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Q: *PLEASE HELP* Spinning beachball keeps coming up…

Hey guys, even though I've got 500mb of RAM available for OSX to use the spinning beachball comes up every now and again and when it appears I’m unable to do anything other than move my mouse. Im running latest version of OSX Mavericks.


Thanks!

Posted on Sep 5, 2014 5:52 AM

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  • by NewbMacUser,

    NewbMacUser NewbMacUser Oct 20, 2014 4:16 AM in response to K Shaffer
    Level 1 (13 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 20, 2014 4:16 AM in response to K Shaffer

    I’ve now got Yosemite running on my Mac Mini. The spinning beachball problem doesn’t last quite as long, but it’s still present. What should I do next to remedy the problem? PLEASE, HELP ME!

     

    I can post a new slab of text from Console if that'll help.

  • by K Shaffer,Helpful

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Oct 20, 2014 9:59 PM in response to NewbMacUser
    Level 6 (14,523 points)
    Desktops
    Oct 20, 2014 9:59 PM in response to NewbMacUser

    Now that you've upgraded to Yosemite OS X 10.10, you should further read

    into the OS X Support site where that database covers most issues...

    http://www.apple.com/support/osx/ -OS X  support database

     

    And reconsider another question, looking ahead, to post in Yosemite ASC...

    OS X Yosemite  - support discussions

     

    There, you may be among others seeking assistance for a variety of issues;

    since the official release of Yosemite out of beta status there are more users

    of newest system version, & they aren't limited to Developer discussions, etc.

     

    A new 10.10 topic thread may generate some same kinds of suggestions

    the issue brought up earlier in this one, in at least one other thread in ASC;

    so don't be surprised when or if replies to symptomatic (spinning ball, etc)

    tend to go the same way. OS X Support topic articles can be found in the

    above Database site, but also can be searched and recovered in a general

    online search. If you use Google, for example, there are many Discussions

    topics that will appear. Depending on how you word a search, more official

    Apple Support articles can also be forced out of hiding, among replies there.

     

    I'd be looking into the more traditional answers to the 'spinning beachball'

    and spinning gear kinds of topics; several sites go back to earlier versions

    of OS X. The topic articles in Apple Support itself have been getting updates

    to cover by name Mavericks and Yosemite; some still say Mt Lion. The kind

    of problem you faced could relate to a hardware issue in addition to software;

    so troubleshooting should've included a bootable backup, so you could test

    and see if the computer, or its components may have a hardware issue.

     

    •Resolving common cause of spinning beachball...

    http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html#Anchor-Res_Common_SBBOD

     

    •Macintosh OS X Beachballs...

    http://www.macattorney.com/rbb.html

     

    Backup, time machine, restore...

    http://pondini.org/OSX/Home.html

     

    Some mac-related sites discussed it over several years, going forward

    any links back to Apple database, no longer get you their articles.

     

    About spinning beach ball of death - macworld:

    http://www.macworld.com/article/1151583/spinningbeachballofdeath.html

     

    A variety of FAQs about OS X...

    some of these, and associated links

    may be obsoleted in Yosemite OS.

    http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/faqs.html

     

    So, it is my opinion this thread has gone its course.

     

    Sorry that of those who contributed advice earlier

    did not compile it better for your purposes. And I

    do not think a major upload of Console logs here

    would help. If you can get Linc Davis to tell you

    how to run a Unix command-line test, and then

    post that result adequately, he may get back to

    you. Not with a simple answer, but more tests.

    Usually those kinds of interactions take time and

    an etrecheck kind of exercise is not always helpful.

     

    In a new topic thread, with details of hardware & software, previous history

    of the situation, and what you tried; these may be of help to someone who

    reads through and chooses which battle they may attempt to help resolve.

     

    Into the Yosemite era, several items of older software not transitioning over

    will likely need to be upgraded or replaced with something else. There are

    new problems on the horizon because an OS X upgrade generally does not

    resolve issues that may be based in hardware, or a mix of odd software, too.

     

    In any event...

    Good luck & happy computing!

  • by jwsapp,

    jwsapp jwsapp May 12, 2016 4:15 PM in response to NewbMacUser
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 12, 2016 4:15 PM in response to NewbMacUser

    I have a similar problem: SBBOD comes up all the time- opening an app, quitting an app, using a keyboard shortcut, changing pages in Safari, etc.

     

    FIRST:

     

    I have run Etrecheck, AHT, TechTool 8, Atomic (TT's RAM checker), cleaned up permissions, and checked for malware. I have 8GB of RAM, more than enough, I'm using 329.31 GB of my 500 GB drive, and unchecked "put disks to sleep when possible" in the Energy Saver tab.

     

    Everything is "normal", but I still get the SBBOD.

     

    Help!

  • by BobTheFisherman,

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman May 15, 2016 5:08 PM in response to jwsapp
    Level 6 (15,644 points)
    May 15, 2016 5:08 PM in response to jwsapp

    Stop posting on old threads. If you want help please start your own thread and provide your system and issue details.

    Writing an effective Apple Support Communities question

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM May 16, 2016 8:33 AM in response to jwsapp
    Level 6 (14,152 points)
    iPad
    May 16, 2016 8:33 AM in response to jwsapp

    Post a new discussion with a FULL Etrecheck report.

    We'll determine what is wrong with your Mac and whether or not you have enough RAM installed.

    FYI, newer versions of OS X, especially 10.10 and 10.11 need a base RAM of 8 GBs, now.

    Even OS X 10.8 and 10.9 run better with, at least, 8 GBs of RAM installed.

    Post a new thread, so we can all sort out all of  your Mac's performance issues.

     

    Thank You.

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