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Q: My MacBook suddenly started running slow

Hello! I've had my MacBook Pro for since 2010 and it suddenly started running slow. This has been going on for a week already. I've restarted my MacBook many times and when I'm not using it I shut it down. I've tried many things to make it run faster and deleted 14k files that were mostly text documents, pictures, videos, etc. and deleted my whole iTunes library hoping it would work but nothing. I currently have 77.07 GB left but space has never been the problem since in the past I've had 10GB or to the point where I had no GB and it still ran perfectly. Two things I've noticed is that when it gets hot it starts running slow and also when I start watching videos on youtube or ones that are already in my MacBook. Last night I reset my SMC hoping it would work better and it only ran slow because of the heat but I see no change. I'm trying anything possible to fix this myself before taking it to the Apple Store and spending money on something I could've probably fixed myself.

 

Here's some information on my MacBook

 

MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2010

Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 220M 256 MB

Software: OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Oct 11, 2013 1:51 PM

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  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Jun 25, 2014 11:53 AM in response to Nicklmarks
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 25, 2014 11:53 AM in response to Nicklmarks

    I agree with Mad, a lot is wrong. Please make a new thread, you can post the link here.

  • by Nicklmarks,

    Nicklmarks Nicklmarks Jun 25, 2014 12:03 PM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jun 25, 2014 12:03 PM in response to Lexiepex

    Thanks.

    Mac starts to behave slowly

  • by GabrielGrubb,

    GabrielGrubb GabrielGrubb Jun 27, 2014 4:34 PM in response to aliogul
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jun 27, 2014 4:34 PM in response to aliogul

    hi everybody,

    I've seen that this topic was of great value for many and I have the same problem (macbook pro is getting extremely slow and hot) would like to know if you guys can help me as well.

    I downloaded the EtreCheck already and it goes like this:

     

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

    Report generated 27 de junho de 2014 20:27:05 BRT

     

    Hardware Information:

        MacBook Pro Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, 13" (Early 2011)

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

        1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores

        4 GB RAM

     

    Video Information:

        Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

            Color LCD 1280 x 800

     

    System Software:

        Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0 days 12:5:58

     

    Disk Information:

        TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500,11 GB)

            disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499,25 GB (278,53 GB free)

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

     

        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 

     

    USB Information:

        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

        Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro

     

    Configuration files:

        /etc/hosts - Count: 1

     

    Kernel Extensions:

        [not loaded]    com.anchorfree.tun (1.1.1 - SDK 10.8) Support

     

    Startup Items:

        HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

        HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

     

    Launch Daemons:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

     

    Launch Agents:

        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support

        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support

     

    User Login Items:

        Google Drive

        Dropbox

        uTorrent

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version

        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support

        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1

        Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update

        o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

        googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30214.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8

     

    Safari Extensions:

        AllMyTube: Version: 3.0.0.3

        Searchme: Version: 1.3

     

    Audio Plug-ins:

        iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7

     

    iTunes Plug-ins:

        Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7

     

    User Internet Plug-ins:

        Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: Unknown

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

        Flash Player  Support

        Growl  Support

        Java  Support

     

    Time Machine:

        Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

            77%    firefox

             5%    WindowServer

             3%    mds

             0%    fontd

             0%    Google Drive

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

        1.75 GB    firefox

        66 MB    Finder

        49 MB    WindowServer

        49 MB    mds

        33 MB    applepushserviced

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

        192 MB    Free RAM

        1.94 GB    Active RAM

        955 MB    Inactive RAM

        959 MB    Wired RAM

        1.34 GB    Page-ins

        902 MB    Page-outs

     

     

     

    Any help would be great !

     

    thanks!

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Jun 27, 2014 4:58 PM in response to GabrielGrubb
    Level 9 (50,514 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 27, 2014 4:58 PM in response to GabrielGrubb

    Yet another victim of CleanMyMac. Please post a new question.

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Jun 27, 2014 11:49 PM in response to GabrielGrubb
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 27, 2014 11:49 PM in response to GabrielGrubb

    I agree with John Galt, bad software. Please make a new thread, you can post the link here.

  • by GabrielGrubb,

    GabrielGrubb GabrielGrubb Jun 28, 2014 7:37 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jun 28, 2014 7:37 AM in response to Lexiepex

    here is the link to the new post:

     

    Very slow MacBook Pro with extreme heating (CleanMyMac installed)

  • by CHINOBECU,

    CHINOBECU CHINOBECU Jul 7, 2014 10:45 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jul 7, 2014 10:45 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Hello LexSchelling,

     

    May you be able help me out with my Mac book pro?

     

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

    Report generated July 7, 2014 at 11:33:55 AM CST

     

    Hardware Information:

        MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1

        1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

        4 GB RAM

     

    Video Information:

        NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB

            Color LCD 1280 x 800

     

    System Software:

        OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 28 days 3:38:58

     

    Disk Information:

        Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.2 GB (93.69 GB free)

            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

     

        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 

     

    USB Information:

        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

     

    Gatekeeper:

        Anywhere

     

    Kernel Extensions:

        [not loaded]    com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.2.13) Support

        [not loaded]    com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.2.13) Support

        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.CDFree (0.5.0) Support

        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.DevGuruMdm (0.5.0) Support

        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.DevGuruRoot (0.5.0) Support

        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.DevGuruVsp (0.5.0) Support

        [not loaded]    com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) Support

        [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) Support

        [not loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.74) Support

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) Support

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) Support

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) Support

        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) Support

     

    Startup Items:

        HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

        HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

        StartOuc: Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

     

    Problem System Launch Daemons:

        [failed]    com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist

        [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist

        [running]    com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist Support

     

    Launch Daemons:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

        [running]    com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support

        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support

        [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support

     

    Launch Agents:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support

        [running]    com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.lexmark.bmlaunchd.plist Support

        [loaded]    com.lexmark.lexnetlaunchd.plist Support

        [running]    com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist Support

        [running]    com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support

        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support

        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support

        [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents:

        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

     

    User Login Items:

        iTunesHelper

        Adobe Bridge CS4

        Nike+ Connect Helper

        BlackBerry Device Manager

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

        Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

        Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.6.5 Support

        OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support

        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 Support

        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support

        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

        Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update

        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7

        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 Support

        GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 Support

        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version

     

    Audio Plug-ins:

        BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

        AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9

        AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9

        iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

     

    iTunes Plug-ins:

        Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

        Flash Player  Support

        Flip4Mac WMV  Support

        MacFUSE  Support

        Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  Support

     

    Time Machine:

        Skip System Files: NO

        Mobile backups: OFF

        Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

        Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

            75%    firefox

            19%    WindowServer

             2%    hidd

             1%    Microsoft Excel

             1%    Activity Monitor

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

        1019 MB    firefox

        172 MB    systemstats

        78 MB    WindowServer

        57 MB    Finder

        41 MB    Microsoft Word

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

        337 MB    Free RAM

        1.07 GB    Active RAM

        656 MB    Inactive RAM

        777 MB    Wired RAM

        2     Page-ins

        9.65 GB    Page-outs

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Jul 8, 2014 1:04 AM in response to CHINOBECU
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 8, 2014 1:04 AM in response to CHINOBECU

    I propose that you start a new thread and post the link here.

  • by CHINOBECU,

    CHINOBECU CHINOBECU Jul 8, 2014 7:44 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jul 8, 2014 7:44 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Thank you very much, this is the link My Mac started running slow

  • by amyfromalbuquerque,

    amyfromalbuquerque amyfromalbuquerque Jul 9, 2014 8:14 AM in response to CHINOBECU
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jul 9, 2014 8:14 AM in response to CHINOBECU

    Lex,

     

    Here is my etrecheck.  Thanks for your generosity of time in helping everyone on this thread.  Hopefully you can help me too.

     

    macbook pro running slow and hot

  • by kemarkem,

    kemarkem kemarkem Jul 9, 2014 9:19 AM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jul 9, 2014 9:19 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Theses are my EtreCheck result

    I also recently reinstalled Mavericks but the system is still running slower than normal


    EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

    Report generated July 9, 2014 at 10:02:46 AM MDT

     

    Hardware Information:

      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)

      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

      1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores

      8 GB RAM

     

    Video Information:

      Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)

      Color LCD 1280 x 800

     

    System Software:

      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 2:52:26

     

    Disk Information:

      TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)

      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (729.41 GB free)

      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

     

      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8

     

    USB Information:

      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Gatekeeper:

      Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Launch Daemons:

      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

     

    User Login Items:

      iTunesHelper

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support

      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

     

    Audio Plug-ins:

      BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

      AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9

      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9

      iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

     

    iTunes Plug-ins:

      Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

      Flash Player  Support

     

    Time Machine:

      Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

          3% WindowServer

          1% Disk Utility

          1% repair_packages

          0% Activity Monitor

          0% aosnotifyd

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

      377 MB repair_packages

      123 MB Safari

      106 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent

      98 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

      74 MB mds_stores

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

      4.59 GB Free RAM

      2.32 GB Active RAM

      189 MB Inactive RAM

      926 MB Wired RAM

      352 MB Page-ins

      0 B Page-outs

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Jul 10, 2014 1:50 AM in response to kemarkem
    Level 6 (10,536 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 10, 2014 1:50 AM in response to kemarkem

    Nothing in this list indicates that removing crap softwares is needed.

    You said "but the system is still running slower than normal".....

    can you explain a bit better? start a new thread and post the link here.

    Lex

  • by jsbears48,

    jsbears48 jsbears48 Jul 19, 2014 2:43 PM in response to Lexiepex
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jul 19, 2014 2:43 PM in response to Lexiepex

    Hi Lex (and anyone else willing to help),

     

    I also have been having trouble with my Mac speed. It came on suddenly yesterday when I awakened my computer from sleep. The specific issues are that finder is especially slow. I have trouble opening folders on my desktop. But the browser windows have been slow as well, as in when I try to open a new tab. Youtube was particularly slow. Every time anything is slow the rainbow spinny icon pops up. Even writing this message was incredibly slow, it paused every 15 seconds. Thanks! I have my EtreCheck report:

     

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

    Report generated July 19, 2014 4:08:02 PM CDT

     

    Hardware Information:

      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)

      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

      1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

      4 GB RAM

     

    Video Information:

      Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 384 MB

      Color LCD 1280 x 800

     

    System Software:

      Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Uptime: 0 days 0:30:29

     

    Disk Information:

      TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)

      disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (462.37 GB free)

      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

     

      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 

     

    USB Information:

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

      Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro

     

    Launch Daemons:

      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

      [running] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist Support

      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support

      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

     

    Launch Agents:

      [loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist Support

      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents:

      [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

      [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support

     

    User Login Items:

      iTunesHelper

      Dropbox

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

      WidevineMediaOptimizer: Version: 6.0.0.12607 - SDK 10.7 Support

      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1

      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

      CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.2.0 Support

      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 Support

      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

      DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.8r638 Support

      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version

     

    Audio Plug-ins:

      iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7

     

    iTunes Plug-ins:

      Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

      Citrix Online Plug-in  Support

      Flash Player  Support

      Java  Support

     

    Time Machine:

      Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

          5% Safari

          4% WebProcess

          3% WindowServer

          1% hidd

          0% cookied

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

      152 MB WebProcess

      94 MB Safari

      94 MB mds

      86 MB Dropbox

      61 MB Finder

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

      1.95 GB Free RAM

      1.01 GB Active RAM

      377 MB Inactive RAM

      685 MB Wired RAM

      815 MB Page-ins

      0 B Page-outs

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Jul 19, 2014 3:56 PM in response to jsbears48
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    Jul 19, 2014 3:56 PM in response to jsbears48

    Generally speaking, Lex wants you to "start a new thread and post the link here." unless there is one obvious problem and I'm not seeing anything like that here. That will get you the most attention from the largest number of troubleshooters instead of relying on a couple of us here who are still monitoring this way-to-long topic. It's just the way this forum works best.

     

    You do have some out-of-date software installed, so I would start working through those. The obvious ones to me are:

     

    Silverlight

    DirectorShockwave

    JavaAppletPlugin but check System Preferences->Java first to see why it's not automatically updating.


    I hope you are using some other form of backup since you aren't using Time Machine. All hard drives fail, often somewhere around the three year point, so if there is anything on yours that you can't live without, you need to come up with a robust backup plan to preserve it.

  • by jsbears48,

    jsbears48 jsbears48 Jul 19, 2014 4:26 PM in response to MadMacs0
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Jul 19, 2014 4:26 PM in response to MadMacs0

    Ok thanks. Here is the  new link:

    Macbook suddenly slow

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