iMac Core i5 beachballing constantly. EtreCheck report attached.

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iMac Core i5 beachballing constantly. EtreCheck report attached.

The iMac I'm on right now has been beachballing constantly. I erased the Mac, reinstalled the OS and the lag definitely improved but the beachballing persists regardless. I did a lot of research online before deciding to post here. I ran EtreCheck to check the hard disk, and it seems that it's a hardware issue, but I would like some additional opinions from more experienced members of the community. Is it possible to extend the life if the Mac a couple of year? Or is it just time to get a new one ASAP?

Thank you for any overviews in advance!

EtreCheck Report

iMac 21.5″ 4K, 13.6

Posted on Jan 14, 2024 3:44 PM

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Jack-19

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Jan 14, 2024 6:14 PM in response to stroudsburg111

Hey there!

Your USB 3-equipped Mac with a hard disk can have improved system performance by connecting to an external solid-state drive (also known as an SSD). An external SSD as a startup disk can give your Mac additional performance for system responsiveness, apps, startup, and more.

To learn more, see Use an external SSD as your startup disk … - Apple Community.

-Jack

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MrHoffman

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Jan 14, 2024 6:20 PM in response to stroudsburg111

That’s the iMac 8 GB memory and a (slow) HDD configuration.

It’s slow, even when it’s working right.

The I/O speeds shown are about what is expected for that (slow) HDD, too.

Learn more about IOPS, etc: Why is my hard disk drive iMac so slow? - Apple Community

What to do: Use an external SSD as your startup disk … - Apple Community

Even if the HDD is fine (and it looks okay), relocating to an SSD will provide a performance improvement.

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rkaufmann87

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Jan 14, 2024 4:45 PM in response to stroudsburg111

You have DriveDX installed, run a report on the internal HD and if ANY errors appear that means the internal HD is failing and must be taken out of the equation. On such an old, obsolete and outdated computer, do you really want to spend money on it?

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rkaufmann87

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Jan 14, 2024 5:39 PM in response to stroudsburg111

I would like to see screen shots of both the Failed and Failing tabs please.

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Answer 5

Jan 14, 2024 4:49 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Nope, I don't. But I've never used DriveDX or EtreCheck before, that's why I wanted another opinion. :)

There was an error on DriveDX about the HD failing, but I wanted to understand it better, that's why I wanted to ask the community - to confirm that the HD is failing and there's no solution to it other than buying a new machine. :)

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Answer 6

Jan 14, 2024 6:05 PM in response to rkaufmann87

The Failed tab is empty.

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iMac Core i5 beachballing constantly. EtreCheck report attached.

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