Sudden inexplicable slowdown of all applications.

rkaufmann87 wrote:

You downloaded some adware. Google AdwareMedic and run it to remove the adware. Then re-test:

Adware: ℹ️

Conduit [Adware! - Remove]

Thank you for the reply. I was able to get rid of Conduit using AdwareMedic, but the problem persists.

Old Toad wrote:

Additionally:

Disk Information: ℹ️

ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (575.31 GB free) - 51 errors

You could have a disk that's beginning to fail. First and foremost make sure you have a current backup of your boot drive. Then Boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down), select Disk Utility and repair both the disk and disk permissions. Reboot and rerun Etrecheck.

Startup Items: ℹ️

HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO

Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

Either updater the item in your Startup items or remove it.

[failed] com.amazon.cloud-player.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

This is another of the Google apps that constantly "calls home" and can slow down performance.

I'd also remove
com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist. Personal experience has shown Google apps to install lots of call home software that slows down performance and sends back personal info regarding your Mac. I've uninstalled all Google apps. However, that's just a personal preference.

Also Growl isn't necessary. Yosemite has its own building notification feature. I'd remove it.

Old Toad, thanks for the reply. I've gotten my disk errors down to 5 errors (see new EtreCheck below), but the problems persist. I was not able to get rid of HP IO as I could not find the file through all the searching I did in finder. Is there another way to uninstall this?

EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

Report generated March 25, 2015 at 5:34:02 PM CDT

Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck

Click 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

iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)

iMac - model: iMac12,2

1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core

12 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 0/DIMM1

4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM1

4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

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

Video Information: ℹ️

AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB

iMac 2560 x 1440

SyncMaster 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz

System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 0:8:35

Disk Information: ℹ️

ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (394.29 GB free) - 5 errors

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

HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N

USB Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Western Digital Elements 1023 500.11 GB

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

ALEX'S WD (disk1s2) /Volumes/ALEX'S WD : 499.76 GB (11.38 GB free)

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Blue Microphones Yeti Stereo Microphone

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.3 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) [Click for support]

Startup Items: ℹ️

HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO

Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

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

Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

[failed] com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.puredigitaltechnologies.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist [Click for support]

[running] org.pqrs.KeyRemap4MacBook.server.plist [Click for support]

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

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

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

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

[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinblanker.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.screenhero.SHAccessibilityHelper.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] org.pqrs.KeyRemap4MacBook.load.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

[failed] com.amazon.cloud-player.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[running] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist [Click for support]

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

User Login Items: ℹ️

None

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

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

OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]

LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.935 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.935 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

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

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

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

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version

User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

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

fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: Unknown [Click for support]

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

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

1Password

AdBlock

Instapaper

DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>

Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️

DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

3ivx MPEG-4 [Click for support]

BrowserPlus [Click for support]

DivX [Click for support]

Flash Player [Click for support]

GeekTool [Click for support]

KeyRemap4MacBook [Click for support]

MultiClutch [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: 999.35 GB Disk used: 605.06 GB

Destinations:

ALEX'S WD [Local]

Total size: 499.76 GB

Total number of backups: 1

Oldest backup: 2015-03-14 15:51:14 +0000

Last backup: 2015-03-14 15:51:14 +0000

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 499.76 GB < (Disk used 605.06 GB X 3)

Time Machine Backups [Local]

Total size: 0 B

Total number of backups: 0

Oldest backup: -

Last backup: -

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 605.06 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

15% backupd

8% mds

2% WindowServer

0% Wunderlist

0% launchd

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

387 MB mds_stores

296 MB Safari

193 MB Evernote

173 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

142 MB Mailbox (Beta)

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

4.88 GB Free RAM

5.69 GB Active RAM

1.00 GB Inactive RAM

1.30 GB Wired RAM

2.93 GB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

Mar 25, 2015, 05:23:43 PM Self test - passed

Mar 24, 2015, 04:22:08 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Drive_2015-03-24-162208_[redacted].crash

Mar 24, 2015, 03:34:43 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Activity Monitor_2015-03-24-153443_[redacted].crash

Mar 24, 2015, 04:22:09 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/EvernoteHelper_2015-03-24-162209_[redacted].cra sh

Thanks for the reply, Linc. Here's an example from the log during the times of issue:

3/25/15 4:24:50.355 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.systemstatsd[1117]) Service exited with abnormal code: 1

3/25/15 4:25:05.000 PM kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error.

3/25/15 4:25:05.194 PM systemstatsd[1119]: assertion failed: 14C1514: systemstatsd + 5107 [A886B71F-3A31-3324-9B30-5143FDF4ECCB]: 0xa

3/25/15 4:25:05.195 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.systemstatsd[1119]) Service exited with abnormal code: 1

3/25/15 4:25:19.000 PM kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error.

3/25/15 4:25:19.965 PM systemstatsd[1121]: assertion failed: 14C1514: systemstatsd + 5107 [A886B71F-3A31-3324-9B30-5143FDF4ECCB]: 0xa

3/25/15 4:25:19.966 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.systemstatsd[1121]) Service exited with abnormal code: 1

3/25/15 4:25:20.138 PM com.apple.geod[1098]: /SourceCache/GeoServices/GeoServices-982.4.10/GEOResourceManifestServerLocalPro xy.m:1557 connection error: Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1200 "An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made." UserInfo=0x7ffb98d69bb0 {_kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=3, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Would you like to connect to the server anyway?, _kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=-9802, NSUnderlyingError=0x7ffb98c77d40 "An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made.", NSErrorPeerCertificateChainKey=(

), NSLocalizedDescription=An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made., NSErrorFailingURLKey=https://gspe35-ssl.ls.apple.com/geo_manifest/dynamic/config?application=geod&app lication_version=1&country_code=US&hardware=iMac12,2&os=osx&os_build=14C1514&os_ version=10.10.2, NSErrorFailingURLStringKey=https://gspe35-ssl.ls.apple.com/geo_manifest/dynamic/config?application=geod&app lication_version=1&country_code=US&hardware=iMac12,2&os=osx&os_build=14C1514&os_ version=10.10.2, NSErrorClientCertificateStateKey=0}

3/25/15 4:25:20.139 PM com.apple.geod[1098]: Will retry manifest update in 10.000000 seconds

3/25/15 4:25:34.000 PM kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error.

3/25/15 4:25:34.674 PM systemstatsd[1122]: assertion failed: 14C1514: systemstatsd + 5107 [A886B71F-3A31-3324-9B30-5143FDF4ECCB]: 0xa

3/25/15 4:25:34.675 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.systemstatsd[1122]) Service exited with abnormal code: 1

3/25/15 4:25:34.922 PM Mailbox (Beta)[231]: Displaying item T5C25C948-6E11-4BC7-B404-7E49A406E215_1496638264765256882

3/25/15 4:25:49.000 PM kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error.

What could be causing these disk errors?

Thank you again.

So I've actually been thinking about adding an SSD drive to use as my new start up/application drive anyway, and using the existing hard drive as extra storage for files, photos, and videos. But at this point even that wouldn't completely solve my problems as using that drive, even just for storage, would still be susceptible to failure, correct? I just want to know all my options before heading to a Genius appointment and being told how expensive it'll be to fix.

Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply! After doing some research and considering how cheap they've gotten, I decided to go ahead and buy a 256 GB SSD as well as a 1 TB HDD for media storage. I've also done the OWC research on how to DIY the replacement of both drives, and feel confident there.

My question now becomes, how do I get things running again once both new drives are installed. I have a fairly recent Time Machine backup on an external hard drive, but how do I tell the Mac that I want just the OS and Applications on my SSD, and the rest of my media on the HDD? I know I wouldn't be able to just recover the full backup on the SSD from my external HDD backup and then manually move things over to the new internal HDD because I'm currenlty using up around 500 GB of space, and the new SSD is only 256 GB. What steps to I need to take for a smooth install?

Thanks! So when I restore from the clone drive to the new internal drives after I've formated them, will I be able to choose which drive holds the OS and apps and which drive holds my media? Since my ssd won't have enough space to hold everything on the cloned drive?