Hello my computer keeps freezing and is generally really slow. I ran a etrecheck report and it says the hard drive id running slow. What do i need to do to fix this? Does it need to go in for a repair? Any help would be very much appreciated! Here is the report.. EtreCheckPro version: 6.7 (67009) Report generated: 2022-08-06 17:05:55 Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 4:40 Performance: Poor Problem: Computer is too slow Description: Keeps freezing beach balling and generally very slow Major Issues: Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. Hard drive too slow - The hard drive in this computer is too slow. Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. These files could be old, incompatible, and cause problems. They should be reviewed. Heavy I/O usage - Your system is under heavy I/O use. This will reduce your performance. x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system. Limited permissions - More information may be available with Full Disk Access. Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future. Hardware Information: iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) iMac Model: iMac18,3 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-7500) CPU: 4-core 24 GB RAM - Upgradeable BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 BANK 0/DIMM1 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 BANK 1/DIMM1 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 Video Information: Radeon Pro 570 - VRAM: 4 GB iMac (built-in) 5120 x 2880 Drives: disk0 - APPLE HDD ST1000DM003 1.00 TB (Mechanical - 7200 RPM) Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB disk0s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 891.31 GB disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 919.00 GB (Shared by 6 volumes) disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (459.66 GB used) disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (769 MB used) disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.12 GB used) disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (2.15 GB used) disk2s5 (APFS) [APFS Container] (15.42 GB used) disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (15.42 GB used) disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (6 MB used) disk0s3 - B******P (MS-DOS FAT12) 108.12 GB disk0s4 555 MB disk1 - APPLE SSD SM0032L 28.00 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes) Internal PCI-Express 8.0 GT/s x2 NVM Express disk1s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB disk1s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 27.69 GB disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 919.00 GB (Shared by 6 volumes) disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (459.66 GB used) disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (769 MB used) disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.12 GB used) disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (2.15 GB used) disk2s5 (APFS) [APFS Container] (15.42 GB used) disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (15.42 GB used) disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (6 MB used) Mounted Volumes: disk0s3 - B******P Filesystem: MS-DOS FAT12 Mount point: /Volumes/B******P Size: 108.12 GB disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data Fusion drive Used: 459.66 GB Shared values Size: 919.00 GB Free: 435.37 GB Available: 439.61 GB disk2s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot Fusion drive Used: 769 MB Shared values Size: 919.00 GB Free: 435.37 GB disk2s4 - VM [APFS VM] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM Fusion drive Used: 2.15 GB Shared values Size: 919.00 GB Free: 435.37 GB disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: / Fusion drive Read-only: Yes Used: 15.42 GB Shared values Size: 919.00 GB Free: 435.37 GB Available: 439.61 GB disk2s6 - Update Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update Fusion drive Used: 6 MB Shared values Size: 919.00 GB Free: 435.37 GB Network: Interface SAMSUNG_MDM: SAMSUNG Modem Interface en0: Ethernet Interface en1: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Interface en4: iPhone Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge System Software: macOS Monterey 12.5 (21G72) Time since boot: About a day Notifications: EtreCheckPro.app one notification Security: Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers System Integrity Protection: Enabled Antivirus software: Apple Unsigned Files: Apps: 7 Old Applications: 27 x86-only apps Kernel Extensions: /Library/Extensions [Not Loaded] hp_fax_io.kext - com.hp.kext.hp-fax-io (5.31.0 - SDK 10.13) [Not Loaded] hp_io_enabler_compound.kext - com.hp.kext.io.enabler.compound (3.4.0) [Not Loaded] hp_Inkjet1_io_enabler.kext - com.hp.print.hpio.Inkjet1.kext (3.6.2 - SDK 10.14) [Not Loaded] Line6Audio.kext - com.line6.driver.xtaudio (7.6.8 - SDK 10.7) System Launch Daemons: [Not Loaded] 37 Apple tasks [Loaded] 181 Apple tasks [Running] 162 Apple tasks [Other] One Apple task System Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] 15 Apple tasks [Loaded] 175 Apple tasks [Running] 166 Apple tasks Launch Daemons: [Loaded] com.acustica.HelperTool.plist (ACUSTICAUDIO SRL - installed 2021-07-18) [Loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple - installed 2020-03-26) [Running] com.line6.l6ksettingmgr.plist (Line 6, Inc - installed 2019-01-31) [Loaded] com.native-instruments.NativeAccess.Helper2.plist (Native Instruments GmbH - installed 2019-04-23) [Running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist (PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc. - installed 2021-09-28) [Running] com.rogueamoeba.aceagent.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2021-10-15) [Loaded] com.rogueamoeba.acetool.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2021-10-15) [Running] com.spitfireaudio.LibraryManagerHelper.plist (Spitfire Audio LLP - installed 2020-02-06) [Loaded] us.zoom.ZoomDaemon.plist (Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - installed 2022-05-22) Launch Agents: [Loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.agent.plist (PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc. - installed 2019-05-06) User Launch Agents: [Loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2022-06-19) [Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google LLC - installed 2022-04-18) [Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Google LLC - installed 2022-04-18) [Not Loaded] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist (HP Inc. - installed 2022-08-05) [Running] com.hp.productresearch.plist (HP Inc. - installed 2022-08-05) [Loaded] com.logmein.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (LogMeIn, Inc. - installed 2019-12-27) User Login Items: [Running] Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2022-08-03) Application /Applications/Dropbox.app [Running] NIHardwareAgent (Native Instruments GmbH - installed 2019-04-23) Application /Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Hardware/NIHardwareAgent.app [Running] NIHostIntegrationAgent (Native Instruments GmbH - installed 2019-04-23) Application /Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Hardware/NIHostIntegrationAgent.app [Not Loaded] HP Device Monitor (HP Inc. - installed 2020-10-26) Modern Login Item /Library/Printers/hp/Frameworks/HPDeviceMonitoring.framework/Versions/1.0/Helpers/HP Device Monitor Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Device Monitor.app [Running] HP Product Research (HP Inc. - installed 2020-10-26) Modern Login Item /Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/HPPU Plugins/ProductImprovementStudy.hptask/Contents/Helpers/HP Product Research Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Product Research.app [Not Loaded] HP Data Uploader (HP Inc. - installed 2020-10-26) Modern Login Item /Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/HPPU Plugins/ProductImprovementStudy.hptask/Contents/Helpers/HP Product Research Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Product Research.app/Contents/Resources/HP Data Uploader.app Audio Plug-ins: ACE: 11.7.6 (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2021-12-04) 3rd Party Preference panels: Line6AudioMIDI (Line 6, Inc - installed 2013-08-21) Backup: Time Machine information is limited without Full Disk Access Destinations: t**********e [Local] (Last used) Performance: System Load: 1.79 (1 min ago) 2.04 (5 min ago) 2.03 (15 min ago) Nominal I/O usage: 21.25 MB/s File system: 124.16 seconds (timed out) Write speed: 802 MB/s Read speed: 1493 MB/s CPU Usage Snapshot: Type Overall System: 4 % User: 5 % Idle: 91 % Top Processes Snapshot by CPU: Process (count) CPU (Source - Location) EtreCheckPro 12.86 % (Etresoft, Inc.) kernel_task 6.16 % (Apple) UVFSService 5.52 % (Apple) WindowServer 3.60 % (Apple) HP Device Monitor 0.66 % (HP Inc.) Top Processes Snapshot by Memory: Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location) UVFSService 711 MB (Apple) EtreCheckPro 646 MB (Etresoft, Inc.) Dropbox (3) 381 MB (Dropbox, Inc.) mds_stores 229 MB (Apple) Dropbox Helper (Renderer) (2) 211 MB (Dropbox, Inc.) Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use: Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location) mDNSResponder 6 MB / 534 KB (Apple) Dropbox 351 KB / 441 KB (Dropbox, Inc.) netbiosd 49 KB / 10 KB (Apple) rapportd 35 KB / 21 KB (Apple) apsd 6 KB / 7 KB (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use: Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location) WindowServer 4 (Apple) UVFSService 3 (Apple) HP Device Monitor 1 (HP Inc.) NIHostIntegrationAgent 1 (Native Instruments GmbH) Dropbox (3) 0 (Dropbox, Inc.) Virtual Memory Information: Physical RAM: 24 GB Free RAM: 8.75 GB Used RAM: 6.74 GB Cached files: 8.51 GB Available RAM: 17.26 GB Swap Used: 0 B Software Installs (past 60 days): Install Date Name (Version) 2022-06-22 Keynote (12.1) 2022-06-22 Numbers (12.1) 2022-06-22 Pages (12.1) 2022-07-01 XProtectPlistConfigData (2161) 2022-08-01 macOS 12.5 (12.5) 2022-08-05 XProtectPayloads (68) Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days): 2022-08-03 19:20:14 Music.app High CPU Use Executable: /System/Applications/Music.app 2022-08-03 16:10:37 mscore Crash (2 times) Executable: /Applications/MuseScore 3.app End of report