MBP Early 2011 memory upgrade

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I have an Early 2011 MBP 13".  I have four questions:I just upgraded to Yosemite, which I am regretting big time.  EVERYTHING has slowed down enormously.So I&#x27;m wondering if a memory upgrade will help.Currently have 2 x 2GB. 1) Can I upgrade to 8GB? 2) Will it help? (Apple says Yosemite only needs 2GB, but surely that&#x27;s a joke?)3) Do I have to buy from Apple or are there equally good alternatives?4) Can I even ask that on an Apple forum?Thanks for your help!

dwb · Accepted Answer

First, it would be worth downloading EtreCheck and pasting the results here. It is possible you are running something that is dragging the computer down. That said, I not only agree that the 2GB number is pretty much a joke but even 4GB is too little RAM for a computer with a conventional HHD. For most of us who have an SSD 4GB is more than sufficient. Upgrading to 8GB RAM will help - frankly the biggest help will be upgrading the HHD to an SSD. Good sources for RAM: Crucial Tech and macsales.comGood sources for SSD: Samsung, Crucial Tech and macsales.com.

etresoft · Answer

1) Yes. You should be able to upgrade to 16 GB even. Here are OWC&#x27;s deals for memory upgrades for your Mac.2) Yes, most definitely. You can also busy an SSD from OWC. That will help even more. Apple&#x27;s recommendation is no joke. You just have to look at it from Apple&#x27;s perspective. Running Yosemite on a 2 GB is a very good idea - for Apple. That is almost guaranteed to lead to the purchase of a new Mac.3) Apple doesn&#x27;t sell upgrades as far as I know. Most new Macs are not upgradeable at all. You can bump your old Mac with more RAM and an SSD and be back up to speed with an OS 5 years newer than it was designed to run. You won&#x27;t be able to do that in 2020 with one of these new 2015 machines.4) Certainly. One of our functions is to provide the kind of support that Apple can&#x27;t. Speaking of #4, you might want to consider the purchase of a new Mac instead of upgrading your old one. While you can bump the RAM and the SSD, replacing the logic board is much more expensive. Apple uses the same factories in China that everyone else uses. These machines are designed to last for your 3 years of AppleCare. Apple&#x27;s expectation is that you will purchase an entire new set of Macs and iDevices every 2-3 years. People who do that are the customers Apple wants and Apple generally gets what it wants. If you want a Mac, that&#x27;s the world you have to live with. It wouldn&#x27;t be much different with a PC/Android though - just many more day-to-day annoyances. But the point of my postscript here is that the logic boards do wear out over time. If you spend $500 for max RAM and SSD, your keyboard might stop working. That is exactly what happened to me with my 2011 MacBook Pro. I still have uses for the old one, but it is going to run like a Mac Mini with an external keyboard for the rest of its life.

twfmike · Answer

Thanks for your replies  dwb and etresoftSo, here is the EtreCheck file.  I suspect i can at least get rid of some of those start up items (I don&#x27;t use parallels anymore, nor MissingSync, for example). How do I do that?  Is there anything else there that could be slowing things down?The worst speed issues are with Mail, Safari, Xcel,  Word, Vectorworks.  It&#x27;s also particularly slow at waking up from sleep, much like my teenage son.I am reluctant to replace the whole machine - I know it would make Apple happy, but the sheer waste of it upsets me.)Anyway, here&#x27;s the file:EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)Report generated 25 March 2015 06:56:34 GMT+11downloadetrecheckhttp://etresoft.com/etrecheckhardware info    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core    4 GB RAM Upgradeable        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: 1 interface (plural rule: one) en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n    Battery Health: Good - Cycle count 480video info    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB        Color LCD 1280 x 800        HP S2231 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hzsystemsoftware info    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Uptime: 2 day (plural rule: other)8:33:8disk info    Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB         Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (49.11 GB free)            Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8  usb info    Apple Inc. iPad     Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse     SAMSUNG SAMSUNG_Android     NOVATEK USB Keyboard     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)     Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad firewire info    LaCie Rugged FW/USB 800mbit - 800mbit max         disk4s1 (disk4s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 32 KB         disk4s2 (disk4s2) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 66 KB         disk4s3 (disk4s3) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 66 KB         disk4s4 (disk4s4) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 115 KB         LaCie (disk4s6) /Volumes/LaCie : 500.11 GB (2.24 GB free)thunderbolt info    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busconfigurationfiles info    /etc/hosts - Count: 16gatekeeper info    Mac App Store and identified developerskernelextensions info        /Library/Application Support/Roxio    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]        /Library/Extensions    [loaded]    at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4234 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]        /System/Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.markspace.driver.RemoteNDIS (438) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.markspace.missingsync.symbian (1.0.0d1) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1) [Click for support]startupitems info    Aladdin: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Aladdin    HW_CreateNetwork: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HW_CreateNetwork    HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr    HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect    HWPortDetect_driver: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect_driver    MissingSyncListener: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MissingSyncListener    ParallelsDesktopTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsDesktopTransporter    ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporterstartupitemsdeprecatedsystemlaunchagents info    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist    [killed]    com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist    [killed]    com.apple.cloudd.plist    [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist    [killed]    com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist    [killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist    [killed]    com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist    [killed]    com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist    [killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist10 pressurekilledcount (plural rule: other)systemlaunchdaemons info    [killed]    com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist    [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist    [killed]    com.apple.installd.plist    [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist    [killed]    com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist8 pressurekilledcount (plural rule: other)launchagents info    [running]    at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist [Click for support]    [running]    syncmateStarter.plist [Click for support]launchdaemons info    [running]    at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]    [failed]    com.sec.faxdb.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.backupd-auto.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist [Click for support]    [running]    Jack.plist [Click for support]userlaunchagents info    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.akamai.client.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.nokia.NokiaSoftwareUpdaterAgent.plist [Click for support]loginitems info    Mail    Application Hidden (/Applications/Mail.app)    iCal    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)    Dropbox    Application Hidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)    DaemonManager    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    WorldTimes    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    WorldTimes    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    Microsoft OneNote    Application Hidden (/Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app)internetplugins info    LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 [Click for support]    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1016264: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.16 [Click for support]    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.7 [Click for support]    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.4 [Click for support]    LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 Cannot contact Adobe    LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    VLC Plugin: Version: 1.0.2 [Click for support]    GarminGPSControl: Version: 3.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check versionsafariextensions info    Adblock Plus    Ghosteryaudioplugins info    JackRouter: Version: JackRouter [Click for support]preferencepanes info    Akamai NetSession Preferences  [Click for support]    DivX  [Click for support]    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]    Growl  [Click for support]    MacFUSE  [Click for support]    novamedia_iSyncPlugins  [Click for support]    Perian  [Click for support]    Rapport  [Click for support]    Tuxera NTFS  [Click for support]    YAMAHA-USBMIDIPatch  [Click for support]timemachine info    Skip System Files: NO    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 269.73 GB    Destinations:        LaCie [Local]         Total size: 500.11 GB         Total number of backups: 39         Oldest backup: 2015-02-25 13:47:59 +0000         Last backup: 2015-03-24 12:04:56 +0000         Size of backup disk: Too small            Backup size 500.11 GB &lt; (Disk used 269.73 GB X 3)cpu info        15%    WindowServer         4%    Safari         3%    Finder         2%    Little Snitch Agent         0%    mdsmemory info    253 MB    Safari    128 MB    mds_stores    116 MB    cfprefsd    107 MB    Mail    86 MB    Findervm info    87 MB    Free RAM    1.29 GB    Active RAM    1.22 GB    Inactive RAM    1.15 GB    Wired RAM    39.87 GB    Page-ins    398 MB    Page-outsdiagnostics info    Mar 24, 2015, 10:30:03 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Word_2015-03-24-223003_[redacted].hang    Mar 24, 2015, 02:48:39 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Vectorworks_2015-03-24-144839_[redacted].hang    Mar 22, 2015, 10:16:34 PM    Self test - passed    Mar 22, 2015, 10:07:34 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Scan Assistant_2015-03-22-220734_[redacted].hang    Mar 22, 2015, 10:07:32 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Vectorworks_2015-03-22-220732_[redacted].hang    Mar 22, 2015, 06:34:46 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker_2015-03-22-183446_[re dacted].crash    Mar 22, 2015, 05:47:42 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker_2015-03-22-174742_[re dacted].crash    Mar 22, 2015, 05:07:27 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker_2015-03-22-170727_[re dacted].crash    Mar 22, 2015, 04:55:41 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Word_2015-03-22-165541_[redacted].hang

dwb · Answer

Notice the huge list of [Killed]? You have way too much going on before you ever run an application. You have Little Snitch, Missing Sync (and Nokia), PCTools Anti-Virus, Intego Backup Assistant but you seem to be using TimeMachine too, Tuxera NTFS driver (do you need to write to NTFS drives?) and TunnelBear. You have a large list of Internet Plug-ins and Preference Panes. You need to weed this list out if you intend to keep running a computer with 4GB and an HHD. Fact is, you need to weed this out even if you intend to upgrade it. The anti-virus and Intego products are wasting CPU cycles. LittleSnitch may have value. Missing Sync makes sense if you are using a smart phone for which there’s no other support.

spudnuty · Answer

So after dwb walks you through your EntreCheck you should do as he suggests.Your computer will rip w/ a SSD.I only deal with OWC and there are many reasons that I dohttp://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Mercury_6G/Never had a problem w/ anything I&#x27;ve ever bought from them in at least 8 years or so. They are Mac specialists so everything they sell works without any hassle.I on an early 2011 MBP 13" right now.I put a 120 GB SSD from OWC in it and bumped the RAM to 8 GB. I&#x27;m running Mavericks 10.9.5. I&#x27;ve been avoiding Yosemite w/ all the issues we see around here.Photoshop CS 6 opens in 3.4 seconds. I typically have 5 desktops open, 3 browsers, Photoshop and Word and probably an average of 12 windows open at one time. Never see the spinning ball. I went w/ the smaller SSD for budget reasons. If I needed a lot of storage I&#x27;d run a conventional hard drive as a disk doubler (Check OWC site for that.) or an external.

twfmike · Answer

Thanks dwb.  Great news that there is clutter i can get rid of.Some of this - tunneller - i only use occasionally, but is useful.  Much of it is historic that i thought i had removed (antivirus, missing sync, indego, nokia) that can all go.  (I need to check if the network drives i use are NTFS before deleting tuxera).  But how do i weed these out if they are not in applications?

dwb · Answer

Check out the vendor websites and see if there are uninstall instructions somewhere on the website or help forum. Don’t be afraid to email support and ask. Some programs include an uninstall option in their installer package. You can also try googling “uninstall missing sync” for example.

twfmike · Answer

thanks dwbSome of the software was quite old, so i couldn&#x27;t find uninstalls or information, so have spent a couple of hours with app cleaner and ccleaner.  Hopefully haven&#x27;t deleted anything essential.... but it looks a lot tidier.   I&#x27;ll restart and see if it&#x27;s helped.L:et me know if there is anything else there that shouldn&#x27;t be.Cheers.EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)Report generated 25 March 2015 19:46:34 GMT+11Download 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, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core    4 GB RAM Upgradeable        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 481Video Information: ℹ️    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB        Color LCD 1280 x 800        HP S2231 1920 x 1080 @ 60 HzSystem Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 2:37:53Disk Information: ℹ️    Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB         Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (49.78 GB free)            Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8  USB Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad     Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)     NOVATEK USB Keyboard     Apple Inc. iPad     Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver Firewire Information: ℹ️    LaCie Rugged FW/USB 800mbit - 800mbit max         disk2s1 (disk2s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 32 KB         disk2s2 (disk2s2) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 66 KB         disk2s3 (disk2s3) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 66 KB         disk2s4 (disk2s4) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 115 KB         LaCie (disk2s6) /Volumes/LaCie : 500.11 GB (2.57 GB free)Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busConfiguration files: ℹ️    /etc/hosts - Count: 16Gatekeeper: ℹ️    AnywhereKernel Extensions: ℹ️        /Library/Application Support/Roxio    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]        /Library/Extensions    [loaded]    at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4234 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.google.filesystems.fusefs (0.3.0) [Click for support]        /System/Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.markspace.driver.RemoteNDIS (438) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.markspace.missingsync.symbian (1.0.0d1) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.ConnectUSB (3.0.0) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.Pvsnet (2.2) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (2.2) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.vmmain (2.2) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1) [Click for support]Launch Agents: ℹ️    [running]    at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Click for support]Launch Daemons: ℹ️    [running]    at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.backupd-auto.plist [Click for support]    [running]    com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.tunnelbear.mac.tbeard.plist [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    Mail    Application Hidden (/Applications/Mail.app)    iCal    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)    Dropbox    Application Hidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)    DaemonManager    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    WorldTimes    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    WorldTimes    UNKNOWN  (missing value)    Microsoft OneNote    Application Hidden (/Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 [Click for support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]    DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.4.1250 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check versionSafari Extensions: ℹ️    Adblock Plus    GhosteryAudio Plug-ins: ℹ️    JackRouter: Version: JackRouter [Click for support]3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]    Growl  [Click for support]    novamedia_iSyncPlugins  [Click for support]    Rapport  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Skip System Files: NO    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 269.06 GB    Destinations:        LaCie [Local]         Total size: 500.11 GB         Total number of backups: 33         Oldest backup: 2015-02-25 13:47:59 +0000         Last backup: 2015-03-25 07:28:06 +0000         Size of backup disk: Too small            Backup size 500.11 GB &lt; (Disk used 269.06 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️        18%    WindowServer        11%    Mail         2%    Little Snitch Agent         1%    mds_stores         1%    DockTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    223 MB    Safari    185 MB    Finder    153 MB    Mail    122 MB    mds_stores    76 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContentVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    130 MB    Free RAM    1.33 GB    Active RAM    1.20 GB    Inactive RAM    1.13 GB    Wired RAM    7.28 GB    Page-ins    134 MB    Page-outsDiagnostics Information: ℹ️    Mar 25, 2015, 05:04:05 PM    Self test - passed    Mar 25, 2015, 04:04:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AdobeAcrobat_2015-03-25-160435_[redacted].hang    Mar 24, 2015, 10:30:03 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Word_2015-03-24-223003_[redacted].hang    Mar 24, 2015, 02:48:39 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Vectorworks_2015-03-24-144839_[redacted].hang    Mar 22, 2015, 10:07:34 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Scan Assistant_2015-03-22-220734_[redacted].hang    Mar 22, 2015, 10:07:32 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Vectorworks_2015-03-22-220732_[redacted].hang

twfmike · Answer

Thanks spudnutyA couple of questions:Is fitting the memory and SSD easy enough to DIY?Do i just restore from TimeMachine to carry apps and data to the new drive?Data Doubler looks interesting, but I do still use DVD drive:     - is it easy to fit the DVD in an enclosure to use as an external drive?     - are there battery issues running the SSD and HD together?     - can it cause overheating issues?Also - OWC look great but are USA based.  I&#x27;m in Australia.  Can anyone recommend memory &amp; SSD supplier here?Thanks

twfmike · Answer

...and it&#x27;s already MUCH faster.  Thanks dwb!

twfmike · Answer

.... I have found MacFixIt.com.au stock OWC SSD&#x27;s and memory.... so all goodAND, they seem to offer 2 x 8GB for my MacBookPro 8.1. Will that work?

dwb · Answer

According to OWC yes, it can.

Lexiepex · Answer

Oh no, you are not ready !Trusteer is a scam, it says that it is a security app, often recommended by stupid bank employees: not easy to uninstall, but you have to uninstall.Tunnelbear uses a lot of resources, but add to anonymity, but who is sitting on the things you want to hide, where do they live of. Set GateKeeper at least one step more secure.Uninstall LittleSnitch: why trust aa app that digs so deep into OSX?Roxio is not compatible.Remove both extensions from Safari: instead you may use Adblock if you really want it. Also you could use DuckDuckGo. Adblock and Ghostery are unsafe and dishonest.Uninstall Growl, Novamedia and Rapport (&#x3D;Trusteer).Flip4Mac is not doing anything in Yosemite.You had rubbish Adobe software on your mac, check all Adobe software, that is still there.Acrobat is probably too old.Uninstall TimeMachineEditor.There are leftovers of PCtools, remove them.Reorganize your backup structure (TimeMachine disk).In SystemPreferences-&gt;Users&amp;Groups-&gt;LoginItems, remove all entries with the minus sign underneath, and then restart.Lex

twfmike · Answer

Thanks for your suggestions....Trusteer is a scam, it says that it is a security app, often recommended by stupid bank employees: not easy to uninstall, but you have to uninstall.Actually easy to uninstall, but not convinced it&#x27;s a scamTunnelbear uses a lot of resources, but add to anonymity, but who is sitting on the things you want to hide, where do they live of. - I only use it occasionally.  It&#x27;s usefulSet GateKeeper at least one step more secure.- How do I do this?Uninstall LittleSnitch: why trust aa app that digs so deep into OSX?- Again, i find it usefulRoxio is not compatible.-OK, goneRemove both extensions from Safari: instead you may use Adblock if you really want it. Also you could use DuckDuckGo. Adblock and Ghostery are unsafe and dishonest.Uninstall Growl, Novamedia and Rapport (&#x3D;Trusteer).-OK, all gone, I think.Flip4Mac is not doing anything in Yosemite.- I read differently somewhere elseYou had rubbish Adobe software on your mac, check all Adobe software, that is still there.-What are you referring to?  Which Adobe s/ware is rubbish?Acrobat is probably too old.-No, it&#x27;s up to dateUninstall TimeMachineEditor.-Done, I thinkThere are leftovers of PCtools, remove them.-Hmmm. there seem to be a lot of dodgy &#x27;miracle uninstall&#x27; programs to do this, which I don&#x27;t like the look of.  Otherwise, not sure how to do this.Reorganize your backup structure (TimeMachine disk).hmmm.  need a bigger back up drive.... this will have to waitIn SystemPreferences-&gt;Users&amp;Groups-&gt;LoginItems, remove all entries with the minus sign underneath, and then restart.Donethanks lex.  Will restart and then run Etre again

Lexiepex · Answer

- Trusteer: it is.- Tunnelbear, it works well, but still...- SystemPreferences-&gt;Security&amp;Privacy-&gt;GeneralTab: second from below. You can still open "unknown software" by holding the Alt/Ctl key when opening.- LittleSnitch: if you are a pro perhaps, but if not do not. Use for what? It used to be commented here: http://www.macmark.de/index.php and in the sublist Werkzeuge.- Flip4Mac: like Perian, all these codecs are lately built in  in most software.- Adobe maybe hacked, or downloaded from untrustworthy sites and then is unsafe. Since these Adobe softwares are (too) expensive it is common practice to use keygenerators or download from torrent sites (especially in he Windows world).- PCtools: indeed, your dislike of uninstall programs is correct, most do not clean everything, and there are some that clean too much ! Remove one leftover that has to go: in Finder  MacintoshHD-&gt;System-&gt;Library-&gt;Extensions   delete  the file with   pctools.iantivirus in the name. Be careful in this folder.Waiting for a last etrecheck list to check.Lex