My 15-inch MacBook Pro Mid 2012 often runs slow and lags..

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Hello world,My MacBook is often slow and is very hard for me to work as it discourages me. I was wondering if anyone you help me figure out the reason.Thank you very much in advance.Alex K.

Risen4u · Answer

Here are the results from my EtreCheck:Hardware Information:    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores    4 GB RAMVideo Information:    Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB    NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MBSystem Software:    OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 5 days 18:21:2Disk Information:    TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt;: 209.7 MB         Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (51.48 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;: 650 MB     HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N  USB Information:    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad     Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Logitech USB Gaming Mouse FireWire Information:Thunderbolt Information:    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busConfiguration files:    /etc/hosts - Count: 17Startup Items:    MobileBrServ: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServLaunch Daemons:    [System]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.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.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    hdjsd.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist 3rd-Party support linkLaunch Agents:    [System]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    com.wacom.pentablet.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist 3rd-Party support linkUser Launch Agents:    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link    [not loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link    [not loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].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.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link    [not loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist 3rd-Party support link    [not loaded]    com.yourcompany.HSPA_USB_MODEM.plist 3rd-Party support linkUser Login Items:    Flux    Flux    iTunesHelper    Degrees    DropboxInternet Plug-ins:    AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 3rd-Party support link    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link    Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 3rd-Party support link    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0Audio 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 10.9iTunes Plug-ins:    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9User iTunes Plug-ins:    AudioScrobbler: Version: 6.0.5 - SDK 10.8 3rd-Party support link3rd Party Preference Panes:    Flash Player  3rd-Party support link    Flip4Mac WMV  3rd-Party support link    Growl  3rd-Party support link    Java  3rd-Party support link    PenTablet  3rd-Party support linkOld Applications:    Logitech Vid:    Version: 7.2.7259 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link    FontExplorer X Pro:    Version: 4.0.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link    Reb00tMee:    Version: 3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link    SketchUp:    Version: 8.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Applications/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp.app    Epson Printer Utility 4:    Version: 9.19 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Utility/UT4/Epson Printer Utility 4.app    SA Color Finesse 3 UI:    Version: 3.0.6(275) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Applications/Adobe After Effects CS6/Plug-ins/Effects/Synthetic Aperture/(CF3 Support)/SA Color Finesse 3 UI.app    dynamiclinkmanager:    Version: 6.0.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/dynamiclink/CS6/dynamiclinkmanager.app    dynamiclinkmediaserver:    Version: 6.0.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/dynamiclinkmediaserver/1.0/dynamiclinkmediaserver.app    /Applications/iWork &#x27;09Time Machine:    Time Machine not configured!Top Processes by CPU:        13%    firefox         7%    plugin-container         7%    WindowServer         1%    coreaudiod         1%    EtreCheckTop Processes by Memory:    905 MB    firefox    225 MB    Adobe Premiere Pro CS6    90 MB    MailTab for Gmail    70 MB    plugin-container    57 MB    WindowServerVirtual Memory Information:    185 MB    Free RAM    1.08 GB    Active RAM    941 MB    Inactive RAM    768 MB    Wired RAM    14.48 GB    Page-ins    1.50 GB    Page-outs