Q: my mac is very slow with almost constant pinwheel activity
I have a mid 2012 Macbook Pro running OSX10.10.2. Ever sine loading Yosemite however it has become slow and I get a lot of pinwheel activity. Even typing is very laggy i.e. the letters sometimes take a long time to appear. I have just booted up in safe mode to eliminate third party software and the problem persists.
I have run Etrecheck and the report follows:
Problem description:
Safe Mode check 1 Feb 2015
EtreCheck version: 2.1.7 (114)
Report generated 1 February 2015 10:26:14 GMT
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 228
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 0:7:14
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.89 GB (373.87 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Mac App Store and identified developers
/Library/Application Support/Kaspersky Lab/KAV/Bases/Cache
[not loaded] com.kaspersky.kext.kimul.44 (44) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kaspersky.kext.mark.1.0.5 (1.0.5) [Support]
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.kaspersky.kext.klif (3.0.5a45) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kaspersky.nke (2.0.0a12) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMControl (3.0.13) [Support]
[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMData (3.0.13) [Support]
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.3.8) [Support]
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.3.8) [Support]
[not loaded] com.ZyDAS.driver.ZD1211RevB (4.5.7d0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.ZyDAS.driver.ZD1211USB (4.5.7d0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.echofx.usbvision.kext (1.0.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergyXS (1.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.markspace.driver.Android.RNDIS (1.2) [Support]
[not loaded] com.novamedia.driver.IceraUSB_MSD_Bypass (1.3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (3.0.13) [Support]
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (3.0.13) [Support]
[not loaded] com.option.driver.Option72 (2.15.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionHS (3.26.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.21.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.11.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.realtek.driver.RTL8192SU (1080 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.38) [Support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.38) [Support]
[not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vodafone.driver (3.0.9) [Support]
[not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_ecm_qmi (1.0.1) [Support]
[not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.0.1) [Support]
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSamsung (0.0.2) [Support]
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSmartplugSCSIDevice (1.0.1) [Support]
[not loaded] de.novamedia.oem.vodafone.vtp.huawei.cdc (0.0.2) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/NMHuaweiPhonesVTPCDC_106.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMControl (3.2.12) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/NMSamsungDriver_106.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMData (3.2.12) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/NovatelWireless3G.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (3.0.13) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/USBVision X.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.echofx.usbvision.kext.audio (1.0.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.echofx.usbvision.kext.information (1.0.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.echofx.usbvision.kext.noseize.classic (1.0.0) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Vodafone.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.vodafone.driver.Data (3.0.9) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.trial.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.upd.plist [Support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.watchdogd.plist [Details]
[not loaded] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.kaspersky.kav.gui.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Support]
[not loaded] syncmateStarter.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.kaspersky.kav.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.klieme.TimeMachineScheduler.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Support]
[not loaded] NavService.plist [Support]
None
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.4.1250 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
NavIn: Version: NavIn_x86_64 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
npNavLaunch: Version: NavLaunch_x86_64 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.2.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Support]
URLAdvisor [Cached]
URL Advisor [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Support]
Java [Support]
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Support]
TimeMachineScheduler [Support]
Trusteer Endpoint Protection [Support]
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.89 GB Disk used: 125.02 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine 2 [Local]
Total size: 1.00 TB
Total number of backups: 27
Oldest backup: 2013-10-07 14:34:04 +0000
Last backup: 2015-01-31 16:56:56 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk used 125.02 GB X 3)
3% WindowServer
3% Safari
0% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
0% SpotlightNetHelper
155 MB Safari
120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
86 MB CalendarAgent
86 MB Dock
69 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
12.48 GB Free RAM
3.15 GB Active RAM
483 MB Inactive RAM
1.06 GB Wired RAM
794 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Feb 1, 2015, 10:19:47 AM Self test - passed
Jan 30, 2015, 09:31:25 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-01-30-213125_[redacted].hang
Jan 30, 2015, 06:01:12 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/spindump_2015-01-30-180112_[redacted].crash
Jan 30, 2015, 06:10:52 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CCleaner_2015-01-30-181052_[redacted].hang
Jan 29, 2015, 10:45:39 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/NavService_2015-01-29-104539_[redacted].hang
I can't see anything wrong.
Thoughts Please.. Ian
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Posted on Feb 1, 2015 3:04 AM