Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
I want to turn Console off since it seems to run constantly and slows my MacBook down quite a bit. I read posts on this from 2011 and they said to go to Accounts in Preferences. I can't seem to locate Accounts. Can someone tell me where this is located? I did find Internet Accounts, but I don't think that's the Accounts they discussed.
OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 27, 2015 at 11:57:53 AM EDT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Check Battery - Cycle count 458
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F1066) - Time since boot: 0:57:18
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS543232L9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Untitled (disk0s4) /Volumes/Untitled : 26.60 GB (3.34 GB free)
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 292.30 GB (125.74 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 292.62 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
Executor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Executor
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Battery Health UNKNOWN (missing value)
ClamXavSentry UNKNOWN (missing value)
TomTomHOMERunner Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/TomTom HOME/TomTomHOMERunner.app)
ElementsAutoAnalyzer Application (/Applications/Adobe Elements 12 Organizer.app/Contents/ElementsAutoAnalyzer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
NPDjVu: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 5.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Click for support]
PrintDialogExt: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
delta: Version: 1.0.0.4 [Click for support]
fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Logitech Control Center [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 292.30 GB Disk used: 166.56 GB
Destinations:
Time Capsule BU [Local]
Total size: 500.10 GB
Total number of backups: 1
Oldest backup: 2014-11-19 20:50:10 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-19 20:50:10 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 500.10 GB > (Disk used 166.56 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
4% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
2% WindowServer
1% Safari
0% fontd
0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
661 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
223 MB Safari
206 MB ocspd
142 MB mds_stores
47 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
780 MB Free RAM
1.69 GB Active RAM
921 MB Inactive RAM
636 MB Wired RAM
681 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 27, 2015, 10:59:06 AM Self test - passed
Mar 25, 2015, 05:45:55 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/dynamiclinkmanager_2015-03-25- 174555_[redacted].crash
Mar 25, 2015, 05:42:42 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/UserEventAgent_2015-03-25-174242_[redacted].cra sh
Mar 25, 2015, 03:05:27 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-03-25-150527_[redacted].hang
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The report format is fine, thanks.
Did you uninstall any Akamai software?
There are a few errors for fseventsd, which tracks file system changes. It makes me wonder about the health of the disks. What backups do you have?
Open Disk Utility, select each disk (this is the item that is not indented & may be named after the disk make & model), click the info button. The second line should be Type: disk, if that says 'Partition' you are looking at the wrong thing 🙂
Check what the S.M.A.R.T. Status : xxxxx value is showing & post it here please.
It may be worth checking the disk state & the partition state…
Disk check
Select each disk, in the First aid tab run the verify disk action – note any errors (or screenshot them with cmd+shift+4, tap the spacebar, then click the window. Images appear on the Desktop, attach them via the camera icon here)
Partition check
Select each partition, yours appear to be called Macintosh HD & Untitled.
In first aid verify the partition & not any reported errors.
Disk repairs will need to be done in Recovery mode, ask if you need help with that. I would make a backup before repairing, just in case.
NOTE: other users have had issues when Executor was installed on 10.9, it's unclear to me if that is the only reason they had issues, but it could be worth uninstalling if you do not use it, or check for newer versions if you have had it installed for a while.
http://www.emaculation.com/doku.php/executor
I can't see any instructions for removing it correctly, check the sites for FAQ for instructions.
Backup: I have a bootable backup which I create every 2-3 months. Also run Verify/Repair > everything was okay on all disks including the partition.
I did the uninstall for Akamai software.
I cannot locate Executor, so I must not have it installed.
Disk Utility, Info:
Name: Macintosh HD
Type: Logical Volume Group
(This line empty)
Disk Status: Online
Total Capacity: 292 GB
Free Space: 0 Bytes (This was news to me, so I opened About This Mac > Storage and there is 123GB available.)
Physical Backing: disk0s2 (This is for Windows 7 to run AutoCAD)
We are not running any apps. We have turned off all background apps to troubleshoot this issue. Our Mac runs slow at startup. Then, a Console wind pops up with results of its activity. We quit Console, and the Mac runs as normal.
Console normally does not start up on its own!
Look in SystemPreferences->Users&Groups->LoginItems: if it is there remove it with the minus sign underneath.
I do not believe that Console can slow down your mac: it is just a log writer. There must be something else as everybody here tells you.
Like the Akamai software which is causing real problems since it was there in the Leopard period, as Drew pointed also to !
It is not really necessary either for whatever hardware, even the modems!
You can see that it is good to have Console as part of the system: it points clearly to Akamai as a culprit of issues.
Just uninstall it completely, which is not really easy. If you do not find an uninstaller and come back here and I will post the uninstall instructions.
No idea why Console is opening, but besides com.akamai.client.plist problem, a big problem is... com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent
I'd remove both of them & restart.
VikingRC wrote:
I cannot locate Executor, so I must not have it installed.
Well it is is listed in the 'startup items' in bright red in your report. It was installed at one point and the remnants are left behind. You should still look for the correct removal instructions, simply searching for files is the reason apps do not get uninstalled correctly.
VikingRC wrote:
Disk Utility, Info:
Name: Macintosh HD
Type: Logical Volume Group
(This line empty)
Disk Status: Online
Total Capacity: 292 GB
Free Space: 0 Bytes (This was news to me, so I opened About This Mac > Storage and there is 123GB available.)
Physical Backing: disk0s2 (This is for Windows 7 to run AutoCAD)
Please re-read what I suggested, the free space at 0 bytes is correct, but you are looking at the wrong thing…
Drew Reece wrote:
Open Disk Utility, select each disk (this is the item that is not indented & may be named after the disk make & model), click the info button. The second line should be Type: disk, if that says 'Partition' you are looking at the wrong thing
SMART status is a set of basic info about the state of the disk.
How to turn Console off?
