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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 rhycefromtusmore,

    rhycefromtusmore rhycefromtusmore Aug 25, 2014 4:05 AM in response to sunbasque
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    Aug 25, 2014 4:05 AM in response to sunbasque

    Hey Lex, could you please check mine out too!

     

    Macbook pro suddenly running very slowly

     

    Thanks!

  • by Ajay1980in,

    Ajay1980in Ajay1980in Aug 30, 2014 9:57 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Aug 30, 2014 9:57 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Hi Linc

     

    As per give command, i've followed you first step and i find below text in the new text window.

    -------------

    Aug 31 00:48:45 Atul-Jasanis-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: disk0s2: I/O error.

    --- last message repeated 6 times ---

    Aug 31 00:57:28 localhost kernel[0] <Debug>: disk0s2: I/O error.

    --- last message repeated 1 time ---

    Aug 31 00:59:30 Atul-Jasanis-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: disk0s2: I/O error.

    --- last message repeated 211 times ---

    Aug 31 02:15:20 localhost kernel[0] <Debug>: disk0s2: I/O error.

    --- last message repeated 1 time ---

    Aug 31 02:16:36 Atul-Jasanis-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: disk0s2: I/O error.

    --- last message repeated 28 times ---

    --------------------

     

    please suggest something, your help will be appriciated

     

    Thanks

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Aug 31, 2014 12:10 AM in response to Ajay1980in
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    Aug 31, 2014 12:10 AM in response to Ajay1980in

    Linc almost never responds to "me too" requests and is probably not even monitoring this thread any longer given that it's almost a year old. You also haven't told us any details concerning your problem, model MBP or OS version.

     

    Please start a new discussion giving the information outlined above and wait to be told before posting the information Linc or anybody else here has requested. That way you'll get help from a many more people who are currently monitoring the forum.  That's just the way this works best.

     

    Feel free to return with a link to your new discussion item in case others are still monitoring this.

  • by StacyStacy7,

    StacyStacy7 StacyStacy7 Sep 3, 2014 8:32 AM in response to Lexiepex
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    Sep 3, 2014 8:32 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Thanks LexSchellings!  By reading your posts, my husband and I were able to resolve our issues with our Macs running slow!  Thanks again!

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Sep 3, 2014 9:15 AM in response to StacyStacy7
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    Sep 3, 2014 9:15 AM in response to StacyStacy7

    happy to be of help,

    Lex

  • by lamonicaj,

    lamonicaj lamonicaj Sep 5, 2014 7:37 AM in response to Lexiepex
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    Sep 5, 2014 7:37 AM in response to Lexiepex

    If I submit my EtreCheck Report, do you think you could possibly assist me as well?

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Sep 5, 2014 8:21 AM in response to lamonicaj
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    Sep 5, 2014 8:21 AM in response to lamonicaj

    Of course, but start a new thread, post the link here.

  • by 88.michael.murray,

    88.michael.murray 88.michael.murray Sep 6, 2014 10:51 AM in response to stephjonas
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    Sep 6, 2014 10:51 AM in response to stephjonas

    Lex, I'm having similar issues as others are having here with my MacBook Pro. I've tried some of the things you've mentioned in this post and haven't noticed any improvements. I've created an EtreCheck report and started a new discussion here:

     

    My MacBook Pro is running slow!

     

    If you could look it over and let me know what I can do that might improve my computer's performance that would be great. Thanks so much!

  • by tanker23,

    tanker23 tanker23 Sep 7, 2014 5:10 PM in response to Lexiepex
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    Sep 7, 2014 5:10 PM in response to Lexiepex

    hi lex please see my post, my macbook pro is slow too!!

     

    Macbook Pro running slow

     

    thank you!

  • by Yomb,

    Yomb Yomb Sep 7, 2014 6:14 PM in response to tanker23
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    Sep 7, 2014 6:14 PM in response to tanker23

    Mine is slow too! I'll bring it to an Apple Store tomorrow, though.

  • by ckurt,

    ckurt ckurt Sep 7, 2014 8:23 PM in response to Lexiepex
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    Sep 7, 2014 8:23 PM in response to Lexiepex

    Hey Lex,

     

    Would you mind looking at my EtreCheck report as well? I have lots of storage and have cleaned it up as much as I could with no apparent results. It's been running so slow I can't get any work done. Here is my new thread... MacbookPro started running really slow. Please help...

     

    Any input would be much appreciated! Thanks

  • by Tenekaas,

    Tenekaas Tenekaas Sep 10, 2014 5:59 AM in response to Lexiepex
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    Sep 10, 2014 5:59 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Beste LexSchellings

     

    Ik heb ondertussen op elke pagina uw antwoorden gelezen. Veel van die antwoorden die u geeft, vind ik niet op mijn computer.

    Ik lees ook dat er gevraagd wordt om nieuwe threads te beginnen, maar ik begrijp niet echt hoe dat moet of hoe ik dat moet doen, ik ben hier niet zo vertrouwd mee.

     

    Nu was mijn vraag aan u of u mij ook zo zou kunnen helpen? Mijn macbook pro gaat uiterst traag, ik begrijp zelf niet waarom. Zou u mij aub kunnen helpen?

     

    Alvast bedankt!

     

    Hieronder vindt u mijn Etrecheck rapport

     

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)

    Report generated 10 september 2014 14:46:04 CEST

     

    Hardware Information: ?

      MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)

      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2

      1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

      4 GB RAM

     

    Video Information: ?

      Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

      Color LCD 1440 x 900

      NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB

     

    System Software: ?

      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 2:23:58

     

    Disk Information: ?

      Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320,07 GB)

      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

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

      Naamloos (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319,21 GB (214,09 GB free)

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

     

      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 

     

    USB Information: ?

      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

      Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

      Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Gatekeeper: ?

      Anywhere

     

    Kernel Extensions: ?

      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) Support

      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) Support

      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) Support

      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.63 - SDK 10.5) Support

      [not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.63 - SDK 10.6) Support

      [not loaded] com.smarttech.iokit.SMARTBoard (11 - SDK 10.7) Support

      [not loaded] com.tectona.driver.PL2303 (1.3.0) Support

     

    Launch Daemons: ?

      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

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

      [loaded] net.freemacsoft.LiteIcon.LIHelperTool.plist Support

     

    Launch Agents: ?

      [running] com.smarttech.boardservice.plist Support

      [not loaded] com.smarttech.floatingtools.plist Support

      [running] com.smarttech.ink.plist Support

      [running] com.smarttech.SBWDKService.plist Support

      [running] com.smarttech.smartnotification.plist Support

      [not loaded] com.smarttech.systemtrayicon.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents: ?

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

      [failed] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support

      [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support

     

    User Login Items: ?

      iTunesHelper

      Cinch

      Alfred 2

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ?

      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support

      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update

      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

     

    Safari Extensions: ?

      AdBlock

     

    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

     

    User Internet Plug-ins ?

      Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 Support

      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?

      Flash Player  Support

      SMART Board  Support

     

    Time Machine: ?

      Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ?

          21% WindowServer

          5% Safari

          2% hidd

          1% SMARTBoardService

          0% launchservicesd

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ?

      225 MB Safari

      127 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent

      98 MB WindowServer

      86 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

      78 MB mds_stores

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ?

      1.30 GB Free RAM

      1.56 GB Active RAM

      297 MB Inactive RAM

      737 MB Wired RAM

      304 MB Page-ins

      0 B Page-outs

  • by Tomilino,

    Tomilino Tomilino Sep 10, 2014 7:02 AM in response to Lexiepex
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    Sep 10, 2014 7:02 AM in response to Lexiepex

    Hello Lex!

     

    I would appreciate if you could look at mine etre check! I've just run it. Do I post here or what should I do?

     

    Thanks a lot in advance!

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Sep 10, 2014 7:14 AM in response to Tomilino
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    Sep 10, 2014 7:14 AM in response to Tomilino

    You better start a new thread. Post the link to that thread here.

    Lex

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Sep 10, 2014 7:24 AM in response to Tenekaas
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    Sep 10, 2014 7:24 AM in response to Tenekaas

    ook voor Tenekaas geldt:

    start a new thread, and post the link here.

    sniff,

    Login op het forum, kies New, kies een "Community", bijvoorbeeld "Mac OS & System Software", en formuleer je vraag, beschrijving van je problemen, eventueel een etrecheck list.

    Als je dat gedaan hebt kopieer de link en post die hier, zodat we je snel kunnen vinden (meestal hebben wij geen tijd over om te zoeken, althans ik niet).

    Lex

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