Kernel task eating memory
My kernel task is taking up tons of memory. Earlier today, my memory (16Gb) was entirely RED and my fans were going (rare, as I have an SSD). I restarted and now it's 1/2 green. Normally, my memory runs 3/4 green. Something is amiss, and my computer is slowing down.
Two things happened recently: I upgraded to EndNOte x7.1. This was a huge disaster. I ended up having to trash all preference files for EndNOte. Also, Papers keeps crashing, and it, too, is taking up TONS of memory.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks! Amy
Here is my etrecheck report:
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 512 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 0 days 5:56:20
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SM768E disk0 : (751.28 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Akamai (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 750.42 GB (501.99 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Fitbit Inc. Fitbit Base Station
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
com.techsmith.TACC (1.0.2 - SDK 10.8)
Startup Items:
KeyAccess: Path: /Library/StartupItems/KeyAccess
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.fitbit.galileod.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.daemon.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.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.sassafras.KeyAccess.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
Citations
iTunesHelper
Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper
RealPlayer Downloader Agent
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 3rd-Party support link
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Outdated! Update
Audio Plug-ins:
AirPlay: Version: 1.7 - SDK 10.8
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.8
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.8
User Internet Plug-ins:
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
rbjnplugin_2.3.123.8: Version: rbjnplugin 2.3.123.8 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
rbjninstallplugin_2.3.123.8: Version: rbjninstallplugin 2.3.123.8 - SDK 10.7 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
KeyAccess 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/Downloads Hokua
CrucialMacScanner: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
gfxCardStatus: Version: 2.0.1 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
SuperDuper!: Version: 2.7.1 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
11% WebProcess
6% Papers
5% PluginProcess
4% Microsoft Outlook
2% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory:
999 MB Papers
705 MB WebProcess
311 MB mds
229 MB Finder
229 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
7.93 GB Free RAM
4.87 GB Active RAM
1.17 GB Inactive RAM
2.03 GB Wired RAM
57.49 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)