MacBook is running slow and freezing often

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MacBook is running slow and freezing often

Hello there. My 2009 MacBook is running slower and slower, even though half the hard drive is still empty. I ran EtreCheck, and here's what it gave me. Please help?

EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)

Report generated October 20, 2014 4:15:36 PM CDT

Hardware Information:ℹ️

MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)

MacBook - model: MacBook6,1

1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

2 GB RAM

BANK 0/DIMM0

1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Video Information:ℹ️

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800

spdisplays_display_connector

System Software:ℹ️

Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 9 days 4:28:18

Disk Information:ℹ️

TOSHIBA MK2555GSXF disk0 : (232.89 GB)

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

- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

srce mac-a (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.72 GB (116.18 GB free)

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Information:ℹ️

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Broadcom Corp Bluetooth Module

Kernel Extensions:ℹ️

/System/Library/Extensions

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

[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMControl (1.1.7) Support

[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.1.7) Support

[not loaded] com.beceem.BeceemAppleWiMAXAdapter (5.2.d87) Support

[not loaded] com.dymo.usbprinterclassdriver.kext (1.1 - SDK 10.5) Support

[not loaded] com.macally.mutiMouse.MacallyMouseDriver (1.0.0d1) Support

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (2.2.8) Support

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

[not loaded] com.olympus.CamBlockCommandsDeviceUP (1.0.0) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.9.0) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.9.0) Support

[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDevSupport (2.0.6) Support

[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSCSupport (2.0.6) Support

[not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessModem (3.2.6) Support

[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSB (3.0.12) Support

[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSBDev (3.0.12) Support

/System/Library/Extensions/NovatelWireless3G.kext/Contents/Plugins

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (2.2.8) Support

/System/Library/Extensions/SMSIWirelessModem.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessCDC (3.2.6) Support

[not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessSerial (3.2.6) Support

Startup Items:ℹ️

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

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

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

AdobeVersionCue: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCue

Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X

Problem System Launch Daemons:ℹ️

[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist Support

Launch Agents:ℹ️

[running] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist Support

Launch Daemons:ℹ️

[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

[loaded] com.clearwire.cell.mac.roamingclient.connectionmanager.plist Support

[invalid?] com.dymo.pnpd.plist Support

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

User Launch Agents:ℹ️

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

User Login Items:ℹ️

iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)

Stickies Application (/Applications/Stickies.app)

Skype Application (/Applications/Skype.app)

MacallyMouseHelper Application (/Applications/MacallyMouse.app/Contents/Resources/MacallyMouseHelper.app)

Microsoft Word UNKNOWN (missing value)

Internet Plug-ins:ℹ️

DYMO NPAPI Addin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

RhapsodyPlayerEngine: Version: 1.1.0 Support

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11 Support

DYMO Safari Addin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.5 Support

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support

Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support

AdobePDFViewer: Version: Unknown

CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 2.1.0.1 Support

CANONiMAGEGATEWAYLI: Version: 2.1.0.1 Support

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version

Audio Plug-ins:ℹ️

iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6

3rd Party Preference Panes:ℹ️

3ivx MPEG-4 Support

BDSPrefPane Support

Flash Player Support

Flip4Mac WMV Support

Time Machine:ℹ️

Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.

Top Processes by CPU:ℹ️

26% WebProcess

4% Safari

1% WindowServer

1% Microsoft Word

1% mdworker

Top Processes by Memory:ℹ️

481 MB WebProcess

174 MB Safari

73 MB WindowServer

37 MB Scrivener

30 MB mds

Virtual Memory Information:ℹ️

247 MB Free RAM

976 MB Active RAM

224 MB Inactive RAM

432 MB Wired RAM

5.53 GB Page-ins

3.01 GB Page-outs

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 20, 2014 2:26 PM

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Answer 1

spudnuty

Level 5

7,122 points

Oct 20, 2014 5:35 PM in response to quickbread

Try backing up your computer and reinstalling 10.6.X Snow Leopard. Then You can probably tell as soon as you boot from the installer disk is that will help. It will be running better.

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Answer 2

Lexiepex

Level 6

14,102 points

Oct 21, 2014 12:46 AM in response to quickbread

0. Ofcourse you have backups. Backup now.

1. You have very little Ram, so you must be careful of effective use.

This version of Etrecheck is not ideal for SnowLeopard.

Forget about the remark under "Startup Items): this is true only when you are installing Yosemite and later.

As "softener": the User Startup Items list also in Snow Leopard is better empty, especially when you have only 2GB of Ram. Empty the list in SystemPreferences->Users/Accounts->LoginItems with the minus sign underneath. Especially Word. Then restart.

Manually start Apps when you are going to use them, Quit (from the menu) when you are done.

2. You have too many apps that put kexts in. Try to use only software that does not put extensions in.

The Huawei software is killing, uninstall it completely.

Do really need the ZTE drivers? uninstall them, restart and see what you miss.

I would take out the Macally mouse tool also.

The same question for Dymo, SmithMicro and Sierrawireless (use not together),

The Blackberry software is also not my choice, see if you can uninstall it.

I have no experience with Beceem, Clearwire.

You probably don't have the HP printer anymore? delete the ."..HP...plist" in Startupdisk->Library->LaunchAgents.

Restart, empty Trash.

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