I got Memory Clean because it was recommended to me https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/memory-clean/id451444120 though I've never actually used it! I'm surprised to see it running in the background there. You think I should remove it?
Anyway, I switched it off, but it made no difference.
I've tried switching off various things, but with no luck.
Here's the Activity Monitor shortly after boot up
![User uploaded file](https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/536663040)
and here's Etre (the battery cycle count is totally wrong!)
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 18 February 2015 13:07:42 GMT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo (aluminum unibody) (Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Check Battery - Cycle count 559
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
L226W 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Time since boot: 0:8:47
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /Volumes/Macintosh HD : 319.73 GB (68.38 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information: ℹ️
Seagate Expansion Desk 3 TB
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Mouthful 1TB (disk1s2) /Volumes/Mouthful 1TB : 600.59 GB (494.62 GB free)
Lap Boot 3 (disk1s3) / : 499.48 GB (256.65 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk1s4) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Data D (disk1s5) /Volumes/Data D : 500.00 GB (281.33 GB free)
Data E (disk1s6) /Volumes/Data E : 1.00 TB (666.31 GB free)
LB2 Time Machine (disk1s7) /Volumes/LB2 Time Machine : 399.12 GB (238.49 GB free)
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere !
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4228 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.digidesign.fwfamily.driver (7.4.2f1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (8.0.1f1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiIO (8.0.1f1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.mbox2.boot.driver (8.0.1f1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.digidesign.mbox2.driver (8.0.1f1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.7.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.2.4) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.1.2) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7.1) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
Digidesign Mbox 2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Digidesign Mbox 2
DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.trial.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.wacom.pentablet.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Click for support]
[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] bootpickerprefs.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.autodesk.adlm.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.autodesk.backburner_manager.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.autodesk.backburner_server.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.autodesk.backburner_start.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[running] com.autodesk.dl_mpd.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.autodesk.sw_bwmgr.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.autodesk.sw_dbd.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.autodesk.sw_ifffs.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[running] com.autodesk.sw_probed.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.autodesk.sw_server.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.autodesk.sw_start.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.autodesk.wiretapgateway.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.AE.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.stclairsoft.DefaultFolderXAgent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
[failed] PACESupport.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.nero.HSMMonitor.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.redgiantsoftware.updater.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Neu UNKNOWN (missing value)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Default Folder X Helper Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/Default Folder X.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Default Folder X Helper.app)
CopyPaste Pro Application (/Users/[redacted]/Desktop/utils/CopyPaste Pro.app)
CCAAgent UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
WacomNetscape: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.4.1 [Click for support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.3 [Click for support]
WacomSafari: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.50401.0 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 Cannot contact Adobe
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2
Digidesign CoreAudio: Version: 8.0.1 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
PenTablet [Click for support]
Default Folder X [Click for support]
DigidesignMbox2 [Click for support]
Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro [Click for support]
DivX [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
fuse-ext2 [Click for support]
Growl [Click for support]
MacFUSE [Click for support]
NTFS-3G [Click for support]
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Click for support]
Perian [Click for support]
REDcode [Click for support]
WacomTablet [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Lap Boot 3: Disk size: 499.48 GB Disk used: 242.83 GB
Destinations:
LB3 Time Machine [Local]
Total size: 359.87 GB
Total number of backups: 6
Oldest backup: 2015-01-04 03:52:12 +0000
Last backup: 2015-02-15 14:50:06 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 359.87 GB < (Disk used 242.83 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
7% mds_stores
7% WindowServer
4% mds
2% Activity Monitor
1% sysmond
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
266 MB mds_stores
215 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
77 MB Dock
52 MB WindowServer
52 MB Activity Monitor
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
5.65 GB Free RAM
1.45 GB Active RAM
496 MB Inactive RAM
724 MB Wired RAM
373 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Feb 18, 2015, 12:55:31 PM Self test - passed
Thoughts?
Many thanks.