etrecheck First time using it?

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I&#x27;ve been noticing my mac running slow and I decided to run an etrecheck on it after snooping around the boards and seeing what to do about it. Can anyone tell me what all of this information means.. (more specifically if my etre check came back with any problems?) Thanks!Problem description:Slow macbook pro (2013)EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)Report generated February 7, 2015 at 10:36:34 PM CSTDownload EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheckClick the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.Hardware Information: ℹ️    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core    4 GB RAM Upgradeable        BANK 0/DIMM0            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok        BANK 1/DIMM0            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 319Video Information: ℹ️    Intel HD Graphics 4000        Color LCD 1280 x 800System Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 7 days 6:9:51Disk Information: ℹ️    APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (421.91 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB     MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8  USB Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busGatekeeper: ℹ️    Mac App Store and identified developersProblem System Launch Agents: ℹ️    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist    [killed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist    [killed]    com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist    3 processes killed due to memory pressureProblem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist    [killed]    com.apple.findmymac.plist    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist    [failed]    com.apple.loginwindow.LFVTracer.plist [Click for details]    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist    [killed]    com.apple.xpc.smd.plist    5 processes killed due to memory pressureLaunch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.divx.update.agent.plist [Click for support]    [unknown]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]Launch Daemons: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]    [unknown]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]User Launch Agents: ℹ️    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)    Spotify    Application  (/Applications/Spotify.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.4.1250 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.03 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Skip System Files: NO    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 77.34 GB    Destinations:        TOSHIBA EXT [Local]         Total size: 499.76 GB         Total number of backups: 2         Oldest backup: 2014-10-21 01:08:29 +0000         Last backup: 2015-01-27 04:39:22 +0000         Size of backup disk: Adequate            Backup size 499.76 GB &gt; (Disk used 77.34 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️        19%    mds         5%    plugin-container         4%    WindowServer         1%    firefox         0%    SpotifyTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    434 MB    firefox    176 MB    plugin-container    107 MB    softwareupdated    94 MB    iTunes    73 MB    MailVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    46 MB    Free RAM    1.50 GB    Active RAM    1.42 GB    Inactive RAM    742 MB    Wired RAM    18.99 GB    Page-ins    2.01 GB    Page-outsDiagnostics Information: ℹ️    Feb 7, 2015, 07:47:44 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/LegacyFileVaultMessageTracer_2015-02-07-194744_ [redacted].crash

Kappy · Answer

Insufficient memory for concurrently running processes. Kill Spotify and DivX. Add more RAM to the machine.

Allan Eckert · Answer

In addition to what Kappy said you might want to consider rebooting your Mac daily until you are able to upgrade the RAM.

smitchell139 · Answer

Is my RAM incredibly low? How does it get low?

Kappy · Answer

By running software concurrently that is using up the physical memory that in turn requires the system to use disk space are virtual memory. The latter is much slower thus causing the machine to run slower.

Linc Davis · Answer

When the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.   These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.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 and start typing the name.The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn&#x27;t, select          SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messagesfrom the log list on the left. If you don&#x27;t see that list, select          View ▹ Show Log Listfrom the menu bar at the top of the screen.Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.Copy the messages 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 it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.Please don&#x27;t indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.Please don&#x27;t post screenshots of log messages—post the text.Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.