_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
Apr 9, 2015, 09:43:46 PM Self test - passed
Apr 1, 2015, 11:24:03 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-04-01-232403_[redacted].panic [Click for details]fverk wrote:
Thanks for the feedback. It is the original disk. Where should I go to get a replacement disk? Should I buy the same Hitachi disk? For the backup, should I use Time Machine, I presume? TIA
Amazon, OWC or any other supplier will sell you a disk.
No need to get the same disk - that model is getting old now & may be difficult to find on sale, newer SATA disks should perform better. Consider an SSD instead especially since you have less than 250 GB of data, they are faster than spinning disks but cost more. Just give yourself some room to grow if you think your disk usage is growing over time.
Time Machine is OK as a backup.
I prefer to make a clone in addition to Time Machine. Clones are bootable when made correctly (SuperDuper, Carbon Copy Cloner or even Disk Utility will do that). There is no reason to erase this disk if it is replaced so get a case or USB to SATA connector & you can read it via USB. Cloning the current boot disk may be a good idea since it is apparently failing.
http://bombich.com/
http://shirtpocket.com/
EDIT: (I need to type quicker, apologies for basically duplicating your post OGELTHORPE) -
Why is my mac mini running slow after downloading Yosemite?
My mac mini is running significantly slower after downloading Yosemite and I am wondering if it is to better to try to go back to an older operating system or if Apple is working on a fix for this.
Here is what I am Running it on:
Model Name: Mac mModel Identifier: Macmini3,1
Processor Name Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 3 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MM31.00AD.B00
SMC Version (system): 1.35f1
Hardware UUID: 2DF68C91-A8F8-536A-87EF-14DDEF6FAB32I thought I had gotten rid of the HP shortcut manager and can no longer find it but when I re ran my Test it is still there. Were could it be hiding that I can not find it now?
EtreCheck version: 2.0.10 (97)
Report generated November 1, 2014 at 10:39:40 PM CDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Late 2009) (Verified)
Mac mini - model: Macmini3,1
1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
Panasonic-TV spdisplays_720p
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 3 days 6:35:47
Disk Information: ℹ️
FUJITSU MHZ2160BH G1 disk0 : (160.04 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 159.18 GB (71.82 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S
USB Information: ℹ️
Sunplus Technology Co.,Ltd. USB to Serial-ATA bridge 1 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
ROCSTAR BACKUP (disk2s2) /Volumes/ROCSTAR BACKUP : 999.86 GB (848.90 GB free)
Eastman Kodak Company ESP Office 6100 Series AiO
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Firewire Information: ℹ️
0x30F0 ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine : 145.52 GB (42.09 GB free)
Main Drive 2 (disk1s3) /Volumes/Main Drive 2 : 854.21 GB (699.03 GB free)
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[failed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.diagnosticd.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.installd.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[failed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist Support
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.backblaze.bzserv.plist Support
[running] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.backblaze.bzbmenu.plist Support
[invalid?] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist Support
[running] com.kodak.StatisticCollection.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
HPShortcutManager Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/HP Scanjet Scanner/HPShortcutManager.app)
Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Users/[redacted]/Desktop/Google Chrome.app)
Alfred Application (/Applications/Alfred.app)
Printer Pro Desktop Application (/Applications/Printer Pro Desktop.app)
Google Software Update Application (/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Reso urces/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app)
HPShortcutManager Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/HP Scanjet Scanner/HPShortcutManager.app)
HPShortcutManagerStartup Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/HP Scanjet Scanner/HPShortcutManagerStartup.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.9r620 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 Support
Google Earth Plugin: Version: 5.1 Support
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: Unknown
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
Photo Center Plugin: Version: Photo Center Plugin 1.1.2.2 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 07103007 Support
fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: (null) Support
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: (null) Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Backblaze Backup Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 159.18 GB Disk used: 87.36 GB
Destinations:
Main Drive [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2013-04-03 01:58:20 +0000
Last backup: 2013-05-15 17:53:48 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 159.18 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
99% HPShortcutManager
7% WindowServer
0% coreduetd
0% bzserv
0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
60 MB Mail
34 MB WindowServer
28 MB Google Chrome
28 MB Safari
26 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
116 MB Free RAM
360 MB Active RAM
362 MB Inactive RAM
514 MB Wired RAM
82.08 GB Page-ins
1.99 GB Page-outs -
Why would my iMac suddenly run slowly out of nowhere?
Earlier this evening, I was just clicking on a song to upload it to tumblr, and my iMac froze. I had to hold "power" and restart it. After I logged in, my desktop failed to load completely (the menu bar was conspicuously absent and I had about six pictures saved to my desktop and the thumbnails were not showing up for any of them). After several restarts (I tried starting it in safe mode and hitting CommandOption+PR and neither did anything to help the problem)
I waited after the last time I restarted the computer, and after about fifteen to twenty minutes, my Mail icon started bouncing. I have it set to open at login so apparently it took about fifteen minutes for it to actually start opening. Now, simply moving the mouse freezes my computer for about three minutes. It ends up taking me about twelve minutes to position the mouse over an icon, click on it once to select it and click on it again to open it. As you can imagine, this makes it VERY difficult for me to do any of the normal tasks one might do in a situation like this (repair permissions, etc.)
This happened completely out of the blue. Up until this point, my iMac has operated almost perfectly aside from one incident several weeks ago that turned out to be a problem with my router. I just don't understand why this would happen out of nowhere, and as you can imagine I am very concerned. What would cause this to happen, and is there anything that can be done to fix it?
Thank you all in advance.
Message was edited by: lauriespiekerAll right, I followed your instructions...I had to click Verify Disk first because Repair Disk was grayed out. The problem is, I got an error that says:
"First Aid Failed.
Disk Utility stopped verifying "Macintosh HD" because the following error was encountered:
Filesystem verify or repair failed."
Then, in the Disk Utility window it says:
"Verifying Volume 'Macintosh HD'
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Invalid sibling link
Volume check failed.
Error: Filesystem verify or repair failed."
I'm trying to again right now...now in the Disk Utility window it says:
"Verifying Volume 'Macintosh HD'
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Invalid node structure
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: filesystem verify or repair failed."
Now, I am confused because I literally CANNOT repair the disk, since that option is unavailable. What are some other options?
Also, just figured I'd throw this out there...I am not opposed to reinstalling Leopard even if it means I will lose everything on my computer. I have all of my important files backed up on my external hard drive.
Thank you for your suggestions - even though this did not work, I feel like this might help me narrow down the problem somewhat. Maybe you can clarify what all of these error messages mean. -
My mac began running slow. The color wheel would apper often. Now at startup there is a sound but screen remains blank.
Check here
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570 -
Why does my Mac Mini running on Mavericks so slow to start and load apps?
Why does my Mac Mini running on Mavericks take so long to start and load apps?
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Why does my mac mini run great for first half hour then run so slow almost to a stop?
why does my mac mini run fine then after a half hour runs very slow?
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Late 2012) (Technical Specifications)
Mac mini - model: Macmini6,1
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Thunderbolt Display 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 7:15:27
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (475.54 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Display Audio
Apple Inc. Apple Thunderbolt Display
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Display)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Apple Inc. Thunderbolt Display
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Startup Items: ℹ️
FanControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.mtrecorder.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.spirecorder.plist
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.autostart.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.backupstart.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.notify.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spigot.SearchProtection.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
CleanMyMac 3 Menu Application Hidden (/Applications/CleanMyMac 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 45 Check version
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
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Slick Savings Adware! [Click to remove]
Ebay Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]
Searchme Adware! [Click to remove]
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Fan Control [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
4% WindowServer
2% fontd
0% taskgated
0% notifyd
0% cloudpaird
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
836 MB kernel_task
82 MB WindowServer
66 MB JustCloud
66 MB SubmitDiagInfo
66 MB loginwindow
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
12.00 GB Free RAM
4.33 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 30, 2015, 08:42:48 AM Self test - passed
Apr 29, 2015, 09:04:50 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-04-29-090450_[redacted].crash -
Why is my Mac book running so hot all of the sudden?
Why is my Mac book running so hot all of the sudden?
4 MB MountainlionOpen Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time, then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
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My Mac us running slow and i dont know have to investigate why?
HI Everyone my Mac is running slow.... i have used tools to clean up unwanted files. Looked at how much my files are takng up i have 41.1GB left out of 319G Mac Hardrive could this be the reason?
Do i need to move all my movies and audi files to a external hard drive will this speed up my mac?
Thanks CamYou have plenty of disk space.
First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
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.
Otherwise, take the steps below when you notice the slowdown.
Step 1
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 2
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 does my apple run SLOW.you go to open a program and the circle thing just spins for a delayed period of time. You change from typing in a word doc and go to say email or internet and it takes several minutes to allow you open anything up. Like it is frozen. I have tried rebooting the computer and it works for a few minutes then gets stuck.
Which model iMac do you have?
How large is your HD and how much space do you have left?
Check out the following & do the necessary:
User Tip: Why is my computer slow?
What to do when your computer is too slow
Speeding up your Mac
OS X (10.6.6)
Use Software Update or the OS 10.6.8 combo update to update your OS. Also, update everything SU has to offer for your computer. When done, repair permissions and restart your computer. -
mac book running slow I tried etresoft but not sure how to inturpret the results any help would be so awesome, thank you
Problem description:
Computer started running very slowly, when I type there is a delay and internet connection is very slow although it is not the wifi connection because it is running well on all other computers, phones, ect.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 28, 2015 12:02:27 PM HST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 640
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Time since boot: 24 days 0:56:6
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (422.45 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.Affinegy.InstaLANa.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[unknown] com.Affinegy.InstaLANd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
GrowlHelperApp Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app)
Belkin Router Monitor Application (/Applications/Belkin/Belkin Router Monitor.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Spotify Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.5 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.3r153 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Growl [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
22% iTunes
5% ReportCrash
2% WindowServer
1% Microsoft PowerPoint
1% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
241 MB Google Chrome
137 MB Google Chrome Helper
107 MB Microsoft PowerPoint
103 MB Dropbox
94 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
440 MB Free RAM
2.27 GB Active RAM
536 MB Inactive RAM
1.05 GB Wired RAM
8.03 GB Page-ins
908 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:57 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120157_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:36 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120136_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:36 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120136_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:25 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120125_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:14 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120114_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:14 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120114_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:31 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120031_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:20 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120020_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:20 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120020_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:10 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120010_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:10 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120010_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:59 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115959_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:47 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115947_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:38 AM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115938_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:29 AM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115929_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:20 AM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115920_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:09 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115909_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:09 AM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115909_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:58:57 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115857_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:58:57 AM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115857_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:58:45 AM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115845_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:45 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120145_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:45 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120145_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:03 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120103_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:54 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120054_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:54 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120054_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:42 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120042_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:42 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120042_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:47 AM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115947_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:29 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115929_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:20 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115920_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:02:18 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120218_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:02:06 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120206_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:02:06 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120206_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:57 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120157_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:25 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120125_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:01:03 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120103_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 12:00:31 PM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-120031_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:59 AM /Library/Logs/CrashReporter/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115959_[redacted].crash
Mar 28, 2015, 11:59:38 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Belkin Router Monitor & Setup_2015-03-28-115938_[redacted].crashUpdate your Belkin router software along with Affinegy software.
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