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MBP runs like a dog

if its running like a dog then get a leash :p (sorry couldnt resist)

really though you should try running mac janitor it may do the trick
 
runs like a dog

i had this problem with a powerbook g4. it still had 3 or 4 months left on applecare, so i took it to the genius bar and showed them what was up. the guy said, basically, HD was about to go. he was kind enough to push it through and replace the drive, everything has run wonderfully since. all the while i was suspecting bad RAM.

so i second the "take it to a genius bar" plan, and definitely back everything up first in case they are as kind as they were in my case.
 
nagromme said:
It's overkill usually, but it does fix most things--which is why tech support is so quick to suggest it sometimes.
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Yup, I've had Apple tell me to reinstall OSX. For kernel panics caused bad RAM. Fortunately, this was advice I did not take. In my experience reinstalls are mainly ineffective, and far too dangerous to be used as a repair technique, unless and until hardware issues are eliminated as a cause.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Yup, I've had Apple tell me to reinstall OSX. For kernel panics caused bad RAM. Fortunately, this was advice I did not take. In my experience reinstalls are mainly ineffective, and far too dangerous to be used as a repair technique, unless and until hardware issues are eliminated as a cause.
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Sometimes you can't tell if something is a hardware issue until you've eliminated software issues.
 
IJ Reilly said:
It's funny, but no matter how often you tell people that a reinstall isn't necessary and probably won't help, a lot of them will go right ahead and do it anyway.
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Oh no, trust me, I DID everything possible under the sun to fix my system before re-installing OS X. I am also one of those people who would try to root out the problems on Windows and fix them, rather than just re-format on the first try. But all the solutions found on Apple's website, TUAW, Application websites, and Macrumors did not work.

I would agree though that re-installs are mostly unnecessary on the Mac. But there are times when ONE fubars there Mac (Like I did. Nod to Monolingual...I hate it)

Good luck to you...and avoid running PPC-based apps. They do eat more resources then they should, as was mentioned in previous posts.
 
My first action would be to repair the disk permissions.

Second would be to run disk first aid.

Thrid would be boot into single user mode. Then type in "exit" followed by the return key. When the computer boots up again restart the computer.

Fourth would be download and run applejack.

Fifth would be purchase disk warrior (which you should anyway)

Sixth would be back up, then format and reinstall OS X

Seventh would be to phone apple up and get it repaired.
 
Just ran the Hardware Test, both short and long tests, and everything comes up OK. Sounds like the next step is to go see one of the local Geniuses. Thank God they put an Apple Store here in Iowa. :D

If it's not resolved there I will look at DiskWarrior and then the OS reinstall. Hope this works! :)
 
IJ Reilly said:
Generally speaking, you can, and the risks of trying to reinstall OSX on faulty hardware significantly outweigh the potential benefits.
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What risks to installing OS X on faulty hardware? If it fails, that just proves it's faulty hardware.
 
Wolfpup said:
What risks to installing OS X on faulty hardware? If it fails, that just proves it's faulty hardware.
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Because you can turn a bootable Mac into an unbootable one. This is not progress, especially given that you have also proven that it was a waste time and effort, which you probably should have known before you tried it. Also, a clean install can easily result in lost applications and data.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Because you can turn a bootable Mac into an unbootable one. This is not progress, especially given that you have also proven that it was a waste time and effort, which you probably should have known before you tried it. Also, a clean install can easily result in lost applications and data.
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Which you'd back up before reinstalling.

And if reinstalling would make the thing unbootable, than it's just a short ways from happening anyway. I'd rather it happen while I'm doing it, and have a backup of my files, etc., then at some other random time.

I don't see any downside at all to it except the time involved, and it is the ONLY way to completely eliminate software issues.
 
Wolfpup said:
Which you'd back up before reinstalling.

And if reinstalling would make the thing unbootable, than it's just a short ways from happening anyway. I'd rather it happen while I'm doing it, and have a backup of my files, etc., then at some other random time.

I don't see any downside at all to it except the time involved, and it is the ONLY way to completely eliminate software issues.
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Once you've spent as much time reading threads on this board as I have, you will see the downside. Maybe. I hope.

Serious software issues are actually relatively rare. Taking (drastic) measures that assume that your problem is a rare one rather than a more common one isn't a very effective troubleshooting technique.

Everybody should back up of course, and many do, but I'd estimate that not even one in ten Mac users really knows what they should back up to assure complete restoration of their previous working environment.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Once you've spent as much time reading threads on this board as I have, you will see the downside. Maybe. I hope.

Serious software issues are actually relatively rare. Taking (drastic) measures that assume that your problem is a rare one rather than a more common one isn't a very effective troubleshooting technique.

Everybody should back up of course, and many do, but I'd estimate that not even one in ten Mac users really knows what they should back up to assure complete restoration of their previous working environment.
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I'd say serious hardware issues are a lot more rare. Quite frequently people have just installed random stuff, changed a weird setting, etc.
 
Just got back from the Apple Store, the Genius reinstalled the 10.4.9 update and turned off the fax option but everything else checked out and the slowdown was still there. The only thing that resolved it was Safe Boot, which suggested to him that there's something wrong with my OS X Library and an archive & reinstall of OS X is the thing to do. We'll see how it works out.
 
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