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iMac/Yosemite super sluggish

Thanks in advance to all who read and assist!

My system is moving slower and slower these days, especially during Time Machine backups, but also at other times, for reasons I can't figure out. Here is what EtreCheck says:


Problem description:

System is suddenly slowing down to the point that programs being launched become unresponsive.


EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

Report generated March 6, 2015 at 11:54:12 AM CST

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

iMac Intel Core 2 Duo (aluminum enclosure) (Mid 2007)

iMac - model: iMac7,1

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

3 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM1

2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n


Video Information: ℹ️

ATI,RadeonHD2600 - VRAM: 256 MB

iMac 1680 x 1050


System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 0:20:56


Disk Information: ℹ️

Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 disk0 : (640.14 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 639.28 GB (248.83 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB


USB Information: ℹ️

Logitech USB Receiver

Canon MX330 series

The Neat Company Neat ADF Scanner

Seagate FreeAgent 500.11 GB

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Ducat (disk1s2) /Volumes/Ducat : 499.76 GB (387.30 GB free)

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Logitech USB Receiver


Firewire Information: ℹ️

LaCie Hard Drive Quadra 400mbit - 800mbit max

EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

BigDisk (disk2s2) /Volumes/BigDisk : 2.00 TB (637.78 GB free) - 44 errors



Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Library/Application Support/Roxio

[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.4) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.2.3) [Click for support]


Startup Items: ℹ️

RetroRun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/RetroRun

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]

[not loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.wacom.pentablet.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[not loaded] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Click for support]


Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.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.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[failed] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[failed] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]

[failed] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]


User Login Items: ℹ️

AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)

Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper UNKNOWN (missing [redacted]ue)

Box Edit Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Box/Box Edit/Box Edit.app)

ConnectService Application (/Library/Application Support/ArcSoft/Connect Service/ConnectService.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Cannot contact Adobe

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]

Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.4.2f3 - SDK 10.5 [Click for support]

Photo Center Plugin: Version: Photo Center Plugin 1.1.2.2 [Click for support]

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 1.9.2.1599 [Click for support]

Scorch: Version: 6.2.0 [Click for support]

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.43.4 [Click for support]

Musicnotes: Version: 1.18.8 [Click for support]

eMusic: Version: Unknown [Click for support]

LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]

RhapsodyPlayerEngine: Version: 1.0.0 [Click for support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101750: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]

npg: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 [Click for support]

WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-6 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version

WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-6 [Click for support]


User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: Unknown [Click for support]

WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]

BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 [Click for support]

WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

Box Edit: Version: BoxEdit 1.1.36.0 - SDK 10.0 [Click for support]


Safari Extensions: ℹ️

1Password

AdBlock

Add to Wunderlist


Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️

DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.2


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Application Enhancer [Click for support]

BrowserPlus [Click for support]

Flash Player [Click for support]

Flip4Mac Editcam [Click for support]

Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]

Flip4Mac XDCam [Click for support]

Growl [Click for support]

Logitech Control Center [Click for support]

MacFUSE [Click for support]

Perian [Click for support]


Time Machine: ℹ️

Skip System Files: NO

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 639.28 GB Disk used: 390.45 GB

Ducat: Disk size: 499.76 GB Disk used: 112.47 GB

Destinations:

BigDisk [Local]

Total size: 2.00 TB

Total number of backups: 218

Oldest backup: 2011-03-02 01:24:40 +0000

Last backup: 2015-03-06 16:33:27 +0000

Size of backup disk: Adequate

Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 502.92 GB X 3)


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

3% WindowServer

0% Creative Cloud

0% Activity Monitor

0% Google Drive

0% galileod


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

155 MB Google Chrome

129 MB Google Chrome Helper

77 MB mds_stores

77 MB Google Drive

74 MB Finder


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

156 MB Free RAM

1.35 GB Active RAM

1.21 GB Inactive RAM

462 MB Wired RAM

2.13 GB Page-ins

1 MB Page-outs


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

Mar 6, 2015, 11:49:22 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe InDesign CC 2014_2015-03-06-114922_[redacted].hang

Mar 6, 2015, 11:33:58 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-113358_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 11:31:12 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2015-03-06-113112_[redacted]. crash

Mar 6, 2015, 11:29:06 AM Self test - passed

Mar 6, 2015, 11:14:31 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-111431_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 10:15:22 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-101522_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 09:16:34 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-091634_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 08:17:45 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-081745_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 07:19:01 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-071901_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 06:20:13 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-062013_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 05:21:24 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-052124_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 04:22:36 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-042236_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 03:23:47 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-032347_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 02:24:58 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-022458_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 01:26:14 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-012614_[redacted].crash

Mar 6, 2015, 12:27:30 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-06-002730_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 11:28:45 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-232845_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 10:29:55 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-222955_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 09:31:11 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-213111_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 08:32:27 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-203227_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 07:33:44 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-193344_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 06:34:59 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-183459_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 05:36:15 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-173615_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 04:37:25 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-163725_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 03:38:35 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-153835_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 02:39:44 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-143944_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 01:40:23 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-134023_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 12:41:31 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-124131_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 11:42:22 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-114222_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 10:43:12 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-104312_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 10:09:24 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/dynamiclinkmanager_2015-03-05- 100924_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 09:44:08 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-094408_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 09:04:45 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-05-090445_[redacted].crash

Mar 5, 2015, 09:03:12 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2015-03-05-090312_[redacted]. crash

Mar 4, 2015, 07:57:26 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-195726_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 06:58:29 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-185829_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 05:59:48 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-175948_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 05:57:34 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WacomTabletDriver_2015-03-04-175734_[redacted]. crash

Mar 4, 2015, 03:36:04 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-153604_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 02:36:57 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-143657_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 01:37:55 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-133755_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 12:38:47 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-123847_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 11:39:52 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-113952_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 10:40:55 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-104055_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 09:41:52 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-094152_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 08:42:03 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-084203_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 07:42:50 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-074250_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 06:44:03 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-064403_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 05:45:17 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-054517_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 04:46:32 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-044632_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 03:47:43 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-034743_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 02:48:54 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-024854_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 01:50:05 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-015005_[redacted].crash

Mar 4, 2015, 12:51:16 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-04-005116_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 11:52:21 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-235221_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 10:53:33 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-225333_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 09:54:44 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-215444_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 08:55:55 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-205555_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 07:57:06 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-195706_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 06:58:17 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-185817_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 05:59:26 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-175926_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 05:00:31 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-170031_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 04:01:40 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-160140_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 03:02:36 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-150236_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 02:03:36 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-140336_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 01:04:48 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-130448_[redacted].crash

Mar 3, 2015, 12:06:01 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent_2015 -03-03-120601_[redacted].crash


iMac (20-inch Mid 2007), iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Mar 6, 2015 10:03 AM

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Mar 6, 2015 10:25 AM in response to LOL_V

It appears that the Google software may be the culprit. It's know to slow down performance. I'd remove the Google software and only use Google Drive when you need it if you must. Remove it from the User Log in Items. If you don't want to use Safari give Firefox a try. It's much better than Chrome and more secure.


You're not having memory issues as seem with the size of Pageouts you're getting but 3 GB of RAM iis marginal. Your model can utilize up to 6 GB of memory. You can replace the 1 GB module with a 4 GB module from Crucial.com or otherworldcomputing.com and see an increase in performance.


Make sure your Wacom tablet software is up to date.

User uploaded file

Mar 6, 2015 10:26 AM in response to LOL_V

Your problem is very simple to diagnose, your computer is starved for RAM. Upgrade to the maximum amount (6GB) . OWC (www.macsales.com) sells a kit for doing so, I'd recommend replacing your 1GB DIMM with a 4GB DIMM. That new DIMM plus your existing 2GB DIMM will give you the maximum amount of RAM and is likely to solve your RAM problem.

iMac/Yosemite super sluggish

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