Spinning Wheel in Word and Excel

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Over the last couple of days when I use Microsoft Word or Excel, I get the spinning wheel of death for a minute or so when opening, clicking on or editing a document/spreadsheet.  Uberly frustrating.  Any ideas what might be going on?Thank you,&#x60;/eraI used EtreCheck and got this: EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)Report generated July 1, 2014 4:12:17 PM EDTHardware Information:    MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010) (Verified)    MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir3,2    1 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores    4 GB RAMVideo Information:    NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB        Color LCD 1440 x 900        spdisplays_display_connector System Software:    Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 6:0:7Disk Information:    APPLE SSD TS256C disk0 : (233.76 GB)        - (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt;: 200 MB         Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 233.44 GB (9.89 GB free) (Low!)USB Information:    Apple Inc. FaceTime Camera (Built-in)     Apple Internal Memory Card Reader     Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad Kernel Extensions:    [not loaded]    com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart (3.1.1 - SDK 10.6) Support    [not loaded]    com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart (3.1.1 - SDK 10.6) Support    [loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.WondershareAudioDevice (1.5.2) Support    [loaded]    com.LivestreamProcaster.driver.ProcasterAudioRedirector (2.0.0 - SDK 10.0) Support    [not loaded]    com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.2) Support    [not loaded]    com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart (3.1.1 - SDK 10.7) Support    [not loaded]    com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.3) Support    [not loaded]    com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.3) SupportLaunch Daemons:    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support    [loaded]    com.sharpcast.xfsmond.plist SupportLaunch Agents:    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support    [running]    com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist Support    [loaded]    com.epson.esua.launcher.plist Support    [running]    com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support    [running]    com.wondershare.AllMyMusic.Agent.plist SupportUser Launch Agents:    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist SupportUser Login Items:    iTunesHelper    Microsoft Database Daemon    Dropbox    EvernoteHelperInternet Plug-ins:    DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.6r636 Support    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017287: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 Support    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 Support    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support    Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 Support    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 Support    npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 Support    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check versioniTunes Plug-ins:    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.23rd Party Preference Panes:    Flash Player  Support    Flip4Mac WMV  Support    FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)  Support    Growl  Support    Perian  SupportTop Processes by CPU:        23%    firefox         5%    WindowServer         4%    Finder         1%    Adobe Photoshop CS5         1%    Activity MonitorTop Processes by Memory:    1.11 GB    firefox    262 MB    Adobe Photoshop CS5    156 MB    Microsoft Word    135 MB    Microsoft Entourage    119 MB    WindowServerVirtual Memory Information:    20 MB    Free RAM    2.20 GB    Active RAM    1.15 GB    Inactive RAM    388 MB    Wired RAM    927 MB    Page-ins    334 MB    Page-outs

Drew Reece · Answer

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 233.44 GB (9.89 GB free) (Low!)You need more free space on your boot disk.Try backing up &amp; then remove some files. You will want to make at least 20GB free, ideally more if you plan on adding more data to the Mac. When the disk gets full the Mac has a hard time swapping memory &amp; managing files. It can cause it to show the spinning cursor whilst it moves data around. Post back if you need help with this, you want to avoid deleting system files &amp; look at what you can afford to move off from the user data. Apps can be deleted, but it&#x27;s best to use uninstallers so that you gain the maximum space back. If you are unsure, ask before deleting.There is a &#x27;user tip&#x27; on how to clean up &amp; find large files, but I cannot find it at the moment, sorry.I wonder if you need to update a few of the kernal extensions too, but making the disk a little emptier is the priority.

MelwynR · Answer

Was the Word and Excel bought through a shop? If not it is probably a glitched version.