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Q: Machine running extremely slow

I am noticing my machine is running extremely slow. Even with out any Apps open my system memory is only at around 30% so not sure where the band width hog is? Looking at the activity monitor there are allot of things going on / most of which I do not know what they are.

 

I just ran an EtreCheck - does anyone here know of a way I can stream line my system to run faster and not chock so much?

 

Thanks

> j

 

EtreCheck Report:
_________________

 

EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)

Report generated September 27, 2014 at 12:04:09 PM EDT

 

Hardware Information: ?

    MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,2

    1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

    8 GB RAM

 

Video Information: ?

    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

        Color LCD 1920 x 1200

        AL2016W 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz

    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB

 

System Software: ?

    OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 0:52:17

 

Disk Information: ?

    Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (93.33 GB free)

        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

 

    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868 

 

USB Information: ?

    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

        Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

    LGE Nexus 5

    Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

 

Firewire Information: ?

    Seagate GoFlex Desk Mac 800mbit - 800mbit max

        S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

        EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

        Backup Disk 2 (SuperDuper) (disk2s2) /Volumes/Backup Disk 2 (SuperDuper): 2 TB (1.62 TB free)

    Seagate GoFlex Desk Mac 800mbit - 800mbit max

        S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

        Backup Disk 1 (Time Machine) (disk1s2) /Volumes/Backup Disk 1 (Time Machine): 2 TB (1.47 TB free)

 

Configuration files: ?

    /etc/sysctl.conf - Exists

 

Gatekeeper: ?

    Mac App Store and identified developers

 

Kernel Extensions: ?

    [loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.1.1) Support

    [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.1.1) Support

    [loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.1.1) Support

    [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.1.1) Support

 

Startup Items: ?

    ColdFusion8: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion8

    ColdFusion9: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ColdFusion9

    IPSecuritasDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/IPSecuritasDaemon

    MySQLCOM: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM

 

Launch Daemons: ?

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support

    [invalid]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

    [failed]    com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist Support

 

Launch Agents: ?

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support

    [running]    com.brother.LOGINserver.plist Support

    [invalid]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

    [running]    com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist Support

 

User Launch Agents: ?

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

    [not loaded]    com.akamai.client.plist Support

    [not loaded]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

    [not loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

    [not loaded]    com.shirtpocket.backupbytime.plist Support

 

User Login Items: ?

    FontAgent Activator

    Dropbox

 

Internet Plug-ins: ?

    LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.496 Support

    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support

    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11  Support

    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown

    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support

    LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.496 Support

    Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support

    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: Unknown

    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

    LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.496 Support

    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version

 

Audio Plug-ins: ?

    BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

    AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9

    AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9

    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

 

iTunes Plug-ins: ?

    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9

 

3rd Party Preference Panes: ?

    Flash Player  Support

    FAPPreferences  Support

    MultiBrowser  Support

    MySQL  Support

 

Time Machine: ?

    Skip System Files: NO

    Mobile backups: ON

    Auto backup: YES

    Volumes being backed up:

        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 378.04 GB

    Destinations:

        Backup Disk 1 (Time Machine) [Local] (Last used)

        Total size: 2 TB

        Total number of backups: 82

        Oldest backup: 2013-10-31 21:32:48 +0000

        Last backup: 2014-09-21 19:05:03 +0000

        Size of backup disk: Excellent

            Backup size 2 TB > (Disk size 464.96 GB X 3)

    Time Machine details may not be accurate.

    All volumes being backed up may not be listed.

 

Top Processes by CPU: ?

        13%    mtmfs

         8%    firefox

         5%    WindowServer

         3%    backupd

         3%    Creative Cloud

 

Top Processes by Memory: ?

    526 MB    mds_stores

    434 MB    firefox

    254 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent

    156 MB    plugin-container

    98 MB    WindowServer

 

Virtual Memory Information: ?

    3.80 GB    Free RAM

    2.70 GB    Active RAM

    444 MB    Inactive RAM

    836 MB    Wired RAM

    624 MB    Page-ins

    0 B    Page-outs

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), 8 GB Ram

Posted on Sep 27, 2014 9:42 AM

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 27, 2014 9:47 AM in response to Bunnyears360
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    Sep 27, 2014 9:47 AM in response to Bunnyears360

    I don't see any of the 'normal' troublemakers.

      [failed]    com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist Support


    Try un-installing VWware according to the developer's instructions.

     

    Activity Monitor - Mavericks

     

    Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes

     

    Performance Guide

     

    Why is my computer slow

     

    Why your Mac runs slower than it should

     

    Slow Mac After Mavericks

     

    Things you can do to resolve slowdowns  see post by Kappy

  • by tbirdvet,

    tbirdvet tbirdvet Sep 27, 2014 9:46 AM in response to Bunnyears360
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    Sep 27, 2014 9:46 AM in response to Bunnyears360

    I would start by removing your startup items one at a time see what that does.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Sep 27, 2014 10:08 AM in response to Bunnyears360
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    Sep 27, 2014 10:08 AM in response to Bunnyears360

    Please describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The "etrecheck" fad hasn't made that step any less necessary. The better your description, the better the chance of a solution.

    For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? When did it start to be slow? Did you change anything just before it started? Have you seen any alerts or error messages? Have you done anything to try to fix it? Most importantly, do you have a current backup of all data? If the answer to the last question is "no," back up now. Ask if you need guidance. Do nothing else until you have a backup.

  • by Bunnyears360,

    Bunnyears360 Bunnyears360 Sep 27, 2014 11:33 AM in response to Bunnyears360
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    Sep 27, 2014 11:33 AM in response to Bunnyears360

    Thanks All,

     

     

     

     

    Eric - removed that vmware and think it helped (also thank you for the great resources - i will review).

     

     

    tbirdvet - i removed each of those start up items and my memory allocation improved - now reading 70% with no apps running - thank you for your insight - it helped out allot.

     

     

    Linc Davis - Totally understand so i will try and better explain.

     

     

    On initial start up of the machine is painfully slow to load before I can engage with it - it has been this way for a while and as a result I just rest the machine as opposed to shutting it down these days.

     

     

    I have also had some major slow down due to having multiple apps open / unfortunately a necessity in my line of work (graphic/web design). As a result I have installed more RAM - doubling from 4GB to now 8GB (the max for this machine model). This has helped to keep it running smoother however i still experience slow down / especially with heavier use. I monitor memory allocation much more closely now and when I start seeing things creep into the 0% mark i have to just shut the app hogs down. I'm using Memory Diag + Memory Clean App to track this with some success however the machine still gets bogged and does not feel as quick as it once did.

     

     

    The HD is fairly jammed packed and can stand to use a deep clean (if i can find the time ~ Out of the 500GB capacity I only have 100GB of space left. i have heard clearing this out or at least archiving some of it will help performance. I purchased an app called HD cleaner but I haven’t run it yet as Im not completely sure of its reliability or if its crap-ware or not - probably should of determined that before i hit the download button but I was desperate times (this was before installing more memory). Regardless a HD clean is next on my list.

     

     

    Some of the other more major performance issues worth mentioning is with Mac mail ~ initial start up is crazy slow / performance is intermittent / mail connection often drops (may be unrelated but doesn’t feel like it). Also the more obvious hogs photoshop / indesign / Skype as well…

     

     

    I know this machines has past its prime and will never be a speed demon like the newer models but somehow i feel I can get a little more milage out of it and at least bring back some of its better performance like when I first bought it.

     

     

    I do have multiple back ups since i lost my hard drive (thats another story : ( ~ so i am able to experiment with this to hopefully give it a tune up and get rid of any of the unnecessary junk.

     

     

    Hopefully this provides a bit more info that can help. Regardless I do appreciate the help already given so far - much thanks and cheers!

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Sep 27, 2014 11:42 AM in response to Bunnyears360
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    Sep 27, 2014 11:42 AM in response to Bunnyears360

    You seem to have made some changes. Is there still a problem?

  • by Bunnyears360,

    Bunnyears360 Bunnyears360 Sep 27, 2014 12:19 PM in response to Linc Davis
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    Sep 27, 2014 12:19 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Performance does still lag at times but I havent had extensive use yet with the latest removal of VMware and startup items / so hopefully that helps.

     

    Startup was still very slow on the machine as well as for Mac Mail but at the moment I cant complain much beyond that - however I am not taxing the system that much at the moment either.

     

    I was looking more along the lines for best practices and if anyone could see anything funcky with that EtreCheck report thing. But other than what was mentioned and the previous issues described it sounds like this may just be normal lags with heavy use? It just seemed I had this running beeter before / does performance degrade with age and general use of a computer?

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Sep 27, 2014 12:36 PM in response to Bunnyears360
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    Sep 27, 2014 12:36 PM in response to Bunnyears360

    I don't read "etrecheck" reports.

    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.

    Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.

    2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.

    There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.

    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.

    You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.

    In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.

    You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.

    Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.

    4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:

    ☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.

    ☞ Paste into the window of another application.

    ☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.

    ☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.

    The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.

    5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.

    6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.

    7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.

    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:

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    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.

    8. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:

    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.

    Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.

    9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter

    exec bash

    and press return. Then paste the script again.

    10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return  three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.

    If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.

    11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line

    [Process completed]

    to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report what happened. No harm will be done.

    12. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.

    At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.

    If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.

    13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

    14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.

    ______________________________________________________________

    Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

  • by Bunnyears360,

    Bunnyears360 Bunnyears360 Sep 27, 2014 2:38 PM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Sep 27, 2014 2:38 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Its asking for my password after i paste it in / is that normal?

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Sep 27, 2014 3:45 PM in response to Bunnyears360
    Level 10 (207,926 points)
    Applications
    Sep 27, 2014 3:45 PM in response to Bunnyears360

    Yes. If you don't want to enter the password, press return three times.

  • by Bunnyears360,

    Bunnyears360 Bunnyears360 Sep 27, 2014 4:45 PM in response to Linc Davis
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Sep 27, 2014 4:45 PM in response to Linc Davis

    Start time: 18:49:01 09/27/14

     

    Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,2

    System Version: OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)

    Kernel Version: Darwin 13.4.0

    Time since boot: 3:25

     

    Root access: No

     

    Memory

     

     

        BANK 0/DIMM0:

     

          Size: 4 GB

          Speed: 1067 MHz

          Status: OK

          Manufacturer: 0x859B

     

        BANK 1/DIMM0:

     

          Size: 4 GB

          Speed: 1067 MHz

          Status: OK

          Manufacturer: 0x859B

     

    SATA

     

       Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02              

     

    FireWire

     

       GoFlex Desk Mac (Seagate)

       GoFlex Desk Mac (Seagate)

     

    Diagnostic reports

     

       2014-09-18 firefox hang

       2014-09-19 Adobe InDesign CC 2014 hang

       2014-09-19 Adobe Photoshop CS5 crash

       2014-09-19 CEPHtmlEngine crash

       2014-09-19 Dreamweaver hang

       2014-09-19 Mail hang

       2014-09-19 firefox hang x2

       2014-09-20 plugin-container crash

       2014-09-21 Finder crash*

       2014-09-27 Adobe InDesign CC 2014 hang

       2014-09-27 Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 hang

       2014-09-27 Adobe Photoshop CS5 hang

       2014-09-27 AdobeAcrobat crash

       2014-09-27 CEPHtmlEngine crash x2

       2014-09-27 Dreamweaver hang

       2014-09-27 Mail crash

       2014-09-27 Mail hang

       2014-09-27 com.apple.appkit.xpc.openAndSavePanelService crash

       2014-09-27 firefox hang x3

       2014-09-27 plugin-container crash x2

           * Code injection

     

    Log

     

       Sep 27 17:57:57 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 17:58:10 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 17:58:27 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 17:58:38 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 17:58:50 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:07:46 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:07:58 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:08:18 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:08:31 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:08:53 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:09:32 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:09:47 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:10:01 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:10:20 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:20:53 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #3, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:24:45 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:25:07 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:25:24 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:25:52 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:26:11 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:27:58 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:28:39 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:34:06 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:36:35 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

       Sep 27 18:49:07 wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 00

     

    Swap (MiB): 1321

     

    Memory: Adobe Photoshop (UID 501) is using 1447 MB

     

    kexts

     

       com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.1.1)

       com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN (1.0.0d1)

       com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.1.1)

     

    Agents

     

       com.shirtpocket.backupbytime

       com.rockysandstudio.Memory-Diag.Launch-Helper

       com.fiplab.MemoryCleanHelper

       com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist

       com.brother.LOGINserver

       com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager

       com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager

       com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud

     

    launchd

     

       /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.appleseed.seedusaged.plist

       -    com.apple.appleseed.seedusaged

       /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CalendarAgentLauncher.plist

       -    com.apple.CalendarAgentLauncher

       /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.noticeboard.agent.plist

       -    com.apple.noticeboard.agent

       /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.appleseed.fbahelperd.plist

       -    com.apple.appleseed.fbahelperd

       /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.displaypolicyd.plist

       -    com.apple.displaypolicyd

       /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.noticeboard.state.plist

       -    com.apple.noticeboard.state

       /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

       -    com.adobe.AAM.Startup-1.0

       /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist

       -    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud

       /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist

       -    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager

       /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

       -    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager

       /Library/LaunchAgents/com.brother.LOGINserver.plist

       -    com.brother.LOGINserver

       /Library/LaunchAgents/com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist

       -    com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist

       /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

       -    com.adobe.fpsaud

       /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

       -    com.adobe.SwitchBoard

       Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

       -    com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0

       Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.UUID.plist

       -    com.adobe.ARM.UUID

       Library/LaunchAgents/com.akamai.client.plist

       -    com.akamai.client.plist

       Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.UUID. plist

       -    com.apple.AddressBook.ScheduledSync.PHXCardDAVSource.UUID

       Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist

       -    com.google.keystone.user.agent

       Library/LaunchAgents/com.shirtpocket.backupbytime.plist

       -    com.shirtpocket.backupbytime

     

    Bundles

     

       /System/Library/Extensions/AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN.kext

       -    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeLZVN

       /System/Library/Extensions/AppleIntelMCEReporter.kext

       -    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter

       /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext

       -    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore

       /Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers/EmagicUSBMIDIDriver.plugin

       -    info.emagic.driver.unitor

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobeAAMDetect.plugin

       -    com.AdobeAAMDetectLib.AdobeAAMDetect

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin

       -    com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewer

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

       -    com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewerNPAPI

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Disabled Plug-Ins/Windows Media Plugin

       -    com.microsoft.WMP.defaultplugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Disabled Plug-Ins/Windows Media Plugin/Contents/Resources/English.lproj

       -    N/A

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/DRM Plugin.bundle

       -    com.microsoft.DRMPlugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin

       -    N/A

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

       -    net.telestream.wmv.plugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.webplugin

       -    net.telestream.wmv.webplugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

       -    com.Google.GoogleEarthPlugin.plugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

       -    com.apple.plugin.iPhotoPhotocast

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

       -    com.apple.java.JavaAppletPlugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/LogMeIn.plugin

       -    com.logmein.remctrlplugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/LogMeInSafari32.plugin

       -    com.logmein.remctrlplugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/LogMeInSafari64.plugin

       -    com.logmein.remctrlplugin

       /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Silverlight.plugin

       -    com.microsoft.SilverlightPlugin

       /Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane

       -    com.adobe.flashplayerpreferences

       /Library/PreferencePanes/FontAgent Pro.prefPane

       -    com.insidersoftware.fappreferences

       /Library/PreferencePanes/FontAgent Pro.prefPane/Contents/Resources

       -    com.insidersoftware.fappreferences

       /Library/PreferencePanes/MySQL.prefPane

       -    com.mysql.prefpane

       /Library/QuickTime/Flix Flv.component

       -    com.wildform.flix.flv

       /Library/QuickTime/Flix Swf.component

       -    com.wildform.flix.swf

       /Library/QuickTime/FLV.component

       -    com.macromedia.FLVExporter

       /Library/QuickTime/FLV.component/Contents/Resources

       -    com.macromedia.FLVExporter

       /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax

       -    N/A

       /Library/ScriptingAdditions/QXPScriptingAdditions.osax

       -    com.quark.QXPScriptingAdditions.Bundle

       /Library/Spotlight/GBSpotlightImporter.mdimporter

       -    com.apple.garageband.spotlightimporter

       /Library/Spotlight/Microsoft Entourage.mdimporter

       -    com.microsoft.entourageMDImporter

       Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABDialer.bundle

       -    com.skype.skypeabdialer

       Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABSMS.bundle

       -    com.skype.skypeabsms

       Library/PreferencePanes/MultiBrowser.prefPane

       -    com.TesseractSoftware.MultiBrowserPane

       Library/Widgets/IPSecuritas.wdgt

       -    com.lobotomo.widget.ipsecuritas

       Library/Widgets/Page Capture.wdgt

       -    com.apaulodesign.widget.Page-Capture

     

    dylibs

     

       /usr/lib/libnetsnmp.15.1.0.dylib

       /usr/lib/libnetsnmpagent.15.1.0.dylib

       /usr/lib/libnetsnmphelpers.15.1.0.dylib

       /usr/lib/libnetsnmpmibs.15.1.0.dylib

       /usr/lib/libnetsnmptrapd.15.1.0.dylib

       /usr/lib/libruby.2.0.0.dylib

     

    Apps

     

       /Applications/Dropbox.app

       /Volumes/Backup Disk 2 (SuperDuper)/Applications/Dropbox.app

     

    Contents of /etc/hosts

     

       000.0.0.0    localhost

       000.000.000.000    broadcasthost

       ::0             localhost

       0000::0%000    localhost

     

    Contents of /etc/sysctl.conf

     

       kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=512000

       net.inet.tcp.sendspace=131072

       net.inet.tcp.recvspace=358400

     

    Font issues: 548

     

    Bad plists

     

       Library/Preferences/com.adatemsdesign.spaniard.plist

       Library/Preferences/com.tonywave.endow.plist

     

    Firewall: On

     

    DNS: 0.0.0.0 (static)

     

    Wi-Fi

     

       link auth: wpa-psk

     

    User crontab

     

       00    05    *    *    *    ~/Library/Application\ Support/SuperDuper\!/Scheduled\ Copies/SDUtil -i || open file://~/Library/Application\%20Support/SuperDuper\%21/Scheduled\%20Copies/Smar t\%20Update\%20Backup\%20Disk\%202\%20\%28SuperDuper\%29\%20from\%20Macintosh\%2 0HD\%201.sdsp/Copy\%20Job.app

     

    User login items

     

       FontAgent Activator

       -    /Library/Application Support/FontAgent Pro/FontAgent Activator.app

       Dropbox

       -    /Applications/Dropbox.app

     

    Widgets

     

       Page Capture

       IPSecuritas

       iCal

     

    Restricted files: 8968

     

    High file counts

     

       Desktop: 98

     

    Elapsed time (s): 578

  • by Bunnyears360,

    Bunnyears360 Bunnyears360 Sep 27, 2014 4:32 PM in response to Bunnyears360
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Sep 27, 2014 4:32 PM in response to Bunnyears360

    Also... Im noticing firefox is a HUGE memory hog / the longer it runs the more memory it eats. Wondering if that is normal?

  • by Bunnyears360,

    Bunnyears360 Bunnyears360 Sep 27, 2014 4:49 PM in response to Bunnyears360
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Sep 27, 2014 4:49 PM in response to Bunnyears360

    Should i be concerned with any info I shared in that report / ~ IP or firewall settings etc.. Do i need to change that? - Scratch that ~ just edited - please let me know of anything else i may need to be aware of.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Sep 27, 2014 4:53 PM in response to Bunnyears360
    Level 10 (207,926 points)
    Applications
    Sep 27, 2014 4:53 PM in response to Bunnyears360

    A.

    Some of your user files (not system files) have incorrect permissions or are locked. This procedure will unlock those files and reset their ownership, permissions, and access controls to the default. If you've intentionally set special values for those attributes, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it, but you do need to follow the instructions below.

    Back up all data before proceeding.

    Step 1

    If you have more than one user, and the one in question is not an administrator, then go to Step 2.

    Enter the following command in the Terminal window in the same way as before (triple-click, copy, and paste):

    sudo find ~ $TMPDIR.. -exec chflags -h nouchg,nouappnd,noschg,nosappnd {} + -exec chown -h $UID {} + -exec chmod +rw {} + -exec chmod -h -N {} + -type d -exec chmod -h +x {} + 2>&-

    You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.

    The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.

    Step 2 (optional)

    Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1, if you prefer not to take it, or if it doesn't solve the problem.

    Start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select

              Utilities Terminal

    from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open. In that window, type this:

    res

    Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:

    resetpassword

    Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.

    Select your startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.

    Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.

    Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button

    Select

               Restart

    from the menu bar.

    B.

    Launch the Font Book application and validate all fonts. You must select the fonts in order to validate them. See the built-in help and this support article for instructions. If Font Book finds any issues, resolve them.

    Start up in safe mode to rebuild the font caches. Restart as usual and test.

    Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t start in safe mode. In that case, ask for instructions.

    If you still have problems, then from the Font Book menu bar, select

              FileRestore Standard Fonts...

    You'll be prompted to confirm, and then to enter your administrator login password.

    Also note that if you deactivate or remove any built-in fonts, for instance by using a third-party font manager, the system may become unstable.

    C.

    Remove "MemoryClean" and "Memory Diag" according to the developers' instructions. Third-party "memory optimizers" are worse than useless.

    D.

    Storing many files on the Desktop may slow down the Finder, especially if the files have custom icons. Move most or all of the files to another subfolder of your home folder.

    E.

    Quit "Dropbox" and see whether there's an improvement.

    F.

    Consider removing "Seagate Drive Manager," which you don't really need.

    Any third-party software that doesn't install by drag-and-drop into the Applications folder, and uninstall by drag-and-drop to the Trash, is a system modification.

    Whenever you remove system modifications, they must be removed completely, and the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job.

    I never install system modifications myself, and except as stated in this comment, I don't know how to uninstall them. You'll have to do your own research to find that information.

    Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickMyMac” (a hypothetical example.) First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickmymac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the Web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickMyMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickMyMac.” If not, open “BrickMyMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button. The uninstaller might also be accessed by clicking the Customize button, if there is one.

    Back up all data before making any changes.

    You will generally have to restart the computer in order to complete an uninstallation. Until you do that, there may be no effect, or unpredictable effects.

    If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase and install OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.

    Trying to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name often will not work and may make the problem worse. The same goes for "utilities" such as "AppCleaner" and the like that purport to remove software.

    G.

    Your Wi-Fi network is operating under the obsolete and insecure WPA encryption standard. Change your router's settings so that it uses WPA 2 Personal. If it doesn't support that standard, it should be replaced. I can't give you specific instructions for changing the setting, because all routers are different. Refer to the manufacturer's documentation.

  • by etresoft,

    etresoft etresoft Sep 27, 2014 6:18 PM in response to Bunnyears360
    Level 7 (29,051 points)
    Sep 27, 2014 6:18 PM in response to Bunnyears360

    Unfortunately, Firefox is not long a premier web browser. Safari is the best for overall system performance. Chrome is best for the latest web standards.

     

    I don't see any red flags but you are a heavy Adobe users and I'm not familiar with that software. Should you be running both CS4 and CS5? You have 4 old startup items. Those will start causing you problems real soon now. Are you still running on your original hard drive?

     

    You may have upgraded past the optimal point for your hardware and software. In case you are wondering, you cannot upgrade any further with this software. Adobe is very RAM hungry. If you don't want to buy a new machine, I think more RAM, maybe an SSD, and updated software would be in order before you upgrade to Yosemite.

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