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Update: changes since last post
I've made some forward progress here, long-term benefits unknown. Here's the checklist.
- I've reset the NVRAM and the SMC.
- I had an OS update downloaded but not applied - 10.14.4. I've applied it now.
- After applying that, I tried again to start in safe mode. No luck. The progress bar fills, but after 15 minutes it still hadn't started. Is it reasonable to wait longer than that?
- Since the update the MBA is running notably quieter! Only one beach ball in the past hour, and a very short-lived one. No fan.
- I went into Network/preferences and deleted all the Samsung connections. I'm assuming that's all Airdroid stuff - it will re-establish itself if so, next time my phone connects.
- I'm holding off on disabling Carbonite updates. I just don't want to risk not backing up.
- I've removed *everything* from my login items. It's empty.
In sum - things are notably better, but not completely solved. Fingers very much crossed!
I've made some forward progress here, long-term benefits unknown. Here's the checklist.
- I've reset the NVRAM and the SMC.
- I had an OS update downloaded but not applied - 10.14.4. I've applied it now.
- After applying that, I tried again to start in safe mode. No luck. The progress bar fills, but after 15 minutes it still hadn't started. Is it reasonable to wait longer than that?
- Since the update the MBA is running notably quieter! Only one beach ball in the past hour, and a very short-lived one. No fan.
- I went into Network/preferences and deleted all the Samsung connections. I'm assuming that's all Airdroid stuff - it will re-establish itself if so, next time my phone connects.
- I'm holding off on disabling Carbonite updates. I just don't want to risk not backing up.
- I've removed *everything* from my login items. It's empty.
In sum - things are notably better, but not completely solved. Fingers very much crossed!