2009 MAC running painfully slow even after RAM upgrade to 16 Gb.

I upgraded the RAM from 4 Gb to 16 Gb thinking that was what was causing it to run slowly. I then emptied by Cache Folders to free up even more space. I haven't used my Mac for anything other than normal web browsing, email, and iTunes and yet it continues to get stuck and freeze on the spinning beach ball for extended periods of time. Any ideas?

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Oct 8, 2014 8:56 AM

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Oct 8, 2014 10:20 AM in response to rkaufmann87

EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)

Report generated October 8, 2014 at 10:18:46 AM MST


Hardware Information: ?

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)

iMac - model: iMac10,1

1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

16 GB RAM


Video Information: ?

NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB

iMac 1920 x 1080


System Software: ?

OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 1:32:10


Disk Information: ?

Hitachi HDT721050SLA360 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 (251.69 GB free)

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


PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTS09


USB Information: ?

Western Digital My Book 1140 3 TB

S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

External HD (disk1s2) /Volumes/External HD: 3 TB (2.27 TB free)

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Fitbit Inc. Fitbit Base Station

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller


Gatekeeper: ?

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions: ?

[not loaded] com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.0) Support

[not loaded] com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) Support

[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) Support

[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) Support

[loaded] foo.tap (1.0) Support

[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) Support


Startup Items: ?

tap: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tap

tun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tun


Launch Daemons: ?

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

[running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist Support

[not loaded] com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist Support

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support

[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support

[running] pcloudd.plist Support


Launch Agents: ?

[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist Support

[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist Support

[running] com.nike.nikeplusconnect.plist Support

[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support


User Launch Agents: ?

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

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support

[running] com.mlbam.nexdef.plist Support


User Login Items: ?

iTunesHelper

TimehopSync

Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper

Downloads

BlackBerry Device Manager

HP Product Research


Internet Plug-ins: ?

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.5.4 Support

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50917.0 Support

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0


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 ?

fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: (null) Support


3rd Party Preference Panes: ?

Flash Player Support

Flip4Mac WMV Support

GoPro Support


Time Machine: ?

Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU: ?

4% Timehop Sync

2% WindowServer

1% Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper

0% fontd

0% BBLaunchAgent


Top Processes by Memory: ?

115 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking

115 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent

115 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

115 MB Safari

66 MB softwareupdated


Virtual Memory Information: ?

4.29 GB Free RAM

1.85 GB Active RAM

8.73 GB Inactive RAM

897 MB Wired RAM

361 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

Oct 8, 2014 10:30 AM in response to rcesaitis

OK,


Here is the problem, you installed.CleanMyMac2, this is considered malware for OS X and you will need to uninstall it. I'm not an expert on how to uninstall it however Linc Davis is. I would recommend searching for one of Linc's recent posts regarding the correct steps for uninstalling it.


OS X is NOT like MS Windows that relies on third party apps to run well. If you simply run Software Update and install all the recommended updates OS X generally rewards users with years of trouble free service. DO NOT install antivirus apps, cleaning apps, or any other "help" apps!!!

Oct 8, 2014 11:29 AM in response to rcesaitis

Download and run it again. Another possible way is the following: download and run Find Any File to search for any files with "the application's' name" and the "developer's name" in the file name. For example for CleanMyMac2 you'd do 2 searches:

1 - Name contains "cleanmymac2"

2 - Name contains "macpaw".


Any files that are found can be dragged from the search results window to the Desktop for deletion.


FAF can search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, system folders and packages.

Oct 8, 2014 12:12 PM in response to rkaufmann87

Current report:


EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)

Report generated October 8, 2014 at 12:10:50 PM MST


Hardware Information: ?

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)

iMac - model: iMac10,1

1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

16 GB RAM


Video Information: ?

NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB

iMac 1920 x 1080


System Software: ?

OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0 days 0:22:0


Disk Information: ?

Hitachi HDT721050SLA360 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 (251.99 GB free)

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


PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTS09


USB Information: ?

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Western Digital My Book 1140 3 TB

S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

External HD (disk1s2) /Volumes/External HD: 3 TB (2.27 TB free)

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Fitbit Inc. Fitbit Base Station

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Gatekeeper: ?

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions: ?

[not loaded] com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.0) Support

[not loaded] com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) Support

[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) Support

[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) Support

[loaded] foo.tap (1.0) Support

[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) Support


Startup Items: ?

tap: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tap

tun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tun


Launch Daemons: ?

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

[running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist Support

[not loaded] com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist Support

[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support

[running] pcloudd.plist Support


Launch Agents: ?

[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist Support

[running] com.nike.nikeplusconnect.plist Support

[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support


User Launch Agents: ?

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

[running] com.mlbam.nexdef.plist Support


User Login Items: ?

iTunesHelper

TimehopSync

Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper

Downloads

BlackBerry Device Manager

HP Product Research


Internet Plug-ins: ?

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.5.4 Support

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50917.0 Support

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0


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 ?

fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: (null) Support


3rd Party Preference Panes: ?

Flash Player Support

Flip4Mac WMV Support

GoPro Support


Time Machine: ?

Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU: ?

4% Timehop Sync

2% WindowServer

1% Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper

1% fontd

0% mds


Top Processes by Memory: ?

164 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

82 MB mds_stores

66 MB Finder

66 MB com.apple.iTunesLibraryService

66 MB WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information: ?

11.09 GB Free RAM

1.57 GB Active RAM

2.13 GB Inactive RAM

975 MB Wired RAM

348 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

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