Re: Problems with iMac and Safari after visiting website

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Matt,

Do you have any third-party add-ons?
"Unsupported Safari Add Ons installed as Input Methods, Input Managers, or 
Scripting Additions might cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance 
issues.

You can add features to Safari or change its appearance using Internet Plug-Ins 
and Safari Extensions . If you use other methods 
to change Safari, you might encounter issues such as these:

Safari quits unexpectedly
Safari performs slowly
Safari is unable to download files
Other unexpected behaviour

Note: This article does not apply to Internet Plug-Ins such as QuickTime, Java, 
and Adobe Flash. It also does not apply to Safari Extensions 
."
>

You could try Reset Safari
Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Reset Safari

Note:
If you wish to keep your Saved Names and Passwords… Deselect “Remove saved 
names and passwords”
You might also wish to Deselect “Remove other AutoFill form text”

>

Cheers,
Ronni


> On 25 Nov 2014, at 3:07 pm, Matt Falvey  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni, thanks for that. 
> 
> I followed your instructions and the same problems exist afterwards. 
> 
> I did note when I deleted the "Cache.db" file from the com.apple.Safari 
> folder that there were two other Cache.db files in there: "Cache.db-shm" and 
> "Cache.db-wal" 
> 
> So I had the same problems once I opened Safari : 
> 
> The rumbling noise;
> 
> The cursor turning in the Spinning Ball of Death and not being able to move 
> or moving intermittently;
> 
> Command/Tab not working, so not being able to move to other open programs;
> 
> Command/Option/Escape taking about 2 mins to work and showing applications 
> that did not respond with nothing beside them and then showing other programs 
> as "Not responding";
> 
> Mail, Pathfinder and other open applications not responding; 
> 
> When the cursor is active, clicking on an applications open page, will not 
> highlight (activate) it and bring it to the front; 
> 
> Because of the constant rumbling noise I thought that the CPU might be 
> working overtime during all thing so after I managed to close everything 
> down, I opened on the screen a Small dual 20 increment CPU Activity Monitor. 
> Opened Safari again and opened FB, the rumbling started, FB was loading its 
> images slowly, I Command Clicked a link to open another tab and then the 
> Spinning Ball of Death started and the Rumbling sound increased and the iMac 
> locked as described above. But the CPU Activity Monitor only sat on about 3 ½ 
> on both lines. So even though it was making a lot of noise not much was 
> happening.
> 
> Once I close Safari everything returns to normal. The Applications that have 
> been described as "Not Responding" in the "Forced Quite Applications" window, 
> lose that tag and behave normally.
> 
> So I downloaded Chrome and imported the bookmarks and have been running it 
> for the last couple of days. It has been amazingly fast and when I replicate 
> the actions that seem to create the failure in Safari, it behaves as it 
> should and with amazing speed. (It may be that Safari on my iMac had just 
> become so slow that it makes Chrome seem so fast.)
> 
> I then downloaded Firefox to see it that would behave in the same manner. 
> imported the bookmarks etc., but got the message 'Unable To Connect", which 
> apparently is a known issue. I spent a day trying to fix that using the 
> online forums, but got nowhere, but that's another story.
> 
> I was hoping that by getting the bookmarks and settings into Chrome and 
> Firefox, that if the only way of fixing Safari comes back to resetting it, I 
> could do that then bring them back into it from either of them afterwards?
> But it is logins and passwords I am most concerned about saving.
> 
> Take Care.
> 
> Matt.
>   
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:51:26 +0800
> From: Ronni Brown mailto:ro...@mac.com>>
> To: WAMUG mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au>>
> Subject: Re: Problems with iMac and Safari after visiting website
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> 
> Hi Matt,
> 
> A very quick reply as I?m rushing out to a job. I would suggest you try 
> Clearing Safari?s Cache
> 
> Follow these steps to clear Safari cache manually:
> Have Safari OPEN
> Open "Finder"
> In the menu at the top of your screen select "Go"
> While the "Go" menu is dropped down press and hold the "option" key on your 
> keyboard. This will reveal "Library"
> Select "Library"
> Navigate into the folder "Caches"
> Next navigate into the folder "com.apple.Safari"
> In this folder you will see a file named "Cache.db"
> Right click (control-click) the "Cache.db" file and select "Move to Trash"
> Now restart Safari by right clicking the Safari icon in the Dock and select 
> "Quit"
>

Disk Warrior Update Problems

[Alan Smith]

Hi Ronni

All is not well with the 2009 iMac.  It is very slow in operation and at least 
one key application does not work (Go To Meeting).  Couldn’t install a new copy 
either.  

Looks like a project for the next few weeks will be to test and move my data 
files to the 2012 iMac.  Then the big HD re-format.   Almost bricked, but it 
still LOOKS lovely.  

We achieved some success following the computer collapse on Sunday.  Disk 
Warrior lived up to its reputation (eventually). The computer does now work, in 
part, and it seems that all my user data can be retrieved.

Cheers
Alan

On 25 Nov 2014, at 1:45 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Another thing Alan I forgot to mention earlier.
> 
> I would not really trust the 2009 Hard Drive so keep regular bootable backups.
> Also I suggest you don't Shutdown the iMac all the time like you do, just let 
> it sleep.
> You can put it to sleep manually when ever you want.
> 
> When you shutdown and startup your computer, the Hard Drive and other 
> components get more wear and tear, and use more energy.
> 
> I recommend all Mac users to sleep their computers unless they won't be used 
> for more than a few days, and all Mac users should shutdown their computers 
> at least once a month to clean out all the 'junk' that collects inside the 
> components.
> 
> Shutting down a computer wipes away the computer's RAM, which might have some 
> corrupt/junk data left in it from various things the computer does. It also 
> lets the computer's components cool down.
> 
> The best advantage of 'sleeping' is that the computer (a) goes to sleep 
> almost immediately, allowing quick transport of a laptop, and no vigilance 
> after 'clicking shutdown'... on a desktop, and (b) wakes up almost 
> immediately, allowing you to get back to work right away.
> 
> I rarely shut down my computers.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 25 Nov 2014, at 1:18 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Alan,
>> 
>> Yes, I wanted your to Reset the PRAM and then follow my original 
>> instructions of  reinstalling Mavericks. 
>> I thought my intentions were always clear from the start, and my 
>> instructions were clear - My intentions were to get your 2009 iMac working 
>> correctly again ;-))
>> 
>> Don't connect the external drives until you are absolutely sure everything 
>> is working as it should. 
>> If it is, do a bootable backup, so you then have a current  backup to fall 
>> back on if the external drives cause problems again.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> 
>> On 25 Nov 2014, at 11:53 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> Reset PRAM.  Not sure of your intention.  Is is to do with fixing the 
>>> Startup Chime?  Or general housekeeping following Disk Warrior repairs?
>>> 
>>> Later I re-installed OS X Mavericks (from OS X Utilities).  Thirty minutes 
>>> download (via WiFi) plus 42 minutes installation.
>>> 
>>> I didn’t check functions after PRAM reset.  But some functions left 
>>> problematic after Disk Warrior are now OK (checked after Mavericks 
>>> re-installed).
>>>  (a) Now no alert message re iTunes invalid certificate (was “iTunes can’t 
>>> verify the identity of the server “init.itunes.apple.com”).  Now plays 
>>> local music and connects to iTunes Store without problems 
>>>  (b) Sudoku app loads and operates normally - previously got message that 
>>> the app was damaged and to download a new copy.
>>>  (c) Dropbox seems to be OK, but may not have beeen “inactive” as I thought 
>>> yesterday.
>>>  (d) Startup Chime:  this has worked every time today.  The “little squeak” 
>>> noted still occurs sometimes at the very start of the chime.  I will do 
>>> further monitoring to see if there are Chime differences depending on the 
>>> shut-down mode.  Possibly had no start chime when I turned power off at the 
>>> rear switch.
>>> 
>>> So PRAM reset plus Mavericks re-install have raised performance.  I have 
>>> not connected the external hard drives (videos) which will put iTunes (and 
>>> the iMac) to a real test.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Alan 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 24 Nov 2014, at 10:06 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>>> 
 Reset your computer's PRAM
 
• Shut down your Mac.
• Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Option, Command (⌘), P, 
 and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
• Turn on your Mac.
• Immediately press and hold the Option-Command-P-R keys. You must 
 press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
 Continue holding the keys down until your Mac restarts, and you hear the 
 startup sound for the second time.
 
• Release the keys.
 Resetting PRAM may change some system settings and preferences. Use System 
 Preferences to restore your settings.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 
 On 24 Nov 2014, at 8:24 pm, Alan Smith  wrote:
 
> Hi Ronni
> 
> Absence 

Personal to Ronni

[Alan Smith]

Hi Ronni

My apologies for my communication breakdown.  I’ve just found that outgoing 
mail has defaulted to an account that is not recognized by WAMUG.  I will scan 
my outgoing messages and re-send any WAMUG ones that would not have been 
delivered.

Cheers
Alan
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Merge iTunes Libraries from 2 Computers?

[Alan Smith]

I have iTunes libraries on two iMacs, 2012 and 2009, both authorised with the 
same Apple ID.  Both libraries have content.  Some content is duplicated.  
Content location is mixed - internal and external.

Is it a reasonably simple matter to merge the libraries to one computer?   I 
have skimmed iLounge and Apple support, but did not locate specific guidance.  
An idea I have would be to move each library in turn to a new (say 3TB USB 3) 
external drive and edit and consolidate it.  

2012 iMac will be the iTunes parent.  It has around 800GB free space.   HD on 
the 2009 iMac is faulty and will have its disk re-formatted.  It will not be 
used as a major iTunes vehicle again.

Music, purchased and home-made, is located on the internal HD of each machine.  
The main Music content is on the 2012 Mac.  The 2009 Mac was used as a 
functioning backup (but is not up to date).   This “backup” could be deleted if 
it would simplify the merging exercise.

MOST Movies, TV Shows and Home Videos are on two external Firewire hard drives. 
 All but two  iTunes Store purchased movies etc are on the 2009 Mac internal 
drive.  Purchased podcasts are on the 2012 Mac.  Some home movies on the 2009 
Mac are in folders outside the iTunes file structure (referenced?).

I have a SuperDuper bootable backup of the 2009 computer with trusted data.  
Data now on the parent 2009 Mac is NOT trusted.  Could the content of the two 
iTunes systems (on 2012 HD and 2009 backup) be managed via Finder on one iMac?

Most of my music and movie files have custom cover art.  I would not like to 
lose the art!

The reason for the Music file location on the internal HD is to maintain a Time 
Machine backup.  I have manual backups of the Firewire Movies.  I would like to 
end up with a similar process.


Regards, 
Alan

Alan Smith
  Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5  Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.9.5 
Mavericks
  Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.9.5 Mavericks
  iPhone5;  iPad2;  ATV2








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Re: Disk Warrior Update Problems

[Stephen Chape]

Sorry Ronnie ….. I realise this is not related to Alan’s issue.

Just making a comment re sleeping Macs and USB hard drives !
I understood when I originally had this sleeping Mac issue that the problem was 
that HD manufacturers were not keeping up with Apple’s extremely low power in 
relation to the latest Macs when sleeping ?

For a while I tried to keep up with new HDs as they were released but could 
never see this low power issue being addressed by any of the HD manufacturers. 
So I eventually gave up looking !


> On 25 Nov 2014, at 3:11 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 25 Nov 2014, at 2:08 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ronni,
>> The problem I have with that is that my USB portable HD ejects if iMac is 
>> put to sleep.
> 
> That is the fault of the USB portable HD not the iMac going to sleep.
> The USB Drive is not entering 'standby mode' when the iMac is placed in sleep.
> 
>> That HD is my Time Machine Backup.
> Time Machine won't do a backup while the iMac is sleeping.
>> 
>> So since I replaced my large mains HD with this one about a year ago, I no 
>> longer sleep my iMac.
>> I shut down every night and re-start each morning.
> 
> That is your choice, which is fine.
> But it really doesn't have anything to do with Alan's issue with a 'suspect' 
> HD.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
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Regards,
Stephen Chape

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Windows because my employer knew no better




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