Mine is MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) model. Suddenly it became very slow. I upgraded to new I OS and upgraded my ram from 4 GB to 8 GB. Still its running very slow, I mean irritatingly slow. How can I improve speed of this computer?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)
When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
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Dear Oglethorpe,
here is the output I got it :
shows only time machine setup problem, which I don't think will cause this problem. please help me in this
Problem description:
slowdown
EtreCheck version: 2.3 (135)
Report generated 8/6/15, 2:43 PM
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Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)
MacBook Pro Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, 13" (Early 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
10 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 981 - SN = 9G1320BRXD3MA
Video Information: (What does this mean?)
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: (What does this mean?)
OS X 10.10.4 (14E46) - Time since boot: less than an hour
Disk Information: (What does this mean?)
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Rajesh A HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (483.53 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8 ()
USB Information: (What does this mean?)
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: (What does this mean?)
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)
Mac App Store and identified developers
User Login Items: (What does this mean?)
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)
None
Time Machine: (What does this mean?)
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)
22% iTunes
6% WindowServer
5% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
5% Safari
3% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)
530 MB kernel_task
297 MB iTunes
123 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
61 MB WindowServer
51 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)
7.25 GB Free RAM
2.75 GB Used RAM (1.16 GB Cached)
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)
Aug 6, 2015, 02:28:19 PM Self test - passed
Dear Linc,
Thanks for the detailed instructions. Major problem is automatically I end up with having beachball cursor when im doing work all the time in typing, surfing, scrolling and what not. This made me to feel like throwing my mbp. I have performed whole system hardware scan from boot, reinstaled OS two times and upgraded my ram too. still no improvement in performance. hard drive also seems to be ok and and have no idea what to do.
even when I am reinstalling the OS from recovery console using internet it is taking 12 - 14 hrs for the process to go.
please help me in this regard. will it be helpful if I change my HDD to SSD?
here is the report from console... please let me know if you need further information
8/6/15 2:40:36.973 PM WindowServer[140]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "iTunes" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
8/6/15 2:40:43.968 PM WindowServer[140]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "iTunes" after 7.99 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
8/6/15 2:41:22.688 PM com.apple.Safari.SearchHelper[447]: Failed to obtain sandbox extension for path=/Users/rajeshangireddy/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari.SearchHelper. Errno:1
8/6/15 2:43:53.083 PM WindowServer[140]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Notes" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
8/6/15 2:43:54.359 PM WindowServer[140]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Notes" after 2.28 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
8/6/15 2:57:51.089 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.user.501) Service "com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000005.AppleSpell" tried to hijack endpoint "Multilingual (Apple)_OpenStep" from owner: com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000002.AppleSpell
8/6/15 2:57:56.289 PM Safari[334]: Couldn't contact spell checker for U.S. English
8/6/15 3:06:46.987 PM hidd[88]: IOHIDEventQueue unable to get policy for event of type 11. (e00002e8)
8/6/15 3:06:46.987 PM hidd[88]: IOHIDEventQueue unable to get policy for event of type 11. (e00002e8)
8/6/15 3:06:46.987 PM hidd[88]: IOHIDEventQueue unable to get policy for event of type 11. (e00002e8)
8/6/15 3:06:46.988 PM hidd[88]: IOHIDEventQueue unable to get policy for event of type 11. (e00002e8)
8/6/15 3:08:15.956 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
8/6/15 3:09:20.009 PM hidd[88]: IOHIDEventQueue unable to get policy for event of type 11. (e00002e8)
8/6/15 3:09:20.010 PM hidd[88]: IOHIDEventQueue unable to get policy for event of type 11. (e00002e8)
8/6/15 3:09:20.010 PM hidd[88]: IOHIDEventQueue unable to get policy for event of type 11. (e00002e8)
If your performance commenced when you installed the 8 GB RAM module, then I would test by installing the original RAM module. Aside from that, there is nothing in the Etrecheck report that catches my eye.
I would suggest you reset the SMC and NVRAM:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063
Then try a safe boot:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Any change?
Ciao.
The startup drive is failing, or there is some other internal hardware fault.
Back up all data on the drive immediately if you don't already have a current backup. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional—ask if you need guidance.
Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
Apple also recommends that you deauthorize a device in the iTunes Store before having it serviced.
*An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.
1. It may be your harddisk dying.
2. Be aware that your battery needs to be replaced now or very soon (981 cycles).
Also test the mem module like Ogel said.
My Mac book pro early 2011 model bacame very slow. I have upgraded RAM and still its slow. Is any thing I can do to imvrove the computer?
