Adobe Creative Cloud user with constant spinning wheel of annoyance. I've ran EtreCheck and have outcome.
3GB RAM is in red. Do I just need to install more RAM? If so, please advise. Thank you in advance.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Post the EtreCheck report please.
See:
Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
How to Speed up Macs,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
Mac troubleshooting: What to do when your computer is too slow,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X,
Five Mac maintenance myths and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for information.
EtreCheck below. Hearing upgrading the Hard Drive may be one solution.
Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch Mid 2007)
iMac - model: iMac7,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
3 GB RAM
Video Information:
ATI,RadeonHD2600 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 1 day 2:59:42
Disk Information:
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 disk0 : (298.09 GB)
(null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
Simply Art (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 297.77 GB (216.48 GB free)
USB Information:
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
LaCie LaCie HD Drive 232.89 GB
(null) (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
(null) (disk2s2) <not mounted>: 64 KB
(null) (disk2s3) <not mounted>: 64 KB
(null) (disk2s4) <not mounted>: 112 KB
2006-2009 Simply Smashing Arhive (disk2s6) /Volumes/2006-2009 Simply Smashing Arhive: 232.89 GB (65.8 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 7.45 GB
SIMPLY ART (disk1s1) /Volumes/SIMPLY ART 1: 7.45 GB (7.24 GB free)
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.Immersion.driver.ImmersionForceFeedback (1.0.7) Support
[not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard6280ATA (1.0.5) Support
[not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard62xxM (2.0.6) Support
[not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard67162 (2.0.3) Support
[not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard671xSCSI (2.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard6885M (2.0.6) Support
[not loaded] com.acard.driver.ACard68xxM (2.0.5) Support
[not loaded] com.logitech.driver.LogitechForceFeedback (1.0.3) Support
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.5.1) Support
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.5.1) Support
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.5.1) Support
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.5.1) Support
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.1.0) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.suhelperd.plist
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist Support
Problem System Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[running] com.aladdin.aksusbd.plist Support
[failed] PACESupport.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[running] com.canon.MFManager.plist Support
[running] com.extensis.FMCore.plist Support
[running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items:
GrowlMenu
QuickPopup
Simply Art Data
Suitcase Fusion 5
HP Product Research
HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
WacomSafari: Version: (null) Support
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.3.7 Support
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
StuffIt AVR Support
WacomTablet Support
Top Processes by CPU:
4% Safari
3% WindowServer
2% WebProcess
2% Adobe Photoshop CC
1% QuickPopup
Top Processes by Memory:
488 MB Adobe Illustrator
464 MB Adobe Photoshop CC
138 MB Mail
126 MB WebProcess
77 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information:
132 MB Free RAM
1.79 GB Active RAM
836 MB Inactive RAM
267 MB Wired RAM
2.00 GB Page-ins
329 MB Page-outs
SimplyArt,
The only obvious thing I notice is your machine is extremely low on RAM. 3GB is not very much RAM, I suggest upgrading to 6GB which is the maximum a 2007 iMac can accomodate. When I had a 2007 iMac I maxed mine out to 6GB and it regained some performance. You can buy a 6GB kit from OWC (www.macsales.com) or a 2 x 1 GB and 4 x 1 GB DIMM from Crucial.
I'll be bringing it to our local iGeek to get a cost maxing out upgrading vs. purchasing a new one. I've got one nerve left and my iMacs on it! Thanks for your feedback 😎
If you are considering a new imac look at Apple's online iMacs on their online store. Excellent value and no down side whatsoever. Many of the users on these forums use them for just that reason. If you are in the US the link is:
You might want to consider rkaufmann87 suggestion about buying RAM from OWC and installing it yourself. There are on-line instructions at the web site and iMac RAM is easy to replace/add. Much less e3xpensive than taking it to a technician.
A local Mac user took his iMac 7 to our local guy and he replaced the hard drive for a reasonable fee. I was going to have him review mine for best options. Replacing the hd resolved his constant wheel spin. (I'm assuming the hd was updated). Thanks for all your suggestions. I've added RAM before by myself in an old Apple tower. What's crazy is our company's PC's are all taking a dive at the same time our macs are. Trying to decypher all these scenarios are driving me out to the garden. Happy Sunday!
Why is my iMac running so slow?
