Mavericks running out of "Application Memory" with 32 GB of RAM

I Don't get any Bug Reports at all....

Thats wy i'm here at the forum to find an answer

Sorry I meant crash report, there should be an option to 'report…' when iMovie quits, that was in reply to kennydbarton's iMovie crash.

Klaasje1972, if you want to submit an EtreCheck report we can see what is on your system.

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

OK, so updating my Canon printer driver worked for about 2 days. Crashing is back. Did as suggested by Drew (safe mode and then EtreCheck). Here is what my system says. I dont know what to keep or to throw out:

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,1

1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

AirPlay: Version: 1.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

Startup Items:

HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

StartOuc - Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

System Software:

OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:3:58

Disk Information:

APPLE SSD TS512B disk0 : (500.28 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.42 GB (231.66 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

M4-CT512M4SSD2 disk1 : (512.11 GB)

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

iTunes Disk (disk1s2) /Volumes/iTunes Disk: 511.77 GB (19.72 GB free)

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Canon MX520 series

APC Back-UPS ES 700G FW:871.O2 .I USB FW:O2

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.68)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.ucupdate.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[not loaded] com.absolute.rpcnet.plist

[not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist

[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

[not loaded] com.wdc.WDSmartWareServer.plist

Launch Agents:

[not loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[not loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist

[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.SwitchTool.plist

[not loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist

[not loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSFAX.BG.plist

[not loaded] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist

[not loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid.plist

[not loaded] org.gpgtools.Libmacgpg.xpc.plist

[not loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.fix.plist

[not loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.gpg-agent.plist

[not loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.updater.plist

User Launch Agents:

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

[not loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist

[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist

[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist

[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist

[not loaded] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist

User Login Items:

Dropbox

Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

RealPlayer Downloader Agent

WDQuickView

HPEventHandler

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Akamai NetSession Preferences

BrowserPlus

Flash Player

GPGPreferences

Java

Logitech Control Center

MacFUSE (Tuxera)

Internet Plug-ins:

AdobeAAMDetect.plugin

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

Default Browser.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

GarminGpsControl.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

PDF Browser Plugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

RealPlayer Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

BrowserPlus_2.9.8.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

rbjninstallplugin_1.6.236.8.plugin

rbjnplugin_1.6.236.8.plugin

WebEx.plugin

Bad Fonts:

None

Time Machine:

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: NO

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

1% WindowServer

1% EtreCheck

0% fontd

0% SystemUIServer

0% ouc

0% CIJScannerRegister

0% aosnotifyd

Top Processes by Memory:

188 MB soagent

180 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent

90 MB Dock

82 MB ClearDayHelper

66 MB Finder

66 MB WindowServer

57 MB SystemUIServer

57 MB CalendarAgent

57 MB com.apple.internetaccounts

49 MB NotificationCenter

Virtual Memory Statistics:

4.97 GB Free RAM

1.89 GB Active RAM

512 MB Inactive RAM

660 MB Wired RAM

208 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

Howie_Baby,

There are a few items to cleanup, however the report looks like you are running in safe mode (all of the [not loaded] jobs indicate this).

Can you generate a new report in a normal boot?

Here is my EtreCheck report in Normal mode:

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,1

1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

AirPlay: Version: 1.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

Startup Items:

HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

StartOuc - Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

System Software:

OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:32:45

Disk Information:

APPLE SSD TS512B disk1 : (500.28 GB)

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk1s2) /: 499.42 GB (231.54 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

M4-CT512M4SSD2 disk0 : (512.11 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

iTunes Disk (disk0s2) /Volumes/iTunes Disk: 511.77 GB (19.72 GB free)

USB Information:

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

APC Back-UPS ES 700G FW:871.O2 .I USB FW:O2

Canon MX520 series

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.68)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.absolute.rpcnet.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist

[loaded] com.sierrawireless.SwitchTool.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSFAX.BG.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.Libmacgpg.xpc.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.fix.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.gpg-agent.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.updater.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

[loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist

[failed] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist

User Login Items:

Dropbox

Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

RealPlayer Downloader Agent

WDQuickView

HPEventHandler

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Akamai NetSession Preferences

BrowserPlus

Flash Player

GPGPreferences

Java

Logitech Control Center

MacFUSE (Tuxera)

Internet Plug-ins:

AdobeAAMDetect.plugin

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

Default Browser.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

GarminGpsControl.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

PDF Browser Plugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

RealPlayer Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

BrowserPlus_2.9.8.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

rbjninstallplugin_1.6.236.8.plugin

rbjnplugin_1.6.236.8.plugin

WebEx.plugin

Bad Fonts:

None

Time Machine:

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: NO

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

3% WindowServer

1% EtreCheck

1% fontd

0% RealPlayer Downloader Agent

0% ps

0% hidd

0% SystemUIServer

0% Dropbox

0% ouc

0% Canon FAX BackGrounder

Top Processes by Memory:

188 MB
soagent

156 MB
mds_stores

156 MB
com.apple.IconServicesAgent

147 MB
softwareupdated

98 MB Dropbox

98 MB WindowServer

82 MB ClearDayHelper

74 MB Microsoft Database Daemon

66 MB Finder

66 MB Dock

Virtual Memory Statistics:

3.42 GB
Free RAM

2.64 GB
Active RAM

859 MB
Inactive RAM

1.10 GB
Wired RAM

480 MB
Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

Update... So I exported using Apple Lossless codec and it worked. It was much faster too.

Thanks that makes it clear what is running.

Howie_Baby wrote:

Here is my EtreCheck report in Normal mode:

Startup Items:

HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

StartOuc - Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

Kernel Extensions:

com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.68)

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.absolute.rpcnet.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist

[loaded] com.sierrawireless.SwitchTool.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSFAX.BG.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.Libmacgpg.xpc.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.fix.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.gpg-agent.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.updater.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

[loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist

[failed] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist

User Login Items:

Dropbox

Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

RealPlayer Downloader Agent

WDQuickView

HPEventHandler

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Akamai NetSession Preferences

BrowserPlus

Flash Player

GPGPreferences

Java

Logitech Control Center

MacFUSE (Tuxera)

Internet Plug-ins:

AdobeAAMDetect.plugin

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

Default Browser.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

GarminGpsControl.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

PDF Browser Plugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

RealPlayer Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

BrowserPlus_2.9.8.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

rbjninstallplugin_1.6.236.8.plugin

rbjnplugin_1.6.236.8.plugin

WebEx.plugin

Red items are loaded at the system level

Blue items are loaded at the user level

Your RAM & HD look OK in terms of space etc, no obvious bad signs.

Cleanup:

All the usual caveats apply, backup before you modify the system, delete the items (or move them to another disk or folder if you are worried about deleting the wrong thing) but ensure the originals are gone or updated.

Use the Finders "Go menu > Go to Folder…" to open the hidden ~/Library (your users library).

Reboot for the system changes to take effect.

How to find updates:

The critical launchd jobs & kernel extensions use reverse domain notation e.g.

com.logmein.hamachi.plist means look at http://logmein.com for updates (if you don't recognize it removing it may be appropriate)

In short: You want to try to update or remove all the system level items.

• Update or remove the startup items
• Update or remove the Kernel extensions (You have a Blackberry driver)
• Update or remove the system level launchd jobs
• Decide if you want to run CleanMyMac2 -> http://macpaw.com/support/cleanmymac/knowledgebase/how-to-uninstall-cleanmymac-2 and https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/search.jspa?clean%20my%20mac (my opinion is it can delete system files & cause issues, I'd remove it).
• Update Logitech Control Center if it's needed Also repeat for the Canon, gpgtools and sierrawireless.SwitchTool?
• Remove the [failed] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist job in your user Library/LaunchAgents
• Update or remove all the old internet plugins & pref panes.

Startup Items: Stored in /Library/StartupItems/

Startup Items have been discontinued by Apple since Mac OS 10.4. They are responsible for making changes at a system level. Remove them all or spend time ensuring ALL related software is up to date. You need a very good reason to have anything installed in here. The developers are ignoring Apple guidelines by installing these - not a good sign.

Kernel Extensions: Stored in /Library/Extensions/

Kernel Extensions also load third party code, but they insert it into the 'core' of the OS. These can be safe, however you must ensure the related tools or apps are up to date, otherwise the system is basically built upon quicksand. Remove them all & see if the OS works better.

Launchd jobs: several types

LaunchAgents - Stored in /Library/LaunchAgents

LaunchDaemons - Stored in /Library/LaunchDaemons

User LaunchAgents - Stored in ~/Library/LaunchAgents

These are all background jobs, they are not necessarily bad, but if they are loading old code it could be doing untold damage to the performance & stability of the entire OS. Focus on the System level jobs (the ones inside /Library - the system level) also remove ['failed'] jobs.

EtreCheck gives a status on launchd jobs…

[loaded] - a running job

[not loaded] - jobs that are set not to run, basically harmless, remove them unless you plan to use the associated software (if it is up to date)

[failed] - jobs in a crashed or unknown state, it could be forking processes or using all the system resources, remove these.

User login items:

Applications and helpers that are managed inside 'Systems Preferences > Users and groups > Login Items tab'.

These are loaded at the 'User level', consider removing all of them whilst you troubleshoot. When you decide to re-add them ensure the software is up to date.

3rd Party Preference Panes: & Internet Plug-ins:

/Library/PreferencePanes/ and ~/Library/PreferencePanes/

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

Once again these items all must be up to date, or remove them from your system. If the prefpanes manage additional software use the uninstaller or see the developers site for uninstall instructions. You can also right click to remove 3rd party preference panes in System preferences

Read the list of Internet plug-ins carefully, there are often duplicate Flash player versions that won't help stability, it's just wasted space too.

Don't forget to also update Safari's extensions in it's preferences (if you have any).

Re-run EtreCheck after cleaning up to see if items have returned (some apps will reload the background jobs when re-opened, so either update or remove the software).

Hope that isn't too daunting, the OS should be better if there are less old items running at the system level.

Dear Drew,

This is what i obtained from an etrecheck:

Could you tell me more now?

Hardware Information:

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)

iMac - model: iMac10,1

1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

4 GB RAM

Video Information:

NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

AirPlay: Version: 1.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

System Software:

OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 4 days 16:58:4

Disk Information:

WDC WD5000AAKX-001CA0 disk0 : (500,11 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499,25 GB (378,82 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 3 TB

disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

MUSIC@HOME (disk1s2) /Volumes/MUSIC@HOME: 2 TB (796,52 GB free)

TIMECAPSULE (disk1s3) /Volumes/TIMECAPSULE: 1 TB (408,56 GB free)

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist

[failed] com.apple.TMLaunchAgent.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist

[loaded] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist

[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist

[loaded] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist

[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamscan.plist

User Login Items:

iTunes

Safari

Microsoft Entourage

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Citrix ShareFile Sync

Trusteer Endpoint Protection

Flash Player

Internet Plug-ins:

CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin

Default Browser.plugin

DFusionWebPlugin.plugin

DFusionWebPluginS64.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

Bad Fonts:

None

Time Machine:

Skip System Files: NO

Auto backup: YES

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

3% WindowServer

1% EtreCheck

1% mds_stores

0% sysmond

0% fontd

0% mds

0% Safari

0% rapportd

0% SystemUIServer

0% Dock

Top Processes by Memory:

266 MB iTunes

258 MB Safari

127 MB Dropbox

106 MB rapportd

94 MB WindowServer

66 MB Finder

37 MB Microsoft Entourage

33 MB Calendar

25 MB PluginProcess

20 MB Audacity

Virtual Memory Statistics:

51 MB Free RAM

1.08 GB Active RAM

1.04 GB Inactive RAM

574 MB Wired RAM

9.65 GB Page-ins

985 MB Page-outs

Drew Reece wrote:

There is a simple test to see if old software from 3rd parties might be the issue. Boot into 'Safe mode' (hold shift after the chime until the spinning 'cog' appears). Ensure the login window says 'safe mode'.

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

It will disable all third party extensions & startup items.

Be aware that some features will be disabled like wifi on some models - this is normal in safe mode.

Test as much as possible to see if the Mac behaves the same way. Reboot to go back to normal.

Did you try safe mode?

Did the same issues appear?

I will break down the report the same as Howie_Baby's in a moment.

Klaasje1972 wrote:

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist

[failed] com.apple.TMLaunchAgent.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist

[loaded] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist

[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist

[loaded] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist

[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamscan.plist

User Login Items:

iTunes

Safari

Microsoft Entourage

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Citrix ShareFile Sync

Trusteer Endpoint Protection

Flash Player

Internet Plug-ins:

CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin

Default Browser.plugin

DFusionWebPlugin.plugin

DFusionWebPluginS64.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

Top Processes by CPU:

3% WindowServer

1% EtreCheck

1% mds_stores

0% sysmond

0% fontd

0% mds

0% Safari

0% rapportd

0% SystemUIServer

0% Dock

Top Processes by Memory:

266 MB iTunes

258 MB Safari

127 MB Dropbox

106 MB rapportd

94 MB WindowServer

66 MB Finder

37 MB Microsoft Entourage

33 MB Calendar

25 MB PluginProcess

20 MB Audacity

Virtual Memory Statistics:

51 MB Free RAM

1.08 GB Active RAM

1.04 GB Inactive RAM

574 MB Wired RAM

9.65 GB Page-ins

985 MB Page-outs

Red items are loaded at the system level

Blue items are loaded at the user level

Cleanup:

All the usual caveats apply, backup before you modify the system, delete the items (or move them to another disk or folder if you are worried about deleting the wrong thing) but ensure the originals are gone or updated.

Use the Finders "Go menu > Go to Folder…" to open the hidden ~/Library (your users library).

Reboot for the system changes to take effect.

How to find updates:

The critical launchd jobs & kernel extensions use reverse domain notation e.g.

com.logmein.hamachi.plist means look at http://logmein.com for software updates (if you don't recognize it removing it may be appropriate)

In short: You want to try to update or remove all the system level items.

You have 3 failed Apple launchd jobs.

• com.apple.wdhelper.plist - wirelesstools
• com.apple.accountsd.plist - accounts manager
• com.apple.TMLaunchAgent.plist - TIme machine launcher?

I think you need to remove the other items first & hope that these Apple jobs 'fix themselves' when all the crap is gone. You must cleanup & get another report to see if the OS is back to normal.

• Update or remove the system level launchd jobs…

  • Remove Clean My Mac -> http://macpaw.com/support/cleanmymac/knowledgebase/how-to-uninstall-cleanmymac-2 (it can modify system files & causes instability see other 'cleanmymac' threads if you want more info)

  • com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

  • com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

  • com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist
  • com.brother.LOGINserver.plist

  • com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist

  • com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist

  • com.google.keystone.agent.plist

  • com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist

• Update your User level launchd jobs
  • com.spotify.webhelper.plist
  • uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamscan.plist
• Update or remove all the 3rd party login items

  • Microsoft Entourage

  • Dropbox

• Update or remove all the old internet plugins & pref panes

Here is some more background on what you are looking at…

Launchd jobs: several types

LaunchAgents - Stored in /Library/LaunchAgents

LaunchDaemons - Stored in /Library/LaunchDaemons

User LaunchAgents - Stored in ~/Library/LaunchAgents

These are all background jobs, they are not necessarily bad, but if they are loading old code it could be doing untold damage to the performance & stability of the entire OS. Focus on the System level jobs (the ones inside /Library - the system level) also remove ['failed'] jobs.

EtreCheck gives a status on launchd jobs…

[loaded] - a running job

[not loaded] - jobs that are set not to run, basically harmless, remove them unless you plan to use the associated software (if it is up to date)

[failed] - jobs in a crashed or unknown state, it could be forking processes or using all the system resources, remove these.

User login items:

Applications and helpers that are managed inside 'Systems Preferences > Users and groups > Login Items tab'.

These are loaded at the 'User level', consider removing all of them whilst you troubleshoot. When you decide to re-add them ensure the software is up to date.

3rd Party Preference Panes: & Internet Plug-ins:

/Library/PreferencePanes/ and ~/Library/PreferencePanes/

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

Once again these items all must be up to date, or remove them from your system. If the prefpanes manage additional software use the uninstaller or see the developers site for uninstall instructions. You can also right click to remove 3rd party preference panes in System preferences

Read the list of Internet plug-ins carefully, there are often duplicate Flash player versions that won't help stability, it's just wasted space too.

Don't forget to also update Safari's extensions in it's preferences (if you have any).

Re-run EtreCheck after cleaning up to see if items have returned (some apps will reload the background jobs when re-opened, so either update or remove the software).

Hope that isn't too daunting, the OS should be better if there are less old items running at the system level.

P.S.

See the following for something that may address the failed job… [failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist

osx - What is accountsd and why does it want to use the "login" keychain? - Ask Different

I don't know if it is the answer, but you should look into it.

Here is an updated version of my normal mode. Shows Firefox with high RAM usage:

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,1

1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 512 MB

Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0

AirPlay: Version: 1.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3

Startup Items:

HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

StartOuc - Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

System Software:

OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 1:9:36

Disk Information:

APPLE SSD TS512B disk0 : (500.28 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.42 GB (231.5 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

M4-CT512M4SSD2 disk1 : (512.11 GB)

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

iTunes Disk (disk1s2) /Volumes/iTunes Disk: 511.77 GB (19.72 GB free)

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

APC Back-UPS ES 700G FW:871.O2 .I USB FW:O2

Canon MX520 series

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

FireWire Information:

Thunderbolt Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.68)

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.absolute.rpcnet.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist

[loaded] com.sierrawireless.SwitchTool.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.CUPSFAX.BG.plist

[loaded] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.Libmacgpg.xpc.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.fix.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.gpg-agent.plist

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.updater.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist

[loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist

User Login Items:

Dropbox

Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX

RealPlayer Downloader Agent

WDQuickView

HPEventHandler

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Akamai NetSession Preferences

BrowserPlus

Flash Player

GPGPreferences

Java

Logitech Control Center

MacFUSE (Tuxera)

Internet Plug-ins:

AdobeAAMDetect.plugin

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin

Default Browser.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

GarminGpsControl.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

o1dbrowserplugin.plugin

PDF Browser Plugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

RealPlayer Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

BrowserPlus_2.9.8.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

rbjninstallplugin_1.6.236.8.plugin

rbjnplugin_1.6.236.8.plugin

WebEx.plugin

Bad Fonts:

None

Time Machine:

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: NO

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

3% WindowServer

1% EtreCheck

1% RealPlayer Downloader Agent

1% fontd

0% Microsoft Outlook

0% Canon CMFP BackGrounder

0% UFR II BackGrounder

0% Canon FAX BackGrounder

0% Dropbox

0% cupsd

Top Processes by Memory:

524 MB
firefox

246 MB
Skype

197 MB
soagent

188 MB
Microsoft Outlook

188 MB
com.apple.IconServicesAgent

147 MB
mds_stores

115 MB
WindowServer

98 MB Finder

98 MB Dropbox

82 MB Microsoft Database Daemon

Virtual Memory Statistics:

2.58 GB
Free RAM

3.28 GB
Active RAM

1.01 GB
Inactive RAM

1.13 GB
Wired RAM

468 MB
Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

524mb isn't high if Firefox is busy. The RAM isn't paging out. You are looking at the wrong thing.

You haven't touched any of the old third party items that load into the system.

Go back &amp; re-read the last post I sent to you.

Update it all or remove it!

You really should remove BreakMyMac2. After, you may want to reinstall to repair anything it has done to your system.

It has been a few days now and shotgunning all of the launch jobs mentioned out of my system solved the problem. Did them all at once so not sure of the actual culprit. Memory Pressure is now normal for all operations.

Drew Reece wrote:

Finally a picture of a machine that actually has maxed the RAM.

Note how it is using almost 68GB of virtual memory. Once the compressed level maxes out it has to swap to disk.

Heres my notes that may help cleanup…

Startup Items:

Inside /Library/StartupItems/

These have been discontinued by Apple since Mac OS 10.4. They are responsible for making changes at a system level. Remove them all or spend time ensuring ALL related software is up to date. You need a very good reason to have anything installed in here.

Kernel Extensions:

Inside /Library/Extensions/

These also load third party code, but they insert it into the 'core' of the OS. These can be safe, however you must ensure the related tools or apps are up to date, otherwise the system is basically built upon quicksand. Remove them all & see if the OS works better.

Launchd jobs: several types

LaunchAgents - Stored in /Library/LaunchAgents

LaunchDaemons - Stored in /Library/LaunchDaemons

User LaunchAgents - Stored in ~/Library/LaunchAgents

These are all background jobs, they are not necessarily bad, but if they are loading old code it could be doing untold damage to the performance & stability of the entire OS. Focus on the System level jobs (the ones inside /Library - the system level) also look at 'failed' jobs.

EtreCheck gives a status on launchd jobs…

[loaded] - a running job

[not loaded] - jobs that are set not to run, basically harmless, remove them unless you plan to use the associated software (if it is up to date)

[failed] - jobs in a crashed or unknown state, it could be forking processes or using all the system resources, remove these.

User login items:

Applications and helpers that are managed inside 'Systems Preferences > Users and groups > Login Items tab'.

These are loaded at the 'User level', consider removing all of them whilst you troubleshoot. When you decide to re-add them ensure the software is up to date.

3rd Party Preference Panes: & Internet Plug-ins:

/Library/PreferencePanes/ and ~/Library/PreferencePanes/

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ and ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

Once again these items all must be up to date, or remove them from your system. If the prefpanes manage additional software use the uninstaller or see the developers site for uninstall instructions.

Read the list of Internet plug-ins carefully, there are often duplicate Flash player versions that won't help stability, it's just wasted space too.

Don't forget to also update Safari's extensions in it's preferences (if you have any).

Re-run EtreCheck after cleaning up to see if items have returned (some apps will reload the background jobs when re-opened, so either update or remove the software).