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Macbook Pro Extremely Slow - Help please.

Hi, my Macbook pro has been extremely slow lately. I can't have more than a couple applications open, without it being extremely slow and not functional. Here's an etrechek that I did:


Problem description:

Macbook pro (2011) running extremely slow… Not sure why.


EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

Report generated March 28, 2015 at 4:23:14 PM EDT

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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 1185


Video Information: ℹ️

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800


System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Time since boot: 28 days 0:4:4


Disk Information: ℹ️

TOSHIBA MK3265GSXF disk0 : (320.07 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (84.49 GB free)

Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online


MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8


USB Information: ℹ️

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


Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.68) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.68) [Click for support]


Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️

[killed] com.apple.accountsd.plist

[killed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist

[killed] com.apple.bird.plist

[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist

[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist

[killed] com.apple.cloudd.plist

[killed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist

[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist

[killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist

[killed] com.apple.lookupd.plist

[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist

[killed] com.apple.pluginkit.pkd.plist

[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist

[killed] com.apple.rcd.plist

[killed] com.apple.recentsd.plist

[killed] com.apple.sbd.plist

[killed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist

[killed] com.apple.secd.plist

[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist

[killed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist

[killed] com.apple.syncdefaultsd.plist

[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist

22 processes killed due to memory pressure


Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist

[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist

[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist

[killed] com.apple.diagnosticd.plist

[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist

[killed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist

[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist

[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist

[killed] com.apple.installd.plist

[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist

[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist

[killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist

[killed] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist

[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist

[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist

[killed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist

[killed] com.apple.spindump.plist

[killed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist

[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

[killed] org.cups.cupsd.plist

20 processes killed due to memory pressure


Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist [Click for support]

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

[failed] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.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.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]

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

[failed] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support]


User Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

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

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

[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]

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


User Login Items: ℹ️

Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper Application (/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)

WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)

WDSecurityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Security.app/Contents/WDSecurityHelper.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check version

OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 [Click for support]

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

DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

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

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.7.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 [Click for support]

DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.3r633 [Click for support]


Safari Extensions: ℹ️

DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Citrix ShareFile Sync [Click for support]

DivX [Click for support]

Flash Player [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]


Time Machine: ℹ️

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 234.35 GB

Destinations:

Expansion Drive [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 234.35 GB X 3)


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

3% WindowServer

1% Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper

1% loginwindow

1% sysmond

1% NotificationCenter


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

299 MB loginwindow

125 MB Google Chrome

90 MB Finder

30 MB launchservicesd

27 MB WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

295 MB Free RAM

777 MB Active RAM

697 MB Inactive RAM

1.59 GB Wired RAM

233.69 GB Page-ins

6.21 GB Page-outs


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

Mar 28, 2015, 03:47:24 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Terminal_2015-03-28-154724_[redacted].hang

Mar 28, 2015, 03:45:21 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-28-154521_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]


MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Mar 28, 2015 1:31 PM

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Mar 28, 2015 1:57 PM in response to JonRub

While 4GB may have been fine with Snow Leopard or Lion, that was 4 years ago.


If you have never done a clean install consider doing one. Backup, clone, setup a USB installer and wipe the system. Or wait for the new internal 500GB drive (so you are back to using about 50%) to do a clean install and run Setup Assistant. You would be surprised how even just that can feel and run.


RAM is pretty much a given so when you do, look at putting a 500GB SSD in there as well.

Macbook Pro Extremely Slow - Help please.

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