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Jan 1, 2015 9:39 AM in response to donaceliby Allan Eckert,I suggest you download and install EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Run EtreCheck and publish report here
Allan
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Jan 1, 2015 9:41 AM in response to donaceliby The hatter,This is not the MacBook Pro or Yosemite but devoted to the desktop workstation model.
Windows 10 Preview would probably not give you trouble.
Upgrades over prior OS may go south, especially those that had Boot Camp and upgrade to 10.10
Some general tips:
Backup options for OS X Yosemite
- Time Machine - Learn how to backup your Mac using Time Machine.
- Time Capsule - Learn more about backing up your data using Time Capsule.
- iCloud - Use iCloud to backup your music, photos, calendars, etc.
- Backup options - Learn about alternative options for backing up your Mac.
To downgrade back to OS X Mavericks from Yosemite, you absolutely must have a recent Time Machine backup made from OS X Mavericks – this is not optional using this specific technique. If you followed our preparation instructions or general good practice for system upgrades, you made a backup with Time Machine prior to updating to OS X Yosemite, so you’ll be good to go and be able to restore to the date of that last backup.
http://osxdaily.com/2014/10/22/downgrade-os-x-yosemite-to-mavericks/
Also, create an installer so you can do a clean install - or reinstall later if needed and avoid downloading again.
OS X Yosemite bootable installer drive
Google can be your helpful friend (or Bing in my case) "How to upgrade to Yosemite"
http://www.bing.com/search?q=Apple+How+to+upgrade+to+Yosemite
Doing a clean install will avoid many problems - changes to the hdd partition table, issue where there is Windows partition, and of course old or incompatible software.
A tutorial on using TimeMachine just in case:
http://blog.laptopmag.com/back-up-mac
And, keeping your old system "as is" will be your safety net.
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Jan 2, 2015 1:44 PM in response to Allan Eckertby donaceli,Thank You all for trying to help:
I have downgraded from Yosemite and the problem with wireless drop offs are still present. I am starting to accept that this is something to do with Airdrop Card going bust, but looking for second opinions.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated 2 January 2015 21:21:46 GMT
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 1:57:0
WDC WD3200BEVT-00ZCT0 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
System (disk0s2) / : 104.20 GB (63.86 GB free)
Partition (disk0s3) /Volumes/Partition : 204.74 GB (35.00 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
Microsoft Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver V2.0
Seagate FreeAgent 1 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Seagate (disk1s2) /Volumes/Seagate : 999.86 GB (588.02 GB free)
Generic Mass Storage Device
X-Rite, Inc. i1Display3
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
/etc/hosts - Count: 17
Anywhere
Conduit [Remove]
/Library/Application Support/HASP/kexts
[loaded] com.aladdin.kext.aksfridge (1.0.2) [Support]
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.xrite.device.softwareupdate.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[running] com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist [Support]
[running] com.aladdin.hasplmd.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.perion.searchprotectd.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Support]
[running] com.xrite.device.xrdd.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[running] com.nchsoftware.inventoria.agent.plist [Support]
i1ProfilerTray Application (/Applications/i1Profiler/i1ProfilerTray.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
TroviNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9 [Support]
searchExt-1 [Cached]
Trovi Search for Safari [Installed]
Searchme [Installed] Adware! [Remove]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Java [Support]
Time Machine not configured!
13% Finder
9% WindowServer
4% Mail
1% installd
1% Installer
241 MB mds_stores
137 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
112 MB Finder
112 MB Mail
77 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
4.43 GB Free RAM
2.11 GB Active RAM
979 MB Inactive RAM
804 MB Wired RAM
683 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Jan 2, 2015, 07:25:44 PM Self test - passed
Jan 1, 2015, 11:46:33 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Preview_2015-01-01-234633_[redacted].hang
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Jan 2, 2015 6:35 PM in response to donaceliby Allan Eckert,Reset GateKeeper so that it will protect your Mac as state in OS X: About Gatekeeper - Apple Support
Use http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php to remove Conduit , Trovi and SreachMe adware from your Mac.