EtreCheck Report - computer running slow - help with understanding report
My MacBook is running really slowly so I did an EtreCheck. Can someone help me to understand what to do with the results? Thanks.
My MacBook is running really slowly so I did an EtreCheck. Can someone help me to understand what to do with the results? Thanks.
The only thing that really stands out is that there is quite a bit of RAM being used. This will slow the machine down by using swap files on your HD for virtual memory. There are quite a few apps that are set to launch on startup and each one will consume RAM.
I would do 2 things specifically:
I do recommend having a backup and not sure if you are currently using Time Machine to backup your data. The Google apps are easily installed back to your System without needing the backup, but not sure about any Google Calendar events that you may have and I don't want you to lose data if there is anything of importance. Normally Google stores user data on their servers so they would reappear when you signed back in with your account, but I do not have GCal to confirm that for you.
Your EtreCheck report is pretty clean compared to others I have seen so I commend you for not installing the Cleaners, or AntiVirus software that we normally see that cause problems with the system. The only other 2 apps that you have are OneDrive and Messenger. I have not seen OneDrive causing any problems and have seen it installed on many machines without an issue. You could try moving Messenger to the trash and just redownload it from the App Store if it makes no difference. The only reason why I would point out Messenger is that Meta does make heavy use of internet connectivity which may cause some slowdowns, but nothing in particular that would point to it being a problem.
After all that restart computer and compare results.
The only thing that really stands out is that there is quite a bit of RAM being used. This will slow the machine down by using swap files on your HD for virtual memory. There are quite a few apps that are set to launch on startup and each one will consume RAM.
I would do 2 things specifically:
I do recommend having a backup and not sure if you are currently using Time Machine to backup your data. The Google apps are easily installed back to your System without needing the backup, but not sure about any Google Calendar events that you may have and I don't want you to lose data if there is anything of importance. Normally Google stores user data on their servers so they would reappear when you signed back in with your account, but I do not have GCal to confirm that for you.
Your EtreCheck report is pretty clean compared to others I have seen so I commend you for not installing the Cleaners, or AntiVirus software that we normally see that cause problems with the system. The only other 2 apps that you have are OneDrive and Messenger. I have not seen OneDrive causing any problems and have seen it installed on many machines without an issue. You could try moving Messenger to the trash and just redownload it from the App Store if it makes no difference. The only reason why I would point out Messenger is that Meta does make heavy use of internet connectivity which may cause some slowdowns, but nothing in particular that would point to it being a problem.
After all that restart computer and compare results.
EtreCheck Report - computer running slow - help with understanding report