Q: Mac very slow, all memory used up....
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Jan 19, 2015 3:28 PMby OGELTHORPE,HelpfulBased on the image that you posted, you have Mavericks or Yosemite OSX installed. First read this Apple support Article.
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201464
The new OSXs use as much RAM as is available. The new parameter is not the amount in use but the 'pressure'. If it is green, it is good. Your image shows green so RAM is not likely your problem.
As a start, download and post an EtreCheck report:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
That may provide some clues.
Ciao.
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Jan 19, 2015 3:44 PMby Brad12887,Thanks, I wasn't aware of the memory pressure. So even though it says it's using all of the RAM, it doesn't necessarily mean I'm running enough programs to actually use all of it?
Anyway, here is the EtreCheck.
Problem description:
Very slow running Mac.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 19, 2015 at 6:39:01 PM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 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
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 326
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 1:42:49
ST9500420ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (373.17 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Mac App Store and identified developers
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.Wireless360Controller (1.0.0d11) [Support]
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.WirelessGamingReceiver (1.0.0d11) [Support]
[not loaded] com.mice.driver.Xbox360Controller (1.0.0d11) [Support]
360ControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/360ControlDaemon
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.logos.LogosIndexer.plist [Support]
[running] com.nchsoftware.expressaccounts.agent.plist [Support]
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
apple-scc-20150115-142845 UNKNOWN (missing value)
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.3r153 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
GameFacePlugin: Version: GameFacePlugin 1.5.3.0 - SDK 10.5 [Support]
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.3f3 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 [Support]
SlingPlayer: Version: Unknown [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
WidevineMediaTransformer: Version: Unknown [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Growl [Support]
Java [Support]
Perian [Support]
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 125.70 GB
Destinations:
MacBook Backups [Local]
Total size: 443.89 GB
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 443.89 GB > (Disk used 125.70 GB X 3)
9% WindowServer
3% NotificationCenter
3% Safari
1% hidd
1% Activity Monitor
142 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
99 MB Safari
99 MB Messages
47 MB syncdefaultsd
47 MB System Events
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
41 MB Free RAM
973 MB Active RAM
945 MB Inactive RAM
1.14 GB Wired RAM
5.06 GB Page-ins
132 MB Page-outs
Jan 19, 2015, 04:57:00 PM Self test - passed
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Jan 19, 2015 3:53 PMby OGELTHORPE,Start with this: Reset the SMC and NVRAM:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063
Then perform a safe boot:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Any change?
Ciao.
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Jan 19, 2015 8:18 PMby Linc Davis,It's best to describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible, rather than what you think is causing it or how you think it should be solved.
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.
