#543619 - 11/09/1008:16 PMMy iMac slowed to slug's pace!
KateSorensen 77 and counting
Registered: 05/19/01
Posts: 3666
It started by my reading a rumor site and as a result of that, downloaded free virus software, Sophos. I immediately started a scan of my iMac. Looks like it ought to be finished by the 4th of July, . . . maybe.
Same rumor site noted an article in MacWorld "Eight amazing Image Capture tricks. Hm. . . this is interesting. Making a contact sheet [pdf] of over a hundred pictures on my iPhone. That will be finished by Labor Day! [j/k, I screwed it up and doubled the files to a couple hundred or more. Instead of stopping it I decided to wait until "Force Quit" says it is hopelessly locked.]
Discovered I had successfully make a good PDF of iPhone files and opened it. It is sluggishly opening files. After playing with it, decided this is a good/useful feature. It is only 630.7 mb. The thumb nails are large [I probably controlled that somehow] and using magnifying tool, you can really enlarge it to see lots and lots of detail.
Pushing my iMac to the nth degree. Not too hot. I could turn on EyeTV had cook up a batch of barbecued ribs, perhaps.
Just quit that other PDF. Don't need it anyway. Guess I'll read the rest of the forum now. I do love playing with my Mac.
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Important: I can't post pictures from my Apple Storage space. Last night [the first time I had the problem occur] I couldn't see Carp's pic of cat from same place. I get the message, "Forbidden: Access denied by access control list.
I've searched many, many Google results. They're suggesting maybe Malware and sometimes something about security set at accessing my ISP and I'm just confused. .
[I've searched many, many Google results. They're suggesting maybe Malware and sometimes something about security set at accessing my ISP and I'm just confused.
I noticed sometime yesterday im-MobileMe hosted images aren't showing. It's been almost 24 hours. MobileMe is not the most reliable. It will come back eventually when Apple fixes it.
That's not a problem with your computer though. How much hard drive space do you have left. If it's running slow try a reboot first. A 630M pdf is pretty big, it will take a while to open. Is the whole compute running slow? Could be the useless virus software you installed.
#543639 - 11/09/1009:41 PMRe: My iMac slowed to slug's pace!
[Re: Reboot]
KateSorensen 77 and counting
Registered: 05/19/01
Posts: 3666
Originally Posted By: Reboot
Originally Posted By: KateSorensen
[I've searched many, many Google results. They're suggesting maybe Malware and sometimes something about security set at accessing my ISP and I'm just confused.
I noticed sometime yesterday im-MobileMe hosted images aren't showing. It's been almost 24 hours. MobileMe is not the most reliable. It will come back eventually when Apple fixes it.
That's not a problem with your computer though. How much hard drive space do you have left. If it's running slow try a reboot first. A 630M pdf is pretty big, it will take a while to open. Is the whole compute running slow? Could be the useless virus software you installed.
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Worthless! ?? I paid, . . . oops, it was free.
I installed? ?? It has only been three hours and it is still scanning so of course my Mac is slow!
Mobile me is not reliable? Watch your mouth! I just went there and message says:
System Status
* All MobileMe services are online.
Last updated: 11/9/2010, 10:42 PT
Recent System Status History Return to MobileMe Support page
Big PDF file -- just deep 6'd it!
Reboot? Well, after Sophos gets done scanning, I will do some Utility App clean up stuff, reboot and report back. Thanks for looking after us.
#543658 - 11/09/1011:31 PMRe: My iMac slowed to slug's pace!
[Re: KateSorensen]
MacBozo Nut Dood
Registered: 04/21/02
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Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida
Kate, Kate, Kate. Never, ever download anything from rumor sites. If you must have anti-virus software, delete that Sophos stuff and get ClamXav (free).
#543703 - 11/10/1004:53 AMRe: My iMac slowed to slug's pace!
[Re: MacBozo]
KateSorensen 77 and counting
Registered: 05/19/01
Posts: 3666
Originally Posted By: MacBozo
Kate, Kate, Kate. Never, ever download anything from rumor sites. If you must have anti-virus software, delete that Sophos stuff and get ClamXav (free).
I got rid of Sophos. Went to get CalmXav but got distracted. I'll do it tomorrow. I did Disk Utility my hard drive and it had some problems. Fixed permissions. Dusted the back of the iMac. Cleaned the front glass. Phew!