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IMAC running super slow, ETRECHECK included

REcetnyl IMAC began running extremely slow, thought I needed to update to Catalina but haven't yet. Initial Etrecheck suggested failing hard drive, but with full disk enabled it appears not to be case. any help appreciated. fairly new iMac from 2 years ago.

EtreCheck version: 5.6.1 (5217) Report generated: 2020-09-30 18:36:30 Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 6:37 Performance: Below Average Sandbox: Enabled Full drive access: Enabled Problem: Computer is too slow Major Issues: None Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found. Configuration profiles found - This computer may have configuration profiles installed. These are sometimes used by adware and malware. Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. Apple has said that unsigned software will not run by default in a future version of the operating system. Low performance - EtreCheck report took an unusually long time to run. 32-bit Apps - This computer has 32-bits apps will not work on current versions of the operating system. Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future. Hardware Information: iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) iMac Model: iMac18,2 3 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-7400) CPU: 4-core 8 RAM - Upgradeable by an Apple Authorized Service Provider BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 2400 BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 2400 Video Information: Radeon Pro 555 - VRAM: 2 GB iMac (built-in) 4096 x 2304 Drives: disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E632 1.00 TB (Mechanical - 5400 RPM) Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB disk0s2 [APFS Container] 1000.00 GB disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 1000.00 GB (Shared by 4 volumes) disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) (Shared - 75.80 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 1000.00 GB (Shared - 75.80 GB used, 918.08 GB available, 917.36 GB free) APFS Mount point: / disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 1000.00 GB (Shared - 5.37 GB used, 917.36 GB free) APFS Mount point: /private/var/vm Network: Interface en0: Ethernet Interface en5: iPhone Interface en1: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge System Software: macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G6032) Time since boot: About an hour Configuration Profiles: This computer may have configuration profiles installed. Notifications: EtreCheck.app one notification Security: Gatekeeper: Enabled System Integrity Protection: Enabled Antivirus software: Apple Unsigned Files: Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.citrix.ctxusbd.plist Executable: /Library/Application Support/Citrix Receiver/ctxusbd Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist Executable: /usr/local/libexec/AuthManager_Mac.app/Contents/MacOS/AuthManager_Mac Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist Executable: /usr/local/libexec/ReceiverHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/ReceiverHelper Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist Executable: /usr/local/libexec/ServiceRecords.app/Contents/MacOS/ServiceRecords Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin Apps: 9 32-bit Applications: 4 32-bit apps Kernel Extensions: /Library/Application Support/Citrix Receiver CitrixGUSB.kext (12.8.1 - SDK 10.9) System Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] 15 Apple tasks [Loaded] 199 Apple tasks [Running] 85 Apple tasks [Other] One Apple task System Launch Daemons: [Not Loaded] 38 Apple tasks [Loaded] 208 Apple tasks [Running] 88 Apple tasks Launch Agents: [Loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist (? b095ca60 - installed 2018-01-11) [Running] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist (? bbfad3f1 - installed 2018-01-11) [Running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist (? 8e6543d - installed 2018-01-11) Launch Daemons: [Loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple - installed 2020-09-10) [Loaded] com.citrix.ctxusbd.plist (? 44dc9c9f - installed 2018-01-11) User Launch Agents: [Other] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2020-08-21) [Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2020-08-21) [Loaded] com.riot.riotclient.checkinstalls.plist (Riot Games - installed 2019-10-15) [Loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (Valve Corporation - installed 2020-09-26) User Login Items: [Not Loaded] HP Device Monitor (HP Inc. - installed 2018-08-06) Modern Login Item /Library/Printers/hp/Frameworks/HPDeviceMonitoring.framework/Versions/1.0/Helpers/HP Device Monitor Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Device Monitor.app Internet Plug-ins: CitrixICAClientPlugIn: 12.8.1 (? - installed 2018-07-17) Audio Plug-ins: AppleTimeSyncAudioClock: 1.0 (Apple - installed 2019-05-22) BluetoothAudioPlugIn: 6.0.14 (Apple - installed 2020-09-25) AirPlay: 2.0 (Apple - installed 2020-09-25) AppleAVBAudio: 760.6 (Apple - installed 2019-10-28) BridgeAudioSP: 5.52 (Apple - installed 2020-09-25) iSightAudio: 7.7.3 (Apple - installed 2019-10-28) Backup: Time Machine Not Configured! Performance: System Load: 1.90 (1 min ago) 1.57 (5 min ago) 1.55 (15 min ago) Nominal I/O speed: 4.73 MB/s File system: 41.88 seconds Write speed: 71 MB/s Read speed: 68 MB/s CPU Usage Snapshot: Type Overall System: 3 % User: 8 % Idle: 89 % Top Processes Snapshot by CPU: Process (count) CPU (Source - Location) Other processes 20.58 % (?) soagent 12.00 % (Apple) EtreCheck 8.88 % (App Store) trustd 1.89 % (Apple) sharingd 0.80 % (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Memory: Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location) EtreCheck 259 MB (App Store) App Store 155 MB (Apple) Finder 94 MB (Apple) Dock 83 MB (Apple) SystemUIServer 83 MB (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use: Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location) Other processes 300 KB / 116 KB (?) SystemUIServer 0 B / 216 B (Apple) diagnostics_agent 0 B / 0 B (Apple) tccd 0 B / 0 B (Apple) loginwindow 0 B / 0 B (Apple) Virtual Memory Information: Physical RAM: 8 GB Free RAM: 103 MB Used RAM: 6.52 GB Cached files: 1.38 GB Available RAM: 1.48 GB Swap Used: 0 B Software Installs (past 30 days): Install Date Name (Version) 2020-09-19 XProtectPlistConfigData (2131) 2020-09-19 Safari (14.0) 2020-09-25 Security Update 2020-005 (10.14.6) 2020-09-30 EtreCheck (5.6.1) Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days): 2020-09-28 21:24:03 commerce Crash Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CommerceKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/commerce Details: *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentExcept ion', reason: '*** -[__NSArrayM insertObject:atIndex:]: object cannot be nil' abort() called terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException 2020-09-27 22:42:23 UNKNOWN PATH Hang Executable: UNKNOWN PATH End of report


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Sep 30, 2020 3:56 PM in response to Gogogadgetks

Did you apply the 2020-005 SecUpd recently, that has messed with many Mac's speed, & the cure is to reinstall Mojave, hopefully in Safe Mode.


See if you have unknown Profiles.

To remove a configuration profile in macOS:

  1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences....
  2. From the View menu in System Preferences, select Profiles.Note:
  3. Profiles won't be visible until you have at least one profile installed.
  4. Select the profile you want to remove, and then press the - (minus) button. Click Remove to remove the profile.


Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.


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IMAC running super slow, ETRECHECK included

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