Just ran EtreCheck and it says my hard drive is failing. What should I do?
I have a MacBook Pro 2012 with 500GB SATA Mechanical hard drive. My computer has been running extremely slowly. I just ran an EtreCheck, which says that the major problem is that my hard drive is failing. I also have a finicky left shift key which only works some of the time. I'm thinking it's time to buy a new laptop. Any thoughts on this? Is my hard drive saveable or should I just buy a new laptop? I can't interpret the technical details of the EtreCheck report below:
EtreCheck version: 5.1 (5020)
Report generated: 2018-12-20 15:02:40
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 13:38
Performance: Poor
Sandbox: Enabled
Full drive access: Disabled
Problem: Computer is too slow
Description:
My computer is way too slow. MacBook Pro 2012
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
Failing hard drive - This machine has an older, mechanical hard disk that appears to be failing.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Configuration profiles present - This machine has configuration profiles. These are sometimes used by adware and
malware.
Upgradeable hard drive - This machine’s hard drive could be replaced with an SSD. This would dramatically improve
your machine’s performance.
Out of RAM - This machine is running short on RAM and has a mechanical hard drive, reducing the speed of the virtu
al memory system.
Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.
Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.
32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.
Limited drive access - More information may be available with Full Drive Access.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-3210M) CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM - At maximum
BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok
BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 50
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 500.11 GB (Mechanical - 5400 RPM)
Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 [APFS Container] 499.90 GB
disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 499.90 GB (Shared by 4 volumes)
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) (Shared - 296.97 GB used)
disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared)
disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared)
disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 5.37 GB used)
Mounted Volumes:
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD 499.90 GB (196.86 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /
Encrypted
disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] (Shared - 5.37 GB used)
APFS
Mount point: /private/var/vm
MacBook Pro