Q: Slow iMac
Hi--I have a 4 year old iMac, running OSX10.9.5, 8 GB RAM, and most if not all process are running slower and slower. I do a lot of work with photos, keep archives on an external HD. As you can see from this EtreCheck file I currently have Lightroom and Photoshop open, but I normally don't have PS open for long, so most of the issues are without PS open. Could someone analyze this file and tell me what you see? Thanks.
Bob
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 18, 2014 at 3:28:09 PM PST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac11,2
1 3.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 5670 - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 2 days 1:35:38
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (214.48 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital My Passport 0748 2 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Photo Main Backup (disk2s2) /Volumes/Photo Main Backup : 2.00 TB (1.50 TB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk3s1 (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine Backups (disk3s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Backups : 4.00 TB (3.02 TB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 Application (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)
Safari Application (/Applications/Safari.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX Application (/Applications/Canon Utilities/IJ Network Scanner Selector EX/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX.app)
WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.3.0 Release - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50917.0 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WebEx: Version: 1.0 Support
rbjninstallplugin_2.7.200.8: Version: rbjninstallplugin 2.7.200.8 - SDK 10.8 Support
rbjnplugin_2.7.200.8: Version: rbjnplugin 2.7.200.8 - SDK 10.8 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
SlickSavings
Ebay Shopping Assistant
Searchme
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Destinations:
Time Machine Backups [Local]
Total size: 4.00 TB
Total number of backups: 84
Oldest backup: 2013-10-10 08:39:31 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-18 22:50:42 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 4.00 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
3% WindowServer
2% Activity Monitor
1% Adobe Photoshop CS5
0% sysmond
0% Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
2.53 GB Adobe Photoshop CS5
447 MB Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
103 MB InterCheck
103 MB Mail
94 MB SophosScanD
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
43 MB Free RAM
2.73 GB Active RAM
2.69 GB Inactive RAM
882 MB Wired RAM
2.83 GB Page-ins
72 MB Page-outs
iPad, 16G Air
Posted on Nov 18, 2014 3:54 PM