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Q: Very Slow Macbook : Sudden

Dear Friends,

 

I have encountered a very slow macbook pro performance since last one week. I did run the report EtreCheck

 

EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)

Report generated 23 December 2014 20:16:22 GMT

 

Hardware Information: ℹ️

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

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM

        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 1280 x 800

 

System Software: ℹ️

    OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 10 days 1:58:27

 

Disk Information: ℹ️

    Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (50.28 GB free)

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

 

    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 

 

USB Information: ℹ️

    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

 

Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

 

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

    Mac App Store and identified developers

 

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [loaded]    com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (2 - SDK 10.7) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.7 - SDK 10.7) [Support]

 

Startup Items: ℹ️

    MobileBrServ: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ

    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

 

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

    [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist

 

Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [loaded]    com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Support]

    [loaded]    com.divx.update.agent.plist [Support]

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

    [running]    com.hp.devicemonitor.plist [Support]

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

    [running]    com.localphone.postlogon.VoIP.plist [Support]

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

    [invalid?]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Support]

    [invalid?]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Support]

    [running]    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Support]

 

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

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

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

    [running]    com.localphone.daemon.VoIP.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]

    [loaded]    com.squirrels.kextinstaller.plist [Support]

    [invalid?]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Support]

 

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

    [loaded]    com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Support]

    [loaded]    com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]

 

User Login Items: ℹ️

    Steam    UNKNOWN (missing value)

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

    Spotify    Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)

    Autodesk 360    Application (/Applications/Autodesk/Autodesk 360.app)

 

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Support]

    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

    DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Support]

    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

    Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235

    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8

    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]

    GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.3.0 Release - SDK 10.6 [Support]

    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 [Support]

    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version

 

User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Support]

    OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

    Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Support]

 

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

    DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video> [Installed]

 

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

    DivX  [Support]

    Flash Player  [Support]

    Java  [Support]

 

Time Machine: ℹ️

    Time Machine not configured!

 

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

        24%    mds

         9%    WindowServer

         1%    LpPjPhoneDaemon

         1%    coreaudiod

         1%    hidd

 

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

    223 MB    Google Chrome

    61 MB    Google Chrome Helper

    56 MB    mds_stores

    51 MB    WindowServer

    35 MB    mds

 

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

    1.13 GB    Free RAM

    1.00 GB    Active RAM

    479 MB    Inactive RAM

    1.21 GB    Wired RAM

    30.95 GB    Page-ins

    1.72 GB    Page-outs

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Dec 23, 2014 12:29 PM

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  • by CellarDwellr,Helpful

    CellarDwellr CellarDwellr Dec 23, 2014 12:45 PM in response to poliputta
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    Dec 23, 2014 12:45 PM in response to poliputta

    Hello! Do you actually use DIVX? If not, remove it from your Mac. It's known to be a buggy application and even though there's nothing wrong with DIVX itself it has become a platform for malicious pushers of adware and malware to sneak stuff onto your computer while installing. If you carefully installed the official DIVX nothing should be wrong.

     

    Below are extra steps in case DIVX isn't the solution:

     

    The goal here is to boot your Mac to the so-called Recovery partition where you’ll have a chance to repair the disk and the disk permissions using the Disk Utility and Password Utility. This might solve your issue and even if it doesn’t- it’s still a decent maintenance step to perform. These steps won’t erase your data or reinstall your Mac in any way if you follow instructions carefully.

     

    Here’s how:

     

    1/ Make sure your computer is completely shut down.

     

    2/ You’ll have to be quick next: Press the Mac’s power button. As soon as you either hear the loud chime, or see the display light up - usually after a second or 2 - on your keyboard press [cmd] + [r] Keep these keys on your keyboard pressed until you either see an Apple Logo with a loading bar or a spinning gear.

     

    After a few minutes, you’ll be presented with a Utilities screen. This is the Recovery partition. If this step is already giving you problems, try using a USB-keyboard. It doesn’t have to be an Apple-keyboard. If you have a Windows-tailored keyboard laying around, use the “Windows-flag” key in stead of the [cmd]-key and it should also work.

     

    3/ Choose Disk Utility and click [continue]

    Disk Utility will display your computer’s harddrive in the left column. The default name for it is “Macintosh HD” and is usually the second one from the top. Click on it and click on the [verify disk] button. This will check your “Macintosh HD” harddrive partition for errors. If found, click [repair disk]  unless you have a Fusion drive in your Mac and it says [fix] instead of [repair disk] please tell us before you continue! For a screenshot of what I mean, check this article from Apple: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202574

     

    4/ Once done with the verifying or repairing of your “Macintosh HD” click [repair disk permissions]

    This will check your partition for permissions errors. A common myth about this feature is that it will fix all permissions issues on your Mac, which is not true, but it will fix most systemwide issues. Also, here is a list of error messages that you can safely ignore if they pop up:

    http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203172

     

    5/ Lastly we shall do a permissions/Access Control List repair on specifically your user’s home folder with a somewhat hidden tool in the Recovery partition. Close Disk Utility and find the menu called “utilities” in the top left corner of your computer’s display. It’s in between the menus “edit” and “window” Don’t be confused with the menu called “os x utilities” 

    Choose Terminal. A somewhat old-fashioned looking window will pop up, waiting for a text command from you. This is the Terminal.

    After the # type: resetpassword and press return. Note that there is no space between ‘reset’ and ‘password’ 

     

    What you’ll see next is an rectangular window that gives you the option to reset passwords. We are not going to that, however. Instead, click on “Macintosh HD” at the top. In the pull-down menu below that, choose your user's accountname. Skip all the rest and at the very bottom click the [reset]-button.

    A spinning gear will appear and may stay on for a second or several minutes. It’s hard to predict exactly how long.

    If you have multiple users on your Mac, I advise you to repeat this step for all your users.

     

    We’re ready to reboot your Mac now. Click on the Apple Menu and choose “startup disk” Choose to boot from “Macintosh HD” Please let us know if this solved your issue, or if the steps above did not work, or could not be performed for some reason.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Dec 23, 2014 3:25 PM in response to poliputta
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    Dec 23, 2014 3:25 PM in response to poliputta

    Please describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The "etrecheck" fad hasn't made that step any less necessary. The usual results of posting etrecheck output on this site without a full description of the problem are very poor.

    The many "failed" or "killed" warnings that etrecheck sometimes spews are not a reason to reinstall the OS.

    The better your description of the problem, 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? What changes did you make, if any, just before it became slow? 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.

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Dec 23, 2014 3:58 PM in response to poliputta
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    Mac OS X
    Dec 23, 2014 3:58 PM in response to poliputta

    The definition of a FAD in the resident Apple dictionary is as follows:

     

    "an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, esp. one that is short-lived and without basis in the object's qualities; a craze"

     

    The Etrecheck report does not fit that criteria.  It contains a large quantity of accurate information on a given Mac which often can provide valuable information towards solving problems.  It allows inspection of various hardware and software components that often eliminates much information gathering, reducing correspondence and thus can speed up the problem resolution process.  To disparage it is in error.

     

    It simply is a valuable tool that often can be used to advantage when the need arises.  If one feels that it does not suit their methodology of problem solving, then certainly that is their choice and can proceed accordingly.

     

    HOWEVER A FAD IT IS NOT.  That is a total misuse of the word.

     

    Ciao.

     

    Note:  The above is not copyrited and anyone may use any in part or the whole of the above without any attribution.