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<blockquote data-quote="jnm3" data-source="post: 1422448" data-attributes="member: 242043"><p><strong>Same problem (super slow MBPro), different symptoms</strong></p><p></p><p>John here... </p><p>(4 yr old MBPro, 2.4 GHz Dual core, 4GB RAM, 200 GB HDD, Brand new motherboard and video card, Lion Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53))</p><p></p><p>1... I boot up</p><p>2... Have over 60 GB of HDD FREE (approx 1/3 of HDD)</p><p>3... I can hear the hard disk arm moving (seeking different sectors) like crazy</p><p>4... Activity Monitor shows "Swap Used" is 0 GB (shortly after boot)</p><p>5... ALL INTERACTION WITH THE SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY SLOW</p><p>6... As time goes by:</p><p> - disk activity continues</p><p> - "Swap Used" grows to 59 GB!</p><p> - iCal Helper consumes 2.74 GB of "real memory" (a.k.a. RAM) ! per Activity Mon.</p><p> - CPU usage is low, between 10-15%</p><p> - Key processes running: SystemUIServer, WindowServer, iCal Helper, ActivityMonitord</p><p>7... EVENTUALLY (like over night), the HDD fills up (a pop up then displays "Your Mac OSX startup disk has no more space available... bla bla bla")</p><p>8... iStats monitor shows HDD is now almost full (approx 96% of the 200GB)</p><p>9... I can't do another thing so I loop back to step #1 above...</p><p></p><p></p><p>After rebooting, the HDD again shows it is 1/3 free, with 60+ GB available.</p><p></p><p>My Theory:</p><p>I believe there may be error logs (?) or some other type of temporary file(s) being written after each re-boot. They fill up the HDD... and when I re-boot the next time, they disappear.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My Plea:</p><p>Help me figure this out. It's killing me... my laptop is unusable.</p><p></p><p>A... are there specific logs I can examine to see why they are filling up over a period of 5-6 hours?</p><p>B... does iCal Helper have a memory leak that chews up Real memory and Swap space?</p><p>C... am I missing something else that's plain as day to this forum's participants?</p><p></p><p>Hey, thanks for taking time to scan this issue.</p><p></p><p>John in Denver <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Angry.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Angry:" title="Angry :Angry:" data-shortname=":Angry:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jnm3, post: 1422448, member: 242043"] [b]Same problem (super slow MBPro), different symptoms[/b] John here... (4 yr old MBPro, 2.4 GHz Dual core, 4GB RAM, 200 GB HDD, Brand new motherboard and video card, Lion Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53)) 1... I boot up 2... Have over 60 GB of HDD FREE (approx 1/3 of HDD) 3... I can hear the hard disk arm moving (seeking different sectors) like crazy 4... Activity Monitor shows "Swap Used" is 0 GB (shortly after boot) 5... ALL INTERACTION WITH THE SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY SLOW 6... As time goes by: - disk activity continues - "Swap Used" grows to 59 GB! - iCal Helper consumes 2.74 GB of "real memory" (a.k.a. RAM) ! per Activity Mon. - CPU usage is low, between 10-15% - Key processes running: SystemUIServer, WindowServer, iCal Helper, ActivityMonitord 7... EVENTUALLY (like over night), the HDD fills up (a pop up then displays "Your Mac OSX startup disk has no more space available... bla bla bla") 8... iStats monitor shows HDD is now almost full (approx 96% of the 200GB) 9... I can't do another thing so I loop back to step #1 above... After rebooting, the HDD again shows it is 1/3 free, with 60+ GB available. My Theory: I believe there may be error logs (?) or some other type of temporary file(s) being written after each re-boot. They fill up the HDD... and when I re-boot the next time, they disappear. My Plea: Help me figure this out. It's killing me... my laptop is unusable. A... are there specific logs I can examine to see why they are filling up over a period of 5-6 hours? B... does iCal Helper have a memory leak that chews up Real memory and Swap space? C... am I missing something else that's plain as day to this forum's participants? Hey, thanks for taking time to scan this issue. John in Denver :Angry: [/QUOTE]
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