rver2b
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Q: My macbook has gotten dismally slow.  It seems that Apple stores a lot of junk.  Is there a good software for cleaning it and speeding it?  There are certainly several advertised.

How can I clean the junk from my computer?  Is there a good reliable software?  There are plenty advertised.  I'm about ready to shitcan the thing.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Oct 29, 2014 4:47 PM

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 30, 2014 11:41 AM in response to rver2b
    Level 9 (74,160 points)
    iTunes
    Oct 30, 2014 11:41 AM in response to rver2b

    Do not use the cleaning programs. They often delete parts and pieces of the computer system and render the computer inoperable.

     

    Disk Space - Free Up

     

    Disk Space – Free Up (2)

     

    Disk Space - Free Up - Mavericks

     

    Disk Space Filling Up – OmniDiskSweeper

     

    Disk Space Filling Up - WhatSize

     

    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

     

    Try running this program and then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor.  Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read.

     

     

    Etrecheck – System Information

  • by rver2b,

    rver2b rver2b Oct 30, 2014 9:12 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Oct 30, 2014 9:12 PM in response to Eric Root

    EtreCheck version: 2.0.8 (95)

    Report generated October 30, 2014 at 9:04:13 PM MST

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

      MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)

      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

      1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

      4 GB RAM Upgradeable

      BANK 0/DIMM0

      2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

      BANK 1/DIMM0

      2 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: 384 MB

      Color LCD 1440 x 900

      AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB

     

    System Software: ℹ️

      OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 7 days 16:58:47

     

    Disk Information: ℹ️

      TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)

      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 749.30 GB (446.11 GB free)

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

     

      HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N 

     

    USB Information: ℹ️

      Logitech USB Receiver

      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

      Canon iP4800 series

      Western Digital My Passport 07B8 1 TB

      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified

      EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

      My Passport for Mac (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Passport for Mac : 999.83 GB (370.75 GB free)

      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Gatekeeper: ℹ️

      Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

      /Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Spin Doctor.app

      [not loaded] com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) Support

     

      /Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app

      [not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support

     

      /System/Library/Extensions

      [loaded] com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.9) Support

     

      /Users/[redacted]/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS

      [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support

     

    Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

      [running] com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist Support

      [running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist Support

      [running] com.mcafee.menulet.plist Support

      [running] com.mcafee.reporter.plist Support

      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

     

    Launch Daemons: ℹ️

      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

      [invalid?] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanFactory.plist Support

      [invalid?] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist Support

      [running] com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist Support

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

      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

      [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

     

    User Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

      [invalid?] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support

      [invalid?] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist Support

      [invalid?] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

      [running] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist Support

     

    User Login Items: ℹ️

      Boom Application (/Applications/Boom.app)

      iSyncr UNKNOWN (missing value)

      Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)

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

      Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 UNKNOWN (missing value)

      ThinPrint Cloud Printer Connector Application (/Users/[redacted]/Applications/ThinPrint Cloud Printer Connector.app)

      Google Drive UNKNOWN (missing value)

      Dropbox UNKNOWN (missing value)

      ElementsAutoAnalyzer Application (/Applications/Adobe Elements 10 Organizer.app/Contents/ElementsAutoAnalyzer.app)

      ElementsOrganizerSyncAgent Application (/Applications/Adobe Elements 10 Organizer.app/Contents/MacOS/ElementsOrganizerSyncAgent.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

      SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 Support

      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support

      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support

      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support

      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version

     

    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

      Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support

     

    Safari Extensions: ℹ️

      1Password

      SiteAdvisor

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

      Flash Player  Support

      Java  Support

     

    Time Machine: ℹ️

      Skip System Files: NO

      Auto backup: YES

      Destinations:

      My Passport for Mac [Local]

      Total size: 999.83 GB

      Total number of backups: 58

      Oldest backup: 2014-06-03 14:30:38 +0000

      Last backup: 2014-10-31 03:39:44 +0000

      Size of backup disk: Excellent

      Backup size 999.83 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

          12% mds

          6% WindowServer

          2% coreaudiod

          1% Boom

          1% Google Chrome

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

      172 MB firefox

      155 MB Mail

      82 MB Google Chrome

      73 MB Finder

      73 MB WindowServer

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

      27 MB Free RAM

      857 MB Active RAM

      843 MB Inactive RAM

      1.19 GB Wired RAM

      33.16 GB Page-ins

      1.31 GB Page-outs

     

    It looks like maybe the free RAM could be the problem.  If it is, how do I fix it?

  • by Vishal2014,

    Vishal2014 Vishal2014 Oct 31, 2014 1:13 AM in response to rver2b
    Level 2 (202 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 31, 2014 1:13 AM in response to rver2b

    Cleaning the Mac takes lot of time and after that also, it is very hard to find hidden and duplicate files. So, I have tried Stellar SpeedUp Mac software which give good results. You may try it for free.

  • by VikingOSX,

    VikingOSX VikingOSX Oct 31, 2014 3:02 AM in response to rver2b
    Level 7 (21,550 points)
    Mac OS X
    Oct 31, 2014 3:02 AM in response to rver2b

    You Mac has gotton dismally slow because you are running too many applications for your available machine RAM and it is swapping to your boot drive. Remove everything from your login items that you could start manually — when you actually need it. Get rid of the McAfee anti-virus software using the vendors uninstall instructions. OS X comes with built-in protection, and running third party anti-virus software constitutes a large number of system slow down and stability complaints here. You are running two browsers simultaneously — probably with multiple tabs open. A memory killer.

     

    Also, once you have done the cleanup above:

    • Boot into Recovery (command+R) and use Disk Utility to verify/repair file permissions, and then verify/repair (if necessary) your hard drive. Reboot.
    • Boot into Safe Mode
      • Press and hold shift key at boot chime. Release when grey horiziontal progress bar appears
      • At sign-in dialog
        • Once the password is typed, press and hold shift, before clicking the right login arrow. Release the shift key when you have a Finder menubar.
      • Reboot normally

     

    See if this combination of administration activities has improved your MacBook performance.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Oct 31, 2014 9:43 AM in response to rver2b
    Level 9 (74,160 points)
    iTunes
    Oct 31, 2014 9:43 AM in response to rver2b

    The 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum. I now have 6GB installed on a machine supposedly limited to 4 GB.

     

    Crucial

     

    Other World Computing

  • by rver2b,

    rver2b rver2b Oct 31, 2014 10:15 AM in response to VikingOSX
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Oct 31, 2014 10:15 AM in response to VikingOSX

    I am sending this from a different computer.  I tried your steps.  I uninstalled McAfee.  I checked the programs in the dock to make sure they did not start at login.  Normally I don't use two browsers simultaneously, but sometimes I have to.  I booted into Recovery Mode and verified/repaired the permissions.  I did the verify/repair.  It needed repair and hung up and said it could not be repaired. And to save as many files as possible and reformat the disk.  I do have a 750gb time machine disk connected to the system, but I am not sure how to go about it.  I tried to reboot, but it just goes part way through the horizontal bar and the computer shuts down.  Now I can't get on the computer.  What  now?  There is also a program that runs when I turn the computer on and I have to shut it down.  How can I prevent that program  from running.  It is not set to run at login.