why is macbook pro running very slow?
Hi! Could someone tell me why my macbook pro is so slow recently? During exams its really distrubing to having forced pauses.
Thanks for your support! I ve just done the EtreCheck:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 11:6:7
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250,06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 249,2 GB (79,18 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.8.800.168 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.2.0.1 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 11.8.800.168 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.0.61118.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
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
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
None
Old Applications:
CameraWindow: Version: 7.10.0.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Canon Utilities/CameraWindow/CameraWindow.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
6% WindowServer
4% mds
2% EtreCheck
1% Google Chrome
1% hidd
Top Processes by Memory:
147 MB Google Chrome
123 MB softwareupdated
119 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
111 MB mds_stores
94 MB Spotify
Virtual Memory Information:
144 MB Free RAM
1.69 GB Active RAM
1.44 GB Inactive RAM
487 MB Wired RAM
1.42 GB Page-ins
276 KB Page-outs
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)