iMac running slow

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I have read some of the posts and decided to run Etresoft.  I would appreciate it is someone could take a look at it and let me know in beginner terminology if there is a problem.  Thank you in advance!! Here is the result:Problem description:iMac takes a long time to open applications.  The icon on the dock bounces for a long time.  The slowest to open is Pages.EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)Report generated February 27, 2015 at 11:54:03 AM PSTDownload 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    21.5" iMac (Mid 2010)     iMac - model: iMac11,2    1 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 CPU: 2-core    4 GB RAM Upgradeable        BANK 0/DIMM0            Empty           BANK 1/DIMM0            Empty           BANK 0/DIMM1            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok        BANK 1/DIMM1            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/nVideo Information: ℹ️    ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB        iMac 1920 x 1080System Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 4 days 12:53:11Disk Information: ℹ️    WDC WD5000AAKS-40V6A0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (383.57 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB     OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H  USB Information: ℹ️    HP Photosmart Plus B210 series     Apple Internal Memory Card Reader     Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub         Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. Built-in iSight Gatekeeper: ℹ️    Mac App Store and identified developersKernel Extensions: ℹ️        /System/Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.MCCI.SLAB_USBtoUART (1.02.0f2) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.sony.driver.prs (1.0.1d1) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.sony.driver.prs2 (1.0.2d1) [Click for support]        /System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.25 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.25 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]Launch Agents: ℹ️    [not loaded]    com.sony.ReaderDesktop.RunReaderDesktop.plist [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.sony.ReaderLibrary.RunReaderLibrary.plist [Click for support]Launch Daemons: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]User Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    iTunes    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app)    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)    KiesAgent    Application Hidden (/Applications/Kies.app/Contents/MacOS/KiesAgent.app)    fuspredownloader    Application Hidden (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/.FUS/fuspredownloader.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    SkyCaddiePlugIn: Version: 1.02 [Click for support]    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.83rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]    Growl  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Skip System Files: NO    Mobile backups: OFF    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 115.68 GB    Destinations:        FreeAgent GoFlex Drive [Local]         Total size: 2.00 TB         Total number of backups: 125         Oldest backup: 2011-11-13 22:25:49 +0000         Last backup: 2015-02-04 02:49:56 +0000         Size of backup disk: Excellent            Backup size 2.00 TB &gt; (Disk size 499.25 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️         2%    WindowServer         1%    ScreenSaverEngine         0%    fontd         0%    systemstatsd         0%    loginwindowTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    219 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent    206 MB    Mail    168 MB    iTunes    112 MB    com.apple.MediaLibraryService    90 MB    SafariVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    247 MB    Free RAM    1.41 GB    Active RAM    1.18 GB    Inactive RAM    659 MB    Wired RAM    8.93 GB    Page-ins    121 MB    Page-outs

Linc Davis · Answer

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.Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take an action that isn&#x27;t working the way you expect. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them 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 which is irrelevant to 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 or email address, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

seventy one · Answer

Hello Porsche Girl,You seem a touch short on memory for 10.2.   I would suggest another 4Gb would greatly help.   While Apple seem happy with 4Gb, the general consensus here is that 6 or 8 is more suited.

Linc Davis · Answer

One of the myths that circulate on this site is the myth that the current version of OS X always needs to more than 4 GB of memory to run well. The myth is based on nothing except the fact that some people keep repeating it. Apple is today selling new Macs with 4 GB of memory that can never be upgraded after they leave the factory. Those Macs come with Yosemite preinstalled, and it can never be downgraded to an older version. So if you were to believe the myth, you would also believe that Apple knows that it&#x27;s selling products that are permanently crippled right out of the box, no matter how they&#x27;re used.Some users do need more than 4 GB of memory for full performance. They are running memory-intensive applications, such as photo or video editors, or they&#x27;re running many programs concurrently, or they have more than one account logged in at the same time. Whether you&#x27;re one of those users can be determined, in part, by observing the level of memory pressure in the Memory tab of the Activity Monitor window. If the memory pressure graph always stays in the green zone, even when the computer is running slowly, then a shortage of memory is not causing the problem.Even if memory pressure is high, that doesn&#x27;t necessarily mean that adding more memory will help. If one or more processes has a memory leak—a kind of bug—then adding memory, no matter how much, won&#x27;t help. It will merely delay the onset of the problem, perhaps only by a few minutes or less. That is very likely the case if you already have more than 4 GB.