Toyworks11
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Q: HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THIS WITH MAVERICKS

I can't help but notice since I loaded Mavericks, that my Mac is running way too much. It runs and rattles away like I'm calculating the postion of each star in the galaxie. I have never heard it work so hard, and It's not even doing anything. It's like a car sitting still and reving the engine. It rattles on for up to 10 minutes at a time before it stops.

I just wanted to know if anyone else has been noticing this. Taking into account all the other downgrades that came with Mavericks, I'm wondering if we might have to upgrade back to Mountain Lion.

I don't want to sound negative, but I am looking for input from others to see if mine is the only Mack that took the hit.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Update keeps installing old softwar

Posted on Feb 5, 2014 11:17 PM

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  • by Toyworks11,

    Toyworks11 Toyworks11 Feb 20, 2014 5:35 PM in response to Csound1
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    Feb 20, 2014 5:35 PM in response to Csound1

    I uninstalled Trusteer last week.

  • by Lexiepex,

    Lexiepex Lexiepex Mar 3, 2014 2:11 AM in response to Toyworks11
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    Mar 3, 2014 2:11 AM in response to Toyworks11

    Hello Toyworks,

    I am going to comment on your latest Etrecheck list.

    First:

    know that a Recovery of OSX does NOT clean or solve your issues: it just refreshes the OSX; some advertise that it helps clean up, but it does not, it will only be necessary when files in OSX itself are compromised.

    This can be when you used CleanMyMacs options as  for example "removing languages that you do not need". That sort of "options" destruct OSX.

    Second:

    an extremely good search engine is FindAnyFile (http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/), download it from the developers site (never use sites as cnet, macupdate, and so on). You will find all, even hidden files, much more than Spotlight.

    Third:

    You do NOT have to remove items in the /private/var/db/receipts/  folder: these items are there as reminder what apps were installed (once): it is this what is played in the /System/Information/Software/Installations  list: it show all installed software (also correctly uninstalled software) and all versions of it. If you remove an entry here, the ony consequence is that it is not "remembered¨ any more.

     

    About your list now:

    - If you stopped using Logmein (as I did) now it is paid: Uninstall it. An alternative is the free Teamviewer app.

    - Since you do not have Java installed you can delete the JavaApplet plugins: there was an advice that you should leave them in to "alert you" but that is nonsense. The only "Java" thing that must be there is the Javascript plugin but that has nothing to do with the Java application. The JavascriptPlugin is correctly not displayed in the etrecheck list.

    - Assuming you uninstalled Conduit, there is one more file left that you have to remove:

    in MacintoshHD /Library/LaunchAgents/   delete the   conduit.loader.agent.plist   file

      assuming you have uninstalled Cocktail, there is one file you have to remove in the same folder:

    delete the  CocktailSystemEvents.plist  file.

    when those apps are still installed, uninstall them, crapware.

      and you have to delete the  netculator.Simble.Agent.plist   also

    - Then remove the CleanMyMac leftovers: in  yourHomefolder/Library/LaunchAgents/  delte the two  macpaw   files: make sure that they are gone: CMM is one of the worst crapwares.

    - Take all entries out in  SystemPreferences/Users&Groups/LoginItems (with the minus sign underneath).

    If I were you, I would uninstall all those softwares at the same time. Unless you insist in using Chrome (I would use Opera, when you do not want to use Safari).

    - Uninstall MagicPrefs (SystemPreferences).

    - In   MacintoshHD /Library/InternetPlugins/  delete the follwing plugins:

    Flip4Mac, Silverlight, CocktailSystemEvents.plist  ,  JavaApplet.

    - Uninstall the iSkysoft software !

     

    Restart, empty the Trash bin.

    Respond with a new etrecheck list.

    Lex

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