How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report
Download and run Etrecheck.
Copy and paste the results into your reply. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC and recommended by Apple Support to provide a snapshot of the system and help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.
Copy the report
and after clicking on the Reply button use the Additional Text button to paste the report in your reply.
Check Etrecheck's Privacy settings and make sure the checkbox for full disk access before running:
Then we can examine the report and see if we can determine the cause of the problem.
Dec 9, 2018 4:25 PM
Great tip Toad! Will bookmark this!
Dec 9, 2018 4:25 PM
Jan 27, 2019 10:28 AM
I just went in to add a screenshot of the Notes control to my “Using EtreCheck” user tips, but this is way better. I’m just linking to this tip instead. Very nice!
Jan 27, 2019 10:28 AM
May 11, 2019 10:35 AM
Kudos OT! I've been using it on my Etrecheck posts.
May 11, 2019 10:35 AM
Jan 20, 2020 2:50 PM
This is a test of the Add Text feature.
Earlier the Add Text feature would format the text as shown in this screenshot:
I've added a report from my iMac for comparison the the older format.
What I'm getting is a download of a log file that has to be opened in Console.
Jan 20, 2020 2:50 PM
May 4, 2021 8:48 AM
Very well done OT! :)
May 4, 2021 8:48 AM
Nov 20, 2023 2:07 PM
Thank you for this Etrecheck "User Tip" Old Toad ... just discovered it through the help given in a post, and expect to make use of it now that I know it is here! Cheers :-)
Nov 20, 2023 2:07 PM
Aug 8, 2025 11:58 AM
Old Toad
Thanks for posting; yet parts are gone!?
Seems some images had gone missing
OK! I re-re-freshed this
window 4X & it WORKS!!
Aug 8, 2025 11:58 AM