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Jul 26, 2015 7:30 AM in response to Csound1by Zanaelf,Thats probably because the SSD , while some people still have a HDD... with 2 to 4GBs RAM
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Jul 26, 2015 7:34 AM in response to Zanaelfby Csound1,Then they should update their Mac to a modern specification, which is simply done.
Operating Yosemite on the hardware minimums will cause it to run slower, just like every other OS version in history.
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Jul 26, 2015 7:40 AM in response to Csound1by Zanaelf,Well i got a new macbook instead , and donated my old one to suffice my needs for doing art that is drawing and digital painting and some 3D rendering, where he just needed it for web browsing, emails, blogging, documents and editing the photos he took, since he was more of a photographer, and Mountain Lion was a cheaper upgrade from Snow Leopard retaining function , because Mavericks did not work on it well. I also upgraded it to 8GB RAM...
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Jul 26, 2015 7:44 AM in response to Zanaelfby Csound1,I do not really understand what you are saying here, but good luck
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Jul 26, 2015 7:48 AM in response to Csound1by Zanaelf,It is relevant in context if you did not notice that upgrading an old machine with a newer OS other than its factory default has some risks of reducing function ability , thus providing an example that reducing the GUI design for simplicity should make it require less resources , but this is not the case. Flat design defeats the objective for cognitive use.
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Jul 26, 2015 7:48 AM in response to Zanaelfby Csound1,Have you upgraded to Yosemite, simple answer please.
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Jul 26, 2015 7:50 AM in response to Csound1by Zanaelf,Don't want to because of my reasons, I am uncomfortable with its GUI design and would be able to do a bit less than I would do , than what I do when using Mavericks.
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Jul 26, 2015 7:54 AM in response to Zanaelfby Csound1,Just wanted to verify that you are posting about something you have no experience of. Thanks
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Jul 26, 2015 8:24 AM in response to Master26Aby DavJam,I am running an iMac (27in Mid 2011) with Yosemite 10.10.3
Since installing Yosemite the only issue I have had has been the very slow startup time. The previous OS (Mavericks) and the one before it were both a lot faster - they didn't even have time to display the "progress" bar. It is now marginally faster than a Windows Vista laptop I have - and that's not fast...
Apart from this annoying feature there really hasn't been any notable difference. In fact as I don't use any of the upgrade features it was a bit of wasted time installing it. But then you do need the improved security fixes Apple includes.
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Jul 26, 2015 8:41 AM in response to DavJamby Csound1,Couple of things here, Mavericks and earlier did not have a 'Progress Bar', they had a 'Progress Wheel" and they all displayed it while booting up.
But your startup issue sounds like incompatible kexts loading and failing, wasting time.
Run this report and post the results here. Etrecheck
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Jul 26, 2015 8:58 AM in response to Csound1by DavJam,EtreCheck Report as requested...
Problem description:
Slow start up in Yosemite 10 onwards
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 7/26/15, 4:53 PM
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.
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac12,2
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
Empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
Empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 0:48:36
ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (800.40 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5690H
Prはlific Technology Inc. IEEE-1284 Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
HP Photosmart 6510 series
Western Digital My Book 1144 2 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
My Book Studio (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Book Studio : 2.00 TB (1.76 TB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Mac App Store and identified developers
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.1.1) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.1.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.1.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.1.1) [Click for support]
[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist [Click for support]
[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.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.vemedio.Snowtape.RadioAgent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist [Click for support]
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Caffeine Application (/Applications/Caffeine.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
TuneupMyMac UNKNOWN (missing value)
WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)
PURE FlowServer UNKNOWN (missing value)
EOS Utility Application Hidden (/Applications/Canon Utilities/EOS Utility/EOS Utility.app)
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 18.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 15.008.20082 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 15.008.20082 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 18.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.5.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Trusteer Endpoint Protection [Click for support]
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 198.95 GB
Destinations:
My Book Studio [Local]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 44
Oldest backup: 2014-11-26 19:33:40 +0000
Last backup: 2015-07-26 15:36:35 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 198.95 GB X 3)
14% accountsd
14% securityd
2% WindowServer
2% HP Scanner 3
1% Mail
495 MB kernel_task
221 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(3)
213 MB Mail
131 MB Safari
90 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
37 MB Free RAM
3.96 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
Jul 26, 2015, 04:02:44 PM Self test - passed
Jul 25, 2015, 06:35:45 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SecurityAgent_2015-07-25-183545_[redacted].cras h
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Jul 26, 2015 9:11 AM in response to DavJamby Csound1,You have some known troublemakers on your Mac.
From this list:
Make a backup of your Mac before starting this.
All Seagate Software should be correctly uninstalled (as must all other Seagate software)
Trusteer Rapport must be correctly uninstalled (as must all other Trusteer software)
TuneUpMyMacmust be correctly uninstalled
WDDriveUtilityHelper must be correctly uninstalled (as should all other WD software)
It is important to do this correctly, so go to the various vendors websites and follow their directions, don't just put things in the trash (as appears to already have happened with TuneUpMyMac)
Post back
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Jul 26, 2015 9:26 AM in response to Csound1by DavJam,Thanks.
As far as I was aware uninstall on this system was merely a matter of dragging the item (in this case an .app) to the trashcan. TuneupmyMac was an unwanted install that I spotted after the event.
Must I remove Trusteer Rapport? - it is a security program (presumably a plug-in) required and supplied by my bank. Do I re-install it later?
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Jul 26, 2015 9:36 AM in response to DavJamby Csound1,Nope, all pole apps uninstall by dragging to the trash, 3rd parties go whichever way they please, dragging to the Trash is rarely the choice.
Trusteer is junk, it has a long history of messing with Macs, it's your choice but I would remove it.
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Jul 26, 2015 9:49 AM in response to Csound1by Zanaelf,Actually your assumption would be incorrect , when someone I work with bought a Macbook with Mavericks on, they upgraded to Yosemite(similar issues I had with my old late 2009 on his late 2013, where having issues, I helped him downgrade back to Yosemite, and now he is happy. He has a machine a step lower than mine in hardware specs.
