My MacBook Pro is starting to run slowly and battery life is degrading

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My MacBook has started to run slowly. I have run EtreCheck and below are the results. As well as this the battery life has started to get quite bad and it also gets very hot when on for a duration of time.  Any suggestions on how I can resolve these issues would be greatly appreciated. Hardware Information:    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores    4 GB RAMVideo Information:    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MBSystem Software:    OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 3 days 9:21:47Disk Information:    TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt;: 209.7 MB         Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (190.78 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;: 650 MB     MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8  USB Information:    Logitech USB Receiver     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)     Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad FireWire Information:Thunderbolt Information:    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busKernel Extensions:    com.manycamllc.driver.ManyCamDriver    (0.0.9 - SDK 10.5)    com.logmein.hamachi    (1.0)Launch Daemons:    [System]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    com.logmein.hamachi.plist 3rd-Party support link    [System]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support linkLaunch Agents:    [System]    com.logmein.hamachimb.plist 3rd-Party support linkUser Launch Agents:    [not loaded]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist    [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.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support linkUser Login Items:    iTunesHelper    uTorrent    Dropbox    Spotify    Android File Transfer AgentInternet Plug-ins:    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link    Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9    DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 3rd-Party support link    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link    VLC Plugin: Version: 0.12 3rd-Party support link    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7Safari Extensions:    DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 &lt;video&gt;: Version: 2.1.2.145Audio 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 Internet Plug-ins:    WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link3rd Party Preference Panes:    DivX  3rd-Party support link    Flash Player  3rd-Party support linkOld 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    /Applications/LogMeIn Hamachi        LogMeIn Hamachi:    Version: 2.0.1.50 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link        HamachiUninstaller:    Version: 2.0.1.50 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link        LogMeIn Hamachi Menubar:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link    SLLauncher:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app    SketchUp:    Version: 8.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Applications/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp.app    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office        Microsoft Graph:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Database Utility:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Office Reminders:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Upload Center:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        My Day:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        SyncServicesAgent:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Open XML for Excel:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Database Daemon:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Chart Converter:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Clip Gallery:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011        Microsoft PowerPoint:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Excel:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Outlook:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Word:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        Microsoft Document Connection:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link    Microsoft Language Register:    Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app    Solver:    Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app    Network Recording Player:    Version: 2.2.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link        /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/500/Network Recording Player.app    Microsoft AutoUpdate:    Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.appTime Machine:    Time Machine not configured!Top Processes by CPU:        26%    firefox        12%    mds         4%    coreaudiod         3%    Dropbox         3%    WindowServerTop Processes by Memory:    688 MB    firefox    115 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent    106 MB    Dropbox    61 MB    plugin-container    61 MB    FinderVirtual Memory Information:    233 MB    Free RAM    1.50 GB    Active RAM    1.32 GB    Inactive RAM    970 MB    Wired RAM    2.10 GB    Page-ins    211 MB    Page-outs

benwiggy · Accepted Answer

Running slow, Battery decreasing, heat -- that has all the hallmarks of some process doing hard work, using a lot of CPU.Open Activity Monitor, click on CPU tab. The table should be sorted by CPU % use, but you can click on the clumns to re-sort if necessary. You should be able to see what processes are using lots of CPU.26% is quite high for FireFox, I would have thought. Do you have lots of webpages open? Also, what&#x27;s the ManyCam driver? Do you need that?

OGELTHORPE · Answer

Have you tried a safe boot?http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564Go to System Information&gt;Power and post this from your MBP:Make certain that your power adapter is connected.Ciao.

Lexiepex · Answer

You have enough memory and enough free disk space.But you have counterproductive (at least) software installed:Uninstall ManyCam: http://manycam.com/uninstall/macUninstall Hamachi (Logmein).Take uTorrent out of the LoginItems.I hope you did not use uTorrent to download software, if you did, uninstall that software.

G.H.F · Answer

There is the Power Info.

G.H.F · Answer

I have looked at my CPU and saw that Drop Box was using a good amount so I&#x27;ve removed that. The CPU % for Firefox is sitting around 5-10% when I have just this tab open. I&#x27;ve also removed ManyCam. Thanks,

OGELTHORPE · Answer

Your battery has seen much service but is still functional.  It does no have any bearing on the slow performance of your MBP.  Download istat menus or Bresink Temperature Monitor and post the output when your MBP gets hot:http://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/http://www.bresink.com/osx/TemperatureMonitor.htmlLexSchellings can and will address your MBP performance problems as well as I, if not better.Ciao.

Lexiepex · Answer

Personally I prefer bresink&#x27;s software.I propose to remove all autostarts from SystemPreferences/Users&amp;Groups/LoginItems (with the minus sign underneath).Dropbox is only using memory and cpu when syncing, it is not a bad software at all.As I said in my earlier post:"I hope you did not use uTorrent to download software, if you did, uninstall that software."I would avoid using Torrent apps at all, but in any case never download software with it.Lex.