Arhsmacdude

Q: 2009 mbp is slow under 10.11.6

hi, I'm using a 2009 MacBook Pro (2.53 Ghz 4 GB ram), and I'm really confused... I signed up for the beta program, but, according to allmac.com, El Capitan is the last version of the OS to run on this computer... ever since I was forced to run El Capitan (iOS 9 requires iTunes 12), this computer takes a long time opening finder windows... what would make it run better (I'm hoping to get a new one within the next 18 months)?

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), my current laptop

Posted on Jul 20, 2016 1:37 AM

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Jul 20, 2016 1:37 AM in response to Arhsmacdude
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    Jul 20, 2016 1:37 AM in response to Arhsmacdude

    "Beta" means testing the next OS which is Sierra.

     

    https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/

     

    Sierra won't be released until sometime this fall.

  • by Mike Sombrio,

    Mike Sombrio Mike Sombrio Jul 20, 2016 3:05 AM in response to Arhsmacdude
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    Jul 20, 2016 3:05 AM in response to Arhsmacdude

    I'm guessing since you haven't offered any information about your MBP, that you probably don't have enough ram, free hard drive space or that you're running some incompatible or poorly written software. If you'll post an EtreCheck report http://etrecheck.com/we can probably offer some more detailed suggestions.

  • by Arhsmacdude,

    Arhsmacdude Arhsmacdude Aug 6, 2016 3:10 PM in response to Mike Sombrio
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    Aug 6, 2016 3:10 PM in response to Mike Sombrio

    here's what etre check just came up with

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.9.13 (267)

    Report generated 2016-08-06 15:09:21

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 6:13

    Performance: Below Average

     

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

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

     

    Check Apple signatures: Enabled

     

    Problem: Beachballing

    Description:

    upon startup, i get a beachball

     

    Hardware Information:

        MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)

        [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5

        1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

        4 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

            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

        Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 563

     

    Video Information:

        NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

            Color LCD 1280 x 800

     

    System Software:

        OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G31) - Time since boot: about 15 hours

     

    Disk Information:

        Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB) (Rotational)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.07 GB (164.03 GB free)

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

     

        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868   ()

     

    USB Information:

        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

        Apple Card Reader

        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Configuration files:

        /etc/sudoers, File size 1242 but expected 2299

        /etc/hosts - Count: 41

     

    Gatekeeper:

        Anywhere

     

    Kernel Extensions:

            /Applications/TechTool Pro 8.app

        [not loaded]    com.micromat.driver.spdKernel (1.0 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-06-23) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.micromat.driver.spdKernel-10-8 (1.0 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-06-23) [Support]

     

            /Library/Extensions

        [not loaded]    com.getdropbox.dropbox.kext (1.7.4 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-08-02) [Support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.7 - SDK 10.7 - 2016-08-02) [Support]

        [not loaded]    org.dungeon.driver.SATSMARTDriver (0.8 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-08-02) [Support]

     

            ~/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS

        [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0 - 2016-04-11) [Support]

     

    Startup Items:

        TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper: Path: /Library/StartupItems/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper

        Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

     

    System Launch Agents:

        [running]    com.apple.Finder.plist (2015-08-22) - Invalid signature!

        [loaded]    com.apple.FollowUpUI.plist (2015-08-22) - Invalid signature!

        [loaded]    com.apple.ScreenReaderUIServer.plist (2015-08-23) - Invalid signature!

        [loaded]    com.apple.powerchime.plist (2015-08-22) - Invalid signature!

        [loaded]    com.apple.quicklook.32bit.plist (2015-08-22) - Invalid signature!

        [running]    com.apple.quicklook.plist (2015-08-22) - Invalid signature!

        [not loaded]    8 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    163 Apple tasks

        [running]    67 Apple tasks

     

    System Launch Daemons:

        [not loaded]    50 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    159 Apple tasks

        [running]    82 Apple tasks

     

    Launch Agents:

        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2016-07-21) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist (2016-07-21) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]

        [failed]    com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist (2016-06-20) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2015-10-15) [Support]

     

    Launch Daemons:

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-28) [Support]

        [running]    com.atomicbird.macaroni.launchd.plist (2016-08-05) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.charlessoft.pacifist.helper.plist (2016-04-23) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]

        [failed]    com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist (2016-06-20) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2010-08-25) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2015-10-15) [Support]

        [failed]    org.serviio.server.plist (2015-01-12) [Support]

     

    User Login Items:

        DiskLed    Application Hidden (/Applications/DiskLed.app)

        iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

        Activity Monitor    Application Hidden (/Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app)

        SpeechSynthesisServer    Application Hidden (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)

     

    Other Apps:

        [running]    com.agileroute.diskled.47072

        [running]    com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent

        [loaded]    com.apple.BKAgentService

        [loaded]    com.apple.MailServiceAgent

        [running]    com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000000.Google Chrome

        [loaded]    409 Apple tasks

        [running]    177 Apple tasks

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

        Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 3.3.7.3   - SDK 10.7 (2016-01-29) [Support]

        FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-17) [Support]

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2015-10-23)

        Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-17) [Support]

        Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-07-19)

        JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 101 build 13 (2016-07-29) Check version

        PepperFlashPlayer: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 (2016-07-13) [Support]

        Silverlight: 5.1.41212.0 - SDK 10.6 (2016-03-02) [Support]

        DirectorShockwave: 12.2.4r194 - SDK 10.6 (2016-02-22) [Support]

        iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 - SDK 10.8 (2012-10-25)

     

    Safari Extensions:

        Wipr - Giorgio Calderolla - http://giorgiocalderolla.com/ (2016-04-27)

        PriceBlink - PriceBlink - http://www.priceblink.com (2016-04-27)

        uBlock - Chris Aljoudi - https://chrismatic.io/ (2016-04-04)

        LastPass - LastPass - https://lastpass.com (2016-03-01)

        WOT - WOT Services Ltd - http://www.mywot.com/ (2016-04-27)

        Pushbullet - Pushbullet Inc - https://www.pushbullet.com (2016-04-27)

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

        Flash Player (2016-06-28) [Support]

        Flip4Mac WMV (2016-01-29) [Support]

        FUSE for macOS (2016-07-24) [Support]

        Growl (2016-07-29) [Support]

        Java (2016-07-29) [Support]

        Macaroni (2016-06-23) [Support]

        Perian (2011-07-23) [Support]

        Tuxera NTFS (2016-03-02) [Support]

     

    Time Machine:

        Skip System Files: NO

        Mobile backups: OFF

        Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

        Volumes being backed up:

            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 249.07 GB Disk used: 85.04 GB

        Destinations:

            FreeAgent GoFlex Drive [Local]

            Total size: 750.28 GB

            Total number of backups: 7

            Oldest backup: 10/8/15, 4:08 AM

            Last backup: 8/4/16, 12:09 AM

            Size of backup disk: Excellent

                Backup size 750.28 GB > (Disk size 249.07 GB X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

             8%    Google Chrome

             4%    Google Chrome Helper(10)

             4%    WindowServer

             3%    hidd

             2%    kernel_task

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

        1.27 GB    Google Chrome Helper(10)

        455 MB    kernel_task

        287 MB    mdworker(17)

        283 MB    Google Chrome

        78 MB    WindowServer

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

        97 MB    Free RAM

        4.15 GB    Used RAM (944 MB Cached)

        0 B    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information:

        Aug 5, 2016, 11:18:10 PM    Self test - passed

        Aug 3, 2016, 11:31:03 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/EtreCheck_2016-08-03-233103_[redacted].crash

            /Volumes/*/EtreCheck.app/Contents/MacOS/EtreCheck

     

  • by kaz-k,

    kaz-k kaz-k Aug 6, 2016 6:49 PM in response to Arhsmacdude
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    Aug 6, 2016 6:49 PM in response to Arhsmacdude

    You'd better upgrade RAM, you can upgrade till 8GB which help your MacBook Pro performance better.