carpenter696

Q: 2010 macBook pro 15". Lagging and froze during last update.

Hi guys, 2 months ago I had my hinge replaced under warrenty because of a faulty glue joint. When I got the computer back I noticed a slight grinding in the body while runnung (hard drive?). It got better so I let it go, this morning I performed a software update and it froze during the validation process so I had to power off by holding the power button. I found a past tip that led me to find the folder with the update and I put the content of the folder in the trash. I did an update again and it said I was up to date.

I want to cure my lagging and freezing, need some help! as you can tell by my user name I am better with wood, not computers so please keep your recommendations in "newbie" terms. Thanks for your help!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 16, 2014 7:51 AM

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  • by BobRz,

    BobRz BobRz Feb 16, 2014 8:59 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 8:59 AM in response to carpenter696

    I don't know what browser plus is, but it's not that. Look in the folders I said.

  • by carpenter696,

    carpenter696 carpenter696 Feb 16, 2014 9:05 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 9:05 AM in response to carpenter696

    OK I found the hard drive folders and the Daemons holds ( adobe, Rim) and the launch agents holds ( Brother,Rim Sptyo (Wii). Do you want me to delete them all?

  • by BobRz,

    BobRz BobRz Feb 16, 2014 9:13 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 9:13 AM in response to carpenter696

    The safer way would be to create a folder on your desktop and move them there in case you want to put them back for some reason.

  • by carpenter696,

    carpenter696 carpenter696 Feb 16, 2014 9:26 AM in response to BobRz
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    Feb 16, 2014 9:26 AM in response to BobRz

    OK, made a folder on desktop, moved them in there, do I now put the folders in the Launch agents and Daemons in the trash? Thanks for your patience BobRz!

  • by BobRz,

    BobRz BobRz Feb 16, 2014 9:32 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 9:32 AM in response to carpenter696

    You should've moved the "problem" items in the desktop folder. Just leave the original folder alone and reboot. If you run etrecheck after that they shouldn't be listed anymore.

  • by carpenter696,

    carpenter696 carpenter696 Feb 16, 2014 9:55 AM in response to BobRz
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    Feb 16, 2014 9:55 AM in response to BobRz

    OK I screwed up because the entrecheck is the same as before. When I took the folders out of the launch agents I just dragged them on to my desktop. Then I opened a new folder on my desktop and dragged the files from the desktop into the new folder. What did I do wrong?

    Sorry!

  • by BobRz,

    BobRz BobRz Feb 16, 2014 10:04 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:04 AM in response to carpenter696

    Did you reboot before running etrecheck a second time?

  • by carpenter696,

    carpenter696 carpenter696 Feb 16, 2014 10:05 AM in response to BobRz
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:05 AM in response to BobRz

    Yes, I restarted the computer!

  • by BobRz,

    BobRz BobRz Feb 16, 2014 10:09 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:09 AM in response to carpenter696

    I think what you did was copy them rather than move them. See if they're still there. If so, delete them. Also, go to System Preferences / Users & Groups. Click your user name, then the lock. Go to login items and find the entry for the Blackberry manager and delete it with the - key.

  • by carpenter696,

    carpenter696 carpenter696 Feb 16, 2014 10:27 AM in response to BobRz
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:27 AM in response to BobRz

    OK, all done. I restarted again and did another entrecheck.

  • by carpenter696,

    carpenter696 carpenter696 Feb 16, 2014 10:27 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:27 AM in response to carpenter696

    Hardware Information:
        MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009)
        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,4
        1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
        4 GB RAM

     

    Video Information:
        NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

     

    System Software:
        Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:0:53

     

    Disk Information:
        FUJITSU MJA2250BH FFS G1 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
            (null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 232.57 GB (120.66 GB free)

     

        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868 

     

    USB Information:
        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

     

        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

     

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

     

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

     

    FireWire Information:

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

     

    Kernel Extensions:
        com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt    (0.0.74)

     

    Problem System Launch Daemons:
        [System]    org.samba.winbindd.plist 3rd-Party support link

     

    Problem System Launch Agents:

     

    Launch Daemons:

     

    Launch Agents:

     

    User Launch Agents:

     

    User Login Items:
        iTunesHelper
        Dropbox

     

    Internet Plug-ins:
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
        Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
        GarminGpsControl: Version: 2.9.3.0 Release 3rd-Party support link
        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.1f1 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7

     

    User Internet Plug-ins:
        BrowserPlus_2.9.2: Version: 2.9.2 3rd-Party support link

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:
        BrowserPlus  3rd-Party support link
        Flash Player  3rd-Party support link

     

    Bad Fonts:
        None

     

    Old Applications:
        None

     

    Time Machine:
        Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.

     

    Top Processes by CPU:
             9%    loginwindow
             4%    WindowServer
             3%    EtreCheck
             2%    mds
             1%    mdworker

     

    Top Processes by Memory:
        78 MB    Dropbox
        33 MB    mds
        29 MB    WindowServer
        29 MB    EtreCheck
        16 MB    Finder

     

    Virtual Memory Information:
        3.01 GB    Free RAM
        336 MB    Active RAM
        156 MB    Inactive RAM
        263 MB    Wired RAM
        126 MB    Page-ins
        0 B    Page-outs

  • by BobRz,

    BobRz BobRz Feb 16, 2014 10:35 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:35 AM in response to carpenter696

    One more... Go to System / Library / Extensions and get rid of this one. Then boot up and see if things are better.

     

    Kernel Extensions:

        com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt    (0.0.74)

  • by carpenter696,

    carpenter696 carpenter696 Feb 16, 2014 10:38 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:38 AM in response to carpenter696

    Could be completely off topic RobRz, but when I am using the computer and it freezes for 10-20 seconds or I get the spinning wheel is there any way for me to pinpoint what is causing it? I am wondering if it is my cable provider? I performed a speed test (upload and download) and they said it was fine.

     

    If I wanted to erase EVERYTHING FROM MY COMPUTER and bring it back to the factory settings, would I be able to get it running like new (fast and efficient)? Would this be difficult to do? The only thing important  to me on the computer is my iPhoto. I have done backups for the computer so this is all on a external hard drive.

  • by carpenter696,

    carpenter696 carpenter696 Feb 16, 2014 10:40 AM in response to BobRz
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:40 AM in response to BobRz

    Opened the extensions box and it is already completely empty???

  • by BobRz,

    BobRz BobRz Feb 16, 2014 10:49 AM in response to carpenter696
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    Feb 16, 2014 10:49 AM in response to carpenter696

    System / Library / Extensions should be full of things. You're looking in the root of the hard drive, right?

     

    What you can do is open Activity Monitor and sort it by CPU in descending order. Look at it when the spinning beachball starts.

     

    If you want to install from scratch you need the disks that came with the computer. Boot from Disk 1, partition the drive, then install. You should copy everything you have to an external drive first.

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