temj
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Q: EtreCheck help - should i have any concerns before switching to El Capitan?

I am considering upgrading from Yosemite 10.7.5 to El Capitan.  I've seen other posts about system slowness under El Capitan, so i want to make sure my Mac is as healthy as possible before migrating.

 

Below is my EtreCheck report.  Much of this is greek to me.  I would appreciate any input anyone can provide on if there are any big issues in here that i need to take care of to help improve system performance both now and post migration to El Capitan.


Thank you very much.

 

 

 

 

EtreCheck version: 2.6.3 (223)

Report generated 11/7/15 9:09 PM

Runtime 2:59

Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck

 

Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.

Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.

 

Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)

    iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)

    [Click for Technical Specifications]

    [Click for User Guide]

    iMac - model: iMac10,1

    1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM

            BANK 0/DIMM0

            Empty  

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            Empty  

        BANK 0/DIMM1

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM1

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

    Wireless: Unknown

Video Information: (What does this mean?)

    NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB

        iMac 1920 x 1080

 

System Software: (What does this mean?)

    OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63) - Time since boot: about 10 days

 

Disk Information: (What does this mean?)

    WDC WD5000AAKS-40V2B0 disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (259.02 GB free)

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

 

    OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H   ()

 

USB Information: (What does this mean?)

    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

        Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

    Western Digital My Passport 07B8 1 TB

        disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        My Passport for Mac (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Passport for Mac : 999.83 GB (693.26 GB free)

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

 

Kernel Extensions: (What does this mean?)

        /Applications/Kies.app

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.25 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

 

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [not loaded]    com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.0) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USB-64HP (1.0.3) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.14) [Click for support]

 

System Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

    [loaded]    com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist - /usr/libexec/SafariNotificationAgent: Executable not found!

 

System Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

    [loaded]    com.apple.devicemanager.plist - No signature!

 

Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

    [loaded]    com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]

 

Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]

 

User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

 

User Login Items: (What does this mean?)

    Garmin Express Service    Application  (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)

    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

    uTorrent    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

    Android File Transfer Agent    Application  (~/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

    App Store    Application  (/Applications/App Store.app)

    WDDriveUtilityHelper    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

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

    fuspredownloader    Application Hidden (~/Library/Application Support/.FUS/fuspredownloader.app)

 

Other Apps: (What does this mean?)

    [loaded]    0x106803a90.mach_init.Inspector

    [running]    [0x0-0x11011].com.garmin.renu.service

    [running]    [0x0-0x12012].com.google.android.mtpagent

    [running]    [0x0-0x13013].com.getdropbox.dropbox

    [running]    [0x0-0x17017].jp.co.Canon.bj.scan.network.scannerselector2

    [running]    [0x0-0x18018].OpenObject.fuspredownloader

    [running]    [0x0-0x1e01e].jp.co.canon.cijscannerregister

    [running]    [0x0-0x359359].com.microsoft.Word

    [running]    [0x0-0x89089].com.microsoft.Excel

    [running]    [0x0-0x8a08a].com.microsoft.autoupdate.fba

    [running]    [0x0-0xb2cb2c].com.microsoft.Office365Service

    [running]    [0x0-0xb2db2d].com.etresoft.EtreCheck

 

Internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 19.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1

    Flash Player: Version: 19.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.8.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]

    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version

 

User internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)

    NugsterPlugin: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

 

3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)

    Flash Player  [Click for support]

    Java  [Click for support]

 

Time Machine: (What does this mean?)

    Time Machine not configured!

 

Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)

         4%    WindowServer

         1%    ps

         0%    fontd

         0%    Microsoft Word

         0%    Microsoft Excel

 

Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)

    762 MB    WebProcess

    246 MB    iTunes

    242 MB    Safari

    221 MB    Mail

    188 MB    iPhoto

 

Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)

    130 MB    Free RAM

    3.87 GB    Used RAM

    1.29 GB    Swap Used

Posted on Nov 7, 2015 6:34 PM

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Q: EtreCheck help - should i have any concerns before switching to El Capitan?

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  • by Mike Sombrio,

    Mike Sombrio Mike Sombrio Nov 7, 2015 6:40 PM in response to temj
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    Nov 7, 2015 6:40 PM in response to temj

    You're  currently running Lion not Yosemite. Before you upgrade to El Capitian you would be wise to upgrade your ram.

  • by temj,

    temj temj Nov 7, 2015 6:44 PM in response to Mike Sombrio
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    Nov 7, 2015 6:44 PM in response to Mike Sombrio

    I know i said much of that is greek to me, but i should learn to read better…..it tells me right there i'm on Lion (not Yosemite), i should have been able to figure that much out at least!

     

    Thanks for setting me straight on that and for the advice on the RAM.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Nov 7, 2015 7:14 PM in response to temj
    Level 7 (32,249 points)
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    Nov 7, 2015 7:14 PM in response to temj

    Aside from really needing more RAM (4 GB is the absolute minimum and you are swapping quite a bit), why do you have all the WD drivers installed? There is absolutely no need to have any software installed for external hard drives; it is better to format them using Disk Utility - that is what I do with a new external drive: erase and format for Mac.

     

    And, I would uninstall uTorrent to keep your Mac trouble free; I'm not sure if it would interfere with the new SIP feature in El Capitan, but it may (besides, downloading from anywhere but the app store or the developer website directly can result in all sorts of adware and malware on your Mac).

     

    About System Integrity Protection on your Mac - Apple Support

     

    Finally, make sure you have a full backup or clone before upgrading, so you can revert back if there is a problem.

  • by KiltedTim,

    KiltedTim KiltedTim Nov 7, 2015 7:35 PM in response to temj
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    Mac OS X
    Nov 7, 2015 7:35 PM in response to temj

    I concur with the others. RAM is the primary concern. With an SSD, 4GB of RAM is sufficient for light use. With a mechanical hard drive, the more RAM you can squeeze in, the better.

     

    And make sure you back up your system before you attempt to upgrade. Things will probably go fine, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.

  • by temj,

    temj temj Nov 7, 2015 7:37 PM in response to babowa
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    Nov 7, 2015 7:37 PM in response to babowa

    Thanks….the WD drivers are there probably b/c i simply didn't know any better when i moved all my old (and quite large) iMovie files to an external drive.

     

    I take it that if i erase those drivers and re-format the external drive, i'd be deleting all of the files on that drive and would need to copy them back over after the re-formatting?

  • by temj,

    temj temj Nov 7, 2015 7:42 PM in response to KiltedTim
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    Nov 7, 2015 7:42 PM in response to KiltedTim

    Thanks KiltedTim.

     

    Is there a limit on the RAM for a Late 2009 iMac?  For example, do i gain much by going to 12gb or 16gb?  Or is going to 8gb generally sufficient?

     

    We are fairly basic users….email, internet, spreadsheets/Office, iPhoto, iMovie viewing.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Nov 7, 2015 9:59 PM in response to temj
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    Nov 7, 2015 9:59 PM in response to temj

    If you reformat, yes, the drive will be erased. I don't trust the WD software as they had a problem a couple of years ago where people lost the data on the drives because of the software. But, the point is: there is no software needed on a hard drive; you can either drag/copy files over, or use Time Machine to back up everything, or clone with either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper your entire system to an external. If you want to get rid of those drivers, you may have to ask WD support - I would not feel comfortable offering suggestions as I've never done that.

     

    As for the RAM - 16 GB is the max supported by Apple:

     

    http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-2-duo-3.06-21-inch-al uminum-late-2009-specs.html

     

    Best places to check are OWC (macsales.com) or Crucial. But remember, the iMac is 6 years old at this point, so It would not invest a huge amount of money in it at that age.

  • by woodmeister50,

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 Nov 8, 2015 3:09 AM in response to temj
    Level 5 (5,637 points)
    Mac OS X
    Nov 8, 2015 3:09 AM in response to temj

    I noticed you have some MS office apps running.  Since there is no mention of the version,

    you should check for compatibility before upgrading.  It seems from posts here that

    Office 2011 or later seem to be okay at this point, although not necessarily trouble free

    (but then again what Microsloth product is trouble free).