Why does My MAC takes 4 minutes to boot up
Ever since I bought a MAC Air my desktop MAC takes 4 minutes to boot up.
Can anyone help me figure out why it is suddenly taking so long?
iMac
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Ever since I bought a MAC Air my desktop MAC takes 4 minutes to boot up.
Can anyone help me figure out why it is suddenly taking so long?
iMac
1)
Make sure System Preferences -> Startup Disk has your boot device selected, otherwise the Mac will spend time polling the network for a netbook, it will look for external disks, etc... When those devices are not connected, the Mac does not know that until it sends something out and waits for the request to timeout. It is those timeouts that can be taking a long time.
NOTE: If the System Preferences -> Startup Disk -> Padlock is locked, you will need to click on the padlock to unlock it before Startup Disk will show you what is the selected startup disk, and/or click on the desired disk to highlight it.
2)
If that is not the case, then suggest you post the EtreCheck output
<https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6174> or <https://etrecheck.com>
Use the EtreCheck "Share" button to "Copy Report" (See the image below)
And then Paste in a "Reply" to this thread.
If, AND ONLY IF, you get the error:
"The message contains invalid characters"
then try posting to PasteBin.com, and give us a PasteBin URL link.
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EtreCheck is a tool that helps Apple Support Community volunteers debug problems without any access to the troubled computers. Debugging problems can be a difficult task even when the machine is in front of you. Attempting it via a discussion forum is extremely difficult. EtreCheck is a great help that regards.
3)
You should also try an SMC reset and an NVRAM reset
<Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support>
I have tried posting to your recommended site, but I could't get it to work. I hope the information here will help figure out why my IMAC takes 2 - 4 minutes to boot up.
EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)
Report generated 2018-01-04 16:10:10
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Runtime: 2:25
Performance: Excellent
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Problem: Computer is too slow
Description:
Startup takes two minutes
Hardware Information:ⓘ
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
iMac - model: iMac14,3
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-4570S) CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Handoff/Airdrop2: supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
iCloud Quota: 4.12 GB available
Video Information:ⓘ
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - VRAM: 1 GB
iMac 1920 x 1080
Disk Information:ⓘ
APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 disk0: (1 TB) (Rotational)
[Show SMART report]
EFI (disk0s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (887.78 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3 - Journaled HFS+) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information:ⓘ
USB30Bus
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information:ⓘ
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Virtual disks:ⓘ
Microsoft Office 2011 (disk1s2 - HFS+) /Volumes/Microsoft Office 2011 : 1.04 GB (0 B free)
Physical disk: Disk Image 1.04 GB (0 B free)
System Software:ⓘ
macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88) - Time since boot: less than an hour
Gatekeeper:ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
System Launch Agents:ⓘ
[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks
[loaded] 173 Apple tasks
[running] 109 Apple tasks
System Launch Daemons:ⓘ
[failed] com.apple.Kerberos.kdc.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-01)
[not loaded] 37 Apple tasks
[loaded] 181 Apple tasks
[running] 112 Apple tasks
Launch Agents:ⓘ
[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-01-10) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-27) [Lookup]
Launch Daemons:ⓘ
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-01-10) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-01-10) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-11-27) [Lookup]
[running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist (Fitbit, Inc. - installed 2016-08-09) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-10-13) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e 8b29c3ef - installed 2012-04-02) [Lookup]
User Login Items:ⓘ
iTunesHelper Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-07)
(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Safari Application
(/Applications/Safari.app)
SpeechSynthesisServer Application
(/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
Officejet 6600 Application
(~/Library/Printers/Officejet 6600.app)
Internet Plug-ins:ⓘ
FlashPlayer-10.6: 28.0.0.126 (installed 2017-12-13) [Lookup]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-12-14)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (installed 2017-12-01) [Lookup]
AdobePDFViewer: 18.009.20050 (installed 2017-12-01) [Lookup]
Flash Player: 28.0.0.126 (installed 2017-12-13) [Lookup]
RL Secure Plug-In Layer: Unknown (installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.7.7 (installed 2017-10-15) [Lookup]
Silverlight: 4.1.10329.0 (installed 2014-10-30) [Lookup]
3rd Party Preference Panes:ⓘ
Flash Player (installed 2017-11-27) [Lookup]
Time Machine:ⓘ
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:ⓘ
4% WindowServer
3% kernel_task
1% fontd
0% mds_stores
0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory:ⓘ
759 MB kernel_task
456 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
184 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
147 MB WindowServer
143 MB mds_stores
Top Processes by Network Use:ⓘ
Input Output Process name
737 KB 363 KB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
98 KB 38 KB mDNSResponder
7 KB 12 KB apsd
17 KB 797 B Safari
10 KB 5 KB netbiosd
Top Processes by Energy Use:ⓘ
6.64 WindowServer
0.10 galileod
0.02 fseventsd
0.02 parsecd
Virtual Memory Information:ⓘ
4.06 GB Available RAM
1.06 GB Free RAM
3.94 GB Used RAM
3.00 GB Cached files
0 B Swap Used
Software installs (last 30 days):ⓘ
Adobe Flash Player: (installed 2017-12-13)
Install information may not be complete.
Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events):ⓘ
2018-01-04 15:21:35 Last shutdown cause: 0 - Power loss
2018-01-03 19:56:20 galileod Crash [Open]
Cause: Assertion failed: (px != 0), function operator->, file /Users/kukeev/Fitbit_Synclair/mac/GalileoDaemon/../../common/boost/smart_ptr/sh ared_ptr.hpp, line 424.
Yes, I've checked that several times. I've uninstalled the flash drive as recommended, I've tried to delete anything that may be causing a slowdown. It is soooo frustrating, because I'm not "tech savy", so when I run diagnostics, I don't really understand what the results are telling me. I have disconnected my computer, started in safe mode, I've run "first aid"..... disabled Icloud. Is it possible that adding a new Apple lap top could somehow be a problem? If so, how would I know that? Thank you so very much for your help!
I cannot see anything in the EtreCheck output that would raise a red flag. Can you confirm your System Preferences -> Startup Disk has your boot disk selected?
Why does My MAC takes 4 minutes to boot up