My MBP has become unbearably slow after upgrading to OS X Yosemite.

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My MBP has become unbearably slow after upgrading to OS X Yosemite.

My MBP has become unbearably slow after upgrading to OS X Yosemite. I have deleted some programmes that I do not need and browsed the web for solutions in vain. It is a MBP from late 2011, i5 processor with 8 GB RAM. I ran an EtreCheck and the information is displayed below. Any sort of help on this would be much appreicated.

Thanks,

Hummerville

EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)

Report generated 27 Oct 2014 09:19:54 CET

Hardware Information: ℹ️

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

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

Video Information: ℹ️

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800

System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:59:41

Disk Information: ℹ️

ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500,11 GB)

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

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (47.36 GB free)

Encrypted AES-XTS UnlockedConverting

Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H

USB Information: ℹ️

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.18) Support

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.2.18) Support

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.2.18) Support

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.18) Support

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.3.1) Support

[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.3.1) Support

/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/Internet Everywhere.app

[not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriver64 (1.00) Support

[not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriverType05 (1.02) Support

[not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData (1.03) Support

[not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData64 (1.00) Support

[not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData_MO (1.03) Support

[not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData_MO64 (1.00) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1045 (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1045ACMControl (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1045ACMData (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1045ECMControl (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1045ECMData (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1045ModeChange (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1045WCM (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1060 (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1060ACMControl (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1060ACMData (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1060ECMControl (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1060ECMData (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1060ModeChange (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.icera.zte.orange.ICZteOrangeUSBCDC1060WCM (1039.52.57) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.Option72 (2.17.0) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionHS (3.33.0) Support

[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.25.0) Support

/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/VyprVPN.app

[not loaded] foo.tap (1.0) Support

[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) Support

Startup Items: ℹ️

HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect

VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox

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

Launch Agents: ℹ️

[invalid?] cn.com.zte.usbswapper.plist Support

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support

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

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[running] cn.com.zte.PPPMonitor.plist Support

[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support

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

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

[loaded] com.vyprvpn.authorization.plist Support

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

[invalid?] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

[invalid?] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support

[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support

[invalid?] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support

User Login Items: ℹ️

iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)

vyprvpn Application (/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/VyprVPN.app)

Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

nplastpass: Version: 3.1.21 Support

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

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

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version

User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support

Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

GoPhoto.it

Searchme

LastPass

Amazon Shopping Assistant

Ebay Shopping Assistant

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Flash Player Support

Growl Support

Time Machine: ℹ️

Skip System Files: NO

Auto backup: YES

Destinations:

TRANSCEND [Local]

Total size: 319.73 GB

Total number of backups: 0

Oldest backup: -

Last backup: -

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 319.73 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

43% firefox

18% WindowServer

9% mds

2% Google Chrome

1% loginwindow

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

498 MB loginwindow

308 MB firefox

215 MB Finder

163 MB Google Chrome

129 MB Google Chrome Helper

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

1.24 GB Free RAM

3.59 GB Active RAM

2.28 GB Inactive RAM

1.48 GB Wired RAM

2.44 GB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Oct 27, 2014 1:52 AM

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Answer 1

Linc Davis

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Oct 27, 2014 12:09 PM in response to Hummerville

Please describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The "etrecheck" fad hasn't made that step any less necessary. The better your description, the better the chance of a solution.

For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? Have you seen any alerts or error messages? Have you done anything to try to fix it? Most importantly, do you have a current backup of all data? If the answer to the last question is "no," back up now. Ask if you need guidance. Do nothing else until you have a backup.

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Answer 2

Eric Root

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Oct 27, 2014 12:30 PM in response to Hummerville

Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite

Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes

Performance Guide

Why is my computer slow

Why your Mac runs slower than it should

Slow Mac After Mavericks

Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy

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Answer 3

Hummerville Author

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Oct 27, 2014 12:55 PM in response to Linc Davis

Thank you Linc Davis! The computer takes longer to load upon turning it on. The comes the case of the browsers. I have tried with Firefox, Safari and Chrome and pages take a while to load. Switching between tabs is also slow as well as typing. Furthermore, watching videos on VLS is almost impossible. I have done a backup of all data, deleted some old programmes as well as one I don't really need, created space on the hard disk and emptied my trash but today is the fourth day and it is still crawling.

Thanks Eric for the links. I will take a look at them now.

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Answer 4

Linc Davis

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Oct 27, 2014 1:37 PM in response to Hummerville

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:

☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.

The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select

SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages

from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

View ▹ Show Log List

from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take one of the actions that you're having trouble with. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.

The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.

Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.

Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

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Answer 5

Hummerville Author

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Oct 27, 2014 7:54 PM in response to Linc Davis

I followed the steps you provided and this is a sample of some of actions I am having trouble with. I hope they make sense to you. Once again, your help is much appreciated.

28/10/14 03:51:37,000 kernel[0]: CoreStorageLogical::resumeBackgroundTransform: thread already running

28/10/14 03:52:01,736 corestoraged[132]: 0x7fff7b0ac300 resumeBackgroundConversion: background conversion started/resumed for lv EDE5670C-D806-4F6B-AD1D-AE00C4C1622C.

28/10/14 03:52:15,014 hidd[72]: IOHIDEventQueue unable to get policy for event of type 11. (e00002e8)

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Answer 6

Linc Davis

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Oct 27, 2014 8:24 PM in response to Hummerville

When you upgraded to Yosemite, did you activate FileVault?

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Answer 7

Hummerville Author

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Oct 28, 2014 12:14 AM in response to Linc Davis

Yes I did.

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Answer 8

Hummerville Author

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Oct 28, 2014 6:03 AM in response to Linc Davis

Yes I did. I also checked and I think FileVault is the culprit. It is still encrypting and by the look of things, it has gotten stuck about 70% through and I have been monitoring it now for about six hours.

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Answer 9

Linc Davis

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Oct 28, 2014 7:48 AM in response to Hummerville

This procedure is a diagnostic test. It makes no changes to your data.

Please triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:

{ diskutil list; echo; diskutil cs list; } | pbcopy

Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.

Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:

☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)

☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.

Paste into the Terminal window by pressing the key combination command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.

Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear below what you entered.

The output of the command will be automatically copied to the Clipboard. If the command produced no output, the Clipboard will be empty. Paste into a reply to this message.

The Terminal window doesn't show the output. Please don't copy anything from there.

If any personal information appears in the output, anonymize before posting, but don’t remove the context.

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Answer 10

Oct 28, 2014 8:34 AM in response to Hummerville

Try turning off iCloud in system preferences. This worked for me. I was having the same problem. I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)

Good Luck.

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Answer 11

Hummerville Author

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Nov 24, 2014 1:28 PM in response to Linc Davis

Hello, sorry for the very late response. I was away for a few weeks holiday and far from the worries of a slow computer. I came back and decided to stop encryption and as soon as FileVault started decrypting, everything returned to normal. Thank you very much for the support and I hope nothing like this happens again.

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