Q: Slow start and Mac

Yes, p,ease post the EtreCheck results.

Hi,

I think I have a similar problem. It is highly likely that it is the com.apple.Webkit.Webcontent bundle that is causing quite a bite of trouble.

Here is my Etre report. Hopefully both of our problems will be resolved soon. I suspect avg time between your pinwheel freezes is around 2 - 5 mins? Also it began after you upgraded to latest OS X as in 10.10.3?

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Problem description:

Periodic freezes on my macbook

EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 4/29/15, 4:16 PM

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) (Technical Specifications)

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5

    1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM Upgradeable

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

    Battery: Health = Replace Now - Cycle count = 1029 - SN = W09360UZ577ZA

Video Information: ℹ️

    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

        Color LCD 1280 x 800

System Software: ℹ️

    OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 7:46:12

Disk Information: ℹ️

    TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (250,06 GB)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Macintosh (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (173.62 GB free) - 43 errors

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

USB Information: ℹ️

    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

    Western Digital My Passport 070C 319,37 GB

        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        CHINGIS (disk1s2) /Volumes/CHINGIS : 319.16 GB (126.09 GB free)

    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

    Wacom Co.,Ltd. CTH-661

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Configuration files: ℹ️

    /etc/hosts - Count: 16

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

    Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

        /Library/Extensions

    [loaded]    at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4240 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.3.5 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.7) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.5) [Click for support]

Startup Items: ℹ️

    HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

    HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

    StartOuc: Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

    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.cloudphotosd.plist

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

    [killed]    com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist

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

    [killed]    com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.photolibraryd.plist

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

    [killed]    com.apple.rcd.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.recentsd.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist

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

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

    17 processes killed due to memory pressure

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

    [killed]    com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist

    [failed]    com.apple.mtrecorder.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist

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

    [killed]    com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.sandboxd.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.softwareupdated.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist

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

    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist

    [killed]    com.apple.xpc.smd.plist

    [killed]    org.cups.cupsd.plist

    17 processes killed due to memory pressure

Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [running]    at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.wacom.pentablet.plist [Click for support]

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

    [running]    at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.apple.spirecorder.plist

    [running]    com.autodesk.backburner_manager.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.autodesk.backburner_server.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.autodesk.backburner_start.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]

    [failed]    com.veoh.webplayer.startup.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

User Login Items: ℹ️

    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)

    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

    puush    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 45 Check version

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

    WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-6 [Click for support]

    WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 - SDK 10.9 [Click for support]

    DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.2r602 [Click for support]

    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

    Facebook Photo Zoom

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

    Flash Player  [Click for support]

    Growl  [Click for support]

    Java  [Click for support]

    PenTablet  [Click for support]

Time Machine: ℹ️

    Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

        34%    com.apple.WebKit.Networking

        34%    WindowServer

        20%    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(6)

        19%    nsurlstoraged(2)

         9%    Safari

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

    545 MB    kernel_task

    492 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(6)

    115 MB    Safari

    86 MB    Finder

    61 MB    DashboardClient(2)

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

    488 MB    Free RAM

    3.52 GB    Used RAM

    37 MB    Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

    Apr 29, 2015, 12:58:14 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/JavaApplicationStub_2015-04-29-125814_[redacted ].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]

    Apr 29, 2015, 11:35:54 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/JavaApplicationStub_2015-04-29-113554_[redacted ].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]

    Apr 29, 2015, 09:51:49 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CS5_2015-04-29-095149_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]

    Apr 29, 2015, 08:23:27 AM    Self test - passed

    Apr 27, 2015, 09:52:09 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ScreenSaverEngine_2015-04-27-215209_[redacted]. cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]

    Apr 27, 2015, 09:18:15 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/ScreenSaverEngine_2015-04-27-211815_[redacted]. cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]

    Apr 27, 2015, 08:49:01 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/fontd_2015-04-27-204901_[redac ted].crash

    Apr 27, 2015, 08:48:49 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/fontd_2015-04-27-204849_[redac ted].crash

    Apr 27, 2015, 08:48:53 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/fontd_2015-04-27-204853_[redac ted].crash

Rid the Macbook of Avast and CleanMyMac.  Both are useless and will degrade performance.

Yosemite require lots of RAM to run efficiently.  Your Macbook will accept 8 GB RAM.  The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.

Ciao.

For both posters, I think that is good advice.  Especially for the first poster, but to a lesser extent for the second, I see tons of junk and crap that can be eliminated.  For example, I see items using the MacOS SDK from 10.4 and 10.5, I see startup items (not permitted in Yosemite), and, as mentioned, the antivirus/etc. junk.  Get rid of it all.

For the first poster, upgrade to the latest Yosemite.

For both posters, upgrade to more RAM, upgrade to an inexpensive SSD - both easy ways to significantly increase speed.  Especially the SSD.

And to the second poster - fix the disk errors. 

In order to properly uninstall applications you have to go to the developers web site and find the proper procedure, often an un-installer.  Using App Zapper or a utility like that is no guarantee of success.  Now you will have to rid the MBP of App Zapper and address Avast and CleanMyMac.  You may find that in order to delete Avast and CleanMyMac properly, you may have to reinstall them and THEN use the ueinstallers.

Ciao.

Hello,

Yes remove all the adware however again the root problem is definitely not RAM but something in the root directories as  this problem has surfaced for me as well com.apple.webkit.webcontent or its some other process that panics with either the kernel task or window server when you don't have Safari open.

My etrecheck is posted here with a person in a similar circumstances. I've checked several blogs / forums / sites that present the following as a problem: finder / pram / safari / or some other process that at the time had critical cpu depending on which application is open. All have similar problems with startup / login  or random pinwheel freezes with periodic intervals.

I tried several solutions clearing caches, resetting, etc. All of the aforementioned solutions merely scratched at the root problem. It is in the software as I have run Yosemite for 6 or 7 months without a problem; however, only now in April 2015, a wave of freezes is happening across quite a lot of macs regardless of hardware from newest iMacs to 2009 MacBooks.

@dclive: thank you for the notion I did repair disk permissions. It helped and yet nowhere near to solving the main issue.

@ogelthorpe: It is my secondary machine so upgrading it has never been a priority and Yosemite ran smoothly before mid-April.

P.S. Safe boot doesn't help but has same erratic freeze. So don't bother blaming third party plugins.