Slow running Mac

Can someone please advise - Etrecheck report - its long! Just helped a friend run an Etrecheck report on her painfully slow/beachballing iMac. Could someone please have a look and advise if there is any way to speed it up? EtreCheck version: 6.3.2 (6D017) Report generated: 2020-09-29 11:10:28 Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 8:15 Performance: Below Average Problem: Computer is too slow Major Issues: Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found. Gatekeeper disabled - Gatekeeper security protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection. Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems. Unsigned files - There is unsigned software installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed. Low performance - EtreCheck report took over 5 minutes to run. This is unusual. 32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future. Hardware Information: iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) iMac Model: iMac14,1 1 2.7 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-4570R) CPU: 4-core 8 GB RAM - Upgradeable BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok Video Information: Intel Iris Pro - VRAM: 1536 MB iMac 1920 x 1080 Drives: disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 1.00 TB (Mechanical) Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA S.M.A.R.T. Status: disk0s1 (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB disk0s2 [APFS Container] 1000.00 GB disk1 [] 1000.00 GB disk1s1 (APFS) [] 1000.00 GB (139.96 GB used) disk1s2 (APFS) [] 1000.00 GB (79 MB used) disk1s3 (APFS) [] 1000.00 GB (529 MB used) disk1s4 (APFS) [] 1000.00 GB (4.30 GB used) disk1s5 (APFS) 1000.00 GB (11.30 GB used) Mounted Volumes: disk1s1 [] 1000.00 GB (843.62 GB free) APFS Mount point: disk1s4 [] 1000.00 GB (843.62 GB free) APFS Mount point: disk1s5 1000.00 GB (843.62 GB free) APFS Mount point: Network: Interface Bluetooth-Modem: Bluetooth DUN Interface en0: Ethernet Interface en1: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge iCloud Quota: 2.43 GB available System Software: macOS Catalina 10.15.6 (19G2021) Time since boot: Less than an hour System Load: 2.54 (1 min ago) 2.06 (5 min ago) 1.54 (15 min ago)

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MacMini beach balling and freezing up Here is the latest Etrecheck report. Can someone tell me if this thing can be saved. I partitioned the hard drive and would like to undo it. maybe made it worst. TY EtreCheck version: 5.5.3 (5102) Report generated: 2020-04-08 11:09:24 Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 6:02 Performance: Below Average Sandbox: Enabled Full drive access: Disabled Problem: Beachballing Major Issues: Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found. Failing hard drive - This machine has a hard drive that appears to be failing. Runaway process - A process is using a large percentage of your CPU. Software/hardware problems - Software is causing performance problems. Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. Upgradeable RAM - This machine has upgradeable RAM that would help its performance. 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 machine has 32-bits apps will not work on macOS 10.15 "Catalina". Limited drive access - More information may be available with Full Drive Access. Hardware Information: Mac mini (Late 2012) Mac mini Model: Macmini6,1 1 2.5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-3210M) CPU: 2-core 4 GB RAM - Upgradeable BANK 0/DIMM0 - 2 GB DDR3 1600 BANK 1/DIMM0 - 2 GB DDR3 1600 Video Information: Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB VS278 1920 x 1080 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] 250.60 GB disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 250.60 GB (Shared by 6 volumes) disk2s1 - M************ Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (Shared - 12.45 GB used) disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared) disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared) disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 2.15 GB used) disk2s5 - Macintosh HD (APFS) (Shared - 11.13 GB used) disk2s6 - U********2 (APFS) (Shared - 995 KB used) disk0s3 [APFS Container] 249.30 GB disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 249.30 GB (Shared by 5 volumes) disk1s1 - N***S (APFS) (Shared - 45.27 GB used) disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared) disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared) disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared) disk1s5 - Untitled (APFS) (Shared - 991 KB used)

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iMovie constant spinning beach ball macbook air working fine except for iMovie. I'm getting a constant spinning wheel and vid clips will not play, and no editing can be done. I have purchased Etre although I don't seem to have generated a new report afterward. I'm clearly in the high weeds. I've copied the report and am unsure if this is the place to post it. Thx I'm deleting parts of report as I've exceeded 5000 character limit Problem: Beachballing Description: slow loading of videos in iMovie Major Issues: Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found. Runaway process - A process is using a large percentage of your CPU. Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. Configuration profiles present - This machine has configuration profiles. These are sometimes used by adware and malware. Low disk space - This machine is running low on free hard drive space. 32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps will not work on macOS 10.15 "Catalina". Limited drive access - More information may be available with Full Drive Access. Hardware Information: MacBook Air (13-inch, 2013 - 2014) MacBook Air Model: MacBookAir6,2 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-4260U) CPU: 2-core 8 RAM - Not upgradeable BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 283 Mounted Volumes: disk1s1 - Macintosh HD 121.12 GB (Shared - 95.59 GB used, 62.82 GB available, 23.77 GB free) APFS Mount point: / Encrypted disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 121.12 GB (Shared - 1.07 GB used, 23.77 GB free) APFS Mount point: /private/var/vm System Software: macOS Mojave 10.14.6 (18G4032) Time since boot: Less than an hour Configuration Profiles: This computer has configuration profiles installed. Notifications: Notifications not available without Full Drive Access. Security: System Status Gatekeeper: Enabled System Integrity Protection: Enabled Antivirus software: Apple 32-bit Applications: 2 32-bit apps System Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] 15 Apple tasks [Loaded] 176 Apple tasks [Running] 109 Apple tasks User Login Items: [Not Loaded] Evernote Helper (App Store - installed 2020-04-04) Modern Login Item /Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app [Not Loaded] EvernoteLauncher (App Store - installed 2020-04-04) Modern Login Item /Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteLauncher.app User Internet Plug-ins: User Internet Plug-ins need Full Drive Access Audio Plug-ins: AppleTimeSyncAudioClock: 1.0 (Apple - installed 2019-09-08) BluetoothAudioPlugIn: 6.0.14 (Apple - installed 2020-05-03) AirPlay: 2.0 (Apple - installed 2020-05-03) AppleAVBAudio: 760.6 (Apple - installed 2019-09-08) BridgeAudioSP: 5.52 (Apple - installed 2020-05-03) iSightAudio: 7.7.3 (Apple - installed 2019-09-08) User Audio Plug-ins: User Audio Plug-ins need Full Drive Access User iTunes Plug-ins: User iTunes Plug-ins need Full Drive Access Safari Extensions: Grammarly for Safari (App Store - installed 2020-03-10) Time Machine: Time Machine Not Configured! Performance: System Load: 1.91 (1 min ago) 1.97 (5 min ago) 2.03 (15 min ago) Nominal I/O speed: 3.22 MB/s File system: 36.16 seconds Write speed: 237 MB/s Read speed: 421 MB/s CPU Usage Snapshot: Type Overall System: 11 % User: 30 % Idle: 59 % Top Processes Snapshot by CPU: Process (count) CPU (Source - Location) Other processes 127.35 % (?) trustd 26.48 % (Apple) EtreCheck 4.19 % (App Store) helpd 2.17 % (Apple) CoreServicesUIAgent 1.17 % (Apple) Virtual Memory Information: Physical RAM: 8 GB Free RAM: 19 MB Used RAM: 4.29 GB Cached files: 3.69 GB Available RAM: 3.71 GB Swap Used: 0 B Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days): Directory /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports is not accessible. Enable Full Drive Access to see more information. End of report

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