EvaMay

Q: Need advise on my current system

Here is a report from EtreCheck, which I downloaded as seen by other users.

 

Hardware Information:

          iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)

          iMac - model: iMac12,2

          1 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores

          4 GB RAM

 

Video Information:

          AMD Radeon HD 6970M - VRAM: 1024 MB

 

System Software:

          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 1:22:10

 

Disk Information:

          ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)

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

                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999,35 GB (727,8 GB free)

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

 

          HL-DT-STDVDRW  GA32N

 

USB Information:

          Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0

 

          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

 

          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

 

          HUAWEI HUAWEI Mobile

 

          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

 

          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

 

FireWire Information:

 

Thunderbolt Information:

          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

 

Kernel Extensions:

          com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.67)

          de.novamedia.driver.NMSmartplugSCSIDevice          (1.0.1)

          com.huawei.driver.HuaweiDataCardDriver          (4.25.41)

          com.huawei.driver.cdc_usb_bus          (1.0.2)

          com.huawei.driver.cdc_acm          (2.6.2f17)

          com.huawei.driver.dc_net          (1.0.2)

          com.huawei.driver.cdc_ncm          (2.6.2f16)

 

Startup Items:

          HW_CreateNetwork: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HW_CreateNetwork

          HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

          HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

          HWPortDetect_driver: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect_driver

 

Launch Daemons:

          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [System] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.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

 

Launch Agents:

          [System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [System] com.divx.dms.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [System] com.divx.update.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [System] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist 3rd-Party support link

 

User Launch Agents:

          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [not loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [not loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [not loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist 3rd-Party support link

          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link

          [not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist 3rd-Party support link

 

User Login Items:

          ElementsAutoAnalyzer

          Mac Game Store Helper

          Launch Nikon Message Center 2

 

Internet Plug-ins:

          OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link

          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126   - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link

          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f2 3rd-Party support link

          DivX Plus Web Player: Version: 2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link

          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 3rd-Party support link

          EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 3rd-Party support link

          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link

 

Safari Extensions:

          DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>: Version: 2.1.2.172

          Video Converter: Version: 3.1.0

 

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:

          Akamai NetSession Preferences  3rd-Party support link

          Flash Player  3rd-Party support link

          Flip4Mac WMV  3rd-Party support link

          Java  3rd-Party support link

 

Old Applications:

          Mac Game Store Helper:          Version: 1.1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/MacGameStore.com/Helper/Mac Game Store Helper.app

          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

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

          Mac Game Store:          Version: 2.4.1  [Build 144] - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

          DivX Converter:          Version: 9.1.2 (Build 9.2.0.16) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

          DivX Player:          Version: 9.1.2 (Build 11.0.1.52) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

          /Library/Application Support/DivX

                    DivXMediaServer:          Version: 1.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

                    DivXTransferWizard:          Version: 1.0.5 (Build 1.1.0.10) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

                    DMSLaunch:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link

 

 

Top Processes by CPU:

               2%          WindowServer

               1%          EtreCheck

               0%          Google Chrome

               0%          NotificationCenter

               0%          configd

 

Top Processes by Memory:

          291 MB          Finder

          131 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent

          119 MB          Google Chrome

          70 MB          CalendarAgent

          66 MB          System Information

 

Virtual Memory Information:

          897 MB          Free RAM

          1.61 GB          Active RAM

          768 MB          Inactive RAM

          777 MB          Wired RAM

          757 MB          Page-ins

          0 B          Page-outs

 

 

Also, when I look at my System Info under Applications, I see duplications of apps

Why are they there and how do I remove them?

 

Cities in Motion:

 

  Version:          1,0

  Obtained from:          Unknown

  Last Modified:          2011.11.04, 7:13 PM

  64-Bit (Intel):          No

  Location:          /Users/evamay/Applications/Cities in Motion.app

 

Cities in Motion:

 

  Version:          1.0.19

  Obtained from:          Unknown

  Last Modified:          2011.11.04, 7:13 PM

  Kind:          Intel

  64-Bit (Intel):          No

  Location:          /Users/evamay/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/cities in motion/Cities in Motion.app

 

Cities in Motion:

 

  Version:          1,0

  Obtained from:          Unknown

  Last Modified:          2011.11.04, 7:13 PM

  64-Bit (Intel):          No

  Location:          /Users/evamay/Desktop/Cities in Motion.app

 

Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector:

 

  Version:          3.1.0

  Obtained from:          Unknown

  Last Modified:          2012.04.09, 7:20 PM

  Kind:          Universal

  64-Bit (Intel):          No

  Location:          /Library/Application Support/Canon/ScanGear MP/Utility/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector.app

  Get Info String:          Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector version 3.1.0, Copyright CANON INC. 2005-2009 All Rights Reserved.

 

Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2:

 

  Version:          4.5.0

  Obtained from:          Unknown

  Last Modified:          2012.04.09, 7:20 PM

  Kind:          Universal

  64-Bit (Intel):          No

  Location:          /Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app

  Get Info String:          Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 version 4.5.0, Copyright CANON INC. 2005-2010 All Rights Reserved.

 

Canon IJ Printer Utility:

 

  Version:          7.27.3

  Obtained from:          Apple

  Last Modified:          2012.11.09, 8:48 PM

  Kind:          Intel

  64-Bit (Intel):          No

  Signed by:          Software Signing, Apple Code Signing Certification Authority, Apple Root CA

  Location:          /Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/Utilities/BJPrinterUtility2.app

  Get Info String:          Canon IJ Printer Utility version 7.27.3, Copyright CANON INC. 2001-2012 All Rights Reserved.

 

Canon IJ Printer Utility:

 

  Version:          10.68.1

  Obtained from:          Apple

  Last Modified:          2012.11.09, 8:48 PM

  Kind:          Intel

  64-Bit (Intel):          Yes

  Signed by:          Software Signing, Apple Code Signing Certification Authority, Apple Root CA

  Location:          /Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/Utilities/CanonIJPrinterUtility.app

  Get Info String:          10.68.1 Copyright CANON INC. 2001-2012 All Rights Reserved.

 

and there is a lot more like those

 

I hope someone can assist me with this

 

also, I think I should upgrade my memory

On the Activity Monitor is says:

Physical Memory = 4GB

Memory Used = 3.85GB

 

Please advise if you agree

 

Thanks in advance!

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Mar 29, 2014 11:02 PM

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  • by Rudegar,Solvedanswer

    Rudegar Rudegar Mar 30, 2014 2:40 AM in response to EvaMay
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    Mar 30, 2014 2:40 AM in response to EvaMay

    memory is the only thing you can upgrade and yes I believe it would help speed it up a bit

  • by K Shaffer,Helpful

    K Shaffer K Shaffer Mar 30, 2014 3:23 AM in response to EvaMay
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    Mar 30, 2014 3:23 AM in response to EvaMay

    The RAM specs for your computer...

    Maximum Memory32 GB (Actual) 16 GB (Apple)
    Memory Slots4 - 204-pin PC3-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM

    per http://mactracker.ca database.

     

    Given there are four slots, they should have matching RAM for best performance

    of quality parts from notable quality parts supplier, such as macsales or crucial.

     

    •iMac: How to remove or install memory:

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1423

     

    The process of accessing RAM upgrade location is as noted in the link above;

    however the total RAM in the support article is incorrect; more is supported.

     

    Good luck & happy computing!