All I do is to add/remove columns on a spreadsheet using Excel 2011 and I see beach balls every time. I'm using Ultimate 13" Air and only running iCal and Excel concurrently. Activity monitor shows excel using 0.2% of CPU. This puzzles me alot.
View 2 RepliesI upgraded to snow leopard, loving it, got back close to 20 gigs of hard drive space. But when i go and click on items on the desktop, its beach balls for 10 seconds on average, and then continues to operate fine. This is especially noticeable in safari when hitting command-t to open a new tab. I went out and bought a g-drive one terabyte to clean out my hard drive. I would like to do a clean install, but would like some further input as to any new ideas or if it happened to you. I usually have open itunes ical and neo office. I have the 2.4 MBP Feb 09 stock currently.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI don't use it much other than me having to sync my iPhone 4. I keep getting spinning beach balls almost overtime I click on about anything.
View 4 Replies View Relatedas of yesterday evening my Mac is currently unusable so I'm hoping someone out there has a solution for me.
I've been having problems with my iMac 24" 8,1 model (using 4 GB RAM with ca. 87 GB of space available on the HD, Leopard 10.5,8).
During the last few weeks I've been experiencing long delays and lots of spinning beach balls, usually whilst working in Photoshop CS2 (on an admittedly very large file). I assumed it was the file size that was the problem, and that when I was done things would be fine.
However, yesterday on trying to save my work, the computer really struggled and after an age - around 20 minutes - I got a "failed to save" warning for the file, saying there was a problem with the scratch disk (unfortunately, I didn't read this warning very closely).
Just after that I got a warning from Time Machine that latest backup had failed. Then the Mac froze showing beachball, and force quit didn't work so I did a hard reboot and was presented with the dreaded flashing question mark for the first time.
After several restarts it found the startup disk but the problem has now become chronic - Photoshop freezes after opening, Firefox too, even Preview. Beachball each time and impossible to force quit, requiring hard restart and most often getting the flashing question mark...
So far I have tried the following: reselected my HD in Startup Manager, verified the disk and repaired permissions in Disk Utility (everything fine), also Repaired Disk booting from Mac OS X Install disc (again HD fine) and reset the PRAM.
I don't know if it's of importance but I noticed in the Activity window Kernel Task is using 1,7 GB of RAM - is that normal? Also, whilst using Safari I got the beach ball and CPU for the program shot up to 95,5%!!
Short of erasing and reinstalling OS X I don't know what to try!
This a possible duplicate or similar message posted a few minutes ago. I'm not sure it posted and it's not showing yet. I have an iMac 20 inch Late 2006 MA589WA I'm running OX 10.7.3
It has Intel Core 2 Duo
1 Processore, 2 Core
L2 Cache 4 mb
Memory 2mb
Buss speed 667
The memory seems to be about 80% filled according to a chart I saw earlier. I back up everything to Time Machine and suppose I could clean the disk of all but applications making sure I had properly saved all my records, letters, papers written and songs and see if that does it but I'm much rather find a simpler fix from the community if any of you have similar problems and have solved them.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 20" Late 2006 Model MA589WA
I have had a few probs lately with some spinning beach balls & a few Kernel Panics. Today, I did a Repair Permissions (as that is what most advise doing first when dealing with most issues) & the RP report found a bunch of errors (all seemed to be Java ones) that it stated as repaired. However, there were three others that are different and the first was: ACL found but not expected on "private/etc/apache2/users". Repaired "private/etc/apache2/users". Is this now OK? The second & third are "Warning" ones which has a novice like me very concerned as I do not know what they mean/are or what risk they pose/damage that they might be doing - they are:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/readconfig" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/writeconfig" has been modified and will not be repaired.
can someone tell me what this means, how bad it is & how it can be fixed easily by a novice? I have also run an app called "Clean My Mac".
My macbook pro is slow on start up. Today I had to shut the computer down using the power button two times in a row. On the third time, the computer executed the start up correctly. What could be the cause of this?
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Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2), 2.2 ghz intel duo core processor
Can someone explain to me why my Jar files wont work? When I double click them nothing at all happens the icon just gets big and goes away. I know there is a way to execute the Jar file using terminal but I don't understand that either since I don't know how to use terminal. Is there something that I have to download/install to get the double clicking to work? If not how do I execute through terminal?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI've downloaded iMessage and i can't open it...it says: The server encountered an error processing registration. Please try again later.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
the mac boots very slowly recently, but it went faster a month ago. I use Command+V to boot in verbose mode, it displays "[Icannot get audit control port", and then blocks. After waiting for about one minute, it goes on for Ethernet detection, etc. The "one-minute" bothered me a lot. Probably it's a hardware issue or not? Do anyone know what's it, and how to fix it?I have a MBP 2010-13#model, installed with Lion OS.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
the server encountered an error processing registration. i have tried everything but still no luck .
View 8 Replies View RelatedI cannot log into IMessage on my mac. This is the message I get. The server encountered an error processing registration. Please try again later.
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MacBook (13-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
My iMac 27 inch ( Mid 2011) running OSX 10.9.4. Suddenly i have this problem "iCloud encountered an error while trying to connect to the server"...
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Any application I install on my MacBook Pro gives the message "The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance" What can I do?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
When I Put A 20X Sony Lightscribe� Drive In The Secondary Optical Bay I Attached The Power And The IDE, I Checked To See If The Drives Were Initialized They Were Not Even Recognized.....The New Sony As Well As The Apple Stock Drive In The First Bay It Was Like I had Removed Both Of Them! I Then Took Out The Apple Stock Optical And Put The New Sony Lightscribe Drive In Its Place, Leaving Only The One New Sony Drive In The Pro, It Was Recognized By The System However Would Not Open Due To The Fact That The Opening On The Mac Was To Small For The Shelf Of The Drive To Open. It Was Blocked! WTF!
I Instantly Thought I Must Have Messed Up The Install, However I Thoroughly Checked It Over And There Is Really No Way For Me To Mess It Up. Due To Where The Screws Line Up. It's Not Possible To Screw Up! No Pun intended. So Whats Left Now? I Thought These Optical Drives Where Like Internal Hard Drives, USB's And Blank Disks...They Have Standard Dimensions For ALL CPU"S I Did not know that there are incompatible optical drives! Does Anyone Know A: What Drives Are Compatible With The Xeon Mac Pro?
This seems to be an ongoing issue Apple. FaceTime was working fine until yesterday when it decided at all incoming and outgoing calls would fail and now it is stuck on server encountered an error processing registration try again later.
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FaceTime, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I've messed up my MacBook and it's now running really slowly (even just clicking on icons, going into folders and suchlike) and I need to find out the best way to sort out the following issue:
I wanted to back up my pictures and (now realise, foolishly) moved them from iPhoto to my desktop so I could transfer it to an external hard drive. It was hanging and had the spinning beachball. This was 7 days ago; it looks like it's done it and is now running very slowly, I know it's lagging because the clocks shows it is sometimes 10 minutes slow and it's whirring and doing something.
I had unplugged the hard drive in case it was slow due to that and from researching other forums for advice I have been able to check the Activity Monitor - the CPU is fine but the disk space is almost zilch (all blue and no green). I now want to delete the pics off my desktop as I'm sure this is the root of the problem. Is there a simple/easy way or do I really have to be patient, delete and trash them one by one?
As you can tell I am not a full on techie but understand simple instruction, so please if you can help me resolve this, I'd be very grateful.
Basically the title says pretty much everything. just want a way in which i can undo commands i did on terminal. and if restarted the macbook does the job?
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MacBook Pro
I've just entered the world of terminal commands. I've only done a few so far. I've also heard that they can cause some big problems with my Mac, is that true?
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MacBook
My macbook 2006 recently would not boot properly. By that i mean it takes about a good 5 minutes to boot to a messed up looking desktop.
Before i restore the system i need to get some files off of the machine. (The gui side freezes when i try to drag and drop).
I can boot into single use mode and use terminal but i do not know how to do the command mv /documents...etc but i don't know what drive my usb stick is or that it is mounted.
How can I install new library commands within the Mac OS X Terminal. How to do that task?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Install Office 2008 (Mac Home & Student)
- Office launches the setup assistant
-Setup assistant quits with the message "Microsoft Office Setup Assistant has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
- I can't get past it ... it is a loop.
- I uninstall using the uninstall.app
- reinstall
-same thing
I have been having problems with my Macbook Pro recently not booting up and stuck on the Apple logo screen. Now my MBP DOES mount the HD, It DOES enter Single User Mode, It DOES enter Hardware diagnostics mode and has no problem. What my MBP DOESN'T do is; accept commands in Single User Mode like the "fsck -yf' or any real command NOR does it boot into Safe Mode. i have tried resetting the PRAM also i have tried booting from an external partition that i made.
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Info:MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009)
I have a '08 MBP that has the spinning beach ball showing up in all the apps during use and everything runs slower.Web pages take 5-10 seconds to load.Lightroom photos take 5-10 seconds to load. Commands and mouse selections take 4-5 seconds to respond.It slows down even more with an external monitor being used.The fan runs high 85% of the time.
Hard drive was replaced with an SSD about 2 years ago, which calm HD noise.The HD has 15.5 GB left right now, but the beach ball problem has been there even with half the HD full.This issue occurs even with only 1 app running. For instance, I'll shut all apps except one application, and it still drags, whether that one app be Safari or LR.
I realize the MBP is older, but it used to be very responsive with the same apps. Never used to see the beach ball during app usage, only at startup of app if anytime.
I believe the RAM is maxed out for what this machine can handle at 4GB, but again, the system didn't slow down before. I believe the problem may be some processes running in the background that are dragging down everything, but not sure what to look for.
Here is the EtreCheck: Hardware Information: ? MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2GHz) (Verified) MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro3,1 1 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores 4 GB RAM Video Information: ? GeForce 8600M GT - VRAM: 128 MB Color LCD 1440 x 900 Cinema HD 2560 x 1600 System
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
I have a Macbook Air. I thought I had lost it, so I erased it from Find My Iphone. Then of course I found it, my computer was completely erased. When I started my computer I hear the chime, but then a blank grey screen (no apple). I have tried every start up command and reset. I have tried Command R, Option, with and without connecting an Toshiba hard drive that has my computer backed up. I have tried disconnecting everything more my computer. I'm not using an external keyboard.
Again, when I try command R, option, command n, D,T, the shift button, etc. nothing really happens the screen is still grey.
Came back from a weekend away to find that my MacBook pro, which I'd left running on top of my bed, with a grey screen and the spinning beach ball icon. Tried powering it off to no avail.
Info:MacBook Pro, 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
My Mac Book Pro just stopped accepting commands, the screen is freezing on a black screen and the keys have no bearing on the situation. The only way I can get it to stop is pull the battery out. It has been acting funny lately.
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MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.5.6), final cut express
My dad has a black macbook with an intel processor, 2.0 Gigahertz processor and 2 GB of RAM. When he tries to shutdown he gets the spinning beach of doom. What should we try to fix it?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI clicked on my email and I got the spinning beach ball. Couldn't do anything. Couldn't click on anything. Let it sit there for about 5 minutes and tried to quit using the keyboard. Didn't work. I had to use the power button and restart with a force quit.
View 8 Replies View RelatedWhile updating to the newest version of OSX I got a spinning ball. After two hours I decided to shut down the system and boot again. But now the spinning ball start spinning at start-up. what to do?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
