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Q: Yosemite very laggy after installation

Hello,

I have a late-2012 Macbook pro and Today I installed Yosemite. But starting from the moment after finishing the installation I feel a very obvious lag in some cases. Especially in Safari, iTunes notifications and switching between windows I experience something like it gets frozen for a second, and it goes on. I don't know If it only happens to me or it is just an ordinary post-update process (already 5 hours passed after installation), I am really uneasy with that. So what can I do at this moment? If you have any suggestions or comments about the issue, I'll appreciate.

Thanks,

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 17, 2014 12:11 PM

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  • by Dominic1800,

    Dominic1800 Dominic1800 Oct 17, 2014 10:13 PM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 17, 2014 10:13 PM in response to staywatchful

    Hello, I have the same problem with the same mac (2012). I updated yesterday and sometimes when I'm browsing the internet using safari or chrome i notice some stutters and lags. three times now my mac has completely frozen while watching a movie in netflix and the beach ball cursor starts spinning for about 2 minutes and closes safari. Also, when I open a folder from my desktop the folder animation stutters and then opens. I've never had any of these issues with Mavericks; so is it better to just downgrade?

     

    I have a macbook pro mid 2012, running Yosemite.

  • by Manuel Manev,

    Manuel Manev Manuel Manev Oct 17, 2014 10:13 PM in response to Dominic1800
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    Oct 17, 2014 10:13 PM in response to Dominic1800

    Hello, I am using a MacBook Pro Mid 2014 and I have a bad performance ever since I have the 10.10 Installed. Really hope to get a hot fix soon.

  • by Jorge Carmona,

    Jorge Carmona Jorge Carmona Oct 19, 2014 7:00 PM in response to Manuel Manev
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    Oct 19, 2014 7:00 PM in response to Manuel Manev

    Hello, im having problems with my MacbookPro mid 2012, and i think it has something to do with the discrete graphics card (gt650m 512 mb).

    The finder is very laggy, especially when using the grid view and the rubber banding effect, the stacks become also laggy when opening any app that uses the discrete card, for instance photoshop and i don't think the problem is the lack of memory or resources because everything else is smooth, some animations are the same as mavericks and didn't have any problem with safari so far. hope there is a hotfix or something soon.

    ps: sorry everyone for my crappy english.

  • by plindelauf,

    plindelauf plindelauf Oct 22, 2014 4:11 AM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 22, 2014 4:11 AM in response to staywatchful

    I have found the exact same problem with my Early 2011 15" Macbook Pro. I have found that my discrete graphics card (AMD Radeon HD 6490M) is causing the problem. When I connect an external monitor, it switches from integrated graphics to discrete graphics and then the UI is insanely laggy and slow (detected with gfxCardStatus app). Unfortunately, the external monitor can only be handled by my discrete graphics chip and not the integrated one.

     

    Please give us decent discrete graphics drivers, Apple!

  • by dapvincent,

    dapvincent dapvincent Oct 23, 2014 12:15 PM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 23, 2014 12:15 PM in response to staywatchful

    I am experiencing a similar problem and have done some pretty thorough debug to determine the problem. Unfortunately I believe a fix lies within the graphics card driver (so we will have to wait for a release from Apple).

     

    I have a Macbook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011), 2GHz, 16GB 1333 Ram, AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256mb graphics card.

     

    To be clear of my problem, the laptop operates normally standalone. As soon as I plug in to the Thunderbolt display, everything appears laggy (as if the driver isn't installed)

     

    1) Permissions repair

    2) Reset PRAM and NVRAM

    3) Disabled energy saver so that the laptop is always running discrete graphics. When the laptop is not plugged into the Thunderbolt display, it operates normally (multiple 1080p videos, window dragging flawless). When plugged into Thunderbolt, the lag is apparent (dragging windows is jittery etc)

     

    Then I brought it to the Apple store for some diagnosis with them

    4) Plugged in the store Thunderbolt display and lag appeared with the Genius

    - This tells me that it's not my Thunderbolt display

    5) Disabled startup items

    6) MRI hardware test all passed

    7) Booted into a copy of Mountain Lion. When plugged into the Thunderbolt display, the laptop responded normally (no lag, just like before Yosemite)

      - This tells me that there is nothing wrong with discrete graphic card in the laptop

    8) Ran the laptop in Target Disk Mode, chained it to a Macbook with a Nvidia discrete graphic card and the laptop responded normally.

      - This tells me that there is nothing wrong with my laptops startup configuration.

      - This also is a good indicator that it's a graphic driver issue.

     

    I'm really running out of options on what to try. I'm thinking of hooking up an external HDD, installed Yosemite fresh on that, and she how it responds. At the moment, my diagnosis is that it's a problem with the AMD Radeon HD 6490M driver and the Thunderbolt driver. Unfortunately since the drivers are built into the OS, it seems a little difficult to reinstall or rollback a driver.

  • by Luis_Mercado,

    Luis_Mercado Luis_Mercado Oct 23, 2014 12:25 PM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 23, 2014 12:25 PM in response to staywatchful

    Please, follow this guide in order and see if your problem is resolved.

     

    Guide: How to solve Yosemite memory leaks and CPU usage

  • by dapvincent,

    dapvincent dapvincent Oct 23, 2014 12:54 PM in response to Luis_Mercado
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    Oct 23, 2014 12:54 PM in response to Luis_Mercado

    This did not resolve my issue. Thank you though.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 23, 2014 1:06 PM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 23, 2014 1:06 PM in response to staywatchful

    Activity Monitor - Mavericks

     

    Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes

     

    Performance Guide

     

    Why is my computer slow

     

    Why your Mac runs slower than it should

     

    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

  • by dapvincent,

    dapvincent dapvincent Oct 23, 2014 1:15 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Oct 23, 2014 1:15 PM in response to Eric Root

    EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)

    Report generated October 23, 2014 at 1:13:21 PM PDT

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

      MacBook Pro Intel Core i7, 15" (Early 2011)

      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

      1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

      16 GB RAM Upgradeable

      BANK 0/DIMM0

      8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

      BANK 1/DIMM0

      8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Video Information: ℹ️

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      Color LCD 1680 x 1050

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      Cinema HD 1920 x 1200

     

    System Software: ℹ️

      OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:22:19

     

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      Mac App Store and identified developers

     

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      WDSecurityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Security.app/Contents/WDSecurityHelper.app)

      WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)

      SpiderOak Application (/Applications/SpiderOak.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

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      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support

      QuakeLivePlugin: Version: 0.1.0.520 Support

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  • by dapvincent,

    dapvincent dapvincent Oct 23, 2014 1:19 PM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 23, 2014 1:19 PM in response to staywatchful

    Disable Windows transparency seemed to resolve most of my issues.

     

    Maybe it's an OpenGL issue with the AMD Radeon cards?

     

    http://www.howtogeek.com/199201/how-to-disable-window-transparency-in-os-x-yosem ite/

  • by plindelauf,

    plindelauf plindelauf Oct 24, 2014 2:23 AM in response to dapvincent
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    Oct 24, 2014 2:23 AM in response to dapvincent

    Disabling the transparency doesn't make a difference on my Radeon HD 6490 M. The UI remains very laggy; nothing like the integrated chipset. Please update your drivers, Apple!

  • by staywatchful,

    staywatchful staywatchful Oct 25, 2014 2:27 PM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 25, 2014 2:27 PM in response to staywatchful

    I have new updates for you guys.

     

    Just control if your FileVault is turned on... Go to system preferences, then Security & Privacy. Click the FileVault tab and check. I found that mine is turned on, and I turned it off (use the lock at the bottom left corner). If yours is also turned on, it takes like 3-5 hours to decrypt.

     

    FileVault surely responsible for the lag. My problem of lagging has disappeared although decryption is not finished yet. (1 hour remaining.) I'll notify you if my battery performance turns back to normal after turning off FileVault.

     

    Appreciate if you share your status of FileVault.

  • by Tommy grant,

    Tommy grant Tommy grant Oct 25, 2014 2:51 PM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 25, 2014 2:51 PM in response to staywatchful

    I never had it turned on and i still lag, and have slow boot up times?

  • by Jessie Bryan,

    Jessie Bryan Jessie Bryan Oct 27, 2014 9:19 AM in response to staywatchful
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    Oct 27, 2014 9:19 AM in response to staywatchful

    I'm also using an AMD 6490M and have really slow response when I'm using my external monitor.  A reboot helps for about an hour or two.  I get lots of abnormal UI flickers with Safari as well(only when the external monitor is attached).  I'm assuming this is when the discrete video is engaged.

     

    This only started happening when I installed Yosemite.  This was an upgrade from Mavericks.  As a test, I grabbed a new hard drive and installed Yosemite on that (not an upgrade), and then tested the OS.  Even with a fresh install, the system response degrades with the external monitor plugged in.  When my monitor is not plugged in, the system is fine.  And yes, I tried all the de facto troubleshooting steps.  SMC, Disk Repair, P-RAM, sprinkled fairy dust, jumped on one foot, etc.

     

    I was happy with Mavericks, so I'll go back to that until Apple can fix this issue.

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