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Q: iMac 2008 running very slow after Mavericks upgrade
Hi everyone,
I upgraded to Mavericks not long after it was released and my machine has been struggling since. It's very slow for normal everyday computing - and I actually had to stop using certain programs, like Chrome. Chrome would get stuck just trying to load google - and I would get stuck with a spinning beach ball for upwards of 5 minutes. I've switched to Safari and that's helped - but when switching applications, the system still really struggles. It makes multi-tasking very challening.
I downloaded EtreCheck, could anyone help me out to interpret the results? Is there anything I can do to speed things up?
Thanks!
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Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 5 days 22:46:55
Disk Information:
WDC WD5000AAKS-40YGA1 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (34.07 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Time Machine Back Up Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Back Up Drive: 999.86 GB (266.97 GB free)
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Seagate GoFlex Desk Mac 2 TB
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Redundant Backup Storage (Seagate 2TB) (disk3s2) /Volumes/Redundant Backup Storage (Seagate 2TB): 2 TB (1.07 TB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
LaCie d2 quadra (button) 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
2 TB Lacie (disk2s2) /Volumes/2 TB Lacie: 2 TB (543.08 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information:
Configuration files:
/etc/hosts - Count: 14
Kernel Extensions:
com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.7 - SDK 10.7)
com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (3 - SDK 10.7)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2)
Startup Items:
Aladdin: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Aladdin
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Parallels: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Parallels
ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.crashplan.engine.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] PACESupport.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
CrashPlan menu bar
HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.4.1 3rd-Party support link
Musicnotes: Version: 1.17.2 3rd-Party support link
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.0 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.5 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.4.0 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.5 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Adobe Version Cue CS4 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Growl 3rd-Party support link
Perian 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
My Day: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Citrix Receiver: Version: 11.4.0 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 433.23 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine Back Up Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 931.19 GB
Total number of backups: 104
Oldest backup: 2012-06-14 10:24:57 +0000
Last backup: 2014-03-09 20:04:02 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 931.19 GB < (Disk used 433.23 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
56% ReportCrash
3% WindowServer
3% iTunes
2% VDCAssistant
2% CrashPlanService
Top Processes by Memory:
242 MB CrashPlanService
176 MB iTunes
168 MB CalendarAgent
119 MB Finder
57 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information:
265 MB Free RAM
866 MB Active RAM
644 MB Inactive RAM
656 MB Wired RAM
18.06 GB Page-ins
3.13 GB Page-outs
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
Posted on Mar 9, 2014 3:25 PM
