Q: Mac running slow

See:

Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
How to Speed up Macs,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
Mac troubleshooting: What to do when your computer is too slow,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X, 
Five Mac maintenance myths and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for information.

I too have been having issues with Mavericks.  I just purchased a top of the line 27 inch iMac and it runs slower than my 2009 iMac.   These tips are noo use.  ETRE check finds nothing wrong.

Unfortunately I do not have a Time Machine backup so I shall most likely have to back up my files, erase the hard drive and install 10.8.  I wish I could bill Apple to all the time I have spent trying to get Mavericks to work.

MAVERICKS IS A DISASTER!  (but then it was free!)

If you find your Mac is running slowly, there are a number of potential causes that you can check.

• An app you’re using may require more memory than your computer has easily available. To see how much memory your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac. See the help that came with the app to find out what it requires. To find out how to increase your computer’s memory, see the documentation that came with your computer.Find the manual for your Mac
• Quit any app that isn’t compatible with your computer. For example, an app may require a different processor or graphics card. See the documentation that came with the app to find out what it requires.
  • To see what processor your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
  • To see what graphics card your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac, click More Info, then click Displays.
• Your computer’s startup disk may not have enough free disk space. To make disk space available, move files to another disk, then delete files you no longer need on the startup disk.Increase disk space
• Quit any apps you’re not using.
• Use Disk Utility to verify and fix any issues with your hard disk.If you have problems with your disk
• Use Activity Monitor to see if a particular app or activity is making a large demand on your Mac.

Lightman972 wrote:

 

I too have been having issues with Mavericks.  ETRE check finds nothing wrong.

 

It is impossible to agree without seeing it.

 

 

 

MAVERICKS IS A DISASTER!  (but then it was free!)

Mavericks has had no issues on amy of my five studio Macs. In fact, they are performing much faster and are more stable than running in ML.

Thanks for the tips

Pete

Peter:

Tell me what you need and I am happy to supply the info,

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Lightman972 wrote:

 

Peter:

 

Tell me what you need and I am happy to supply the info,

 

 

<Edited by Host>

Your etrecheck report for a start.

Cheers

Pete

Here you go:  Is it Epson or Microsoft 2011 causing the issue?

Happy New Year:

Hardware Information:

                  iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)

                  iMac - model: iMac14,2

                  1 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores

                  16 GB RAM

Video Information:

                  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M - VRAM: 4096 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

                  BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

                  AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9

                  AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9

                  iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

System Software:

                  OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:18:3

Disk Information:

                  APPLE SSD SD0128F disk0 : (121.33 GB)

                                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                                    disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 120.99 GB

                                    Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB

                  APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 disk1 : (3 TB)

                                    EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

                                    disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 3 TB

                                    Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

USB Information:

                  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

                  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

                                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

                  Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

                                    Logitech USB Receiver

                                    Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

                  composite_device 975.8 MB

                                    NO NAME (disk3s1) /Volumes/NO NAME: 975.2 MB (470.2 MB free)

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

                  Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Kernel Extensions:

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

                  [loaded]  com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

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

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

Launch Agents:

User Launch Agents:

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

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

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

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

User Login Items:

                  None

3rd Party Preference Panes:

                  Flash Player

Internet Plug-ins::

                  SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6

                  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6

                  Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6

                  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

                  Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Bad Fonts:

                  None

Old applications:

                  Epson Printer Utility 4:         Version: 9.14 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Utility/UT4/Epson Printer Utility 4.app

                  Microsoft Alerts Daemon:   Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Alerts Daemon.app

                  Microsoft AutoUpdate:         Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4

                                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app

                  Microsoft Chart Converter:                   Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Chart Converter.app

                  Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Clip Gallery.app

                  Microsoft Database Daemon:              Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app

                  Microsoft Database Utility:                   Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Utility.app

                  Microsoft Document Connection:      Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Document Connection.app

                  Microsoft Error Reporting:  Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4

                                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Error Reporting.app

                  Microsoft Excel:   Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Excel.app

                  Microsoft Graph:  Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Graph.app

                  Microsoft Language Register:             Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app

                  Microsoft Office Reminders:                Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Office Reminders.app

                  Microsoft Outlook:                 Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app

                  Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft PowerPoint.app

                  Microsoft Ship Asserts:       Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4

                                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0/Microsoft Ship Asserts.app

                  Microsoft Upload Center:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Upload Center.app

                  Microsoft Word:    Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app

                  My Day:  Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/My Day.app

                  Open XML for Excel:             Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Open XML for Excel.app

                  Solver:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app

                  SyncServicesAgent:            Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5

                                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app

Time Machine:

                  Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

10%  mds

1%     WindowServer

1%     mds_stores

1%     EtreCheck

0%     Microsoft Word

Top Processes by Memory:

                  639 MB   mds_stores

                  147 MB   WindowServer

                  147 MB   com.apple.IconServicesAgent

                  115 MB   Finder

                  115 MB   Microsoft Word

Virtual Memory Statistics:

                  12.69 GB                 Free RAM

                  1.76 GB  Active RAM

                  252 MB   Inactive RAM

                  1.30 GB  Wired RAM

                  291 MB   Page-ins

                  0 B            Page-outs

Uninstall CleanMyMac. It is both unnecessary and problem causing to your Mac. And yet you said Etrecheck found nothing wrong?

Pete

Pete:

Correct Etrecheck shows it is not RED.

Macpaw does not agree with you that Clean MyMac is the root of all evil with Mavericks.

What programs can you safely use with Mavericks?  ONLY Apple programs?

Lightman972 wrote:

 

Pete:

Correct Etrecheck shows it is not RED.

Macpaw does not agree with you that Clean MyMac is the root of all evil with Mavericks.

 

Why would they? They are trying to sell a useless program for profit. Do you always believe the salesman?

 

See -> The myth of the dirty Mac.

 

 

What programs can you safely use with Mavericks?  ONLY Apple programs?

Adobe, Microsoft, Corel, Logic, Avid, the list goes on. Developers with software used by millions in a work environment.

You are argueing over a piece of crapware. Keep it if you wish, but stop complaining. You asked for advice and were given some.

HNY

Pete

Interesting you mention Adobe, as I have had issues with Reader and Flash in the past.

Also I would love for Corel to make Draw for the Mac, but they discontinued that with V11.

Anyay I have removed CleanMyMac.

Lets see if that helps.

Thanks for the advice