Q: Mavericks too slow

I hope your weekend gets better.

I am no expert here but I need a word from one. I have a MacBook Pro early 2009 or late 2010 and I just went ahead and installed Mavericks.  Now, I am using something that reminds me of a Commodore64.  it has become painfully slow.  I need to work with this thing and I am underperforming to alarming levels. Please tell me what to do because I am this much from throwing it out of the window. 

Download and run this, then post the output results back here.

http://www.etresoft.com/download/EtreCheck.zip

Pete

Much appreciated and thank you, here you are.  Please ue human jargon when replying

Hardware Information:

          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)

          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3

          1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

          4 GB RAM

Video Information:

          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

          NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

          AirPlay: Version: 1.9

          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

Startup Items:

          StartOuc - Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

System Software:

          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:34:24

Disk Information:

          Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)

                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 319.21 GB (89.46 GB free)

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

          HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23N 

USB Information:

          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

          com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.74)

          com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          (1.6.6)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

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

          [loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist

          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist

          [loaded] PPPMonitord.plist

Launch Agents:

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

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

          [loaded] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist

          [loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist

          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist

          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist

          [loaded] Swapper.plist

User Launch Agents:

          [failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist

          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

User Login Items:

          iTunesHelper

          Dropbox

          Reminders

          Copy

3rd Party Preference Panes:

          Flash Player

Internet Plug-ins:

          AdobeAAMDetect.plugin

          AdobePDFViewer.plugin

          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

          Default Browser.plugin

          DirectorShockwave.plugin

          Flash Player.plugin

          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

          o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin

          QuickTime Plugin.plugin

          Silverlight.plugin

          Unity Web Player.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

          None

Time Machine:

          Auto backup: YES

          Volumes being backed up:

                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 319.21 GB Disk used: 229.76 GB

          Destinations:

                    RICS [Local] (Last used)

                    Total size: 499.76 GB

                    Total number of backups: 11

                    Oldest backup: 2013-06-26 10:41:05 +0000

                    Last backup: 2013-10-25 08:14:33 +0000

                    Size of backup disk: Too small

                              Backup size 499.76 GB < (Disk used 229.76 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU:

               5%          RimAlbumArtDaemon

               3%          repair_packages

               3%          WindowServer

               2%          Skype

               2%          Dropbox

               1%          Disk Utility

               1%          mdflagwriter

               1%          EtreCheck

               1%          mds

               0%          syslogd

Top Processes by Memory:

          242 MB             repair_packages

          131 MB             Skype

          127 MB             mds_stores

          123 MB             iTunes

          115 MB             Finder

          115 MB             Dropbox

          115 MB             Google Chrome

          115 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent

          82 MB              Copy

          78 MB              WindowServer

Virtual Memory Statistics:

          782 MB             Free RAM

          1.80 GB            Active RAM

          643 MB             Inactive RAM

          568 MB             Wired RAM

          594 MB             Page-ins

          0 B                Page-outs

Boot into Safe Mode and Reinstall Mavericks.

Pete

How do I 'boot into safe mode'?

ElectroMac74 wrote:

 

ok

then i have to wait., i already ordered a BATTERY from singapore on Ebay a  week ago, i will let you know if it work for me then.  ( i may try the PRAM, but i believe it dont work anymore)

have a nice weekend

It's worth noting that you'll get more error messages in the console using non-Apple battery's from eBay.  These shouldn't slow your system down any more than it is at the moment but it's alarming to see all these messages at first.

Try moving all launch items and plugins to a backup folder.  If this speeds things up, move them back one at a time until you find the culprit.

Hold down the shift key on reboot. It will seem slower, but that is normal for a safe boot.

Pete

Does this report indicate any actions I should take to get better performance from 10.9 Mavericks?

Many thanks!

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Hardware Information:

          Mac Pro (Early 2008)

          Mac Pro - model: MacPro3,1

          2 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPUs: 8 cores

          8 GB RAM

Video Information:

          NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT - VRAM: 512 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

          AirPlay: Version: 1.9

          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

Startup Items:

          Qmaster - Path: /Library/StartupItems/Qmaster

System Software:

          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 1:4:25

Disk Information:

          ST3750640AS P disk0 : (750.16 GB)

                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 749.3 GB (307.49 GB free)

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

          ST31000340AS disk2 : (1 TB)

                    EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                    Movies&DVDs (disk2s2) /Volumes/Movies&DVDs: 999.86 GB (141.33 GB free)

          ST31000340AS disk1 : (1 TB)

                    EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                    OS10.6 (disk1s2) /Volumes/OS10.6: 999.86 GB (882.73 GB free)

USB Information:

          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

          NEC Corporation USB2.0 Hub Controller

                    Canon MX850 series

          Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

          Apple Computer, Inc. iSight 200mbit - 400mbit max

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

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

          [loaded] com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist

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

Launch Agents:

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

          [loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist

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

          [loaded] com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist

User Launch Agents:

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

          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist

          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist

          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist

User Login Items:

          iTunes

          Mail

3rd Party Preference Panes:

          Flash Player

          Flip4Mac WMV

          Growl

          Java

          Perian

          TechTool Protection

Internet Plug-ins:

          AdobePDFViewer.plugin

          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

          Default Browser.plugin

          EPPEX Plugin.plugin

          Flash Player.plugin

          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

          GarminGpsControl.plugin

          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

          o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin

          QuickTime Plugin.plugin

          RealPlayer Plugin.plugin

          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

          Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin

          WebEx.plugin

Bad Fonts:

          None

Time Machine:

          Skip System Files: NO

          Auto backup: YES

          Volumes being backed up:

                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 749.3 GB Disk used: 441.81 GB

                    Movies&DVDs: Disk size: 999.86 GB Disk used: 858.53 GB

          Destinations:

                    Data [Network] (Last used)

                    Total size: 3 TB

                    Total number of backups: 80

                    Oldest backup: 2012-12-18 07:58:20 +0000

                    Last backup: 2013-10-30 16:49:50 +0000

                    Size of backup disk: Too small

                              Backup size 3 TB < (Disk used 1.3 TB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU:

               1%          WindowServer

               1%          EtreCheck

               0%          hidd

               0%          fontd

               0%          notifyd

               0%          aosnotifyd

Top Processes by Memory:

          401 MB             mds_stores

          393 MB             iTunes

          246 MB             com.apple.MediaLibraryService

          172 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent

          115 MB             Mail

          57 MB              com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

          49 MB              soagent

          49 MB              WindowServer

          49 MB              mds

          49 MB              Safari

Virtual Memory Statistics:

          4.74 GB            Free RAM

          2.25 GB            Active RAM

          248 MB             Inactive RAM

          773 MB             Wired RAM

          381 MB             Page-ins

          0 B                Page-outs

Yes, uninstall TechToolPro and cleanMyMac before you do anything else and then reboot.

Cheers

Pete

TechTool Pro 6 is gone. I ran the CleanMyMac uninstaller, but I can’t get rid of all of it. Any suggestions?

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Hardware Information:

          Mac Pro (Early 2008)

          Mac Pro - model: MacPro3,1

          2 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPUs: 8 cores

          8 GB RAM

Video Information:

          NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT - VRAM: 512 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

          AirPlay: Version: 1.9

          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

Startup Items:

          Qmaster - Path: /Library/StartupItems/Qmaster

System Software:

          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:3:19

Disk Information:

          ST3750640AS P disk0 : (750.16 GB)

                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 749.3 GB (311.99 GB free)

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

          ST31000340AS disk2 : (1 TB)

                    EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                    Movies&DVDs (disk2s2) /Volumes/Movies&DVDs: 999.86 GB (141.33 GB free)

          ST31000340AS disk1 : (1 TB)

                    EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                    OS10.6 (disk1s2) /Volumes/OS10.6: 999.86 GB (882.73 GB free)

USB Information:

          Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

          NEC Corporation USB2.0 Hub Controller

                    Canon MX850 series

          Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

          Apple Computer, Inc. iSight 200mbit - 400mbit max

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

          [loaded]          com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

          [loaded]          com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

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

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

Launch Agents:

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

          [loaded]          com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist

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

User Launch Agents:

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

          [loaded]          com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

          [loaded]          com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

          [not loaded]          com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist

          [not loaded]          com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist

          [not loaded]          com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist

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

User Login Items:

          iTunes

          Mail

3rd Party Preference Panes:

          Flash Player

          Flip4Mac WMV

          Growl

          Java

          Perian

Internet Plug-ins:

          AdobePDFViewer.plugin

          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

          Default Browser.plugin

          EPPEX Plugin.plugin

          Flash Player.plugin

          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

          GarminGpsControl.plugin

          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

          o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin

          QuickTime Plugin.plugin

          RealPlayer Plugin.plugin

          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

          Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin

          WebEx.plugin

Bad Fonts:

          None

Time Machine:

          Skip System Files: NO

          Auto backup: YES

          Volumes being backed up:

                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 749.3 GB Disk used: 437.3 GB

                    Movies&DVDs: Disk size: 999.86 GB Disk used: 858.53 GB

          Destinations:

                    Data [Network] (Last used)

                    Total size: 3 TB

                    Total number of backups: 81

                    Oldest backup: 2012-12-18 07:58:20 +0000

                    Last backup: 2013-10-30 18:55:47 +0000

                    Size of backup disk: Too small

                              Backup size 3 TB < (Disk used 1.3 TB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU:

              16%          com.apple.MediaLibraryService

               1%          Mail

               1%          WindowServer

               1%          identityservicesd

               1%          EtreCheck

               0%          fontd

               0%          aosnotifyd

Top Processes by Memory:

          164 MB             mds_stores

          147 MB             iTunes

          131 MB             com.apple.MediaLibraryService

          131 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent

          74 MB              Mail

          49 MB              soagent

          33 MB              WindowServer

          33 MB              mds

          33 MB              CalendarAgent

          33 MB              Dock

Virtual Memory Statistics:

          5.85 GB            Free RAM

          1.30 GB            Active RAM

          230 MB             Inactive RAM

          633 MB             Wired RAM

          219 MB             Page-ins

          0 B                Page-outs

Wow, can't believe that you guys are resolving this (absurd) slowliness...

Can someone take a quick look at mine ETRE justo to give me some hints on speeding up my mavericks?

Hardware Information:

          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)

          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5

          1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

          8 GB RAM

Video Information:

          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

          AirPlay: Version: 1.9

          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

Startup Items:

          CiscoVPN - Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN

          HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

          HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

          VirtualBox - Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox

System Software:

          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 7 days 8:5:29

Disk Information:

          SAMSUNG HM500JI disk0 : (500,11 GB)

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

                    Mac HD (disk0s2) /: 499,25 GB (45,38 GB free)

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

          HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23N 

USB Information:

          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

          Apple Inc. iPhone

          Creative Technology Ltd. VF0415 Live! Cam Vid. IM Ultra

          Logitech USB Receiver

          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

          com.parallels.virtualsound          (1.0

          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          (4.1.18)

          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          (4.1.18)

          com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          (1.5.2)

          net.tunnelblick.tun          (1.0)

          com.parallels.kext.usbconnect          (9.0

          com.parallels.kext.hypervisor          (9.0

          com.parallels.kext.hidhook          (9.0

          com.parallels.kext.netbridge          (9.0

          com.parallels.kext.vnic          (9.0

          com.parallels.filesystems.prlufs          (2010.12.28)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

          [failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist

          [failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist

          [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

          [loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist

          [loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist

          [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist

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

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

          [loaded] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist

          [loaded] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist

          [failed] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist

          [not loaded] de.jinx.SmartSleepDaemon.plist

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

Launch Agents:

          [failed] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist

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

          [loaded] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist

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

User Launch Agents:

          [loaded] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist

          [loaded] com.pia.pia_manager.plist

          [loaded] com.vladalexa.MagicPrefs.plist

          [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist

User Login Items:

          uHD-Agent

          Skype

          Anotações

          Safari

          Data

          Lembretes

3rd Party Preference Panes:

          DivX

          Flash Player

          Flip4Mac WMV

          Java

          MacFUSE

          MagicPrefs

          Perian

          SmartSleep

Internet Plug-ins:

          Default Browser.plugin

          DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin

          Flash Player.plugin

          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

          o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

          QuickTime Plugin.plugin

          RealPlayer Plugin.plugin

          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

          Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

          BlueStacks Install Detector.plugin

          fbplugin_1_0_3.plugin

Bad Fonts:

          None

Time Machine:

          Skip System Files: NO

          Auto backup: YES

          Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

              71%          prl_vm_app

               3%          WindowServer

               1%          EtreCheck

               0%          prl_disp_service

               0%          prl_client_app

               0%          Dock

               0%          Mail

               0%          configd

               0%          HWNetCfg

Top Processes by Memory:

          1.06 GB            prl_vm_app

          213 MB             mds_stores

          164 MB             prl_client_app

          156 MB             Mail

          90 MB              com.apple.IconServicesAgent

          74 MB              com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

          66 MB              Safari

          66 MB              WindowServer

          49 MB              Finder

          41 MB              mds

Virtual Memory Statistics:

          222 MB             Free RAM

          1.38 GB            Active RAM

          1.10 GB            Inactive RAM

          4.23 GB            Wired RAM

          17.43 GB           Page-ins

          3.86 GB            Page-outs

Hi Myara,

Parallels seems to be occupying an inordinate amount of CPU time. There are many other third party system modications that could also be contributing to poor performance.

Any time you install an OS upgrade you have to verify all those modifications will be compatible with it. Given the number of such modifications on your system it's anyone's guess which ones may be responsible.

Logitech's USB drivers were not compatible with Mavericks at least as of a couple days ago.