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Q: MacBook Pro Runs slowly and heats up!

Lately my MAcBook Pro has been running pretty slow and heats up quickly. Also the battery drains way too fast as well. Here are the specs:

 

EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

Report generated 28 March 2015 5:39:45 pm IST

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM Upgradeable

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 806

 

Video Information: ℹ️

    Intel HD Graphics 4000

        Color LCD 1280 x 800

 

System Software: ℹ️

    OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 0:9:33

 

Disk Information: ℹ️

    APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (355.45 GB free)

            Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

 

    HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS41N 

 

USB Information: ℹ️

    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

 

Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

 

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

    Anywhere

 

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

        /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox

    [loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.22) [Click for support]

    [loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.22) [Click for support]

    [loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.22) [Click for support]

    [loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.22) [Click for support]

 

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [loaded]    com.intel.kext.intelhaxm (1.0.6 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

 

Startup Items: ℹ️

    MobileBrServ: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ

    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

 

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

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

 

Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]

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

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

    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]

 

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

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

    [loaded]    com.github.GitHub.GHInstallCLI.plist [Click for support]

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

    [unknown]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.startup.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]

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

    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist [Click for support]

 

User Login Items: ℹ️

    CheatSheet    Application  (/Applications/CheatSheet.app)

    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

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

    Sony Ericsson Bridge Helper    Application  (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Sony Ericsson Bridge for Mac/Sony Ericsson Bridge Helper.app)

    Alfred 2    Application  (/Applications/Alfred 2.app)

    Wondershare Helper Compact    Application  (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Helper/Wondershare Helper Compact.app)

    Spotify    Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)

 

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

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

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

    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update

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

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

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

    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version

 

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

    Translate

 

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

    Flash Player  [Click for support]

 

Time Machine: ℹ️

    Time Machine not configured!

 

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

        10%    Google Chrome

         5%    WindowServer

         1%    hidd

         0%    Creative Cloud

         0%    CheatSheet

 

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

    223 MB    Google Chrome

    155 MB    mds_stores

    104 MB    Google Chrome Helper

    64 MB    Creative Cloud

    60 MB    WindowServer

 

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

    131 MB    Free RAM

    1.91 GB    Active RAM

    1.51 GB    Inactive RAM

    735 MB    Wired RAM

    2.30 GB    Page-ins

    1 MB    Page-outs

 

Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

    Mar 28, 2015, 05:26:28 PM    Self test - passed

 

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Mar 28, 2015 5:16 AM

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Q: MacBook Pro Runs slowly and heats up!

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  • by The hatter,

    The hatter The hatter Mar 28, 2015 5:55 AM in response to tanvi_
    Level 9 (60,935 points)
    Mar 28, 2015 5:55 AM in response to tanvi_

    4GB RAM and dual-core so do you use your VM when this happens?

     

    Google  chrome gets low marks on Mac frequently.

     

    I would upgrade memory. An SSD helps performance.

     

    Then move this to the actual MBP forum and see what others offer.

  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 28, 2015 9:15 AM in response to tanvi_
    Level 10 (208,037 points)
    Applications
    Mar 28, 2015 9:15 AM in response to tanvi_

    Follow these instructions, or these for OS X 10.8 or earlier.

  • by etresoft,

    etresoft etresoft Mar 28, 2015 10:58 AM in response to tanvi_
    Level 7 (29,380 points)
    Mac OS X
    Mar 28, 2015 10:58 AM in response to tanvi_

    Your machine had only been running for 9 minutes when you ran EtreCheck. EtreCheck is much more effective if you don't restart your machine before running it. Let your machine run for a while, until it starts to show problems. Then, before restarting, run EtreCheck again and post another report. When you restart, lots of information gets cleared out and reset. If you don't restart, some problems leave evidence that EtreCheck will find and report.