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2010 macBook pro 15". Lagging and froze during last update.

Hi guys, 2 months ago I had my hinge replaced under warrenty because of a faulty glue joint. When I got the computer back I noticed a slight grinding in the body while runnung (hard drive?). It got better so I let it go, this morning I performed a software update and it froze during the validation process so I had to power off by holding the power button. I found a past tip that led me to find the folder with the update and I put the content of the folder in the trash. I did an update again and it said I was up to date.

I want to cure my lagging and freezing, need some help! as you can tell by my user name I am better with wood, not computers so please keep your recommendations in "newbie" terms. Thanks for your help!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Feb 16, 2014 7:51 AM

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carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 9:05 AM in response to carpenter696

OK I found the hard drive folders and the Daemons holds ( adobe, Rim) and the launch agents holds ( Brother,Rim Sptyo (Wii). Do you want me to delete them all?

BobRz

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Feb 16, 2014 9:13 AM in response to carpenter696

The safer way would be to create a folder on your desktop and move them there in case you want to put them back for some reason.

carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 9:26 AM in response to BobRz

OK, made a folder on desktop, moved them in there, do I now put the folders in the Launch agents and Daemons in the trash? Thanks for your patience BobRz!

BobRz

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Feb 16, 2014 9:32 AM in response to carpenter696

You should've moved the "problem" items in the desktop folder. Just leave the original folder alone and reboot. If you run etrecheck after that they shouldn't be listed anymore.

carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 9:55 AM in response to BobRz

OK I screwed up because the entrecheck is the same as before. When I took the folders out of the launch agents I just dragged them on to my desktop. Then I opened a new folder on my desktop and dragged the files from the desktop into the new folder. What did I do wrong?

Sorry!

BobRz

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Feb 16, 2014 10:04 AM in response to carpenter696

Did you reboot before running etrecheck a second time?

carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 10:05 AM in response to BobRz

Yes, I restarted the computer!

BobRz

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Feb 16, 2014 10:09 AM in response to carpenter696

I think what you did was copy them rather than move them. See if they're still there. If so, delete them. Also, go to System Preferences / Users & Groups. Click your user name, then the lock. Go to login items and find the entry for the Blackberry manager and delete it with the - key.

carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 10:27 AM in response to BobRz

OK, all done. I restarted again and did another entrecheck.

carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 10:27 AM in response to carpenter696

Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,4
1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM

Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

System Software:
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:0:53

Disk Information:
FUJITSU MJA2250BH FFS G1 disk0 : (232.89 GB)
(null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 232.57 GB (120.66 GB free)

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868

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)

Problem System Launch Daemons:
[System] org.samba.winbindd.plist 3rd-Party support link

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

Launch Agents:

User Launch Agents:

User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Dropbox

Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
GarminGpsControl: Version: 2.9.3.0 Release 3rd-Party support link
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.1f1 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7

User Internet Plug-ins:
BrowserPlus_2.9.2: Version: 2.9.2 3rd-Party support link

3rd Party Preference Panes:
BrowserPlus 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link

Bad Fonts:
None

Old Applications:
None

Time Machine:
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.

Top Processes by CPU:
9% loginwindow
4% WindowServer
3% EtreCheck
2% mds
1% mdworker

Top Processes by Memory:
78 MB Dropbox
33 MB mds
29 MB WindowServer
29 MB EtreCheck
16 MB Finder

Virtual Memory Information:
3.01 GB Free RAM
336 MB Active RAM
156 MB Inactive RAM
263 MB Wired RAM
126 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

BobRz

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Feb 16, 2014 10:35 AM in response to carpenter696

One more... Go to System / Library / Extensions and get rid of this one. Then boot up and see if things are better.

Kernel Extensions:

com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74)

carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 10:38 AM in response to carpenter696

Could be completely off topic RobRz, but when I am using the computer and it freezes for 10-20 seconds or I get the spinning wheel is there any way for me to pinpoint what is causing it? I am wondering if it is my cable provider? I performed a speed test (upload and download) and they said it was fine.

If I wanted to erase EVERYTHING FROM MY COMPUTER and bring it back to the factory settings, would I be able to get it running like new (fast and efficient)? Would this be difficult to do? The only thing important to me on the computer is my iPhoto. I have done backups for the computer so this is all on a external hard drive.

carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 10:40 AM in response to BobRz

Opened the extensions box and it is already completely empty???

BobRz

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Feb 16, 2014 10:49 AM in response to carpenter696

System / Library / Extensions should be full of things. You're looking in the root of the hard drive, right?

What you can do is open Activity Monitor and sort it by CPU in descending order. Look at it when the spinning beachball starts.

If you want to install from scratch you need the disks that came with the computer. Boot from Disk 1, partition the drive, then install. You should copy everything you have to an external drive first.

carpenter696 Author

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Feb 16, 2014 10:56 AM in response to carpenter696

I am pressing (in this order) 1.Finder 2. Mac HD 3. Library 4. Extensions. Is that waht you mean by the root of the hard drive?

2010 macBook pro 15". Lagging and froze during last update.