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Slow running Macbook Pro, what are my options without rebooting/updating past OSX 10.9.4?

I know I'm running on an outdated version of OSX. I refuse to update because I cannot stand the "optimal" changes the programs I've just re-adapted to after the last big change. That being said I would very much appreciate any help in finding a solution to this. The issue here is a slow running Macbook Pro (13-inch, late 2011 OSX 10.9.4). Mainly its the web browser apps (Firefox, Chrome) video editor (FCP 7 vers 7.0.3) and even iPhoto (Vers 9.5.1) that's giving me issues. I've tried to free up space on my harddrive even though that deals with storage, but just to try to remedy things. It didn't work out with desired results. So that brings me here. Again any help or suggestions outside of a reboot or an update would be amazing right now. Here's my specs.


Macbook Pro

13-inch, Late 2011

Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5

Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3

Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB

Software OS X 10.9.4 (13E28)


Hardware Overview:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,1

Processor Name: Intel Core i5

Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 4 GB

Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27

SMC Version (system): 1.68f99

Serial Number (system): C1**********V13

Hardware UUID: E89A3300-0081-5185-A66F-EFD9F6CF6247

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled


Macintosh HD:

Available: 59.37 GB (59,368,337,408 bytes)

Capacity: 499.25 GB (499,248,103,424 bytes)

Mount Point: /

File System: Journaled HFS+

Writable: Yes

Ignore Ownership: No

BSD Name: disk0s2

Volume UUID: D8C89ADC-D5E9-3B3C-B894-AA055FDDB6DB

Physical Drive:

Media Name: ST9500325ASG Media

Medium Type: Rotational

Protocol: SATA

Internal: Yes

Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)

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



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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), null

Posted on Apr 20, 2015 8:06 PM

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Apr 20, 2015 8:08 PM in response to CovertMaverick

Make a bootable backup because you cannot re-install Mavericks otherwise.

Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion or Lion


Boot to the Recovery HD:


Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.


Repair


When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility and press the Continue button. After Disk Utility loads select the Macintosh HD entry from the the left side list. Click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If Disk Utility reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit Disk Utility and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.

Apr 20, 2015 8:19 PM in response to Kappy

Since this is a backup you can bootup, wouldn't that mean OSX Mavericks would already be on there?


I'm assuming repairing the Hard Drive wipes everything off of it, right?


If I do this, will I still be able to run OSX Mavericks? My main concern is losing compatibility with software that's a little older but I still rely on (Adobe CS5, Final Cut Pro 7).

Apr 21, 2015 9:21 AM in response to CovertMaverick

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.

When you post the log extract, 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 text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

Apr 21, 2015 10:02 AM in response to macnoob22

yes-your stuff should still be there. no-repairing the hard drive does not wipe everything off of it-unless it's totally failed, or you chose to erase it yourself.

as for whether or not Mavericks is on there, I can't say without being there. It should be there-but not necessarily. I suppose you could make a Mavericks installer dvd or flash drive, reinstall the OS, and backup from wherever you backed up your stuff from . You should be able to run Mavericks and all your older stuff that works in Mavericks okay...


and yeah, don't threadjack....that's just rude...


JB

Apr 21, 2015 10:08 AM in response to CovertMaverick

this is just a suggestion, CovertMaverick. Buy more ram (Memory) , especially if you like to have lots of programs going at the same time. It's not super expensive (maybe $200) and you can install it yourself fairly easily. You can, if memory serves me, have up to 16 gigs of ram, and you have 4 gigs in there now. You can probably use the old memory in an iMac as well, if you know someone who needs a bit extra. Other than that, I'd say go with what Kappy and Linc Davis have suggested that you do. You can't go wrong with that


just my opinion


John B

Slow running Macbook Pro, what are my options without rebooting/updating past OSX 10.9.4?

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