HT204448: About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.2 Update
Learn about About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.2 Update
Q: Upgraded to 10.92, my MAC is very slow. Any solutions?
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May 9, 2014 1:10 PMby benwiggy,There are many threads on this subject, and nearly all are the result of some incompatible third-party software that cuases problems in Mavericks.
If you follow the instructions in this post:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6171
and then post the results here, someone may be able to help.
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May 9, 2014 1:11 PMby MichelPM,It would help us to help you if we could have some more technical info about your iMac.
If you so choose, please download, install and run Etrecheck.
Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic reporting tool by a regular Apple Support forum user and technical support contributor named Etresoft.
Etrecheck is a small, unobstrusive app that compiles a static snapshot of your entire Mac hardware system and installed software.
This is a free app that has been honestly created to provided help in diagnosing issues with Macs running the new OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
It is not malware and can be safely downloaded and installed onto your Mac.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Copy/paste and post its report here in another reply thread so that we have a complete profile of your Mac's hardware and installed software so we can all help with your Mac performance issues.
Thank You.
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May 9, 2014 1:38 PMby Reenskee,Hardware Information:
iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
iMac - model: iMac9,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
2 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 22:21:24
Disk Information:
WDC WD3200AAJS-40H3A0 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (277.24 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N
USB Information:
STECH Simple Drive 320.07 GB
SimpleDrive (disk1s1) /Volumes/SimpleDrive: 320.07 GB (120.88 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FitLinxx FitLinxx SyncPoint
Brother HL-2170W series
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.kodak.printer.XXXX.kext (1.3.0) Support
[not loaded] com.philips.iokit.DLconnect (85) Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist Support
[running] com.newwellnesssolutions.DLconnectMonitor.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
Connect
iTunesHelper
Microsoft Database Daemon
TomTomHOMERunner
Google Chrome
InstUtilLaunch
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.0.14 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.4.0 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.3 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10516.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions:
Widgets: Version: 1.2.4
1-ClickWeather: Version: 1.0
Reload Button: Version: 1.2
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071706000001 Support
WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
3ivx MPEG-4 Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 39.09 GB
Destinations:
SimpleDrive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 298.09 GB
Total number of backups: 173
Oldest backup: 2009-10-11 18:33:22 +0000
Last backup: 2014-05-09 20:02:33 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 298.09 GB > (Disk used 39.09 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
6% Connect
1% WindowServer
0% fontd
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
127 MB Google Chrome
90 MB mds_stores
76 MB WindowServer
70 MB Finder
45 MB Google Chrome Helper
Virtual Memory Information:
265 MB Free RAM
671 MB Active RAM
368 MB Inactive RAM
359 MB Wired RAM
5.53 GB Page-ins
52 MB Page-outs
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May 9, 2014 1:53 PMby MichelPM,Your Mac is starved for RAM.
Your year and model iMac can take up to 8 GBs of RAM.
OS X Mavericks needs a real world "working" minimum RAM of 4 GBs. More RAM is always better.
If you can adford it, install the full 8 GBs of RAM.
Correct and reliable Mac RAM can be purchased from online Mac RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (macsales.com).
You need to make sure to update all of your third party software if there are OS X Mavericks updates that can be applied.
You may need to go the third party developers' websites if there are no updates through the Mac App Store.
Update all of your Web browser Internet plugins and extensions, also.
Also, if you have any connected third party devices, like non- Apple keyboards, mice, drawing tablets, hubs, card readers, audio/video device, etc, you need to update the drivers for these devices to OS X Mavericks compatible versions by going to each device makers' websites and search for, download and install any device driver/software updates.
Good Luck!
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May 10, 2014 12:19 AMby Lexiepex,1. Is it slow also when you disconnect all USB?
2. In SysremPreferences->Users&Groups->LoginItems remove all entries, with the minus sign underneath; This does not uninstall anything just make all software in there not to run at restart.
Restart the mac.
Is it still the same?
