EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.9 (68074) Report generated: 2025-03-25 11:41:47 Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 1:39 Performance: Excellent Problem: Computer is too slow Description: When loading the Photos Library from an external HDD the Photos app is too slow to work with. With a library on the machine itself all works well. Major Issues: Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. Low disk space - This computer is running critically low on free hard drive space. Orphan system extension - A system extension has not been properly uninstalled. Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. Time Machine auto backup disabled - Time Machine auto backups are disabled. Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage. Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. These files could be old, incompatible, and cause problems. They should be reviewed. Hardware Information: MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024) Status: Supported MacBook Air Model: Mac15,13 Apple M3 (m3) CPU: 8-core 16 GB RAM - Not upgradeable Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 92 Video Information: Apple M3 Color LCD 2880 x 1864 Drives: disk0 - APPLE SSD AP0512Z 500.28 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes) Internal Apple Fabric NVM Express S.M.A.R.T. Details: 0% used, 22.08 TB written, 100% health, 6 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) (2 MB used) disk1s4 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (20 KB used) disk0s2 [APFS Container] 494.38 GB disk3 [APFS Virtual drive] 494.38 GB (Shared by 6 volumes) disk3s1 (APFS) [APFS Container] (11.16 GB used) disk3s1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (11.16 GB used) disk3s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (6.85 GB used) disk3s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.03 GB used) disk3s4 - Update (APFS) (3 MB used) disk3s5 - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (443.87 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] (1.85 GB used) disk2s2 - Update (APFS) (2 MB used) Mounted Volumes: disk1s1 - iSCPreboot [APFS Preboot] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/iSCPreboot Used: 6 MB Shared values Size: 524 MB Free: 506 MB disk1s2 - xART Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/xarts Used: 6 MB Shared values Size: 524 MB Free: 506 MB disk1s3 - Hardware Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Hardware Used: 2 MB Shared values Size: 524 MB Free: 506 MB disk3s1s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: / Read-only: Yes Used: 11.16 GB Shared values Size: 494.38 GB Free: 31.31 GB Available: 65.71 GB disk3s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot Used: 6.85 GB Shared values Size: 494.38 GB Free: 31.31 GB disk3s4 - Update Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update Used: 3 MB Shared values Size: 494.38 GB Free: 31.31 GB disk3s5 - Data [APFS Virtual drive] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data Encrypted Used: 443.87 GB Shared values Size: 494.38 GB Free: 31.31 GB Available: 65.71 GB disk3s6 - VM [APFS VM] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM Used: 25 KB Shared values Size: 494.38 GB Free: 31.31 GB USB: USB 3.1 bus USB 3.1 bus Network: Interface en6: USB 10/100/1000 LAN Interface en3: Ethernet Adapter (en3) Interface en4: Ethernet Adapter (en4) Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge 3 Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge Interface en0: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax Interface en5: iPhone USB Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge 2 System Software: macOS Sequoia 15.3.2 (24D81) Installed 2025-03-13 Time since boot: Less than an hour Notifications: EtreCheckPro.app 7 notifications Viscosity.app 33 notifications Security: Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers System Integrity Protection: Enabled Secure Boot: Full Security Antivirus software: Apple Unsigned Files: Apps: 5 System Extensions: [Not Loaded] Viscosity Network Extension - version 1.0 (SparkLabs Pty Ltd - installed 2024-12-03) Application: /Applications/Viscosity.app - version 1.11.4 (SparkLabs Pty Ltd - installed 2024-12-03) [Disabled] PacketTunnelMac - version 1.0 (GZ Systems Limited - installed 2024-09-02) Application: Not found! [Disabled] PacketTunnelWireGuardMac - version 2.0 (GZ Systems Limited - installed 2024-09-02) Application: Not found! [Disabled] FilterExtension - version 1.0.0 (Ludovic LEGER - installed 2024-09-02) Application: Not found! Description: TripMode filter extension [Not Loaded] DuckDuckGo VPN Network Extension - version 1.126.0 (Duck Duck Go, Inc. - installed 2025-02-19) Application: /Applications/DuckDuckGo.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DuckDuckGo VPN.app - version 1.126.0 (Duck Duck Go, Inc. - installed 2025-02-19) Description: DuckDuckGo VPN System Launch Daemons: [Not Loaded] 39 Apple tasks [Loaded] 203 Apple tasks [Running] 166 Apple tasks [Other] 2 Apple tasks System Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] 20 Apple tasks [Loaded] 231 Apple tasks [Running] 195 Apple tasks Launch Daemons: [Running] com.sparklabs.ViscosityHelper.plist (SparkLabs Pty Ltd - installed 2024-12-03) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.sparklabs.ViscosityHelper Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2024-04-17) Command: /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant --launchByAgent User Login Items: [Running] 1Password Browser Helper (AgileBits Inc. - installed 2025-03-20) Modern Login Item /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/1Password Browser Helper.app [Loaded] 1Password Launcher (AgileBits Inc. - installed 2025-03-20) Modern Login Item /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/1Password Launcher.app [Running] Beeper (Beeper Inc. - installed 2024-11-11) Application /Applications/Beeper.app [Loaded] DeepLLauncher (DeepL GmbH - installed 2025-03-16) Modern Login Item /Applications/DeepL.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DeepLLauncher.app [Not Loaded] DuckDuckGo Notifications (Duck Duck Go, Inc. - installed 2025-02-19) Modern Login Item /Applications/DuckDuckGo.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DuckDuckGo Notifications.app [Not Loaded] DuckDuckGo Personal Information Removal (Duck Duck Go, Inc. - installed 2025-02-19) Modern Login Item /Applications/DuckDuckGo.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DuckDuckGo Personal Information Removal.app [Not Loaded] DuckDuckGo VPN (Duck Duck Go, Inc. - installed 2025-02-19) Modern Login Item /Applications/DuckDuckGo.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DuckDuckGo VPN.app [Running] Viscosity (SparkLabs Pty Ltd - installed 2024-12-03) Application /Applications/Viscosity.app [Not Loaded] PasswordsMenuBarExtra (Apple - installed 2025-03-06) Modern Login Item /System/Applications/Passwords.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PasswordsMenuBarExtra.app [Not Loaded] WeatherMenu (Apple - installed 2025-03-06) Modern Login Item /System/Applications/Weather.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/WeatherMenu.app Applications: 790 Apple apps 79 3rd party apps 25 x86-only apps 3 unsigned apps App Extensions: Safari extensions: [Loaded] Subscribe to Feed - /Applications/NetNewsWire.app [Loaded] 1Password - /Applications/1Password for Safari.app [Loaded] Open in Ivory Extension - /Applications/Ivory.app Widgets: [Loaded] Ivory - /Applications/Ivory.app Plugins: [Loaded] Intents - /Applications/WhatsApp.app Notification providers: [Loaded] Notification Service Extension - /Applications/Ivory.app [Loaded] ServiceExtension - /Applications/WhatsApp.app Share services: [Loaded] Share Extension - /Applications/Quodari.app [Loaded] NetNewsWire - /Applications/NetNewsWire.app [Loaded] Ivory - /Applications/Ivory.app Finder sync extensions: [Loaded] DeepL Finder Integration - /Applications/DeepL.app Action services: [Loaded] Add to Tapestry - /Applications/Tapestry.app [Loaded] Open in Ivory - /Applications/Ivory.app QuickLook Previews: [Loaded] EtreCheckQuickLook - /Applications/EtreCheckPro.app com.etresoft.etrecheck4 *.etrecheck Audio Plug-ins: SyniumAudio: 2.1.1 (Synium Software GmbH - installed 2021-02-18) MSTeamsAudioDevice: 2023.31.01.2 (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-08-07) TVRemoteAudio: 1.0.1 (TeamViewer Germany GmbH - installed 2024-10-29) CiscoAudioDevice: 1.0.1 (Cisco - installed 2022-06-07) Backup: Skip System Files: Yes Auto backup: No Destinations: S***********c [Local] Total size: 2.00 TB Total number of backups: 7 Oldest backup: 2023-08-12 15:54:29 Last backup: 2024-08-25 14:11:09 O*******h [Local] (Last used) Total size: 3.96 TB Total number of backups: 12 Oldest backup: 2024-10-21 07:07:10 Last backup: 2025-02-08 09:31:35 S*********************e [Local] Total size: 4.00 TB Total number of backups: 14 Oldest backup: 2024-05-24 22:49:30 Last backup: 2025-03-24 06:01:04 One local snapshot Oldest local snapshot: 2025-03-23 23:45:11 Last local snapshot: 2025-03-23 23:45:11 Performance: System Load: 2.16 (1 min ago) 2.11 (5 min ago) 3.05 (15 min ago) Nominal I/O usage: 0.82 MB/s File system: 8.13 seconds Write speed: 2433 MB/s Read speed: 2450 MB/s CPU Usage Snapshot: Type Overall System: 3 % User: 5 % Idle: 93 % Top Processes Snapshot by CPU: Process (count) CPU (Source - Location) WindowServer 14.26 % (Apple) EtreCheckPro 13.24 % (Etresoft, Inc.) firefox 8.02 % (Mozilla Corporation) kernel_task 7.80 % (Apple) Beeper Helper (Renderer) (3) 5.80 % (Beeper Inc.) Top Processes Snapshot by Memory: Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location) EtreCheckPro 1.67 GB (Etresoft, Inc.) mds_stores 1.58 GB (Apple) plugin-container (12) 1.20 GB (Mozilla Corporation) Beeper Helper (Renderer) (3) 567 MB (Beeper Inc.) firefox 522 MB (Mozilla Corporation) Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use: Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location) mDNSResponder 1 MB / 257 KB (Apple) apsd 189 KB / 2 MB (Apple) firefox 511 KB / 67 KB (Mozilla Corporation) Ivory 485 KB / 53 KB (App Store) 1Password 5 KB / 1 KB (AgileBits Inc.) Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use: Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location) Beeper Helper (Renderer) (3) 8 (Beeper Inc.) Beeper 7 (Beeper Inc.) com.apple.DriverKit-AppleBCMWLAN 5 (Apple) fseventsd 4 (Apple) Beeper Helper 4 (Beeper Inc.) Virtual Memory Information: Physical RAM: 16 GB Free RAM: 495 MB Used RAM: 9.26 GB Cached files: 6.26 GB Available RAM: 6.74 GB Swap Used: 0 B Software Installs (past 60 days): Install Date Name (Version) 2025-01-24 1Password for Safari (8.10.58) - App Store 2025-01-28 macOS 15.3 (15.3) - Software update 2025-01-28 RosettaUpdateAuto (1.0.0.0.1.1741264180) - Install on demand 2025-01-29 XProtectCloudKitUpdate (5286) - XProtectUpdateService 2025-01-30 XProtectPlistConfigData (5286) - Software update 2025-01-31 GarageBand (10.4.12) - App Store 2025-02-04 ‎WhatsApp (25.1.10) - App Store 2025-02-06 XProtectPlistConfigData (5287) - Software update 2025-02-07 1Password for Safari (8.10.60) - App Store 2025-02-17 ‎WhatsApp (25.2.79) - App Store 2025-02-18 macOS 15.3.1 (15.3.1) - Software update 2025-02-18 RosettaUpdateAuto (1.0.0.0.1.1741264180) - Install on demand 2025-02-20 1Password for Safari (8.10.62) - App Store 2025-02-24 ‎WhatsApp (25.3.80) - App Store 2025-02-27 XProtectCloudKitUpdate (5288) - XProtectUpdateService 2025-02-27 XProtectPlistConfigData (5288) - Software update 2025-03-03 ‎WhatsApp (25.4.75) - App Store 2025-03-04 XProtectPlistConfigData (5289) - Software update 2025-03-04 XProtectPayloads (151) - Software update 2025-03-05 1Password for Safari (8.10.64) - App Store 2025-03-08 Ivory (2.3.1) - App Store 2025-03-11 XProtectPlistConfigData (5290) - Software update 2025-03-13 macOS 15.3.2 (15.3.2) - Software update 2025-03-13 RosettaUpdateAuto (1.0.0.0.1.1741264180) - Install on demand 2025-03-18 1Password for Safari (8.10.68) - App Store 2025-03-20 Ivory (2.3.3) - App Store 2025-03-23 ‎WhatsApp (25.7.77) - App Store 2025-03-24 Disk Speed Test (3.4.2) - App Store Clean up: [Disabled] PacketTunnelMac - version 1.0 (GZ Systems Limited - installed 2024-09-02) Application: Not found! [Disabled] PacketTunnelWireGuardMac - version 2.0 (GZ Systems Limited - installed 2024-09-02) Application: Not found! [Disabled] FilterExtension - version 1.0.0 (Ludovic LEGER - installed 2024-09-02) Application: Not found! Description: TripMode filter extension Diagnostics Information (past 60 days): 2025-03-25 09:46:03 Finder.app High CPU Use Executable: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app 2025-03-25 07:52:06 mediaanalysisd Crash Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MediaAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/mediaanalysisd 2025-03-25 04:09:00 photolibraryd High CPU Use Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PhotoLibraryServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/photolibraryd 2025-03-25 03:53:40 spotlightknowledged High CPU Use (20 times) First occurrence: 2025-03-18 00:22:52 Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreSpotlight.framework/spotlightknowledged 2025-03-25 00:19:57 knowledgeconstructiond High CPU Use (4 times) First occurrence: 2025-03-21 22:32:47 Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IntelligencePlatformCore.framework/Versions/A/knowledgeconstructiond 2025-03-24 04:00:25 corespotlightd High CPU Use (5 times) First occurrence: 2025-03-21 01:27:17 Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/corespotlightd 2025-03-23 10:40:11 Mail.app High CPU Use (3 times) First occurrence: 2025-03-19 19:03:32 Executable: /System/Applications/Mail.app 2025-03-22 02:20:33 backupd High CPU Use Executable: /System/Library/CoreServices/TimeMachine/backupd 2025-03-18 23:36:58 signpost_reporter High CPU Use (2 times) First occurrence: 2025-03-17 23:35:27 Executable: /usr/libexec/signpost_reporter End of report