MacBook Pro with spinning Color Wheel … and Java?

Question

My MacBook Pro has recently developed a spinning color wheel when it&#x27;s "thinking". At the same time, my system seems slower now.  I have more than 60% storage still available.  Not sure if that has anything to do with it.  I live in a rather large town and have Comcast Xfinity which is satisfactory and has never gone out.  My other question is regarding JAVA.  Is it necessary?  What&#x27;s it for?  I constantly get messages that Java need updating …is this something I can remove?  If so, how do I do this safely and completely?Thank you!Donna

The hatter · Answer

No you don&#x27;t normally even want Java. And you don&#x27;t want to update software of any kind except from the vendor, mainly Apple Software update.By "Java" you would not refer to javascript but http://www.java.com/en/Memory is more important, and what you have installed or added to the system rather than low disk space (though that can in dire situations be a problem).Download and run Etrecheck and post the output here.http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

drcasto04 · Answer

Problem description:Color spinning wheel and slow MacBook Pro...EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)Report generated March 5, 2015 10:56:18 AM 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, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core    4 GB RAM         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 265Video Information: ℹ️    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB        Color LCD 1280 x 800System Software: ℹ️    Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Time since boot: 0:55:42Disk Information: ℹ️    TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)        disk0s1 (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Recovery HD (disk0s3) /Volumes/Recovery HD  [Recovery]: 650 MB (95 MB free)    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8  USB Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad     Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️    Apple, Inc. MacBook ProKernel Extensions: ℹ️        /System/Library/Extensions    [loaded]    com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.0 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.0 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]Launch Agents: ℹ️    [running]    com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.sophos.uiserver.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]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist [Click for support]User Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.autostart.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]    [loaded]    com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.backupstart.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.notify.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]User Login Items: ℹ️    Garmin Express Service    Application  (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)    Garmin Lifetime Map Updater    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)    SpeechSynthesisServer    Application  (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)    EpsonLowInkReminderAgent    Application  (/Applications/Epson Software/Epson Low Ink Reminder.app/Contents/EpsonLowInkReminderAgent.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]    Silverlight: Version: 5.0.61118.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check versionUser internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Java  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Time Machine not configured!Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️         2%    WindowServer         0%    SystemUIServer         0%    SophosUIServer         0%    InterCheck         0%    SophosWebIntelligenceTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    210 MB    SophosScanD    185 MB    WebProcess    172 MB    InterCheck    94 MB    Safari    90 MB    SophosAntiVirusVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    203 MB    Free RAM    1.60 GB    Active RAM    1.58 GB    Inactive RAM    912 MB    Wired RAM    360 MB    Page-ins    274 KB    Page-outsDiagnostics Information: ℹ️    Mar 5, 2015, 09:59:33 AM    Self test - passed