Results of Etrecheck:
Problem description:
Sluggish Mac Mini as described in thread entitled Should I keep my Mac Mini or replace it? Variety of hardware issues in addition to poor performance, but with only 45 Gb free on 500 Gb system disk, post responders recommended this check as a first step.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 31, 2014 at 12:25:44 PM EST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
Mac mini (Mid 2010) (Verified)
Mac mini - model: Macmini4,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
DELL U2412M 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 2:58:42
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (45.35 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Firewire Information: ℹ️
G-TECH OEM ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
G-DRIVE (disk1s2) /Volumes/G-DRIVE : 2.00 TB (2.00 TB free)
G-TECH OEM ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine (disk3s2) /Volumes/Time Machine : 1.50 TB (301.49 GB free)
Old Timer (disk3s3) /Volumes/Old Timer : 499.92 GB (72.27 GB free)
G-TECH OEM ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Music & Pix (disk2s2) /Volumes/Music & Pix : 499.76 GB (499.31 GB free)
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/DiskWarrior.app
[not loaded] com.alsoft.Preview (4.2) [Support]
/Applications/Toast 8 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/Symantec/Protector
[not loaded] com.symantec.kext.protector.panther (1.0f5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.symantec.kext.protector.tigerplus (1.0f5) [Support]
/Library/StartupItems/SymAutoProtect
[not loaded] com.Symantec.kext.SAVAPComm (10.2.0) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.Symantec.kext.SymEvent (2.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.Symantec.kext.SymOSXKernelUtilities (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.apcupsd.driver.dummy (1.0.0d1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.fwfamily.driver (7.4.2f1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (8.0.0f1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiIO (8.0.0f1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.mbox2.boot.driver (8.0.0f1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.mbox2.driver (8.0.0f1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.7) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
apcupsd: Path: /Library/StartupItems/apcupsd
Digidesign Mbox 2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Digidesign Mbox 2
DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
NortonMissedTasks: Path: /Library/StartupItems/NortonMissedTasks
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
RetroRun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/RetroRun
SymAutoProtect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/SymAutoProtect
SymProtector: Path: /Library/StartupItems/SymProtector
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Support]
[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.barebones.bbedit.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper.plist [Support]
[running] com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[failed] PACESupport.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.amazon.cloud-player.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Default Folder X Helper Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/Default Folder X.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Default Folder X Helper.app)
PopChar Application (/Applications/PopChar/PopChar.app)
DiskWarriorStarter ApplicationHidden (/Applications/DiskWarrior.app/Contents/MacOS/DiskWarriorStarter.app)
Dropbox ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
ScanNotification Application (/Library/Application Support/Symantec/AntiVirus/ScanNotification.app)
SAVDiskMountNotify Application (/Library/Application Support/Symantec/AntiVirus/SAVDiskMountNotify.app)
SymSecondaryLaunch Application (/Library/Application Support/Norton Solutions Support/Scheduler/SymSecondaryLaunch.app)
SymQuickMenu Application (/Library/Application Support/Norton Solutions Support/SymQuickMenu/SymQuickMenu.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.3.1.3 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
RhapsodyPlayerEngine: Version: 1.1.0 [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.13 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.13 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 07076003 [Support]
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: Unknown [Support]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
Digidesign CoreAudio: Version: 8.0.0 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
A Better Finder Preferences [Support]
Adobe Version Cue CS4 [Support]
Application Enhancer [Support]
Default Folder X [Support]
DigidesignMbox2 [Support]
Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Logitech Control Center [Support]
SymAutoProtect
Symantec\nQuickMenu [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Destinations:
Time Machine [Local]
Total size: 1.50 TB
Total number of backups: 97
Oldest backup: 2012-06-16 17:07:34 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-31 16:55:32 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 1.50 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
10% WindowServer
4% apcupsd
0% mds_stores
0% usbd
0% Microsoft Excel
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
146 MB WindowServer
129 MB Safari
107 MB Finder
94 MB Mail
69 MB Microsoft Excel
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
41 MB Free RAM
1.19 GB Active RAM
1.14 GB Inactive RAM
711 MB Wired RAM
893 MB Page-ins
21 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 31, 2014, 09:27:52 AM Self test - passed