This update has turned my iMac into a click and wait machine. (I have the non fusion 2014 iMac, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5)
iMovie is torture to use. So is Photos as well as moving between apps, Safari is chugging also.
Photos has re-organized my pictures in the worst possible fashion and has lost a good percentage of them as well.
I am very unhappy with this pile.
Is there a way to speed up my iMac to it doesn't crawl?
iMac, iOS 8.3, 10.10.3
Yes, remove the incompatible or plain old useless 3rd party apps.
Run this: etrecheck, and post the report here
Ty, here is the report.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated April 17, 2015 at 11:14:16 PM EDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac14,2
1 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
Empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
Empty
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M - VRAM: 2048 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: one day 2:49:40
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 disk0 : (3 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 184.00 GB (72.97 GB free)
Boot OS X (disk0s6) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 2.81 TB (517.01 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 2.01 TB Online
Core Storage: disk0s5 801.44 GB Online
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 2.81 TB (517.01 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 2.01 TB Online
Core Storage: disk0s5 801.44 GB Online
LaCie 2big v2 THB USB3 Raid 1 disk2 : (6 TB)
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
RAID (disk2s2) /Volumes/RAID : 6.00 TB (3.22 TB free)
MARVELL VIRTUAL
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Logitech Gaming Mouse G502
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
LaCie 2big TBT2 USB3
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.1.3 28868 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.1.3 28868 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.1.3 28868 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.1.3 28868 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
/Applications/Productivity/Toast 8 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.3) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.6) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.driver.LogJoystick (2.0 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logitech.driver.LogiGamingMouseFilter (1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.LaCie.ScsiType00 (1.7.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.prolific.driver.PL2303 (2.0.0) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.74) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
Qmaster: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Qmaster
rEFItBlesser: Path: /Library/StartupItems/rEFItBlesser
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
8 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
10 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.lacie.LaCieDesktopManagerAgent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.rosettastone.rosettastonedaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.lacie.LaCieDesktopManagerDaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[running] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Alfred Application (/Applications/Productivity/Alfred.app)
Fantastical-2 Application (/Applications/Fantastical-2.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
RealPlayer Downloader Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/RealNetworks/RealPlayer Downloader Agent.app)
EvernoteHelper Application (/Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app)
Logitech Gaming Software Application Hidden (/Applications/Logitech/Logitech Gaming Software.app)
Flickr Uploadr Application (/Applications/Flickr Uploadr.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.7r148 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 [Click for support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.0.0 [Click for support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Blur
Open in Internet Explorer
Blogo
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.2
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Akamai NetSession Preferences [Click for support]
DivX [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 2.81 TB Disk used: 2.30 TB
Destinations:
Time_Capsule - iMac [Network]
Total size: 3.00 TB
Total number of backups: 41
Oldest backup: 2015-03-14 04:17:13 +0000
Last backup: 2015-04-18 01:56:58 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 3.00 TB < (Disk used 2.30 TB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
63% cloudphotosd
34% iMovie
4% WindowServer
3% photolibraryd
3% com.apple.photos.ImageConversionService
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
433 MB iMovie
292 MB mds_stores
137 MB Finder
137 MB Mail
137 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
8.22 GB Free RAM
3.77 GB Active RAM
2.91 GB Inactive RAM
1.83 GB Wired RAM
248.25 GB Page-ins
2.28 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 17, 2015, 07:36:45 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Aperture_2015-04-17-193645_[redacted].cpu_resou rce.diag [Click for details]
Apr 16, 2015, 08:17:32 PM Self test - passed
When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, 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.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
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You do not need to use cleaning programs. They can destroy your computer operation as they may already have done.
After un-installing, use this program to make sure you got all the pieces.
EasyFind – Spotlight Replacement
Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy
Thank you! This was more helpful than I could have hoped for, I will start executing your recommendations and update if needed.
I'll also add the logs when it occurs again if I'm able.
Is Onyx good?
Cloud Photos is constantly doing stuff even when the app is not open, (I'm not liking this nee photos at all either, as a photographer aperture was better)
I also have system dig dumps, powerstats_2015-04-18-001548_iMac.diag, iMovie_2015-04-17-214115_iMac.wakeups_resource.diag
Ok, here is a pastern when I tried to open the app store
Here are logs from whole I was in iMovie (There is a lot of the AVF errors)
4/19/15 2:36:10.594 AM iMovie[7418]: AVF error: Perf capability check failed: 0xe00002be
4/19/15 2:36:10.771 AM iMovie[7418]: AVF error: Perf capability check failed: 0xe00002be
4/19/15 2:36:11.073 AM iMovie[7418]: AVF error: Perf capability check failed: 0xe00002be
4/19/15 2:36:11.141 AM iMovie[7418]: AVF error: Perf capability check failed: 0xe00002be
4/19/15 2:36:11.205 AM iMovie[7418]: AVF error: Perf capability check failed: 0xe00002be
4/19/15 2:36:23.818 AM cloudphotosd[3771]: MSPublisher - 113361432 Sending metadata...
4/19/15 2:36:23.818 AM cloudphotosd[3771]: MSPublisher - 113361432 Requesting derivatives for 1 files.
4/19/15 2:36:24.475 AM cloudphotosd[3771]: <CPSMediaStreamDaemon: 0x7ff6d073a9d0>: Push notification received for My Photo Stream with
4/19/15 2:37:23.111 AM CalendarAgent[283]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.coredav] [Refusing to parse response to PROPPATCH because of content-type: [text/html; charset=UTF-8].]
4/19/15 2:37:23.380 AM CalendarAgent[283]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.coredav] [Refusing to parse response to PROPPATCH because of content-type: [text/html; charset=UTF-8].]
4/19/15 2:37:50.146 AM cloudphotosd[3771]: <CPSMediaStreamDaemon: 0x7ff6d073a9d0>: Push notification received for My Photo Stream with targetPersonID 113361432.
Spotlight
4/19/15 2:24:04.523 AM SpotlightNetHelper[516]: CoreLocation: Discarding message for event 1 because of too many unprocessed messages
4/19/15 2:24:04.524 AM SpotlightNetHelper[516]: CoreLocation: Discarding message for event 27 because of too many unprocessed messages
4/19/15 2:24:04.524 AM SpotlightNetHelper[516]: CoreLocation: Discarding message for event 27 because of too many unprocessed messages
Sandbox spam.....
4/18/15 9:21:21.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(60) deny file-read-metadata /Library
4/18/15 9:21:21.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(60) deny file-read-metadata /Library
4/18/15 9:21:21.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(60) deny file-read-metadata /Library
4/18/15 9:21:21.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(60) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
4/18/15 9:21:21.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(60) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
4/18/15 9:21:21.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: appleeventsd(60) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ocspd
My slowness all started immediately after the update, it wasn't just spotlight...
It's been bad.
I'm in the middle of processing a Venice photo shoot and the new Photos app is terrible on top of the performance issues.
I shouldn't have updated 😟
You are welcome. You can still use iPhoto. If you don't have iPhoto any more, check the Purchases tab of the App Store. I was able to redownload iPhoto 2 days ago.
WI'll iPhone read the library that Photos converted ?
Please open the iCloud pane in System Preferences and uncheck the box marked Photos. See whether there's an improvement.
Maginal... 😟
The performance on this is horrid since I've updated. I just tried to move to email messages to a different mailbox and it took a minute. This is over the top.
Here's the logs at the time I was trying to move the email.
4/21/15 8:13:30.298 PM WindowServer[182]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [12968050651232]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake
4/21/15 8:13:30.299 PM WindowServer[182]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.
4/21/15 8:13:30.407 PM imagent[299]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe673439060>: notification observer: com.apple.FaceTime notification: __CFNotification 0x7fe673747250 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
4/21/15 8:13:30.407 PM identityservicesd[293]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fbae3e2e0c0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat notification: __CFNotification 0x7fbae3e35890 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
4/21/15 8:13:30.430 PM imagent[299]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe673439060>: NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 8:13:30.430 PM identityservicesd[293]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fbae3e2e0c0>: NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 8:13:30.436 PM imagent[299]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe673439060>: DND Enabled: NO
4/21/15 8:13:30.436 PM identityservicesd[293]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fbae3e2e0c0>: DND Enabled: NO
4/21/15 8:13:30.436 PM imagent[299]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fe673439060>: Updating enabled: YES (Topics: (
"com.apple.ess",
"com.apple.private.ac"
))
4/21/15 8:13:30.436 PM identityservicesd[293]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fbae3e2e0c0>: Updating enabled: YES (Topics: (
"com.apple.private.alloy.icloudpairing",
"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.encryption",
"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.activity",
"com.apple.private.alloy.idstransfers",
"com.apple.private.ids",
"com.apple.private.alloy.phonecontinuity",
"com.apple.ess",
"com.apple.madrid",
"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.auth",
"com.apple.private.ac",
"com.apple.private.alloy.idsremoteurlconnection",
"com.apple.private.alloy.sms",
"com.apple.private.alloy.screensharing",
"com.apple.private.alloy.maps",
"com.apple.private.alloy.callhistorysync",
"com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.tethering"
))
4/21/15 8:13:30.437 PM identityservicesd[293]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fbae3c1d120>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat notification: __CFNotification 0x7fbae3e35890 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
4/21/15 8:13:30.440 PM identityservicesd[293]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fbae3c1d120>: NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 8:13:30.443 PM AppleIDAuthAgent[331]: SERVER checkAccount: Apple ID "mi...ye@??????.???" doesn't have a password; no next action. (checkAccountAndDetermineNextAction()/AppleIDAuthenticationImpl.cpp #1681) client 291
4/21/15 8:13:30.456 PM AppleIDAuthAgent[331]: SERVER checkAccount: Apple ID "mi...ye@??????.???" doesn't have a password; no next action. (checkAccountAndDetermineNextAction()/AppleIDAuthenticationImpl.cpp #1681) client 291
4/21/15 8:13:30.456 PM sharingd[291]: 20:13:30.456 : Discoverable mode changed to Contacts Only
4/21/15 8:13:30.456 PM sharingd[291]: 20:13:30.456 : BTLE scanning started
4/21/15 8:13:30.456 PM sharingd[291]: 20:13:30.456 : Scanning mode Contacts Only
4/21/15 8:13:30.457 PM sharingd[291]: 20:13:30.457 : BTLE scanner Powered On
4/21/15 8:13:30.462 PM identityservicesd[293]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fbae3c1d120>: DND Enabled: NO
4/21/15 8:13:30.462 PM identityservicesd[293]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fbae3c1d120>: Updating enabled: YES (Topics: (
"com.apple.madrid"
))
4/21/15 8:13:40.336 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
4/21/15 8:13:43.536 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
4/21/15 8:13:48.480 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.BKAgentService.1296) Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.iT unesLibraryService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BookKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com. apple.BKAgentService.xpc
4/21/15 8:13:48.481 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.BKAgentService.1296) Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.iT unesLibraryService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BookKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com. apple.BKAgentService.xpc
4/21/15 8:13:48.902 PM storedownloadd[417]: DownloadServiceDelegate: Accepting new connection <NSXPCConnection: 0x7fed28422e60> connection from pid 1293 with interface <DownloadServiceInterface: 0x7fed28423270> (PID 1293)
4/21/15 8:13:49.851 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
4/21/15 8:13:51.183 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.MediaLibraryService.1300) Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.iT unesLibraryService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /System/Library/Frameworks/MediaLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.ap ple.MediaLibraryService.xpc
4/21/15 8:13:51.184 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.pid.MediaLibraryService.1300) Path not allowed in target domain: type = pid, path = /Library/Frameworks/iTunesLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.iT unesLibraryService.xpc error = 147: The specified service did not ship in the requestor's bundle, origin = /System/Library/Frameworks/MediaLibrary.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.ap ple.MediaLibraryService.xpc
4/21/15 8:13:52.658 PM com.apple.SecurityServer[88]: Session 100035 created
4/21/15 8:13:53.619 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
4/21/15 8:13:56.431 PM iTunes[1293]: ApplePushService: APSConnection being used without a delegate queue
4/21/15 8:14:00.862 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
4/21/15 8:14:06.477 PM RealPlayer Downloader[1303]: WARNING: The Gestalt selector gestaltSystemVersion is returning 10.9.3 instead of 10.10.3. Use NSProcessInfo's operatingSystemVersion property to get correct system version number.
Call location:
4/21/15 8:14:06.478 PM RealPlayer Downloader[1303]: 0 CarbonCore 0x9361f291 ___Gestalt_SystemVersion_block_invoke + 135
4/21/15 8:14:06.478 PM RealPlayer Downloader[1303]: 1 libdispatch.dylib 0x9456a130 _dispatch_client_callout + 50
4/21/15 8:14:06.478 PM RealPlayer Downloader[1303]: 2 libdispatch.dylib 0x9456a0b5 dispatch_once_f + 251
4/21/15 8:14:06.478 PM RealPlayer Downloader[1303]: 3 libdispatch.dylib 0x9456b0d8 dispatch_once + 31
4/21/15 8:14:06.478 PM RealPlayer Downloader[1303]: 4 CarbonCore 0x9359869d _Gestalt_SystemVersion + 1050
4/21/15 8:14:06.478 PM RealPlayer Downloader[1303]: 5 CarbonCore 0x935977c0 Gestalt + 150
4/21/15 8:14:06.478 PM RealPlayer Downloader[1303]: 6 RealPlayer Downloader 0x00003153 _Z23IsRunningLeopardOrLaterv + 51
4/21/15 8:14:54.588 PM WindowServer[182]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Mail" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
4/21/15 8:14:54.636 PM WindowServer[182]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Mail" after 1.05 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
4/21/15 8:14:55.057 PM locationd[209]: Location icon should now be in state 'Active'
4/21/15 8:14:56.696 PM locationd[209]: NETWORK: requery, 0, 0, 0, 0, 9, items, fQueryRetries, 0, fLastRetryTimestamp, 451341942.5
4/21/15 8:14:58.448 PM locationd[209]: Location icon should now be in state 'Region Monitoring'
4/21/15 8:14:59.219 PM Console[1307]: Failed to connect (_consoleX) outlet from (NSApplication) to (ConsoleX): missing setter or instance variable
4/21/15 8:15:08.000 PM kernel[0]: Sandbox: Console(1307) System Policy: deny file-write-unlink /Users/mikezmac/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.Console.savedState/restorecount.plist
1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
The test works on OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later. I don't recommend running it on older versions of OS X. It will do no harm, but it won't do much good either.
Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of it have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message. See, for example, this discussion.
Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
4. Here's a general summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
☞ Copy a particular line of text to the Clipboard.
☞ Paste into the window of another application.
☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
These are not specific instructions; just an overview. The details are in parts 7 and 8 of this comment. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time.
5. Try to test under conditions that reproduce the problem, as far as possible. For example, if the computer is sometimes, but not always, slow, run the test during a slowdown.
You may have started up in "safe" mode. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
7. Load this linked web page (on the website "Pastebin.") The title of the page is "Diagnostic Test." Below the title is a text box headed by three small icons. The one on the right represents a clipboard. Click that icon to select the text, then copy it to the Clipboard on your computer by pressing the key combination command-C.
If the text doesn't highlight when you click the icon, select it by triple-clicking anywhere inside the box. Don't select the whole page, just the text in the box.
8. Launch the built-in Terminal 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.
Click anywhere in the Terminal window to activate it. Paste from the Clipboard into the window by pressing command-V, then press return. The text you pasted should vanish immediately.
9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter
exec bash
and press return. Then paste the script again.
10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, a series of lines will appear in the Terminal window like this:
[Process started]
Part 1 of 8 done at … sec
…
Part 8 of 8 done at … sec
The test results are on the Clipboard.
Please close this window.
[Process completed]
The intervals between parts won't be exactly equal, but they give a rough indication of progress. The total number of parts may be different from what's shown here.
Wait for the final message "Process completed" to appear. If you don't see it within about ten minutes, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, press the key combination control-C or command-period to stop it and go to the next step. You'll have incomplete results, but still something.
12. When the test is complete, or if you stopped it because it was taking too long, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "The message contains invalid characters." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak for themselves, not for me. The test itself is harmless, but whatever else you're told to do may not be. For others who choose to run it, I don't recommend that you post the test results on this website unless I asked you to.
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Copyright © 2014, 2015 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work (including the referenced "Diagnostic Test"), I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.
According to this, you are running out of RAM, even with 16 GB installed. Did you accidentally turn on the iCloud Photo Library? Your Mac won't be good for much until it finishes uploading all of your photos into the cloud. You can pause the upload from Photos' preferences.
Be careful if you are a photographer because Photos will re-compress your exports. It really isn't a professional tool.
Not the cloud part no. I had the photo share on. I turned off my wifi and the problem was the same as well.
When i hear about the death of Apeture I cut over to Lightroom however I had 10,000 + images in my library.... Crap.
😟 perhaps it's still trying to go through my library. .
im off to Brazil for 3-4 weeks, I'll have to deal with this then.
Ty
i'll repost next month when I'm back..
10.10.3 slow, horrible
