Geordie Mick
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Q: Not Happy, Yosemite killing my new iMac

I have a three month old 21" iMac with 1Gb and 8Gb DDR memory.

 

I updated to Yosemite several days ago and it's dreadful. Everything I do I get a spinning beachball

 

I've given it a few days to settle down but doing anything on it is frustrating.  I've bought this for my business (with Parallels & 8.1) and it's sucking the life out of me.

 

I'm not too technical but I've found the activity monitor and it shows that pretty much all of the RAM is being used.

 

Surely 8Gb of ram is not enough these days?  After spending £1,100 on a computer there's no way I'm buying more RAM....

 

 

Can anyone suggest what is killing my machine?

 

Thank you in advance

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iMac, Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Posted on Oct 25, 2014 1:26 AM

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  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Oct 25, 2014 1:30 AM in response to Geordie Mick
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    Oct 25, 2014 1:30 AM in response to Geordie Mick

    Don't look at the RAM, look at the processes using most of the CPU %

     

    Pete

  • by Geordie Mick,

    Geordie Mick Geordie Mick Oct 25, 2014 1:56 AM in response to petermac87
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    Oct 25, 2014 1:56 AM in response to petermac87

    thanks, how does this look?

     

    CPU.jpg

  • by woodmeister50,

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 Oct 25, 2014 2:09 AM in response to Geordie Mick
    Level 5 (5,664 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 25, 2014 2:09 AM in response to Geordie Mick

    If you are using Parallels, you need to be using version 10

    to insure compatibility with Yosemite.

     

    In 20/20 hindsight, you should have had a complete bootable clone backup

    before doing the upgrade.

     

    As a matter of fact, if you are dependent on your computer for

    your business, this is a must regardless of updates or upgrades as

    anything can and will happen at any time.

  • by Worikben,

    Worikben Worikben Oct 26, 2014 9:51 AM in response to woodmeister50
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 26, 2014 9:51 AM in response to woodmeister50

    Have the same here with my Macbook Air. 1.3 Ghz and 8GB RAM.

    It seems the whole machine doesn't preform anymore. It looks like a Windows (sorry) machine.

    Problems with Safari, System Preferences. First I thought it had to do with File Vault. But when I disabled it, nothing improved.

    Instead of the update I also started with a clean install, with the same experience. + Some icons in Finder (Download and iCloud Drive) didn't show up. They do in the second level, when searching for a file.

     

    The performance was so bad that I downgrade tot Mavericks and my Mac works like a charme. Waiting for 10.10.x

  • by PeterVL57,

    PeterVL57 PeterVL57 Oct 26, 2014 9:56 AM in response to Worikben
    Level 2 (300 points)
    Oct 26, 2014 9:56 AM in response to Worikben

    Do you folks use a virusscanner, mackeeper or any other software that can be disruptive to the OS?

  • by Worikben,

    Worikben Worikben Oct 26, 2014 11:04 AM in response to PeterVL57
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 26, 2014 11:04 AM in response to PeterVL57

    I use F-Secure as a virusscanner. I uses this one since Tiger. For the rest plain Mac OS X. Unless Office 2011 is disruptive to the OS

  • by PeterVL57,

    PeterVL57 PeterVL57 Oct 26, 2014 11:11 AM in response to Worikben
    Level 2 (300 points)
    Oct 26, 2014 11:11 AM in response to Worikben

    office 2011 works like a charm.

  • by Sparkleberry,

    Sparkleberry Sparkleberry Oct 26, 2014 11:16 AM in response to PeterVL57
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    Oct 26, 2014 11:16 AM in response to PeterVL57

    Let's not go too far overboard with the kudos yet, Peter.

     

    My Word 2011 still crashes on a regular basis

     

     

     

     

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  • by Luis_Mercado,

    Luis_Mercado Luis_Mercado Oct 26, 2014 11:33 AM in response to Geordie Mick
    Level 1 (45 points)
    Oct 26, 2014 11:33 AM in response to Geordie Mick

    For any problems with performance and misbehaving apps, please, read the following guide:

     

                     Guide: How to solve Yosemite memory leaks and CPU usage            

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 26, 2014 1:59 PM in response to Geordie Mick
    Level 9 (74,172 points)
    iTunes
    Oct 26, 2014 1:59 PM in response to Geordie Mick

    Activity Monitor - Mavericks  also Yosemite

     

    Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes

     

    Performance Guide

     

    Why is my computer slow

     

    Why your Mac runs slower than it should

     

    Slow Mac After Mavericks

     

    Things you can do to resolve slowdowns  see post by Kappy

     

    Try running this program and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read.

     

     

    Etrecheck – System Information

  • by Geordie Mick,

    Geordie Mick Geordie Mick Oct 27, 2014 4:53 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Oct 27, 2014 4:53 AM in response to Eric Root

    thanks, i've ran the eltrecheck and here are the results

     

     

    Problem description:

    Slow running OS

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)

    Report generated 27 October 2014 11:50:24 GMT

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

      iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) (Verified)

      iMac - model: iMac14,1

      1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core

      8 GB RAM 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:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

     

    Video Information: ℹ️

      Intel Iris Pro -

      iMac 1920 x 1080

     

    System Software: ℹ️

      OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 2 days 4:32:21

     

    Disk Information: ℹ️

      APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 disk0 : (1 TB)

      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 999.35 GB (778.22 GB free)

      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

     

    USB Information: ℹ️

      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

      HP Photosmart C4500 series

      MediaTek Inc MT1887

     

    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Gatekeeper: ℹ️

      Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

      /Applications/Parallels Access.app

      [loaded] com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0.27 27 - SDK 10.6) Support

     

      /Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

      [not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) Support

      [not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) Support

      [not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) Support

      [not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.1.1 28614 - SDK 10.7) Support

     

      /System/Library/Extensions

      [loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2) Support

      [not loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.0) Support

      [not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) Support

      [loaded] ng.uds.netusb.controller (1.59) Support

     

    Startup Items: ℹ️

      HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO

      Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X

     

    Launch Agents: ℹ️

      [running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist Support

      [running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist Support

      [not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist Support

      [not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist Support

      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

      [running] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist Support

      [invalid?] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceAgent.plist Support

      [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support

     

    Launch Daemons: ℹ️

      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

      [not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist Support

      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

      [running] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist Support

      [loaded] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist Support

      [invalid?] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceDaemon.plist Support

      [running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support

      [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents: ℹ️

      [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support

      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

      [loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist Support

      [loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist Support

     

    User Login Items: ℹ️

      iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)

      Safari ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Safari.app)

      EvernoteHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)

      Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

      Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app)

      HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

      LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 Support

      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support

      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.1.4 Support

      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

      LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 Support

      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

      LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.730 Support

      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

      GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 Support

      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support

      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version

     

    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

      Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support

      fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: (null) Support

      fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: (null) Support

     

    Safari Extensions: ℹ️

      OpenIE

      Facebook Photo Zoom

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

      Flash Player  Support

      Flip4Mac WMV  Support

      Java  Support

      Rapport  Support

     

    Time Machine: ℹ️

      Skip System Files: NO

      Auto backup: YES

      Destinations:

      Mac Only  [Local]

      Total size: 400.10 GB

      Total number of backups: 10

      Oldest backup: 2014-08-11 09:07:27 +0000

      Last backup: 2014-10-21 20:59:30 +0000

      Size of backup disk: Excellent

      Backup size 400.10 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

          3% WindowServer

          0% fontd

          0% LogMeInGUI

          0% networkd

          0% Dropbox

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

      283 MB Image Capture Extension

      258 MB Finder

      180 MB softwareupdated

      180 MB Mail

      137 MB mds_stores

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

      2.34 GB Free RAM

      4.26 GB Active RAM

      1.02 GB Inactive RAM

      974 MB Wired RAM

      3.85 GB Page-ins

      479 KB Page-outs

  • by Kimouna,

    Kimouna Kimouna Nov 2, 2014 4:21 AM in response to Worikben
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 2, 2014 4:21 AM in response to Worikben

    Same here. My entire Mac barely functions anymore -- it freezes all the time and is extremely slow. The entire screen blinks/flashes whenever I click "Save as" on any type of document. I've run the "Mac Helper" numerous times to clean it and I've deleted all incompatible software but nothing improves it. I want Mavericks or even Mt Lion back!  Does anyone know whether a patch or system upgrade will be available? Has Apple even acknowledged that this is a wide-spread problem?

  • by Crazygamer101,

    Crazygamer101 Crazygamer101 Nov 2, 2014 4:28 AM in response to Geordie Mick
    Level 2 (170 points)
    Nov 2, 2014 4:28 AM in response to Geordie Mick

    I have a 3 month old 27" iMac late 2013 3.2 GHz i5 8GB RAM and Yosemite runs perfectly fine for me.

     

    -crazy

  • by Worikben,

    Worikben Worikben Nov 2, 2014 4:32 AM in response to Geordie Mick
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Nov 2, 2014 4:32 AM in response to Geordie Mick

    What fixed my problem was resetting the PRAM and the SMC. After that I didn't have any problems with Yosemite On my 2012 Macbook Air.

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