Thanks Ronni, Here’s the EtreCheck.app version 3.1.2 for my iMac. Many Thanks for the suggestion Marcus
EtreCheck version: 3.1.2 (334) Report generated 2016-11-06 20:23:35 Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com <https://etrecheck.com/> Runtime 3:07 Performance: Good Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products. Click the [Details] links for more information about that line. 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/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DataDetectorsCore.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/DataDetectorsActionService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/DataDetectorsActionService > On 6 Nov. 2016, at 6:42 am, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi again Marcus, > > If the test I mentioned in my previous reply did not make any difference, run > EtreCheck.app version 3.1.2 to get a system report. > It might give you/us a clue as to what is happening. > > The EtreCheck report is a snapshot of the overall health of your Macintosh. > Each individual line in the EtreCheck report may not have much meaning by > itself. > But taken together, the whole report tells a story about what is or is not > really going on inside your Macintosh. > > It will also check for any Malware. > > If you don't have EtreCheck on your Mac, download it from here: > <http://etrecheck.com/#download <http://etrecheck.com/#download>> > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > macOS Sierra 10.12.1 > > >> On 5 Nov. 2016, at 7:18 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hi Marcus, >> >>>> The remaining MAIL alerts appear after 10 minutes. >>>> >>>> I can’t close these alerts and the NC window is not able to be opened >>>> again. >> >> Test if this makes any difference: >> Go to System Preferences > Notifications - scroll down to Mail >> Mail alert style: select “Banners’ if you don’t already have this selected. >> >> "Banners appear in the upper-right corner and go away automatically. Alerts >> stay on screen until dismissed” >> That is how I have Notifications set for most of my applications. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> >> >>> On 5 Nov. 2016, at 5:57 pm, Marcus F Harris <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Oh Sorry about that Ronni and Peter. >>> Yes I tried a “Guest Account” and no apparent issues with NC..It works >>> fine, but there are no documents in that account. I added a little used >>> Gmail account and that was OK, with all boxes ticked in NC prefs. >>> >>> Back in my Principal Account, NC is stable until an Alert appears. >>> The first Alert is From Apps asking whether I want automatic download. This >>> appears after 5 minutes. >>> The remaining MAIL alerts appear after 10 minutes. >>> >>> I can’t close these alerts and the NC window is not able to be opened again. >>> >>> I’m wondering if it’s MAIL that’s the problem. What do think about that? >>> >>> I have 4000 emails in my iCloud Inbox and 5000 in Google Archive. >>> >>> Pretty slack, I know. >>> >>> Sure I would like to get rid of 90% of them. Is there a straightforward >>> bulk removal process? >>> >>> Thanks and sorry to bother you again. >>> >>> >>> Marcus >>> Marcus F Harris >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Marcus F Harris >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> iMac 27D Late 2009 >>> OS10.12.1 >>> 3 GHz Intel Duo Core >>> 8Gb Ram >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 5 Nov. 2016, at 2:29 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> You have something wrong happening on your system. >>>> Are you sure you had turned Notifications back on after you had disabled >>>> it prior to carrying out my suggestion? >>>> >>>> I haven't seen your reply to Peter's help. >>>> What was your result when you carried out Peter H suggestion? >>>> >>>> /Begin Quote from Peter's reply message: >>>> "The tried and true simple trouble shooting resource is to log into >>>> another account on your computer (create a new one if necessary) and see >>>> if the problem persists, just to rule out the possibility of something >>>> specific to your account" >>>> / End Quote from Peter's reply message >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>> >>>> >>>> On 5 Nov. 2016, at 2:11 pm, Marcus F Harris <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Ronni, >>>>> I don’t wish to take up your time on this problem. >>>>> I used Activity Monitor and when I went back NC it faied again with “not >>>>> responding” I repeated that so I can say it didn’t work >>>>> Then I went to Terminal and entered killall NotificationCenter as you >>>>> suggested. >>>>> Nothing happened after I pressed “return” Or if it did there wasn’t a >>>>> response from NC. >>>>> Maybe I have some Malware, but Sierra is working fine other than this NC >>>>> problem. >>>>> Disk Doctor says AOK. >>>>> Should I try some other startup command? >>>>> Cheers and thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Marcus >>>>> Marcus Harris >>>>> P.O. Box 7135 >>>>> Marcus Harris >>>>> Shenton Park >>>>> Western Australia 6008 >>>>> Australia >>>>> Cryptodome Pty Ltd >>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> Mob: +61 (0) 417965618 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 3 Nov. 2016, at 10:14 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Marcus, >>>>>> >>>>>> You DON’T delete anything that in Terminal! >>>>>> >>>>>> You add the command prompt killall NotificationCenter after :~ >>>>>> cryptodomus$ killall NotificationCenter >>>>>> Then hit Return key on your keyboard. >>>>>> But - If you are not familiar with Terminal I would prefer you use >>>>>> Activity Monitor.app. >>>>>> If you make a mistake in Terminal you can do a lot of damage. >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. Open Activity Monitor.app >>>>>> 2. Use the Search bar in the upper right corner Activity Monitor and >>>>>> type “Notif”, then click on “Notification Center” >>>>>> 3. Now click the (X) “Quit Process” button, and choose “Quit” to >>>>>> relaunch Notification Center >>>>>> >>>>>> Notice the Notification Center menu bar icon disappears and reappears >>>>>> when you kill it from Activity Monitor, this indicates it has been >>>>>> restarted. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ronni >>>>>> >>>>>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >>>>>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >>>>>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >>>>>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >>>>>> >>>>>> macOS Sierra 10.12.1 >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 3 Nov. 2016, at 9:08 pm, Marcus F Harris <[email protected] >>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Ronni, >>>>>>> Great but I’ve not attempted to work in terminal before. >>>>>>> I found the app and opened it. >>>>>>> the text “Marcus-F-Harris-iMac27:~ cryptodomus$ “.appears. >>>>>>> Do I then delete this and enter the instructions you sent “killall >>>>>>> NotificationCenter” ? >>>>>>> Or do I open a new window? >>>>>>> Then what? >>>>>>> Hate to stuff up in terminal. >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> Marcus >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2 Nov. 2016, at 9:31 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected] >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Marcus, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is it possible to reset NC somehow? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Reset/Restart Notification Center: >>>>>>>> You can forcibly restart the Notification Center in Terminal.app by >>>>>>>> issuing the following command string: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> killall NotificationCenter >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Note there is no space between the names >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 2 Nov. 2016, at 4:41 pm, Marcus F Harris <[email protected] >>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Ronni, >>>>>>>>> Thanks for your advice. Yes, Sierra otherwise operates just fine. >>>>>>>>> I pretty much know how NC works as I had no issues before with El >>>>>>>>> Capitan. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I wouldn’t be concerned except when NC is functioning it reveals Mail >>>>>>>>> alerts which cover the RHS of the screen and cannot be deleted. In >>>>>>>>> fact if I point the mouse any where near the alerts, the system will >>>>>>>>> freeze with the spinning wheel turning for up to 20 seconds. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have turned all the NC alerts off and that clears that up. As soon >>>>>>>>> as I turn Mail back on the alerts reappear and block the screen. >>>>>>>>> Then I have to restart. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have a lot of emails in iCloud as I’m uncertain how to delete them >>>>>>>>> en masse so maybe that’s an issue >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is it possible to reset NC somehow? >>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Marcus >>>>>>>>> Marcus F Harris >>>>>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> Marcus F Harris >>>>>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> iMac 27D Late 2009 >>>>>>>>> OS10.12.1 >>>>>>>>> 3 GHz Intel Duo Core >>>>>>>>> 8Gb Ram >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1 Nov. 2016, at 9:36 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Marcus, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have not experienced any problems with Notification Center in >>>>>>>>>> Sierra or iOS 10 on my Macs and iDevices. So I don't think your >>>>>>>>>> issue is caused by Sierra. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have you had a good read on how to use Notification centre in Sierra? >>>>>>>>>> https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25142?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US >>>>>>>>>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25142?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US> >>>>>>>>>> macOS Sierra: Use Notification Center. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Alerts, alarms, reminders, email-chances are you see a steady stream >>>>>>>>>> every day. Notification Center is Sierra's Grand Central Station for >>>>>>>>>> the information competing for your attention. It's settings control >>>>>>>>>> which apps can post messages to the upper-right corner of your >>>>>>>>>> display, as well as how those messages look. >>>>>>>>>> The Notification Center sidebar, which slides in from the right of >>>>>>>>>> your screen, gives you an overview of it all. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Have you set control Notifications' look? Individual notifications >>>>>>>>>> appear at the top-right of the screen. You can tweak how they >>>>>>>>>> appear, or whether they appear at all, on an app-by-app basis. >>>>>>>>>> Go to System Preferences > Notifications and select an app from the >>>>>>>>>> list at the left. Now set up the way that app will notify you at the >>>>>>>>>> right. You can pick from three Notification styles. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1 Nov. 2016, at 7:29 pm, Marcus F Harris <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>>> I’m still trying to resolve this corruption of (NC) Notification >>>>>>>>>>> Centre. >>>>>>>>>>> NC operated well with El Capitan but is problematic with Sierra. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I think it is due to interference between Google and Apple mail >>>>>>>>>>> accounts. >>>>>>>>>>> I have tried turning them on and off alternately and the freezing >>>>>>>>>>> of NC arises when email notices present to be either closed or >>>>>>>>>>> replied to. >>>>>>>>>>> If I try either of those options, nothing happens and the NC >>>>>>>>>>> freezes for up to 20 seconds. >>>>>>>>>>> As long as these email notices don’t appear I can switch on NC. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> BY THE WAY the email notices that appear are all from my gmail >>>>>>>>>>> account. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I’m going to turn off gmail completely and access them from the >>>>>>>>>>> website and see if that makes a difference. >>>>>>>>>>> If you have any other ideas, please feel free to let me know. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Marcus >>>>>>>>>>> Marcus F Harris >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> Marcus F Harris >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> iMac 27D Late 2009 >>>>>>>>>>> OS10.12.1 >>>>>>>>>>> 3 GHz Intel Duo Core >>>>>>>>>>> 8Gb Ram >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 28 Oct. 2016, at 2:04 pm, Marcus F Harris <[email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks Peter and Ronni, >>>>>>>>>>>> I have an apple Bluetooth mouse only. >>>>>>>>>>>> I have two gmail accounts and one iCloud account. >>>>>>>>>>>> I will try turning off the gmail accounts and see if that helps. >>>>>>>>>>>> Let you know ASAP. >>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>>>>> Marcus >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from Marcus iPhone 5 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 28 Oct. 2016, at 7:58 am, Peter Hinchliffe >>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 27 Oct. 2016, at 10:56 pm, Marcus F Harris >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Someone else may have problems with the Notification Centre >>>>>>>>>>>>>> since installing Sierra and had feedback that I missed. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Notifications appear as before on the RHS of the screen. These >>>>>>>>>>>>>> are mostly MAIL notifications. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Before installing Sierra with El Capitan all my apps worked well. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now Notifications will not respond to mouse clicks and the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> system freezes for up to 15 seconds before responding. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have tried disk doctor and looking for a solution in System >>>>>>>>>>>>>> prefs, but I’m stumped. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any advice gratefully received >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Everything is working fine on my system Marcus. Whatever else is >>>>>>>>>>>>> going it’s unlikely to be a Sierra issue per se; more likely >>>>>>>>>>>>> something else you have running that needs an update.The tried >>>>>>>>>>>>> and true simple trouble shooting resource is to log into another >>>>>>>>>>>>> account on your computer (create a new one if necessary) and see >>>>>>>>>>>>> if the problem persists, just to rule out the possibility of >>>>>>>>>>>>> something specific to your account. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>>>>>>>>>>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>>>>>>>>>>>> Perth, Western Australia >>>>>>>>>>>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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