punchoutkid
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Q: Computer running slower and wondering processes are necessary
Hello guys,
I am having issues with a slow running computer and am seeking help. I have been monitoring my activity monitor when things seem to get slow and it says that 3.98 GB of memory are being used of my 4GB, plus another 4.9 GB in virtual memory, and that's generally when I'm running lean and don't have all that much stuff open at once. My plan is to put more RAM in the computer, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to try and clean some things up and make sure that no unnecessary processes, had found there way on to my computer. I am particularly curious about "kernel_task" which eats up the most memory, but there are so many other smaller ones that I am sure all add up, but I am guessing many are necessary.
I am going to go back through and read some more of the previous questions and threads, but wanted to go ahead and post my report to see if I could get the ball rolling for help.
Thanks in advance for any willingness to help!
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 3, 2014 at 9:26:21 AM EDT
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 10:40:12
Disk Information: ?
ST9500325ASG 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 (289.85 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ?
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.smithmicro.vzwwirelessd.plist Support
[failed] com.torch.update.agent.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Spotify
Spotify
Google Drive
vzwwirelessd
VZAccess Manager
Internet Plug-ins: ?
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.2 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 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
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
24% plugin-container
4% firefox
4% WindowServer
1% sysmond
0% Google Drive
Top Processes by Memory: ?
520 MB plugin-container
451 MB firefox
131 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
98 MB Spotify
82 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ?
38 MB Free RAM
1.47 GB Active RAM
1.44 GB Inactive RAM
1023 MB Wired RAM
597 MB Page-ins
24 MB Page-outs
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Posted on Sep 4, 2014 6:26 AM
