I Upgraded my MBP (2012), from Mavericks to Yosemite and it slowed my computer down to the point where it became unusable. I repaired the permissions, and even reinstalled Yosemite but it didn't help. My MBP is crawling and I'm hoping someone can walk me through a solution. Need help.
SIgned,
YoseMighty Slow
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
Hey guys!
I am experiencing very similar problems...
My MacBook Air (mid 2013, 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD,...) has become very slow compared to a few days ago on Mavericks!
Also:
+ The fan is running much more often now
+ MacBook gets very warm
+ Battery drain is extremely high
+ Animations and scrolling inside OS not fluent anymore
What I already tried:
+ new install
+ verify disk permissions
+ SMC-Reset
+ PRAM Reset (Cmd+P+R)
Here comes my report, I really hope anyone can help me with that.
I am really disappointed of Apple... What a let down!
Problem description:
yosemite slows down macbook air
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 20. Oktober 2014 16:22:47 MESZ
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Air (Verified)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
1 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 5000 -
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 6:6:5
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500,28 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 499.05 GB (172.22 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.42 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] foo.tap (1.0) Support
[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
tap: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tap
tun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tun
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.edb.launchd.postgresql-8.4.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.redgiantsoftware.updater.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Porthole UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
Java Support
Perian Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
13% Folder Actions Dispatcher
6% launchd
5% launchservicesd
5% coreservicesd
4% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
1.33 GB Folder Actions Dispatcher
352 MB Safari
198 MB launchd
189 MB CalendarAgent
120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
127 MB Free RAM
3.36 GB Active RAM
3.19 GB Inactive RAM
997 MB Wired RAM
2.81 GB Page-ins
36 MB Page-outs
UPDATE:
WHen I loaded Yosemite, it prompted me to turn on FileVault. This kicked off an encryption process that, evidently, can take"some time". Unfortunately it stalled at 19% and hasn't moved. After calling Apple Support, I was asked to back up my hard drive. This is taking forever. Ultimately, I will erase my disk and reload Yosemite. This may not happen until this evening or tomorrow morning. I will keep this thread posted with the results.
THank you William and Old Toad for your guidance!
Good luck with that, I really hope that will help to solve it for you, but I have my doubts...
Just because I am experiencing very similar issues with Yosemite and my FileVault has been off the whole time!
Nevertheless...chin up:)
I too am experiencing some extreme slowness going on since upgrading to Yosemite last night. My iMac handles it finely, my MacBook Pro (2011-2012) has become impossible to use. Mainly when I type things it freezes, and stays like that for up to 10-20 minutes before stuff works again. The app I'm typing in is the one that freezes, but if I try to do something else everything freezes, and stays frozen even longer.
I don't have FileVault turned on, so that's not the issue for me.
Download and run Etrecheck. Copy and paste the results into your reply. It's a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC to help identify the more obvious culprits.
Finally, here's the information (it actually took me over an hour to get to the paste-stage):
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 20 oktober 2014 18:44:23 CEST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 5:38:41
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS547575A9E384 disk0 : (750,16 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 748.93 GB (555.68 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 749.30 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 14
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.6.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.gspy.driver.MO3V2Driver (1) Support
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.gspy.MO3V2.Daemon.plist Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist Support
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support
[not loaded] com.wacom.SketchManager.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist Support
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[not loaded] com.wacom.SketchManager.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Quicksilver Application (/Applications/Quicksilver.app)
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
ConnectService Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.5f2 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
Logitech Control Center Support
MagicPrefs Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Destinations:
Data [Network]
Total size: 2 TB
Total number of backups: 95
Oldest backup: 2013-03-09 19:58:35 +0000
Last backup: 2014-10-19 23:09:18 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
7% WindowServer
3% Quicksilver
1% loginwindow
1% backupd
1% ConnectService
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
90 MB Finder
82 MB Mail
77 MB Safari
69 MB mds_stores
60 MB spindump
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
416 MB Free RAM
1.43 GB Active RAM
778 MB Inactive RAM
1.15 GB Wired RAM
8.35 GB Page-ins
515 MB Page-outs
I don't see any obvious culprits. See if you can update the Adobe Switchboard to a compatible version. Same goes for the Flash player.
The iTunes helper app in the User login items is no longer needed. Remove it from the System/User & Groups/Login Item preference pane.
If the above shows no improvement boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down), select Disk Utility and repair disk permissions and the disk. Reboot normally and check for improvements.
If all else fails boot again into the Recovery volume and reinstall the system.
Same problem here. Graphics, particularly, Mission Control, swiping and scrolling become too laggy and slow after few hours of uptime.
Resetting PRAM and SMC does NOT fix it.
A quick reboot fixes this kind of slowness.
And today I received an email from Apple, recommending the upgrade to Yosemite. What a joke. Bahahaha 😀
How do I update the Adobe Switchboard?
I'm not sure I can do much of anything suggested; I doubt I'll be able to get the Flash update to work, having a hard time even booting the computer...
I did just now boot into the Recovery volume to try and reinstall the system. But that freezes to; couldn't select anything to continue.
I was able to reinstall Mavericks by using Time Machine. Works much better than Yosemite!!!
Can you boot into the Recovery volume and repair disk permissions and the disk with Disk Utility?
Well, I will give it one last try and wait a week in a smear hope that Apple will release hotfix. If they won't, then I'll downgrade to Mavericks.
I can boot into the Recovery volume and I do get all the options (restore, reinstall, help, disk utility), but I can't click any of them. Nothing happens. So I can't continue. I can't access the menu at the top, either.
Oh, yes! Something's happening! I got into the Disk Utility..! (Grabbed another mouse, that seemed to somehow do the trick.) I'll be back with an update after a bunch of repairing and reinstalling.
Since I am really struggling here...
just wanted to draw your attention to my report in case any of you guys can find something suspicious in there.
Thanks a lot:)
Yosemite made my MacBook Pro so slow. Need help.
