greenmind
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Mac App Store

Q: Re: How can I uninstall OS X Yosemite and return to OS X Mavericks?

Thank you Michel,

I do have an HP printer that also had a startup items that also no longer could be used, but I just located a bunch of plists, and removed them. After they were removed, my macs speed, actually increased a little.


EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)

Report generated November 7, 2014 at 9:45:53 PM EST

 

Hardware Information: ℹ️

  iMac (20-inch, Early 2009) (Verified)

  iMac - model: iMac9,1

  1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

  2 GB RAM Upgradeable

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

  Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

  Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

 

Video Information: ℹ️

  NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB

  iMac 1680 x 1050

 

System Software: ℹ️

  OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 2 days 13:49:55

 

Disk Information: ℹ️

  WDC WD3200AAJS-40H3A0 disk0 : (320.07 GB)

  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

  EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

  Yosemite (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 254.35 GB (88.44 GB free)

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

  BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 64.73 GB (47.93 GB free)

 

  OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S 

 

USB Information: ℹ️

  HP Officejet J4500 series

  Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

  Western Digital My Passport 0740 1 TB

  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

  EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

  Backup Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Backup Drive : 999.83 GB (121.03 GB free)

  Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

  Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard

  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

  Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

 

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

  Mac App Store and identified developers

 

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

  /Applications/Media/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app

  [not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support

 

  /System/Library/Extensions

  [not loaded] com.hzsystems.driver.CDSDAudioCaptureSupport (1.5) Support

  [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.9) Support

  [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support

 

  /Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS

  [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support

 

Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️

  [failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.bird.plist

  [failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist

  [failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist

  [failed] com.apple.cloudd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist

  [failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist

  [failed] com.apple.pluginkit.pkd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist

  [failed] com.apple.recentsd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist

  [failed] com.apple.sbd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist

  [failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist

 

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

  [failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist

  [failed] com.apple.awdd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.diagnosticd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist

  [failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist

  [failed] com.apple.installd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.MobileFileIntegrity.plist

  [failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist

  [failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist

  [failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist

  [failed] com.apple.sandboxd.plist

  [failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist

  [failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist

  [failed] com.apple.sysmond.plist

  [failed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist

  [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

  [failed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist

  [failed] org.cups.cupsd.plist

 

Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

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

 

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

  [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

  [running] com.dilaroga.itaf_d.plist Support

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

  [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

  [invalid?] com.perion.searchprotectd.plist Support

  [loaded] com.rockysandstudio.WUHelper.plist Support

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

 

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

  [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

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

  [loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support

  [loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support

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

  [failed] com.iskysoft.TunesOverWatchDemo.plist Support

  [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support

  [running] com.vladalexa.MagicPrefs.plist Support

  [invalid?] com.yahoo.YahooContactSyncAgent.plist Support

  [invalid?] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist Support

  [not loaded] net.brockerhoff.QuayMenu.plist Support

  [loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamscan.plist Support

  [loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist Support

 

User Login Items: ℹ️

  Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox/Dropbox.app)

  Spotify Notifications Application (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/Applications/Spotify Notifications.app)

 

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

  DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.1r629 Support

  VividasPlayer: Version: 4.0.0.0 Support

  Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

  Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support

  OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.1 Support

  AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support

  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

  Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

  Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

  iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

  AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support

  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version

 

User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

  Unity Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 1.1.1 Support

  TroviNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9 Support

 

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

  Reload Button

  Trovi Search for Safari

  Turn Off the Lights

  Facebook Photo Zoom

  AdBlock

  SocialPlus!

  Google Toolbar

  AdBlock

  autocomplete

  YouTube5

  Awesome Screenshot

  YoutubeWide

  Better Facebook

  clea.nr Videos

 

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

  Flash Player  Support

  Flip4Mac WMV  Support

  Java  Support

  MagicPrefs  Support

 

Time Machine: ℹ️

  Skip System Files: NO

  Mobile backups: ON

  Auto backup: YES

  Volumes being backed up:

  Yosemite: Disk size: 254.35 GB Disk used: 165.91 GB

  Destinations:

  Backup Drive [Local]

  Total size: 999.83 GB

  Total number of backups: 96

  Oldest backup: 2013-04-24 04:55:47 +0000

  Last backup: 2014-11-08 02:26:46 +0000

  Size of backup disk: Excellent

  Backup size 999.83 GB > (Disk size 254.35 GB X 3)

 

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

      3% WindowServer

      1% coreaudiod

      1% Spotify

      1% mds_stores

      0% airportd

 

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

  39 MB Finder

  39 MB Spotify

  34 MB WindowServer

  29 MB mds_stores

  24 MB Spotlight

 

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

  47 MB Free RAM

  405 MB Active RAM

  388 MB Inactive RAM

  498 MB Wired RAM

  95.24 GB Page-ins

  2.75 GB Page-outs

Posted on Nov 7, 2014 7:49 PM

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Q: Re: How can I uninstall OS X Yosemite and return to OS X Mavericks?

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Nov 7, 2014 8:56 PM in response to greenmind
    Level 10 (208,044 points)
    Applications
    Nov 7, 2014 8:56 PM in response to greenmind

    Please describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The "etrecheck" fad hasn't made that step any less necessary. The better your description, the better the chance of a solution.

    For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? What changes did you make, if any, just before it became slow? Have you seen any alerts or error messages? Have you done anything to try to fix it? Most importantly, do you have a current backup of all data? If the answer to the last question is "no," back up now. Ask if you need guidance. Do nothing else until you have a backup.

  • by greenmind,

    greenmind greenmind Nov 7, 2014 10:56 PM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Mac App Store
    Nov 7, 2014 10:56 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Thank you for your help Linc Davis,

     

    The computer is slowest on startup, and when opening new applications. It used to be slow when I tried to surf the Internet, but since locating & deleting most of the p.lists marked in red, using the app EntreCheck, internet speed has increased a whole lot. I have finally managed to locate all of the plists except for   [invalid?] com.perion.searchprotectd.plist Support. My startup & application speed opening, although faster then it was, is still a little bit slower. Yes I always backup using time machine. That is how I retrieved my data, after my clean install.

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)

    Report generated November 8, 2014 at 1:51:20 AM EST

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

      iMac (20-inch, Early 2009) (Verified)

      iMac - model: iMac9,1

      1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

      2 GB RAM Upgradeable

      BANK 0/DIMM0

      1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

      BANK 1/DIMM0

      1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Video Information: ℹ️

      NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB

      iMac 1680 x 1050

     

    System Software: ℹ️

      OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 1:16:26

     

    Disk Information: ℹ️

      WDC WD3200AAJS-40H3A0 disk0 : (320.07 GB)

      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

      Yosemite (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 254.35 GB (88.54 GB free)

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

      BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 64.73 GB (47.93 GB free)

     

      OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S 

     

    USB Information: ℹ️

      Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

      HP Officejet J4500 series

      Western Digital My Passport 0740 1 TB

      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

      EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

      Backup Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Backup Drive : 999.83 GB (120.94 GB free)

      Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

      Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

     

    Gatekeeper: ℹ️

      Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

      /Applications/Media/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app

      [not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support

     

      /System/Library/Extensions

      [not loaded] com.hzsystems.driver.CDSDAudioCaptureSupport (1.5) Support

      [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.9) Support

      [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support

     

      /Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS

      [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support

     

    Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

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

     

    Launch Daemons: ℹ️

      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

      [running] com.dilaroga.itaf_d.plist Support

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

      [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

      [invalid?] com.perion.searchprotectd.plist Support

      [loaded] com.rockysandstudio.WUHelper.plist Support

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

     

    User Login Items: ℹ️

      Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox/Dropbox.app)

      Spotify Notifications Application (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/Applications/Spotify Notifications.app)

      MagicPrefs UNKNOWN (missing value)

      MagicPrefs UNKNOWN (missing value)

      MagicPrefs UNKNOWN (missing value)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

      DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.1r629 Support

      VividasPlayer: Version: 4.0.0.0 Support

      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support

      OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.1 Support

      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support

      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support

      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version

     

    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

      Unity Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 1.1.1 Support

      TroviNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9 Support

     

    Safari Extensions: ℹ️

      YoutubeWide

      Reload Button

      Better Facebook

      Facebook Photo Zoom

      AdBlock

      Google Toolbar

      SocialPlus!

      clea.nr Videos

      autocomplete

      Turn Off the Lights

      Awesome Screenshot

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

      Flash Player  Support

      Flip4Mac WMV  Support

      Java  Support

     

    Time Machine: ℹ️

      Skip System Files: NO

      Mobile backups: ON

      Auto backup: YES

      Volumes being backed up:

      Yosemite: Disk size: 254.35 GB Disk used: 165.81 GB

      Destinations:

      Backup Drive [Local]

      Total size: 999.83 GB

      Total number of backups: 98

      Oldest backup: 2013-04-24 04:55:47 +0000

      Last backup: 2014-11-08 06:10:33 +0000

      Size of backup disk: Excellent

      Backup size 999.83 GB > (Disk size 254.35 GB X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

          4% WindowServer

          0% AppleSpell

          0% fontd

          0% notifyd

          0% askpermissiond

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

      62 MB Finder

      43 MB Safari

      37 MB WindowServer

      26 MB mds_stores

      26 MB Dock

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

      52 MB Free RAM

      488 MB Active RAM

      452 MB Inactive RAM

      398 MB Wired RAM

      4.47 GB Page-ins

      51 MB Page-outs

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Nov 7, 2014 11:29 PM in response to greenmind
    Level 10 (208,044 points)
    Applications
    Nov 7, 2014 11:29 PM in response to greenmind

    Please don't post "etrecheck" stuff in a reply to me. I have no use for it. Are you saying that you deleted system files because of something you saw in the output of that program? If so, you wrecked your installation and need to reinstall.

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Nov 8, 2014 12:04 AM in response to greenmind
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    Nov 8, 2014 12:04 AM in response to greenmind

    greenmind wrote:

     

    since locating & deleting most of the p.lists marked in red, using the app EntreCheck, internet speed has increased a whole lot.

    "failed" does not mean remove, it means something went wrong with your installation, but you should never remove anything from your System Folder, especially if it says it's from "com.apple" as it's obviously something Apple thinks you need.

     

    I suspect you would have had to re-install Yosemite to fix all those faileds in any case, but now you will have to.

     

    You had some Safari adware extensions, but see you got rid of most of them. There are still several I'm not familiar with, but if you are sure you need everything there, then OK, but I'm sure it slows down your browsing experience to some extent.

     

    You still have this adware installed:

    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

      TroviNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9 Support

    2GB of RAM is not nearly enough to adequately run Yosemite, despite what Apple Claims. In my experience 4GB is the absolute minimum with one or two applications running and most users find they need 8GB to be completely comfortable.

  • by greenmind,

    greenmind greenmind Nov 8, 2014 12:15 AM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Mac App Store
    Nov 8, 2014 12:15 AM in response to Linc Davis

    I think I'll will wait on doing that. This is absolutely the first time, in months, that my mac has behaved okay, since I first installed Yosemite. I do appreciate your help, but a reinstall will simply return my mac to a crawl. 

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Nov 8, 2014 2:19 AM in response to greenmind
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    Nov 8, 2014 2:19 AM in response to greenmind

    Just know that you have disabled a number of Yosemite features, including, it appears, the ability to use Software Update and some maintenance/diagnostic routines.

  • by greenmind,

    greenmind greenmind Nov 8, 2014 9:41 AM in response to MadMacs0
    Level 1 (14 points)
    Mac App Store
    Nov 8, 2014 9:41 AM in response to MadMacs0

    It might 'appear' that way, but software update, and all maintenance/diagnostic routines are behaving just fine. I will reinstall Yosemite, but only 'if', I experience problems down the line.

  • by omcflyer,

    omcflyer omcflyer Nov 21, 2014 7:18 PM in response to greenmind
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Nov 21, 2014 7:18 PM in response to greenmind

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp31FBu3pTA