My macbook's performance is much worse since installing Mavericks

I have a 2011 Macbook Pro 2.2GHz, 4GB memory. I have like 80gb free space on my computer. I have repaired disk permissions and done some various things to cleanup the computer. I have seen no change in performance yet...actually I feel like it's maybe getting worse. Here are some examples of the poor performance...

- Opened Microsoft Word…it took 3 minutes for it to fully open

- Opened TextEdit…it took 30 seconds to open. After hitting new document, it took 15 seconds to open the TextEdit box

- Took 30 seconds to fully open Mail (open to the point where I could use it)

- Printed document from Microsoft Word…had to wait about 45 seconds before it let me click Print.

- JPG photo took 30 seconds to close in Preview (not closing out Preview, but just closing the picture)

- Computer won’t let me move a JPG from an email to a folder in Finder.

- The computer needs to think for a few seconds when searching for things (i.e. in Mail, it doesn't pull up known email addresses immediately after typing in the first few letters)


These are all things that I did not deal with before installing Mavericks. These issues are also not consistent. The thing with the JPG's taking 45 seconds to close just happened today for the first time. I updated to Mavericks probably about a month ago.


I did the Etresoft thing and below is the result. Please let me know if you think there is anything I can do to improve my computer.


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores

4 GB RAM


Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB


Audio Plug-ins:

BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9

AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9

iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9


Startup Items:

HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO

ParallelsDesktopTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsDesktopTransporter

ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter


System Software:

OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 12 days 14:8:35


Disk Information:

Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 249.2 GB (88.59 GB free)

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


MATSHITADVD-R
UJ-898


USB Information:

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)


Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad


Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller


Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


FireWire Information:


Thunderbolt Information:

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Kernel Extensions:


Problem System Launch Daemons:


Problem System Launch Agents:


Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

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

[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.shell.plist

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

[not loaded] com.maintain.AutoLoginUserScreenLocked.plist

[not loaded] com.maintain.CocktailScheduler.plist

[not loaded] com.maintain.HideSpotlightMenuBarIcon.plist

[invalid] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

[loaded] info.lokiware.attachmenttamer.securetool.plist


Launch Agents:

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

[not loaded] com.maintain.LogOut.plist

[not loaded] com.maintain.PurgeInactiveMemory.plist

[not loaded] com.maintain.Restart.plist

[not loaded] com.maintain.ShutDown.plist

[not loaded] com.maintain.Sleep.plist

[loaded] com.maintain.SystemEvents.plist

[invalid] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

[loaded] info.lokiware.attachmenttamer.setupagent.plist


User Launch Agents:

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

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

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

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

[not loaded] info.lokiware.attachmenttamer.cleanup.plist


User Login Items:

InstUtilLaunch

HP Scheduler


3rd Party Preference Panes:

DivX

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

Growl

MacFUSE


Internet Plug-ins::

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010

Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4

AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4

RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null)

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6

DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.4

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6

Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6

AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6

npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update


User Internet Plug-ins::

WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5

Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 071101000050

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105

Picasa: Version: 1.0

WebEx: Version: 1.0


Bad Fonts:

None


Old applications:

A Long Way Home: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.0

/Applications/Games/A Long Way Home.app

Amazon MP3 Downloader: Version: INFO_PLIST_VERSION - SDK 10.4

/Applications/Amazon MP3 Downloader.app

CoverOrange: Version: 1.6 - SDK 10.0

/Applications/Games/CoverOrange.app

Epson Printer Utility 4: Version: 9.14 - SDK 10.5

/Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Utility/UT4/Epson Printer Utility 4.app

Meeting Center: Version: 8.29.29.0 - SDK 10.5

/Users/sethpeterson/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1224/Meeting Center.app

Picasa: Version: 3.9.16 - SDK 10.4

/Applications/Picasa.app

Preschool Animal Match: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.0

/Applications/Games/Preschool Animal Match.app

SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5

/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app

asannotation2: Version: 4.14.29.0 - SDK 10.5

/Users/sethpeterson/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1224/asannotation2.app

atmsupload: Version: 4.14.29.0 - SDK 10.5

/Users/sethpeterson/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1224/atmsupload.app

convertpdf: Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5

/Users/sethpeterson/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1224/convertpdf.app


Time Machine:

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: ON

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 232.09 GB Disk used: 149.58 GB

Destinations:

Seagate Backup Plus Drive [Local] (Last used)

Total size: 931.19 GB

Total number of backups: 23

Oldest backup: 2012-11-01 09:58:27 +0000

Last backup: 2013-12-03 05:38:48 +0000

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 931.19 GB > (Disk size 232.09 GB X 3)

Time Machine details may not be accurate.

All volumes being backed up may not be listed.


Top Processes by CPU:

3% WindowServer

2% EtreCheck

0% notifyd

0% firefox

0% mds


Top Processes by Memory:

250 MB firefox

86 MB mds_stores

66 MB WindowServer

61 MB Preview

41 MB Finder


Virtual Memory Statistics:

978 MB Free RAM

852 MB Active RAM

457 MB Inactive RAM

1.10 GB Wired RAM

23.99 GB Page-ins

2.06 GB Page-outs

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Dec 2, 2013 10:45 PM

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Dec 2, 2013 11:29 PM in response to sethpeterson

Uninstall CleanMyMac2 > How To Uninstall CleanMyMac


Uninstall Cocktail > Uninstall Cocktail for Mac OS X


Third party cleaning utilities are not necessary on a Mac and can only cause problems.


Your Mac runs maintenance in the background for you > Mac OS X: About background maintenance tasks


Growl is un necessary and can slow the system down > Growl - Removing Growl


If you want to monitor the system, use the pre installed Activity Monitor app located in HD > Applications > Utilities



Then restart your Mac.


Dec 4, 2013 10:12 PM in response to sethpeterson

I have been using my computer for a couple days now, and it is definitely better. Thank you! I actually used CleanMyMac2 to uninstall/remove those other programs, as well as a copule other things I saw that I didn't need. Don't know for sure what the problem was...probably either Growl or Cocktail. On a side note, so far I have actually had a really good experience with CleanMyMac2. It helped me clear off a lot of GB of data that I don't need and didn't realize was available to delete/uninstall. Plus it's great to correctly uninstall things and find those random files that get stuck on the computer after deleting a program.

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