Level 1

8 points

Slow slow slow Yosemite.

Problem description:

Everything is so slow. It was slow before but since updating to Yosemite, it has become unusable. Even typing has a lag.

Also, apps won’t update

“Couldn't move /Applications/Screenflick.app to /Applications/Screenflick (1295).ap”

Tried permissions etc. Nothing. Please help.

EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)

Report generated 25 October 2014 13:04:30 BST

Hardware Information: ℹ️

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) (Verified)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1

1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

16 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Video Information: ℹ️

Intel Iris -

Color LCD spdisplays_2560x1600Retina

Cinema HD 2560 x 1600

System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10 (14A388a) - Uptime: 0:5:3

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]: 460.74 GB (7.47 GB free) (Low!)

Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

Core Storage: disk0s2 461.08 GB Online

USB Information: ℹ️

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub

TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1 TB

S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

disk2s2 (disk2s2) <not mounted> : 999.86 GB

Boot OS X (disk2s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB

Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Cinema HD Display

Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Anywhere

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Applications/DiskWarrior.app

[not loaded] com.alsoft.Preview (4.2) Support

/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) Support

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) Support

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) Support

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) Support

/Applications/Screenflick.app

[not loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6) Support

/Applications/VMware Fusion.app

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.6.3) Support

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.3 (14.1.3) Support

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0207.55.34) Support

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0207.55.34) Support

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.6.0) Support

/Library/Extensions

[loaded] at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4214 - SDK 10.8) Support

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.quark.driver.Tether (1.1.0d4 - SDK 10.4) Support

[loaded] com.quark.driver.Tether64 (1.1.0d3 - SDK 10.6) Support

Launch Agents: ℹ️

[running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist Support

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

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

[running] com.orbicule.UCAgent.plist Support

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[running] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist Support

[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support

[running] com.backblaze.bzserv.plist Support

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist Support

[running] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist Support

[running] com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist Support

[loaded] com.fxfactory.FxFactory.helper.plist Support

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

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

[running] com.orbicule.uc.plist Support

[loaded] com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist Support

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support

[invalid?] com.tether.plist Support

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

[running] com.backblaze.bzbmenu.plist Support

[invalid?] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support

[invalid?] com.iskysoft.TunesOverWatchDemo.plist Support

[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support

[invalid?] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support

[running] com.vemedio.Snowtape.RadioAgent.plist Support

[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist Support

User Login Items: ℹ️

Default Folder X Helper Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/Default Folder X.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Default Folder X Helper.app)

Flux Application (/Applications/Flux.app)

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

BetterTouchTool Application (/Applications/BetterTouchTool.app)

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

Fantastical Application (/Applications/Fantastical.app)

ClipMenu Application (/Applications/ClipMenu.app)

Alfred 2 Application (/Applications/Alfred 2.app)

Keyboard Maestro Engine Application (/Applications/Keyboard Maestro.app/Contents/Resources/Keyboard Maestro Engine.app)

Color Picker Application (/Applications/Color Picker.app)

HazelHelper Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/Hazel.prefPane/Contents/MacOS/HazelH elper.app)

VMware Fusion Start Menu Application (/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/VMware Fusion Start Menu.app)

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 Support

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version

User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

Slick Savings

Pinbar

Amazon Shopping Assistant

Facebook Cleaner (Disabled)

AdBlock

1Password

Ebay Shopping Assistant

iMedia Converter Deluxe (Disabled)

Searchme

FontScope (Disabled)

MacDeals

clea.nr Videos

Open in Internet Explorer

ClickToFlash

Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️

EcammAudioLoader: Version: 1.0.2 - SDK 10.8 Support

CallRecorder: Version: v2.5.9 - SDK 10.8 Support

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Backblaze Backup Support

BTTPrefs Support

Default Folder X Support

Flip4Mac WMV Support

FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) Support

Hazel Support

Time Machine: ℹ️

Auto backup: YES

Destinations:

1.5TB SEAGATE [Local]

Total size: 1 TB

Total number of backups: 22

Oldest backup: 2014-05-18 21:36:45 +0000

Last backup: 2014-07-23 08:10:40 +0000

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 1 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

104% Dropbox

4% WindowServer

2% Finder

1% bzfilelist

1% mds

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

206 MB mds_stores

206 MB Safari

172 MB Dropbox

103 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

103 MB Finder

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

10.92 GB Free RAM

4.17 GB Active RAM

561 MB Inactive RAM

1.52 GB Wired RAM

1.40 GB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.0.x)

Posted on Oct 25, 2014 5:07 AM

17 replies

Feb 13, 2015 1:21 AM in response to james.veitch

For the past two weeks my MacBook Pro running Yosemite 10.10.2 has afflicted by "slow syndrome". Everything was slow: logins took up to a full minute, typing would be periodically interrupted by the spinning pizza, etc. Ouch.

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FIXES THAT (FRUSTATINGLY) DIDN'T WORK

Permissions repair, safe mode boot, disconnecting from the internet, logging into a freshly created account, PRAM reset, all were unhelpful. Ouch.

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DIAGNOSTICS THAT (FRUSTATINGLY) WERE UNINFORMATIVE

System logs and the system profiler were unrevealing. Ouch. Frustratingly, the "pizza" would appear even when *NO* processes were consuming memory. Ouch.

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THE FIX THAT WORKED FOR ME:

Fixing users, groups, and permissions on /usr/local

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WHY DID THIS CURE THE SLOWDOWN, WE WONDERS ???

It appears the slowdown may have resulted from the operating system searching a $PATH that included badly structured permissions on a huge /usr/local directory tree.

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BACKGROUND: as a heavy user of MacTeX and brew, my /usr/local tree has about 200,000 files in it

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WHAT WORKED, SEMI-SPECIFICALLY

(1) In "System Preferences" -> "Users & Groups", eliminate any circular references in the groups.

(2) Duplicate the /usr/local tree, rename (and eventually delete) the old tree, keep the new tree.

(3) Using "chown -R", recursively set the user and group of the new /usr/local to the "correct" values

(4) Using the finder interface, recursively set permissions in the new /usr/local to the "correct" values

(5) Make any final permissions adjustments by hand.

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NO DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN: I'm not going to give detailed instructions, because I'm not sure that I know the "correct" settings! Plus, different folks use their /usr/local for different purposes.

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HOPEFULLY: Some unix guru will tell us how to set /usr/local owner, groups, and permissions to "correct" settings.

Feb 17, 2015 2:07 PM in response to james.veitch

UPDATE:

For all-details discussion, reproduction, and fix of "Yosemite weird group slowdown syndrome", see the Apple Stack Exchange topic "This “weird group trick” makes MacBook Pro login, apps, and systems run slow slow slow … but why?"

URL: http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/171862/this-weird-group-trick-makes-mac book-pro-login-apps-and-systems-run-slow-slo

Good luck!

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Slow slow slow Yosemite.