Dear Ronni, You have certainly given me a lot of great advice. I'm going to follow it carefully, but it will take me a few days. I will report back when done. Thanks so much Marcus
Sent from Marcus iPhone 5 > On 6 Nov. 2016, at 10:50 pm, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok Marcus, > I’ve had a look at your EtreCheck system report. The items that stand out > I’ve indicated below. > I also feel you need to check all your applications especially third party > apps & plugins for updates. > > CS2 applications were written for the PowerPC processors that ran older > Macs. > The last version of Mac OS X to run PowerPC software was OS X 10.6.8 Snow > Leopard. > > There is no way to run Adobe CS2 software on macOS 10.12 Sierra. The only > option is to use a newer version of the software. > Startup Items: ⓘ > AdobeVersionCueCS2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCueCS2 > TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper: Path: > /Library/StartupItems/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper > Startup items no longer function in OS X Yosemite or later > > Uninstall these startup items - Startup items are obsolete since OS X Yosemite > > Launch Agents: ⓘ > [not loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist (2016-03-25) [Support] > > SIMBL needs to be uninstalled - EasySIMBL does not work anymore because of > the System Integrity Protection introduced in El Capitan > > Time Machine: > Size of backup disk: Too small > Backup size 1.00 TB < (Disk used 350.63 GB X 3) > > Your iMac’s Macintosh HD is 2TB size and you are backing up to a 1TB size > drive. > Your Time Machine backup Drive should be at least 2 times the size of all the > data you are backing up. > > Time Machine requires that your destination volume have, as a bare minimum, 2 > times the space occupied by the data you’re backing up. (That gives some > extra space to store multiple versions of at least some files.) > So, as a first pass, multiply the “Used” value you see in the Get Info window > by 2 to find out the smallest partition size Time Machine can use. > > You’ll be far better off setting aside 3 times the amount of space used on > your disk for backups. > > The reason is simple: the more space Time Machine has to work with on the > destination drive, the more backups it can store—and the farther back in time > you can reach when you restore data. > > My Time Machine backup of my MacBook Pro 1TB HD is to a 3TB Time Capsule > drive and the backups go back to January 2012 > — > Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products. > Click the [Details] links for more information about that line. > > Diagnostics Information: ⓘ > Click the [Details] for more information especially the NotificationCenter > lines (the details will only show on your Mac not mine) > NotificationCenter_2016-11-06-124035_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Details] > > 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 6 Nov. 2016, at 8:34 pm, Marcus F Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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 >> 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. >> >> Problem: Apps are crashing >> >> Hardware Information: ⓘ >> iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) >> [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service] >> iMac - model: iMac10,1 >> 1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Duo) CPU: 2-core >> 8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions] >> BANK 0/DIMM0 >> Empty >> BANK 1/DIMM0 >> 4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok >> BANK 0/DIMM1 >> 2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok >> BANK 1/DIMM1 >> 2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok >> Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported >> Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n >> >> Video Information: ⓘ >> ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB >> iMac 2560 x 1440 >> >> System Software: ⓘ >> macOS Sierra 10.12.1 (16B2555) - Time since boot: about one day >> >> Disk Information: ⓘ >> ST2000DM001-1ER164 disk0 : (2 TB) (Rotational) >> [Show SMART report] >> EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB >> Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 2.00 TB (1.65 TB free) >> Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB >> >> HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N () >> >> USB Information: ⓘ >> Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver >> Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub >> Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller >> Apple Inc. Built-in iSight >> Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub >> Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard >> Apple Card Reader >> >> Firewire Information: ⓘ >> WD My Book 800mbit - 800mbit max >> disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB >> My TIME MACHINE (disk1s3) /Volumes/My TIME MACHINE : 1.00 TB (121.48 >> GB free) >> >> Gatekeeper: ⓘ >> Mac App Store and identified developers >> >> Kernel Extensions: ⓘ >> ~/Documents/SOFTWARE/TOAST TITANIUM 10/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast >> Titanium.app >> [not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6 - 2013-09-25) [Support] >> [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0 - 2013-09-25) [Support] >> >> Startup Items: ⓘ >> AdobeVersionCueCS2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCueCS2 >> TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper: Path: >> /Library/StartupItems/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper >> Startup items no longer function in OS X Yosemite or later >> >> System Launch Agents: ⓘ >> [not loaded] 8 Apple tasks >> [loaded] 164 Apple tasks >> [running] 99 Apple tasks >> >> System Launch Daemons: ⓘ >> [not loaded] 41 Apple tasks >> [loaded] 157 Apple tasks >> [running] 105 Apple tasks >> >> Launch Agents: ⓘ >> [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-08-25) [Support] >> [loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist (2014-01-03) [Support] >> [not loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist (2016-03-25) [Support] >> >> Launch Daemons: ⓘ >> [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-10-24) [Support] >> [loaded] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist (2016-03-14) [Support] >> [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-02) [Support] >> [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist (2016-10-04) [Support] >> [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2012-04-02) >> [Support] >> >> User Launch Agents: ⓘ >> [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2016-10-13) [Support] >> [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist (2016-11-03) >> >> User Login Items: ⓘ >> iTunesHelper Application >> (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app) >> AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe >> Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app) >> Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app) >> Wondershare Helper Compact Application Hidden (~/Library/Application >> Support/Helper/Wondershare Helper Compact.app) >> CleanMyMac 3 Menu Application (/Applications/CleanMyMac >> 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app) >> SpeechSynthesisServer Application >> (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app) >> RealPlayer Downloader Agent Application (~/Library/Application >> Support/RealNetworks/RealPlayer Downloader Agent.app) >> Safari Application (/Applications/Safari.app) >> Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app) >> Printer Pro Desktop Application (/Applications/Printer Pro >> Desktop.app) >> HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application >> Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app) >> >> Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ >> Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 3.1.0.24 - SDK 10.8 (2013-02-24) [Support] >> FlashPlayer-10.6: 23.0.0.205 - SDK 10.9 (2016-11-03) [Support] >> QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-10-27) >> AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 11.0.18 - SDK 10.6 (2016-10-15) [Support] >> AdobePDFViewer: 11.0.18 - SDK 10.6 (2016-10-13) [Support] >> Flash Player: 23.0.0.205 - SDK 10.9 (2016-11-03) [Support] >> SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 (2015-02-16) [Support] >> RealPlayer Plugin: Unknown (2010-10-01) [Support] >> Silverlight: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-04-13) [Support] >> DirectorShockwave: 11.6.8r638 (2012-12-12) [Support] >> iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (2010-06-24) >> >> User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ >> Google Earth Web Plug-in: 7.1 (2015-04-13) [Support] >> >> Safari Extensions: ⓘ >> Evernote Web Clipper - Evernote Corp. - http://evernote.com (2015-10-23) >> Translate - SideTree.com - Apps for Mac and Web - >> http://SideTree.com/extensions.html#Translate (2016-08-10) >> >> 3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ >> Flash Player (2016-10-24) [Support] >> Flip4Mac WMV (2013-01-10) [Support] >> >> Time Machine: ⓘ >> Skip System Files: NO >> Mobile backups: OFF >> Auto backup: YES >> Volumes being backed up: >> Macintosh HD: Disk size: 2.00 TB Disk used: 350.63 GB >> Destinations: >> My Book [Local] >> Total size: 1.00 TB >> Total number of backups: 39 >> Oldest backup: 27/10/15, 8:51 am >> Last backup: 6/11/16, 3:45 pm >> Size of backup disk: Too small >> Backup size 1.00 TB < (Disk used 350.63 GB X 3) >> >> Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ >> 11% WindowServer >> 2% mdworker(25) >> 2% kernel_task >> 1% fontd >> 0% com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent >> >> Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ >> 760 MB kernel_task >> 713 MB NotificationCenter >> 623 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(2) >> 516 MB mdworker(24) >> 229 MB Safari >> >> Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ >> 3.77 GB Available RAM >> 17 MB Free RAM >> 4.23 GB Used RAM >> 3.75 GB Cached files >> 158 MB Swap Used >> >> Diagnostics Information: ⓘ >> Nov 6, 2016, 12:40:35 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NotificationCenter_2016-11-06-124035_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> >> /System/Library/CoreServices/NotificationCenter.app/Contents/MacOS/NotificationCenter >> Nov 6, 2016, 10:45:06 AM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Dropbox_2016-11-06-104506_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> /Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox >> Nov 6, 2016, 09:10:26 AM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/suggestd_2016-11-06-091026_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> >> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSuggestions.framework/Versions/A/Support/suggestd >> Nov 6, 2016, 08:33:18 AM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SIMBL >> Agent_2016-11-06-083318_[redacted].crash >> /Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax/Contents/Resources/SIMBL >> Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/SIMBL Agent >> Nov 5, 2016, 06:21:34 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2016-11-05-182134_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> >> /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent >> Nov 5, 2016, 06:15:01 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NotificationCenter_2016-11-05-181501_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> Nov 5, 2016, 05:38:04 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NotificationCenter_2016-11-05-173804_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> Nov 5, 2016, 05:33:52 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Preview_2016-11-05-173352_[redacted].hang >> /Applications/Preview.app/Contents/MacOS/Preview >> Nov 5, 2016, 04:54:51 PM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SIMBL >> Agent_2016-11-05-165451_[redacted].crash >> Nov 5, 2016, 04:48:36 PM Self test - passed >> Nov 5, 2016, 02:04:22 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NotificationCenter_2016-11-05-140422_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> Nov 5, 2016, 01:48:18 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NotificationCenter_2016-11-05-134818_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> Nov 5, 2016, 01:39:56 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NotificationCenter_2016-11-05-133956_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> Nov 5, 2016, 01:33:34 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2016-11-05-133334_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> >> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework/Resources/WindowServer >> Nov 4, 2016, 12:52:18 PM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Dropbox_2016-11-04-125218_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> Nov 4, 2016, 10:48:15 AM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/suggestd_2016-11-04-104815_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> Nov 4, 2016, 10:48:06 AM >> /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NotificationCenter_2016-11-04-104806_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag >> [Details] >> Nov 4, 2016, 07:38:06 AM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SIMBL >> Agent_2016-11-04-073806_[redacted].crash >> Nov 3, 2016, 08:44:39 PM >> ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/DataDetectorsActionService_2016-11-03-204439_[redacted].crash >> com.apple.DataDetectors.DataDetectorsActionService - >> /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> >>> >>> 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]> 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]> 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] >>>>> Marcus F Harris >>>>> [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]> 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]> 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] >>>>>>> Mob: +61 (0) 417965618 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 3 Nov. 2016, at 10:14 pm, Ronni Brown <[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]> >>>>>>>>> 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]> 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]> >>>>>>>>>>> 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] >>>>>>>>>>> Marcus F Harris >>>>>>>>>>> [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]> 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 >>>>>>>>>>>> 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]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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] >>>>>>>>>>>>> Marcus F Harris >>>>>>>>>>>>> [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]> 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]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 27 Oct. 2016, at 10:56 pm, Marcus F Harris >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[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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