EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.12 (68084)
Report generated: 2025-11-17 13:59:43
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Runtime: 2:14

Performance: Excellent

Problem: Beachballing
Description: 
Beachballing any time the Save panel or Open panel launches; 3–5 secon
d day after opening the panel or selecting files. Occurs on internal S
SD; no external I/O connected.

Major Issues:
    Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. 

    System extension blocked - There are system extensions awaiting user approval.

Minor Issues:
    These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. 

    Heavy RAM usage - Apps are using a large amount of RAM.
    Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage.
    Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.

Hardware Information:
    MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2023)
        Status: Supported
    MacBook Pro Model: Mac14,5
    Apple M2 Max (m2 max) CPU: 12-core
    32 GB RAM - Not upgradeable
    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 175

Video Information:
    Apple M2 Max
        Color LCD 3024 x 1964

Drives:
    disk0 - APPLE SSD AP1024Z 1.00 TB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
    Internal Apple Fabric NVM Express
    S.M.A.R.T. Details: 4% used, 67.73 TB written, 100% health, 11 unsafe shutdowns
        disk0s1 [APFS Container] 524 MB
            disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 524 MB (Shared by 4 volumes)
                disk1s1 - iSCPreboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (6 MB used)
                disk1s2 - xART (APFS) (6 MB used)
                disk1s3 - Hardware (APFS) (4 MB used)
                disk1s4 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (20 KB used)
        disk0s2 [APFS Container] 994.66 GB
            disk3 [APFS Virtual drive] 994.66 GB (Shared by 6 volumes)
                disk3s1 (APFS) [APFS Container] (12.18 GB used)
                    disk3s1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (12.18 GB used)
                disk3s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (8.10 GB used)
                disk3s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.22 GB used)
                disk3s4 - Update (APFS) (32 MB used)
                disk3s5 - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (496.67 GB used)
                disk3s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (25 KB used)
        disk0s3 [APFS Container] 5.37 GB
            disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 5.37 GB (Shared by 2 volumes)
                disk2s1 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (2.09 GB used)
                disk2s2 - Update (APFS) (2 MB used)

    disk4 - USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 61.53 GB
    External USB Up to 5 Gb/s
        disk4s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
        disk4s2 - S*********B (Journaled HFS+) 61.19 GB (160 MB used)

Mounted Volumes:
    disk1s1 - iSCPreboot [APFS Preboot]
        Filesystem: APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/iSCPreboot
        Used: 6 MB
        Shared values
            Size: 524 MB
            Free: 503 MB

    disk1s2 - xART
        Filesystem: APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/xarts
        Used: 6 MB
        Shared values
            Size: 524 MB
            Free: 503 MB

    disk1s3 - Hardware
        Filesystem: APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Hardware
        Used: 4 MB
        Shared values
            Size: 524 MB
            Free: 503 MB

    disk3s1s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
        Filesystem: APFS
        Mount point: /
        Read-only: Yes
        Used: 12.18 GB
        Shared values
            Size: 994.66 GB
            Free: 476.25 GB
            Available: 673.86 GB

    disk3s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
        Filesystem: APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
        Used: 8.10 GB
        Shared values
            Size: 994.66 GB
            Free: 476.25 GB

    disk3s4 - Update
        Filesystem: APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
        Used: 32 MB
        Shared values
            Size: 994.66 GB
            Free: 476.25 GB

    disk3s5 - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
        Filesystem: APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
        Encrypted
        Used: 496.67 GB
        Shared values
            Size: 994.66 GB
            Free: 476.25 GB
            Available: 673.86 GB

    disk3s6 - VM [APFS VM]
        Filesystem: APFS
        Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM
        Used: 25 KB
        Shared values
            Size: 994.66 GB
            Free: 476.25 GB

    disk4s2 - S*********B
        Filesystem: Journaled HFS+
        Mount point: /Volumes/S*********B
        Owners enabled: No
        Used: 160 MB
        Size: 61.19 GB
        Free: 61.03 GB

USB:
    USB 3.1 Bus
        <Empty>

    USB 3.1 Bus
        <Empty>

    USB 3.1 Bus
        SanDisk 3.2Gen1

Network:
    Interface en4: Ethernet Adapter (en4)
    Interface en5: Ethernet Adapter (en5)
    Interface en6: Ethernet Adapter (en6)
    Interface en7: Display Ethernet
    Interface en10: USB 10/100/1000 LAN
    Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
    Interface en0: Wi-Fi
        802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
    Interface en9: iPhone

    iCloud is limited without Full Disk Access

System Software:
    macOS Tahoe 26.1 (25B78) 
    Installed 2025-11-15
    Time since boot: About 12 hours

Security:
    Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers
    System Integrity Protection: Enabled
    Secure Boot: Full Security

    Antivirus software: Apple

System Extensions:
    [Waiting for authorization] ProtonVPN WireGuard - version 5.1.0 (ProtonVPN AG - installed 2025-09-27)
        Application: /Applications/ProtonVPN.app - version 5.1.0 (ProtonVPN AG - installed 2025-09-27)

System Launch Daemons:
    [Not Loaded] 46 Apple tasks
    [Loaded] 189 Apple tasks
    [Running] 189 Apple tasks
    [Other] One Apple task

System Launch Agents:
    [Not Loaded] 23 Apple tasks
    [Loaded] 215 Apple tasks
    [Running] 236 Apple tasks

Launch Daemons:
    [Running] com.adobe.acc.installer.v2.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2025-09-24)
        Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.acc.installer.v2

    [Loaded] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2025-06-27)
        Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/AGSService

    [Loaded] us.zoom.ZoomDaemon.plist (Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - installed 2025-10-16)
        Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/us.zoom.ZoomDaemon

Launch Agents:
    [Running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2025-09-24)
        Command: /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud/ACC/Creative Cloud.app/Contents/MacOS/Creative Cloud --showwindow=false --onOSstartup=true

    [Running] com.adobe.CCLibrary.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2025-11-12)
        Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Creative Cloud Libraries/CCLibrary.app/Contents/MacOS/CCLibraryXPCListener
        Location: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Creative Cloud Libraries/CCLibrary.app

    [Not Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2025-06-27)
        Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/agcinvokerutility -mode=logon

    [Loaded] com.adobe.ccxprocess.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2025-11-06)
        Command: /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud Experience/CCXProcess/CCXProcess.app/Contents/MacOS/CCXProcess --openAtBoot

    [Loaded] us.zoom.updater.login.check.plist (Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - installed 2025-10-16)
        Command: /Applications/zoom.us.app/Contents/Library/LaunchAgents/ZoomUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/ZoomUpdater --login-check

    [Loaded] us.zoom.updater.plist (Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - installed 2025-10-16)
        Command: /Applications/zoom.us.app/Contents/Library/LaunchAgents/ZoomUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/ZoomUpdater --update

User Launch Agents:
    [Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2025-06-27)
        Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/agcinvokerutility -mode=scheduled

    [Not Loaded] com.adobe.ccxprocess.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2025-11-06)
        Command: /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud Experience/CCXProcess/CCXProcess.app/Contents/MacOS/CCXProcess --openAtBoot

    [Loaded] com.google.GoogleUpdater.wake.plist (Google LLC - installed 2025-10-25)
        Command: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/Current/GoogleUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleUpdater --wake-all --enable-logging --vmodule=*/components/update_client/*=2,*/chrome/enterprise_companion/*=2,*/chrome/updater/*=2

    [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Not signed - installed 2024-05-16)
        <Empty>

    [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Not signed - installed 2024-05-16)
        <Empty>

    [Other] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (Not signed - installed 2025-07-19)
        Command: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/steamclean Public

User Login Items:
    [Not Loaded] AmphetamineLoginHelper (App Store - installed 2023-11-27)
        Modern Login Item
        /Applications/Amphetamine.app

    [Not Loaded] ProtonVPNStarter (ProtonVPN AG - installed 2025-09-27)
        Modern Login Item
        /Applications/ProtonVPN.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/ProtonVPNStarter.app

    [Running] PasswordsMenuBarExtra (Apple - installed 2025-10-28)
        Modern Login Item
        /System/Applications/Passwords.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PasswordsMenuBarExtra.app

    [Not Loaded] WeatherMenu (Apple - installed 2025-10-28)
        Modern Login Item
        /System/Applications/Weather.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/WeatherMenu.app

Applications:
    816 Apple apps
    77 3rd party apps
    9 x86-only apps
    No unsigned apps

App Extensions:
    Finder sync extensions:
        [Loaded] Adobe Content Synchronizer Finder Extension - /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Sync/CoreSync/Core Sync.app
        [Loaded] Adobe Context Menu Extension - /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe OS Extension/Creative Cloud.app

    Photo editing extensions:
        [Loaded] Edit in Topaz Photo AI - /Applications/Topaz Photo AI.app

    Notification providers:
        [Loaded] ServiceExtension - /Applications/WhatsApp.app

    Plugins:
        [Loaded] FxAnalyzer - /Applications/Motion.app
        [Loaded] BluRayH264Encoder - /Applications/Motion.app
        [Loaded] Apple ProRes RAW Processor - /Applications/Compressor.app
        [Loaded] DolbyDigitalEncoder - /Applications/Motion.app
        [Loaded] Intents - /Applications/WhatsApp.app
        [Loaded] ProtonVPN Plutonium - /Applications/ProtonVPN.app

    QuickLook Previews:
        [Loaded] EtreCheckQuickLook - ~/Downloads/EtreCheckPro.app
            com.etresoft.etrecheck4 *.etrecheck

Audio Plug-ins:
    AppleAES3Audio: 3.0 (? - installed 2025-09-20)
    ZoomAudioDevice: 1.0 (Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - installed 2023-05-19)
    ParrotAudioPlugin: 1.0 (Apple - installed 2025-10-28)

Backup:
    Time Machine information is limited without Full Disk Access
    Destinations: 
        R********B [Local] (Last used)
    24 local snapshots
    Oldest local snapshot: 2025-11-15 01:45:39
    Last local snapshot: 2025-11-17 13:01:03

Performance:
    System Load: 1.88 (1 min ago) 2.43 (5 min ago) 2.44 (15 min ago)
    Nominal I/O usage: 0.15 MB/s
    File system: 8.74 seconds
    Write speed: 5371 MB/s
    Read speed: 3695 MB/s

CPU Usage Snapshot:
    Type Overall
    System: 2 %
    User: 4 %
    Idle: 94 %

Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
    Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
    WindowServer 18.28 % (Apple)
    EtreCheckPro 13.66 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
    Google Chrome Helper (Renderer) (8) 9.76 % (Google LLC)
    kernel_task 4.88 % (Apple)
    Google Chrome Helper (GPU) 2.00 % (Google LLC)

Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
    Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (12) 2.97 GB (Apple)
    Google Chrome Helper (Renderer) (8) 2.00 GB (Google LLC)
    corespotlightd 1.62 GB (Apple)
    EtreCheckPro 1.32 GB (Etresoft, Inc.)
    Creative Cloud UI Helper (Renderer) 556 MB (Adobe Inc.)

Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
    Process Input / Output (Source - Location)
    mDNSResponder 3 MB / 2 MB (Apple)
    apsd 1 MB / 1 MB (Apple)
    Mail 363 KB / 427 KB (Apple)
    com.apple.WebKit.Networking 130 KB / 115 KB (Apple)
    rapportd 166 KB / 57 KB (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
    Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
    WindowServer 8 (Apple)
    Google Chrome Helper (Renderer) (8) 5 (Google LLC)
    dataaccessd 1 (Apple)
    Google Chrome Helper (GPU) 1 (Google LLC)
    trustd (5) 1 (Apple)

Virtual Memory Information:
    Physical RAM: 32 GB

    Free RAM: 257 MB
    Used RAM: 18.34 GB
    Cached files: 13.41 GB

    Available RAM: 13.66 GB
    Swap Used: 0 B

Software Installs (past 60 days):
    Install Date Name (Version)
    2025-09-20 Compressor (4.11) - App Store
    2025-09-20 Motion (5.11) - App Store
    2025-09-20 Final Cut Pro (11.2) - App Store
    2025-09-20 Pro Video Formats (3.0) - Software update
    2025-09-23 XProtectPlistConfigData (5316) - Software update
    2025-09-29 macOS 26.0.1 (26.0.1) - Software update
    2025-09-29 RosettaUpdateAuto (1.0.0.0.1761698074) - Install on demand
    2025-10-01 XProtectCloudKitUpdate (5317) - XProtectUpdateService
    2025-10-01 XProtectPlistConfigData (5317) - Software update
    2025-10-15 XProtectPlistConfigData (5319) - Software update
    2025-10-16 Zoom Workplace (6.5.12.63499) - Installer
    2025-10-21 PortraitPro Trial (24.3.2) - Installer
    2025-10-21 PortraitPro Standard (24.3.2) - Installer
    2025-10-21 PortraitPro Standard (24.3.2) - Installer
    2025-10-21 XProtectPlistConfigData (5320) - Software update
    2025-10-22 XProtectCloudKitUpdate (5321) - XProtectUpdateService
    2025-10-23 XProtectPlistConfigData (5321) - Software update
    2025-11-03 macOS 26.1 (26.1) - Software update
    2025-11-03 RosettaUpdateAuto (1.0.0.0.1761698074) - Install on demand
    2025-11-05 XProtectPlistConfigData (5322) - Software update
    2025-11-05 XProtectPayloads (156) - Software update
    2025-11-12 XProtectCloudKitUpdate (5323) - XProtectUpdateService
    2025-11-12 XProtectPlistConfigData (5323) - Software update
    2025-11-14 Compressor (4.11.1) - App Store
    2025-11-15 RosettaUpdateAuto (1.0.0.0.1761698074) - Install on demand
    2025-11-15 macOS 26.1 (26.1) - Software update
    2025-11-15 XProtectPlistConfigData (5323) - Software update
    2025-11-15 MRTConfigData (1.93) - Software update
    2025-11-15 Gatekeeper Compatibility Data (1.0) - Software update
    2025-11-15 XProtectPayloads (156) - Software update

Clean up:
    ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
        ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/steamclean
        Executable not found

Diagnostics Information (past 60 days):
    2025-11-17 07:07:11 spotlightknowledged - High CPU Use (13 times)
        First occurrence: 2025-11-11 02:00:56
        Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreSpotlight.framework/spotlightknowledged

    2025-11-17 00:36:26 Finder.app - High CPU Use (4 times)
        First occurrence: 2025-11-11 00:27:30
        Executable: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app

    2025-11-17 00:35:33 Adobe Lightroom Classic.app - High CPU Use
        Executable: /Applications/Adobe Lightroom Classic/Adobe Lightroom Classic.app

    2025-11-15 20:18:28 apfsd - High CPU Use
        Executable: /usr/libexec/apfsd

    2025-11-15 14:07:13 LookupViewService - Crash (2 times)
        First occurrence: 2025-11-12 18:03:53
        Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Lookup.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/LookupViewService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/LookupViewService

    2025-11-12 12:25:17 Preview.app - Hang
        Executable: /System/Applications/Preview.app

    2025-11-11 14:44:59 backupd - High CPU Use
        Executable: /System/Library/CoreServices/TimeMachine/backupd

    2025-11-11 14:13:39 Safari - Crash
        Executable: /System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/App/System/Applications/Safari.app

    2025-11-11 00:26:14 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent - High CPU Use
        Details: 
            "com.apple.Safari"(1083)


End of report