Launchpad and Mission Control lag

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Launchpad and Mission Control lag

Hey guys!

So recently I installed AutoCAD and it was giving me a bit of grief with graphics so I uninstalled it. Upon doing so I've noticed that when I entered Launchpad, going from page to page lagged going back and forth. ALSO, ive noticed that entering Mission Control that it is no longer smooth. The best way I can explain the latter is that everytime I swipe up (4 fingers) the windows don't transition smoothly into the Mission Control screen, rather it just suddenly resizes. Impulsively, I have reinstalled Lion and it (not surprisingly) has not resolved it and now I'm hoping you guys can help!

Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2), Early 2011 15" i7 2.2GHz

Posted on Dec 28, 2011 2:01 AM

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Answer 1

softwater

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Dec 28, 2011 2:51 AM in response to macdudepro

Have a look in Activity Monitor and see if any autocad processes are running. Alternatively, open Terminal.app

and type (or cut and paste)

launchctl list

to see what launch daemons are running.

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macdudepro Author

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Dec 28, 2011 3:31 AM in response to softwater

I gave that a shot, didn't find anything... 😟

I've also used Onyx to clear some cache out prior to discovering these problems if that helps. but ive defaulted everything in Onyx since and problems still persist

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Answer 3

softwater

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Dec 28, 2011 4:13 AM in response to macdudepro

Best thing I can suggest is to post the output to these commands (paste them into Terminal). Take each at a time, and copy the output into a file and paste here.

1.

kextstat -kl | awk ' !/apple/ { print $6 $7 } '

2.

sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|com\.vix|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '

(you will need to enter an admin password after this, which will be invisible when you type it)

3.

launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '

4.

ls -1A {,/}Library/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Ser,Sta}* 2> /dev/null

If you have a mobile.me account, be sure to replace your mobile.me email with a dummy (it will be shown in the output)

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macdudepro Author

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Dec 28, 2011 1:42 PM in response to softwater

So I've done as you've suggested (I've sensored my real name and mobile me with ******) and this is the output right after i put in my password and step 3&4

================================================================================ ===

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

com.google.keystone.daemon

com.adobe.SwitchBoard

******-MacBook-Pro:~ ******$

******-MacBook-Pro:~ ******$ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk ' !/0x|apple|edu\.|org\./ { print $3 } '

com.google.keystone.root.agent

com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager

com.google.Chrome.framework.service_process/Users/******/Library/Application_Sup port/Google/Chrome

com.divx.agent.postinstall

******-MacBook-Pro:~ ******$ ls -1A {,/}Library/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Ser,Sta}* 2> /dev/null

/Library/Components:

/Library/Extensions:

/Library/Frameworks:

AEProfiling.framework

AERegistration.framework

Adlm.framework

Adobe AIR.framework

ApplicationEnhancer.framework

AudioMixEngine.framework

DivX Toolkit.framework

EWSMac.framework

NyxAudioAnalysis.framework

PluginManager.framework

XSKey.framework

iLifeFaceRecognition.framework

iLifeKit.framework

iLifePageLayout.framework

iLifeSQLAccess.framework

iLifeSlideshow.framework

/Library/Input Methods:

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins:

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

OVSHelper.plugin

Quartz Composer.webplugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

SharePointWebKitPlugin.webplugin

flashplayer.xpt

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

nsIQTScriptablePlugin.xpt

/Library/LaunchAgents:

com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

com.google.keystone.agent.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons:

com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

com.apple.aelwriter.plist

com.apple.remotepairtool.plist

com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

/Library/PreferencePanes:

Application Enhancer.prefPane

DivX.prefPane

Flash Player.prefPane

Growl.prefPane

/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

/Library/QuickLook:

iWork.qlgenerator

/Library/QuickTime:

AC3 Codec.component

AppleIntermediateCodec.component

AppleMPEG2Codec.component

DivX Decoder.component

DivX Encoder.component

/Library/ScriptingAdditions:

Adobe Unit Types.osax

/Library/Server:

Mail

/Library/StartupItems:

Library/Address Book Plug-Ins:

SkypeABDialer.bundle

SkypeABSMS.bundle

Library/Frameworks:

EWSMac.framework

Library/Input Methods:

.localized

Library/Internet Plug-Ins:

Library/LaunchAgents:

com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.29E1C53B-0B3A-446A-B721-00F 86D6CF5CF.plist

com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-******@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist

com.google.Chrome.framework.plist

Library/PreferencePanes:

SwitchResX.prefPane

Library/ScriptingAdditions:

SwitchResX Menu.osax

================================================================================ ===

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Answer 5

softwater

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Dec 28, 2011 5:31 PM in response to macdudepro

Have a look at that SwitchResX app. Return any prefs to default. Disable any scripts (if you've set any up). Better still, remove it completely.

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Answer 6

Aug 5, 2013 1:01 PM in response to macdudepro

Hey you, and others,

I had the same problems (mission control not running smooth) and read this hypothesis that AutoCAD might be to blame. I have a macbook pro, i7 processor, running mountain lion (installed off the app store, no disc), and a few of heavy graphic programs and AutoCAD.

My solution: I simply opened and quit AutoCAD and voilà! The problem has been resolved ever since. Hopefully it will stay this way.

To me its like if my computer was stuck in the "AutoCAD mode". I hadn't used autocad since this problem appeared, which is probably when it first appeared. I had been using autocad long before and didn't have that problem ever. And then it just started one day. Maybe my autocad hadn't shut down properly last time i had used it?

Hope this is the simple solution to your, and others, problem!

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Answer 7

Budijoe

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Sep 9, 2013 9:45 PM in response to MaxDerBlau

Hi Max.

Your solution work like a charm.

In my case, not only Launchpad and Mission Control which laggy, but the Dock animation as well.

I can confirm this is work for me. Others who have the same issue should try it.

Thank you.

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