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A couple mac problems
I just got my pc back in order, so now I'm trying to get my mac back up to speed. After trying various maintenance utilities, I've settled on Onyx, which seems to be pretty good.
The problem is that my macbook pro runs significantly slower than when I got it a year and a half ago. I get the beachball-pinwheel thingy constantly, even when just browsing websites. I'm switching from safari to firefox to see if that helps the slow browsing issue, but I also notice other programs are very slow. I can't really play half-life 2 anymore due to low framerate (it used to work flawlessly), and toribash takes longer to load up.
So I was running the repair permissions part of onyx and it said that ardagent has been modified and cannot be repaired. So I read that I should just delete it and that os x would create a new, unproblematic version of it. So I tried it, and now the computer cannot complete the repair permissions task. It still runs a bit slow too. Are these related? any tips?
Thanks!
Edit: I booted up from the startup disc and was able to repair permissions successfully. However the computer is still running slow and firefox is no better than safari. I've tried everything I can think of in terms of maintenance, except open up the laptop and see if it's dusty in there. Any suggestions?
The problem is that my macbook pro runs significantly slower than when I got it a year and a half ago. I get the beachball-pinwheel thingy constantly, even when just browsing websites. I'm switching from safari to firefox to see if that helps the slow browsing issue, but I also notice other programs are very slow. I can't really play half-life 2 anymore due to low framerate (it used to work flawlessly), and toribash takes longer to load up.
So I was running the repair permissions part of onyx and it said that ardagent has been modified and cannot be repaired. So I read that I should just delete it and that os x would create a new, unproblematic version of it. So I tried it, and now the computer cannot complete the repair permissions task. It still runs a bit slow too. Are these related? any tips?
Thanks!
Edit: I booted up from the startup disc and was able to repair permissions successfully. However the computer is still running slow and firefox is no better than safari. I've tried everything I can think of in terms of maintenance, except open up the laptop and see if it's dusty in there. Any suggestions?
Last edited by Logic; May 2, 2011 at 05:01 AM.
First, look through your laptop and delete any useless crap you don't want or need anymore.
Second, update everything you have if you have not allready done that. It may take quite some time if you don't update regularly. And then try to repair all your files and applications.
Safari or even Google Chrome are both better options then Firefox for browsing. If you are doing work and you need multiple windows open then use Firefox.
Hopefully that should stop the spinning wheel of death. If that all fails you will most likely have to take it in to Apple and it should still be under warranty if you got it.
Second, update everything you have if you have not allready done that. It may take quite some time if you don't update regularly. And then try to repair all your files and applications.
Safari or even Google Chrome are both better options then Firefox for browsing. If you are doing work and you need multiple windows open then use Firefox.
Hopefully that should stop the spinning wheel of death. If that all fails you will most likely have to take it in to Apple and it should still be under warranty if you got it.
