Intermittent freezing/typing lag with El Capitan

Go to Applications/Utilities/Terminal. Copy and paste the command in Terminal, then hit return. If it asks for your admin password, type it in carefully. It will not show while typing.

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist

I'm experiencing the same keyboard stalling and mouse hesitation on my MBP (15-inch Early 2008). I've loaded El Capitan onto a blank USB disk and used that to boot my Mac. Even with no personalization, even at the login screen, the mouse and/or keyboard will freeze. So it's not any software I've downloaded. The problem lies somewhere in the SMC or bios or other hard wired data that El Capitan reads when setting up the OS X on the disk. I've noticed for instance, that pat bluetooth paired devices show up in System Preferences, even on a brand new wiped disk and new install. So El Capitan is gathering this data from non-disc data saved in bios or SMC. Not sure what it is there that's causing the problem. But I think that's where the problem originates.

I have been having this problem for years on all the operating systems since switching to the blue tooth keyboard. For some reason it seems to have something to do with cut and past. Whenever the problem course I'll cut some small line of text and then paste it back in and things return to normal at least for a while. At times I will cut and past a lot of text and I'm wondering if this has anything to do with my browser memory cache?

Why do you think it's Spotlight? It scans fs while looking into Console logs, it's some driver issue:

2017. 06. 01. 22:48:16,800 hidd[108]: MT gesture parser: logged tap-click count

2017. 06. 01. 22:48:16,800 hidd[108]: MT gesture parser: logged scroll/zoom/rotate count

2017. 06. 01. 22:48:16,800 hidd[108]: MT gesture parser logged double click timings

2017. 06. 01. 22:48:16,800 hidd[108]: MT gesture parser logged double click forces

2017. 06. 01. 22:48:16,801 hidd[108]: MT gesture parser logged double click rates

2017. 06. 01. 22:48:16,801 hidd[108]: MT gesture parser logged double click overshoots

com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.MultitouchSupport.double_click_overshoots

com.apple.message.signature: 0

com.apple.message.os1: 0.000000

com.apple.message.os2: 0.000000

com.apple.message.os3: 0.000000

Greetings Baldric,

Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, the computer lags when typing in any application. It looks like you have already done some troubleshooting. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.

OS X El Capitan: If you think you have incompatible login items

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Try a restart.

Do a backup, using either Time Machine or a cloning program, to ensure files/data can be recovered. Two backups are better than one.

Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.

Isolating an issue by using another user account

If the problem is still there, try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don't do them all at once.

Safe Mode - About El Capitan

Safe Mode Startup – El Capitan.

I've been having the same problem with my early 2008 MBP as well. I thought it might have been a hardware problem as I've recently replaced the logic board and done some other work inside, but I have this machine partitioned for 10.5.8 and 10.11.x and it never happens when running 10.5.8, but happens every few minutes in 10.11.0 (I first noticed it when running the betas).

The trackpad cuts out with about the same frequency (and possibly at the same time.) Again, for only about 2 seconds or less. Anything typed during that time is lost (not buffered as if the system is just busy).

same here 😟

The cursor's trackpad freeze about 5 secondes most often on safari. I can't reproduce the problem

Macbook pro 15' 2008 2.5ghz

Ok everything is back to normal but i can't tell you which one is :

• I updated dropbox app

• I quit all app running in background : macfancontrol, vlcstreamer

Sorry for my english 😝

I've experienced odd problems on my late 2013 MBPr - including everything being typed appearing backwards. I thought it was me at first, but no - words and phrases appear backwards.

This is just happening on imessage for me, and only since I upgraded to El Capitan. I'm on a 13-inch macbook air from mid-2013.

I'm getting the occasional backwards text also. Very weird.

Exact same problem here to. Regular lag or freezing of trackpad and keyboard input at regular intervals lasting about 2 seconds each time. Happened again during this post. Doesn't seem to be associated with any application as it happens in Firefox, Safari, Notepad, TextEdit, Evernote, Calendar, Mail, etc. Only started when I upgraded to El Capitan three days ago. I'll continue troubleshooting and post a resolution if I find one, but would also appreciate any input or ideas.

As I think this has happened to pretty much all of us since we upgraded to El Capitan, it's probably safe to assume it's an El Capitan problem and we should all email a bug report.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html