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Q: Slow iMac

Hi--I have a 4 year old iMac, running OSX10.9.5, 8 GB RAM, and most if not all process are running slower and slower. I do a lot of work with photos, keep archives on an external HD. As you can see from this EtreCheck file I currently have Lightroom and Photoshop open, but I normally don't have PS open for long, so most of the issues are without PS open. Could someone analyze this file and tell me what you see? Thanks.

 

Bob

 

EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)

Report generated November 18, 2014 at 3:28:09 PM PST

 

Hardware Information: ℹ️

  iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)

  iMac - model: iMac11,2

  1 3.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

  8 GB RAM Upgradeable

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

  BANK 0/DIMM1

  2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

  BANK 1/DIMM1

  2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

  Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

  Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

 

Video Information: ℹ️

  ATI Radeon HD 5670 - VRAM: 512 MB

  iMac 1920 x 1080

 

System Software: ℹ️

  OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 2 days 1:35:38

 

Disk Information: ℹ️

  WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB)

  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

  EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 999.35 GB (214.48 GB free)

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

 

  OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H

 

USB Information: ℹ️

  Western Digital My Passport 0748 2 TB

  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

  EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

  Photo Main Backup (disk2s2) /Volumes/Photo Main Backup : 2.00 TB (1.50 TB free)

  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

  Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

  Seagate Backup+ Desk 4 TB

  S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

  disk3s1 (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

  Time Machine Backups (disk3s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backups : 4.00 TB (3.02 TB free)

  Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

  Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

 

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

  Mac App Store and identified developers

 

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

  /Library/Extensions

  [loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support

  [loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support

 

Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

  [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support

  [running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support

 

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

  [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

  [invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support

  [running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist Support

 

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

  [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

  [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

  [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support

  [not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist Support

 

User Login Items: ℹ️

  iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)

  Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 Application (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)

  Safari Application (/Applications/Safari.app)

  Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

  Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Application (/Applications/Canon Utilities/IJ Network Scanner Selector EX/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.app)

  WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)

 

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

  Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 Support

  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support

  Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

  Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support

  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version

  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

  OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support

  Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support

  GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.3.0 Release - SDK 10.6 Support

  Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50917.0 Support

  iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

 

User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

  WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support

  rbjninstallplugin_2.7.200.8: Version: rbjninstallplugin 2.7.200.8 - SDK 10.8 Support

  rbjnplugin_2.7.200.8: Version: rbjnplugin 2.7.200.8 - SDK 10.8 Support

 

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

  SlickSavings

  Ebay Shopping Assistant

  Searchme

 

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

  Flash Player  Support

  Flip4Mac WMV  Support

  Growl  Support

 

Time Machine: ℹ️

  Skip System Files: NO

  Auto backup: YES

  Destinations:

  Time Machine Backups [Local]

  Total size: 4.00 TB

  Total number of backups: 84

  Oldest backup: 2013-10-10 08:39:31 +0000

  Last backup: 2014-11-18 22:50:42 +0000

  Size of backup disk: Excellent

  Backup size 4.00 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)

 

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

      3% WindowServer

      2% Activity Monitor

      1% Adobe Photoshop CS5

      0% sysmond

      0% Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

 

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

  2.53 GB Adobe Photoshop CS5

  447 MB Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4

  103 MB InterCheck

  103 MB Mail

  94 MB SophosScanD

 

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

  43 MB Free RAM

  2.73 GB Active RAM

  2.69 GB Inactive RAM

  882 MB Wired RAM

  2.83 GB Page-ins

  72 MB Page-outs

iPad, 16G Air

Posted on Nov 18, 2014 3:54 PM

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