My mac is running slow..please help

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SergeVisser Author

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My mac is running slow..please help

Here is the report:

EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated 9 Jun 2014 23:36:48 GMT+2

Hardware Information:

MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)

MacBook - model: MacBook6,1

1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

2 GB RAM

Video Information:

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

System Software:

OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 0:40:16

Disk Information:

Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250,06 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249,2 GB (156,47 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Gatekeeper:

Anywhere

Kernel Extensions:

[not loaded] com.Huawei.driver.HuaweiDataCardDriver (4.0.3) Support

[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMControl (1.2.1) Support

[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.2.1) Support

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (2.2.9) Support

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (2.2.9) Support

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (1.2) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.11.0) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.11.0) Support

Startup Items:

GT Network Tuning: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/GT Network Tuning

NMPCCardDaemonVMC: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/NMPCCardDaemonVMC

NMPPPMonitor: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/NMPPPMonitor

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

[running] com.digitalpoint.phonehome.plist Support

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support

Launch Agents:

[failed] cn.com.zte.usbswapper.plist Support

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support

[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support

[not loaded] de.novamedia.NovamediaDiskSupressor.plist Support

[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist Support

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist Support

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist Support

[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support

[failed] com.veoh.webplayer.startup.plist Support

User Login Items:

Spotify

AdobeResourceSynchronizer

Dropbox

Google Chrome

Internet Plug-ins:

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 Support

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support

DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.0 Support

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 Support

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support

Becon: Version: (null) - SDK 10.7 Support

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version

Safari Extensions:

LastPass: Version: 3.1.21

Facebook Photo Zoom: Version: 1.1206.11.1

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

User iTunes Plug-ins:

TuneUp Visualizer: Version: (null) Support

User Internet Plug-ins:

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.79 Support

3rd Party Preference Panes:

DivX Support

Flash Player Support

Java Support

MacFUSE Support

Perian Support

Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

3% WindowServer

2% hidd

0% fontd

0% Dropbox

0% aosnotifyd

Top Processes by Memory:

94 MB Google Chrome

37 MB WindowServer

35 MB Finder

32 MB Google Chrome Helper

27 MB Spotify

Virtual Memory Information:

227 MB Free RAM

618 MB Active RAM

315 MB Inactive RAM

317 MB Wired RAM

945 MB Page-ins

312 MB Page-outs

Can someone help

Txxxxx

MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)

Posted on Jun 9, 2014 2:58 PM

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Answer 1

John Galt

Level 10

156,206 points

Jun 9, 2014 3:26 PM in response to SergeVisser

If you have a backup that you created prior to using CleanMyMac, now is the time to use it. For Time Machine, boot OS X Recovery, and at the Mac OS X Utilities screen, choose Restore from Time Machine Backup. Choose a date preceding the installation of CleanMyMac.

If you do not have a backup, create one now, verify that it is a viable backup of your essential software and files, then erase your Mac completely, reinstall OS X and your essential software. When you reinstall your essential software, you must do so from their original sources, not from a backup that may have been corrupted.

Using CleanMyMac2 to remove files and components of files it considers "junk" will corrupt a Mac. Nothing less than erasing your Mac and rebuilding it from the ground up will undo the effects of having used it, and its developer's instructions for uninstalling it are not completely effective.

I know no other way to recover from having used it other than these recommendations.

After reinstalling OS X and your essential software, invest in more memory. Your Mac can address as much as 8 GB. Mavericks will run in 2 GB but you are not likely to consider its performance acceptable. Consider 4 GB a more realistic minimum.

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Answer 2

Lexiepex

Level 6

14,108 points

Jun 10, 2014 3:06 AM in response to SergeVisser

It may be that you used CleanMyMac only to clean caches. In that case it is possible that it did not harm the system (although cleaning caches is counterproductive, it is not really harmful normally). All other actions with CMM are disastrous.

If you have ever used a keygenerator for some software (for example Adobe) or a torrent downloaded software, that would be another reason for a clean installation.

And you need at least 4GB ram, considering the low prices for your model I suggest to install 2x4GB.

Whether you choose to start 'met een schone lei' (@John: this is dutch, meaning 'a clean installation') or clean the system as is, is your choice.

When choosing what not to have installed, I propose not to install

-CleanMyMac (of course)

-any Huawei drivers

-Java (sort of built-in already in Mavericks)

-Macfuse

-Chrome: if you want another browser than Ssfari, use Firefox or Opera, both very fast but not leaky and unsecure as Chrome

-Simble

-AdobeResourceSynchroniser

-I don't feel strongly about veoh webplayer...

-I am not absolutely sure that you need windows keyboard drivers (zte) to use that keyboard.

Then I propose to remove all items from SystemPreferences->Users&Groups->LoginItems, use the minus sign for that, start apps when you need them and quit them when you stop using them. The only one that must be in there is the IJscanner driver when you have a wireless canon printer/scanner.

Lex

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