Host of problems - is the HD failing?
I have an iMac Mid 2010, 3.06 GHz i3, 8 GB 1333 MHz. Running Yosemite.
Since I installed Yosemite I have been having a HOST of problems. The most significant being a Sleep Wake issue - the computer will not wake up from sleep or just hangs forever in some kind of sleep purgatory. I have reset the PRAM to try to fix that to no avail. I also turned the computer sleep to never. Still doing it.
So I am having to restart with the power button on a regular basis. No bueno. Then I get to watch it start up. FOREVER. My Outlook crashes at least once a day, often more. Probably would be even more if I didn't have to restart the computer so frequently. The whole system is working slowly generally. And for a long time - before Yosemite - I have been having flash issues. Videos play for a few seconds and then hang buffering forever. I can't watch videos at all.
Then, just today, my computer just started freezing in the middle of using it. The mouse will move the cursor around the screen but I cannot select anything and option command esc will not pull up the force quit screen.
I regularly verify and repair disk permissions.
I'm no Mac genius and I don't know what else to do!! Is this a sign that my hard drive is failing? Are these all symptoms of one issue or is it a bunch of things I need to address?
TIA!
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EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated February 25, 2015 at 9:35:25 AM CST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac11,2
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
Empty
BANK 1/DIMM0
Empty
BANK 0/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
4 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 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 0:28:18
Disk Information: ℹ️
SAMSUNG HD502HJ disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (293.34 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
Western Digital My Book 1110 999.5 GB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine : 600.94 GB (216.28 GB free)
Storage (disk1s3) /Volumes/Storage : 398.08 GB (213.44 GB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
EDGE Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart (2.0.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart (2.0.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart (2.0.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.palm.ClassicNotSeizeDriver (3.2.1) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.shell.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.iLike.Agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Disk Image UNKNOWN (missing value)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Monitor Application Hidden (/Applications/LeapFrogConnect.app/Contents/Monitor.app)
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 Application Hidden (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)
Garmin ANT Agent Application (/Applications/Garmin ANT Agent.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Microsoft Database Daemon Application (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
NPDjVu: Version: 6.1.2 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 [Click for support]
PrintDialogExt: Version: 6.1.1 [Click for support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101736: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60831.0 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 [Click for support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.9 - SDK 10.5 [Click for support]
GarminGpsControl: Version: 3.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 75 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]
WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
User iTunes Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flash Player: Version: 9.0.159.0 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: YES - System files not being backed up
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 205.91 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine [Local]
Total size: 600.94 GB
Total number of backups: 29
Oldest backup: 2015-02-02 17:41:21 +0000
Last backup: 2015-02-25 14:09:10 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 600.94 GB < (Disk used 205.91 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
10% Microsoft Outlook
4% WindowServer
0% Google Drive
0% Creative Cloud
0% com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
378 MB firefox
206 MB mds_stores
155 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
94 MB Microsoft Excel
86 MB Creative Cloud
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
2.75 GB Free RAM
4.06 GB Active RAM
907 MB Inactive RAM
864 MB Wired RAM
2.91 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Feb 25, 2015, 09:05:49 AM Self test - passed
Feb 22, 2015, 03:34:54 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2015-02-22-153454_[redacted].cpu_r esource.diag [Click for details]