Steve H
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Q: Graphics corruption issue continues in Mavericks 10.9.1

Bad news: A graphics issue reported for Mavericks 10.9 continues in 10.9.1.  The drop-shadows surrounding some windows have no gradient or translucency, and in some cases,  Finder windows  show colored pixels in place of the content.  My Mac configuration:  MacBook Pro Model ID 6,2 - Mid-2010 15", Std RAM: 4 GB

 

Here is a screen shot, taken the day that 10.9.1 was released (December 16, 2013)

 

Mavericks 10.9.1 graphics.jpg

 

A workaround that has been posted in these threads [ System Preferences > Energy Saver > Automatic Graphics Switching (off) ] is not acceptable to me, since it reduces battery life significantly.   Also, it is being reported that this workaround works only temporarily, and/or intermittently.

 

If you are experiencing this issue, please add to this thread.  There were also reports in the Mac press that this might be one of the issues that Apple was working on for 10.9.1, but apparently not.  Here's one article: http://9to5mac.com/2013/11/15/apple-seeds-first-os-x-mavericks-10-9-1-beta-to-de velopers-with-focuses-on-mail-graphics/

 

Here are two other discussion threads that reported the same issue with 10.9:

https://discussions.apple.com/message/24150281#24150281

https://discussions.apple.com/message/24150278#24150278

 

Let's hope that Apple is monitoring this thread and issues a dot-release quickly, rather than having us wait until 10.9.2.   Apple: please feel welcome to contact me for troubleshooting, if that can help.

 

Thank you.

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9), 15" Model 6,2-Mid-2010 4GB RAM

Posted on Dec 16, 2013 5:38 PM

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  • by proerkan,

    proerkan proerkan Jul 29, 2014 11:18 AM in response to Cerebro
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    Jul 29, 2014 11:18 AM in response to Cerebro

    Hi Crebro,

    - Yes it all begun with Logitech Control Center installition. on the restart frizzed the iMac and i hold down the power button to shut down.

    Till than story goes on...

    I done uninstall the LCC reboot few times and tried something... than reinstall and uninstall again nothing and related with it.. (no changes at all)  also I had not installed any other software at that time period.

     

    -  I can say the problem goes away while I'm on safe mood but on the safe mood graphic/ video rendering speed really slow so i don't have precise judgement. That may be still effecting %2 - %3 percent.

     

    Also yesterday i format my Imac and reinstall from the internet with my apple id (directly installed 10.9.4). After that my iMac works fine till this afternoon. Less than 24 hr period it turned back that problematic situation.

     

    Also after i format & reinstall clear maverick i took time machine backup. than i started to copy my files on iMac.

    Now I'm writing this lines from safe mood in a minute i will do recovery...

     

    I will come back and let you know the results..

  • by proerkan,

    proerkan proerkan Jul 29, 2014 11:28 AM in response to smitty25
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    Jul 29, 2014 11:28 AM in response to smitty25

    Hi Chris,

    I do appreciate for your comment.

    I'm having problem with this issue and it consume huge time, focus and energy from me.

     

    I'm now seriously considering change the video card.

    I give this problem few more days than i taking it to the Apple Store for changing it!

     

    Erkan

  • by proerkan,

    proerkan proerkan Aug 10, 2014 3:56 AM in response to proerkan
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    Aug 10, 2014 3:56 AM in response to proerkan

    Hello Everyone to share this common problem...

    After i done many attempts as far as i know there where no posibility left to give a try, then arrived my final conculusion to change the video card..

    At cost me 260$ to buy a new video card [ ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB ].

     

    Thanks for everyone to who would like to help me to deal with this problem.

    Erkan

  • by proerkan,

    proerkan proerkan Aug 10, 2014 4:03 AM in response to Steve H
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    Aug 10, 2014 4:03 AM in response to Steve H

    I do have a

     

    iMac 27' Late 2009 [ ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB] video card.

    I think that card has a problem with Mavericks computability if anyone interested with it. Please contact with me.

     

    Erkan

  • by quarkdoll,

    quarkdoll quarkdoll Aug 10, 2014 9:02 AM in response to proerkan
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    Aug 10, 2014 9:02 AM in response to proerkan

    Please file a bug with https://bugreport.apple.com -- it's the only hope to provoke them to fix it for 10.9.6


  • by goaliefight,

    goaliefight goaliefight Sep 19, 2014 8:00 PM in response to Steve H
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    Sep 19, 2014 8:00 PM in response to Steve H

    Installing the Yosemite beta FINALLY fixed this problem for me on my MBP 2010. YMMV

  • by themarxx,

    themarxx themarxx Oct 9, 2014 10:15 AM in response to Steve H
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    Oct 9, 2014 10:15 AM in response to Steve H

    Hi there!

     

    I experienced the same problem on my 2013 Mac Pro running 10.9.5. The Finder just acted up and I was unable to access folders or to see any apps or files.

     

    Apple Support recommended that I create another user account. The problem did not occur. So that would appear to rule out a hardware problem.

     

    Eventually, I found out the cause of the problem was the Google Drive app. I had disconnected the external HDD where the Google Drive folders were  and the app may have been trying to locate the folder. Once I disabled the app in the menu bar and relaunched finder, everything appeared to be back to normal.

  • by zofe,

    zofe zofe May 4, 2016 2:45 AM in response to themarxx
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    May 4, 2016 2:45 AM in response to themarxx

    I'm on a macbook pro 2011  running 10.9.5  recently  after an upgrade  I had this big issue with the finder.
    I can confirm that quitting Google Drive app and removing from the finder sidebar  fixed finder graphic issues for me too.

     

    Thanks themarxx for sharing your solution

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