plusmore57 wrote:
The Etrecheck report is there in a reply further up the message list in the reply to ksaro1
Thank you, I had missed that.
More than one antivirus app - This computer has multiple antivirus apps installed.
This almost guarantees trouble.
Antivirus software: Apple, Symantec, and Trusteer
Uninstall Symantec and Trusteer. They are conflicting with each other and the system security, and very likely causing severe system slowdown... while not actually improving the security of your mac.
You also have software from WD and from Seagate. Third party drive manufacturer software is not needed for your mac to use the drives, and often causes problems, especially if it's old.
[Loaded] LaunchAtLoginHelper (App Store - installed 2022-11-15)
Modern Login Item
/Applications/CleanMyDrive 2.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/LaunchAtLoginHelper.app
Anything with "clean" in its name should be regarded with suspicion - and being from macpaw, the same who peddle the awful "cleanmymac"... I strongly recommend that you uninstall this.
All these "sync extensions" trying to sync to online content are likely to stall and cause your mac to beachball. There is a good chance that one or more is involved in the long boot times:
Finder sync extensions:
WDDesktop Finder Extension - /Library/Application Support/WDDesktop.app
Dropbox Finder Extension - /Applications/Dropbox.app
OneDrive Finder Integration - /Applications/OneDrive.app
Core Sync Helper - /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Sync/CoreSync/Core Sync.app
FinderSyncExtension - /Applications/Google Drive.app/Contents/Applications/FinderHelper.app
