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
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
memory is the only thing you can upgrade and yes I believe it would help speed it up a bit
Posted on Mar 30, 2014 2:40 AM