Beach ball appears occasionally. Apple says all is OK but keep getting spinning wheel about 3 times a week. Only happens for few seconds.i took the computer to Apple store, major hassle, and they could not detect anything
Please download and install EtreCheck from http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Run it and post the report here
Download and run Etrecheck. Copy and paste the results into your reply. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here (and recommended by Apple Support personnel) in the ASC to help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.
It's normal to see that once in a while.
I know, but 3 times a week. Mostly in iPhoto that has about 3300 pics. also froze once when I switched to apple tv mirroring. They told me to run ethernet and see is there any difference. So far no spinning wheel but I used it only for 3 mins. I cannot keep this set up since my iPad does not work unless I have wifi.
When you see a beachball cursor, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
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Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
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I will as soon as I get beach ball. Apple also said to track activity monitor.
I ran this test using ethernet.
I have no use for "etrecheck." Please don't post its output in a reply to me. If you want my help, post the information I asked for.
3/31/15 7:16:02.000 PM kernel[0]: IOBluetoothHCIController::CreateDeviceReporterAction -- calling CreateDeviceReporter() device = = 0x6c00
3/31/15 7:16:02.000 PM kernel[0]: IOBluetoothHCIController::CreateDeviceReporter -- device = = 0x6c00
3/31/15 7:16:03.166 PM apsd[50]: Unexpected connection from logged out uid 501
3/31/15 7:16:03.171 PM iconservicesagent[209]: iconservicesagent launched.
3/31/15 7:16:03.467 PM WindowServer[132]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'. Run with arg = -discovery
3/31/15 7:16:03.516 PM coreaudiod[189]: 2015-03-31 07:16:03.515692 PM [AirPlay] AirPlay: Performing audio format change for 4 (AP Out) to PCM/44100/16/2 for output and PCM/44100/16/2 for input
3/31/15 7:16:03.666 PM iconservicesagent[209]: Starting service with cache path: /var/folders/vq/yskwvrh92fx_hh52hy8ldtvr0000gn/C/com.apple.iconservices
3/31/15 7:16:03.851 PM WindowServer[132]: CGXSetDisplayColorProfileAndTransfer: Display 0x042c0140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 1688253647 }; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
3/31/15 7:16:04.061 PM com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent[160]: AMBD Agent: xpc connection became invalid during event handler
3/31/15 7:16:04.139 PM DMProxy[211]: AMBD Services: connection interrupted: com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent (Connection interrupted)
3/31/15 7:16:04.143 PM WindowServer[132]: CGXSetDisplayColorProfileAndTransfer: Display 0x042c0140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 1688253647 }; TransferFormula (1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000)
3/31/15 7:16:04.154 PM com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent[160]: AmbientDisplayAgent started
3/31/15 7:16:04.158 PM com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent[160]: AMBD initializing devices
3/31/15 7:16:04.167 PM com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent[160]: AMBD Agent: xpc connection became invalid during event handler
3/31/15 7:16:04.168 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
3/31/15 7:16:04.180 PM secinitd[218]: UID[501]: cache loaded: /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.app-sandbox-cache.plist
3/31/15 7:16:04.185 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[53]: Session 100007 created
3/31/15 7:16:04.264 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.lakitu) The JoinExistingSession key is only available to Application services.
3/31/15 7:16:04.264 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.accounts.dom) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
3/31/15 7:16:04.264 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
3/31/15 7:16:04.337 PM com.apple.iCloudHelper[220]: objc[220]: Class FALogging is implemented in both /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyCircle.framework/Versions/A/FamilyCircl e and /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyNotification.framework/Versions/A/Famil yNotification. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
3/31/15 7:16:04.344 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
3/31/15 7:16:04.617 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
3/31/15 7:16:04.662 PM configd[25]: network changed: DNS* Proxy
3/31/15 7:16:04.664 PM UserEventAgent[16]: Captiv
3/31/15 7:16:04.665 PM discoveryd[49]: Basic SleepProxy Could not get the primary interface
3/31/15 7:16:04.666 PM discoveryd[49]: AwdlD2d AwdlD2dStartAdvertisingPair: 'anas-imac' Advertising service started
3/31/15 7:16:04.667 PM discoveryd[49]: AwdlD2d AwdlD2dStartAdvertisingPair: 'anas-imac' Advertising service started
3/31/15 7:16:04.667 PM discoveryd[49]: AwdlD2d AwdlD2dStartAdvertisingPair: '86aeedefff879cc400000000000008efip6arpa' Advertising service started
3/31/15 7:16:04.673 PM UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Evaluating
3/31/15 7:16:04.674 PM UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: en1: Probing 'CutestBabyEver'
3/31/15 7:16:04.674 PM configd[25]: network changed: v4(en1!:192.168.1.129) DNS+ Proxy+ SMB
3/31/15 7:16:04.000 PM kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to c0:c1:c0:de:75:27
3/31/15 7:16:04.000 PM kernel[0]: en1: channel changed to 11
3/31/15 7:16:04.000 PM kernel[0]: IO80211AWDLPeerManager::setAwdlOperatingMode Setting the AWDL operation mode from SUSPENDED to AUTO
3/31/15 7:16:04.000 PM kernel[0]: IO80211AWDLPeerManager::setAwdlAutoMode Resuming AWDL
3/31/15 7:16:04.735 PM UserEventAgent[16]: Captive: CNPluginHandler en1: Authenticated
3/31/15 7:16:05.314 PM sntp[226]: time set +0.269251 s
3/31/15 7:16:05.362 PM identityservicesd[201]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
3/31/15 7:16:05.385 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.FileSyncAgent.PHD.isRunning) The HideUntilCheckIn property is an architectural performance issue. Please transition away from it.
3/31/15 7:16:05.387 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.mbloginhelper.user) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:05.387 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.mbpluginhost.user) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:05.389 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.secd) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:05.389 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.secd) The ServiceIPC key is no longer respected. Please remove it.
3/31/15 7:16:05.390 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.speech.speechsynthesisd) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:05.391 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.TrustEvaluationAgent) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:05.391 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.DataDetectorsDynamicData) The JoinExistingSession key is only available to Application services.
3/31/15 7:16:05.469 PM AddressBookSourceSync[216]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
3/31/15 7:16:05.518 PM syncdefaultsd[215]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
3/31/15 7:16:05.581 PM ntpd[141]: peer time.apple.com @ 17.253.6.243
3/31/15 7:16:05.634 PM com.apple.iCloudHelper[220]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
3/31/15 7:16:05.637 PM ntpd[141]: drift PPM:0.000 -> -32.524
3/31/15 7:16:05.649 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
3/31/15 7:16:05.841 PM netbiosd[225]: Attempt to use XPC with a MachService that has HideUntilCheckIn set. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.smbd
3/31/15 7:16:05.962 PM CalendarAgent[214]: Exception fetching ABCDContact in context <ABManagedObjectContext: 0x7f97914b1fd0>: keypath birthdayComponents not found in entity <NSSQLEntity ABCDContact id=21>
3/31/15 7:16:05.963 PM CalendarAgent[214]: Error fetching ABCDContact in context <ABManagedObjectContext: 0x7f97914b1fd0>: (null) (null)
3/31/15 7:16:06.063 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.appkit.xpc.sandboxedServiceRunner) The JoinExistingSession key is only available to Application services.
3/31/15 7:16:06.063 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.DataDetectorsDynamicData) The JoinExistingSession key is only available to Application services.
3/31/15 7:16:06.065 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.FileSyncAgent.PHD.isRunning) The HideUntilCheckIn property is an architectural performance issue. Please transition away from it.
3/31/15 7:16:06.066 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.mbloginhelper.user) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:06.066 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.mbpluginhost.user) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:06.067 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.secd) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:06.067 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.secd) The ServiceIPC key is no longer respected. Please remove it.
3/31/15 7:16:06.068 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.speech.speechsynthesisd) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:06.068 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.TrustEvaluationAgent) This key does not do anything: OnDemand
3/31/15 7:16:06.000 PM kernel[0]: BUG in process suhelperd[233]: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)
3/31/15 7:16:06.150 PM apsd[50]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()
3/31/15 7:16:06.259 PM apsd[50]: Attempt to set push wake topics without dark wake enabled: ()
3/31/15 7:16:06.261 PM com.apple.internetaccounts[222]: Additional Logging , array retured in signedInAccounts is (
"<IAAccount: 0x608000243600> -- uid: 8DC65E31-E991-463C-89EF-1A820047D2CB; loginName: ; provider: com.apple.account.icloud; parent: (null)\n\taccount ID: - com.apple.account.icloud - \n\tprovider attrs: {\n IADSIDKey = 1011887734;\n \"com.apple.InternetAccounts.loginName\" = \"\";\n \"com.apple.InternetAccounts.provider\" = \"com.apple.account.icloud\";\n fullName = \"Ana Licitra\";\n}"
)
3/31/15 7:16:06.362 PM identityservicesd[201]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
3/31/15 7:16:06.469 PM AddressBookSourceSync[216]: ApplePushService: Timed out making blocking call, failed to perform call via XPC connection to 'com.apple.apsd'
3/31/15 7:16:06.000 PM kernel[0]: BUG in process suhelperd[233]: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)
3/31/15 7:16:06.000 PM kernel[0]: BUG in process suhelperd[233]: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)
3/31/15 7:16:06.000 PM kernel[0]: BUG in process suhelperd[233]: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)
3/31/15 7:16:06.000 PM kernel[0]: BUG in process suhelperd[233]: over-released legacy external boost assertions (1 total, 1 external, 0 legacy-external)
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Please sign out of iCloud in its preference pane and see whether there's any change. No data will be removed from the servers, and you can retrieve it by signing back in. That said, you should always have a current archiveof the data for safety's sake, even if you don't sign out.
If you use iCloud Keychain, when you sign back in to iCloud follow one of the procedures described in this support article to set it up on an additional device.
Mostly in iPhoto that has about 3300 pics.
With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a solution. We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
Thanks for the reply. I signed out from icloud and 30 minutes later beach ball appear for half a second when opening iphoto.
I am using newest upgrade to i photo, but so far it only happened once with new upgrade. I just check photos in my stream and delete the ones I do not want. Library is located in applications. I am using managed library.
Type of mac 3.4 ghz, core i5, late 2013
I tried few software apps online, like smart utility and onyx. Onyx made computer faster and smart utility said hard drive is OK but was unable to preform long check. I have issues only in wireless connection, when ethernet is used no issues. I get half he speed with wireless, 30mpgs compared to 60. Computes is super fast with ethernet but little to slow with wireless, does not feel like 30 mpgs. But slowness is not constant. So there is a period of struggling and system cannot handle it. I usually have very few things open,only browser and activity monitor, maybe number. Not even itunes are on often.
New iMac getting beach ball few times a week
