Cowboy22
Level 1
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Q: Safari and Google Docs overload
Hello I searched and could not find a similar question.
I have a Macbook Pro with 8GB RAM and a 6.66 Core Duo. It has always been fine but lately the fans are going almost all the time I have Safari open and I have noticied anywhere between 3-5 GB of memory being used. When I hover over the item 'Safari web content' it shows Googles docs as the culprit even though I do not even have this on any of my tabs and also do not even know what this is exactly. I close Safari and reopen it and it cools down for awhile, but then there comes Google Docs again no matter what I am doing. This is really annoying. I know I am signed into google but I really only use Gmail or the search of course. Does anyone have any ideas?
I have heard of a lot of people having issues with Safari having a lot of CPU usage and I think my issue has begun recently. And I hope to solve it.
John Galt
Level 8
(49,522 points)
Cowboy22 wrote:
I was given this MBP with a lot of stuff from the previous owner.
That fact, along with the EtreCheck report, explains much of what is going on. To properly transfer ownership of a Mac the following must be accomplished. Until it is, you will encounter numerous and continual problems.
Your MacBook Pro will require its original System Install DVD to reinstall its original OS, after which you can upgrade to Mavericks. If the disc was not supplied to you along with the Mac, obtain a replacement from Apple by calling the phone number that appears in your Apple Online Store page. You will need the MBP's serial number and a credit card. The cost is reasonable.
Refer to What to do before selling or giving away your Mac
- If you enabled FileVault, disable it in System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
- "Deauthorize" your iTunes account. Same for Audible if you have one.
- System Preferences > iCloud > de-select "Back to My Mac" and "Find my Mac".
- Sign out of iCloud. Select "Delete from Mac" when it appears.
Next: Remove all your personal information by completely erasing the Mac's internal storage.
- If your Mac shipped with a grey System Install DVD, start your Mac with that disc inserted in the optical drive while holding the c key to boot from it instead of its internal volume, which should be erased before selling it.
- If your Mac did not ship with discs, boot OS X Internet Recovery:
- using three fingers press and hold the following keys: ⌘ (command), option, and R.
- With a fourth finger press the power button to turn on the Mac.
- Keep the other three fingers where they are until you see the "spinning globe" icon.
- This method forces the Mac to download its originally installed OS from Apple's servers, which will not require an Apple ID to install.
- Remove any Open Firmware password if you created one: select Firmware Password Utility from the Utilities menu and remove it.
- Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
- Remove any partitions you may have created.
- Select the Mac's hard disk icon, then select the "Erase" tab.
- Select the "Security Options" button and erase the disk.
- The more "securely" you erase the disk, the longer it will take.
- The fastest method is sufficient since all but the most expensive techniques and equipment will be able to recover securely erased data.
- When it finishes, quit Disk Utility.
- Select Install Mac OS X from the Utilities menu.
- An Apple ID will not be required. If a prompt for an Apple ID appears, return to Step 5.
- Do not create any user accounts.
- When it finishes, shut down the computer.
- If you want to install the bundled apps that were included with your Mac, restart by using your Applications DVD if one was included, and install the bundled apps.
- Apps bundled with newer Macs that shipped without discs cannot be transferred. Its new owner must purchase them from the Mac App Store using his or her own Apple ID.
If the Mac is being sold to someone outside the family consider the following additional information:
- System Install DVDs that came with your Mac should remain with it forever, and must be included with the sale.
- Consider including your AppleCare certificate if you bought it, printed documentation, even the box if you still have it.
- AppleCare stays with the equipment and is transferable.
- Execute a bill of sale showing the Mac's serial number.
- Once no longer in your possession, remove the Mac from your devices in My Support Profile.
