Q: Beachballing iMac testing my patience! (EtreCheck results attached)
The "beachballing" slowness of my iMac is becoming intolerable. Here is the EtreCheck results. I would be very grateful for suggestions on fixes or solutions.
Note, I have ~75GB free of the 1TB drive.
EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)
Report generated 2016-05-16 17:21:30
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Runtime 14:10
Performance: Poor
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Problem: Beachballing
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
iMac - model: iMac11,3
1 2.93 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
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
ATI Radeon HD 5750 - VRAM: 1024 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65) - Time since boot: less than an hour
ST31000524AS disk0 : (1 TB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Boot partition (disk0s4) /Volumes/Boot partition : 149.11 GB (133.96 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s5) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 849.21 GB (77.35 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 849.58 GB Online
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H ()
Apple Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Western Digital My Book 1230 4 TB
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
Backup disk (disk2s2) /Volumes/Backup disk : 4.00 TB (647.90 GB free)
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Mac App Store and identified developers
[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks
[loaded] 155 Apple tasks
[running] 75 Apple tasks
[not loaded] 42 Apple tasks
[loaded] 156 Apple tasks
[running] 90 Apple tasks
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-05-09) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2015-09-21) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2012-12-17) [Support]
[running] BESAgentDaemon.plist (2015-11-04) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2013-05-08) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-05-09) [Support]
[loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist (2010-07-27) [Support]
[loaded] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist (2015-09-04) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2015-09-21) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2012-12-17) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2016-03-15) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2015-11-04) [Support]
[running] com.amazon.music.plist (2015-09-08) [Support]
[loaded] com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
[running] com.c-command.SpamSieve.LaunchAgent.plist (2016-05-16) [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2016-05-16) [Support]
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app)
Meteorologist Application (/Applications/Meteorologist.app)
SpeechSynthesisServer Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Macs Fan Control Application (/Applications/Macs Fan Control.app)
Spotify Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Box Edit Application (/Users/paul/Library/Application Support/Box/Box Edit/Box Edit.app)
Box Local Com Server Application (/Users/paul/Library/Application Support/Box/Box Edit/Box Local Com Server.app)
[running] com.Box.Box-Edit.499232
[running] com.box.Box-Local-Com-Server.499552
[running] com.crystalidea.MacsFanControl.482272
[running] com.heat.Meteorologist.65312
[loaded] 396 Apple tasks
[running] 193 Apple tasks
nplastpass: 3.1.21 (2014-10-08) [Support]
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017277: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 (2012-10-02) [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: 5.2 (2010-09-01) [Support]
Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-03-24)
AdobeExManDetect: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 (2014-05-09) [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 2.3.8.1 (2011-01-13) [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: 12.3.6 (2013-03-25) [Support]
AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 (2013-05-08) [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.242 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-16) [Support]
Silverlight: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 (2012-10-08) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-03-24)
Flash Player: 21.0.0.242 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-16) [Support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-03-26) [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: 9.3.3 (2010-07-31) [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 71 build 15 (2016-01-29) Check version
RealPlayer Plugin: Unknown
GoogleOneClickPlugin: Unknown
Google Earth Web Plug-in: 6.2 (2012-09-20) [Support]
AdBlock - BetaFish, Inc. - https://getadblock.com (2016-01-28)
LastPass - LastPass - https://lastpass.com (2016-02-25)
Flash Player (2016-05-09) [Support]
Java (2016-01-29) [Support]
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 849.21 GB Disk used: 771.87 GB
Destinations:
My Book [Local]
Total size: 4.00 TB
Total number of backups: 104
Oldest backup: 7/14/14, 4:30 PM
Last backup: 5/16/16, 3:41 PM
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 4.00 TB > (Disk size 849.21 GB X 3)
21% IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent
5% kernel_task
4% WindowServer
4% backupd
2% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(20)
3.53 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(20)
653 MB kernel_task
319 MB Safari
164 MB Mail
147 MB SpamSieve
28 MB Free RAM
7.97 GB Used RAM (902 MB Cached)
37 MB Swap Used
May 16, 2016, 04:59:41 PM Self test - passed
May 15, 2016, 09:34:33 AM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Mail_2016-05-15-093433_[redacted].crash
/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/MacOS/Mail
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)
Posted on May 17, 2016 9:09 AM