My macbook pro is running really slow.

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My macbook pro is running really slow.

My computers been ridiculously slow lately. I've been wanting to update to Yosemite, but I've heard about some people having worse performance after updating, so I haven't. Any tips would be really appreciated!
Here's my Etrecheck report:

Problem description:

running slow

EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

Report generated March 24, 2015 at 4:40:21 PM CDT

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1

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

4 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

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

Battery Health: Replace Soon - Cycle count 1174

Video Information: ℹ️

NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800

System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Time since boot: 18 days 14:21:0

Disk Information: ℹ️

APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (247.91 GB free)

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

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Anywhere

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Applications/VMware Fusion.app

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.5.7) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.12.1.13 (12.1.13) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0139.86.58) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0139.86.58) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.5.7) [Click for support]

/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.intel.kext.intelhaxm (1.1.1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist [Click for details]

[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

[loaded] com.intel.haxm.plist [Click for support]

Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.pharos.notify.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.pharos.popup.plist [Click for support]

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.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]

[not loaded] org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

[failed] com.lastpass.LastPassHelper.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]

User Login Items: ℹ️

Flux Application (/Applications/Flux.app)

Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

FlashPlayer-10.4-10.5: Version: 10.2.152.33 [Click for support]

nplastpass: Version: 3.1.89 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]

DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.8r612 [Click for support]

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]

Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.4.1 [Click for support]

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.6 [Click for support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 10.2.152.33 [Click for support]

DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.0 [Click for support]

Flash Player: Version: 10.2.152.33 Outdated! Update

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 20 Check version

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

LastPass

Searchme [Adware! - Remove]

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]

Time Machine: ℹ️

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

25% WindowServer

16% iTunes

9% Google Chrome

8% mds

7% Steam Helper

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

344 MB Steam Helper

146 MB Google Chrome

52 MB Google Chrome Helper

39 MB mds_stores

30 MB iTunes

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

137 MB Free RAM

1.13 GB Active RAM

997 MB Inactive RAM

780 MB Wired RAM

31.88 GB Page-ins

2.43 GB Page-outs

Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

Mar 23, 2015, 03:54:42 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Activity Monitor_2015-03-23-155442_[redacted].crash

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Mar 24, 2015 2:54 PM

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Answer 1

MadMacs0

Level 5

5,243 points

Mar 24, 2015 7:02 PM in response to Leomin

Looks like I'm the first one here so I'll give it a quick shot. Lex and perhaps others will be dropping by later.

4GB RAM is sufficient for Mavericks, but you'll be happier if you add more.

You have a small amount of adware so just click on [Adware! - Remove] and follow the directions.

Many of your Internet Plug-Ins are way out of date, some are security risks and Apple should have disabled Flash Player for that reason. Update or remove Silverlight and read Why You Should Ditch Adobe Shockwave.

Java is out-of-date, a security risk and should have been disabled by Apple.

There is no reason for you ever to disable Gatekeeper. If you run across some software you trust that is being blocked by it, all you need to do is right-click on it and select "Open" from the contextual menu. Go to System Preferences->Security & Privacy->General tab and change "Allow apps downloaded from: " to at least "Mac App Store and identified developers. Unlock the padlock with your admin password, if necessary. Hopefully that will keep you from installing malware and adware in the future.

It would appear that LastPass is improperly installed since it failed to load it's Helper's LaunchAgent. Make sure you have the latest version and re-install.

Steamclean causes issues for many users.

DivX causes issues for many users.

Time Machine is disabled, so I hope you have an alternative backup scheme in place since most hard drives fail suddenly at about the three year point, so you are overdue unless you already replaced yours.

Activity Monitor should not crash, so keep an eye on what's going on there.

There are several other 3rd party software items that I don't recognize nor have time to research, but judging by what I found above, you should make sure you still need them, that they are compatible with Mavericks and are up-to-date.

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Answer 2

BobHarris

Level 9

58,199 points

Mar 24, 2015 8:28 PM in response to Leomin

Chrome is a resource intensive, so you should be careful of the number of tabs you have open and running other apps, and having lots of 3rd party extensions, launch daemons, launch agents, login items. 4GB of RAM only goes so far, and Chrome is going to limit just how far that is.

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Answer 3

Mar 25, 2015 1:31 AM in response to Leomin

your problem is simple.your computer need some little memory upgrade to 8GB and a SSDHardDrive and ur mac will be fast as boing 737.

TESTED AND GUARANTEED

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Answer 4

Eric Root

Level 10

686,709 points

Mar 25, 2015 10:29 AM in response to Leomin

Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite

Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes

Performance Guide

Why is my computer slow

Why your Mac runs slower than it should

Slow Mac After Mavericks

Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy

If you do decide to upgrade your RAM, the 2 places I’ve seen recommended most to buy reliable RAM are below. I have purchased RAM several times from Other World Computing and have always been very satisfied with the product and service. They have on-line instructions on how to replace the RAM. OWC has also tested RAM above what Apple states is the maximum. I now have 6GB installed on a machine supposedly limited to 4 GB and noticed an improvement.

Crucial

Other World Computing

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