macbook pro os x running slow - what can i do before buying more RAM?
My macbook is only a year old, I don't think I run too many apps and I have plenty of space on the hard drive but it has been running slow. It does look like my memory is very low, but wondering if there is anything I can do to reduce the amount of memory my computer is using before I buy more RAM.
Here is a system report from EtreCheck:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated 23 August 2014 5:48:44 pm AEST
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 10 days 23:11:53
Disk Information: ?
APPLE HDD ST500LM012 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (340.18 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 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
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB-64HP (1.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.13) Support
[not loaded] com.zg.driver.ZGUSBMassStorageFilter (1.8) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
[failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[failed] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
[running] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
WDDriveUtilityHelper
WDSecurityHelper
Google Chrome
Spotify
Internet Plug-ins: ?
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
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 Internet Plug-ins ?
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ?
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 148.14 GB
Destinations:
My Passport Studio [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 931.36 GB
Total number of backups: 5
Oldest backup: 2014-03-20 13:29:46 +0000
Last backup: 2014-08-21 03:42:57 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 931.36 GB > (Disk used 148.14 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
16% Google Chrome
7% WindowServer
2% sysmond
1% hidd
1% securityd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
266 MB Mail
165 MB Finder
111 MB Google Chrome
57 MB mds_stores
53 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information: ?
15 MB Free RAM
1.09 GB Active RAM
1.09 GB Inactive RAM
800 MB Wired RAM
61.36 GB Page-ins
2.31 GB Page-outs
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
