Q: macbook pro os x running slow - what can i do before buying more RAM?

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KaitlinT

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Q: 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