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2010 Macbook Pro Running Very Slow

I have a 2010 Macbook pro that is running extremely slow and I ran EtreCheck report but I am not sure how to interpret the results to help solve my issues. Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated. I have included the Etrecheck report below:


Problem description:

Macbook Pro running very slow, web pages won’t load at all or they take a very long time to open.


EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

Report generated March 28, 2015 12:41:50 PM CDT

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

4 GB RAM

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: Normal - Cycle count 462


Video Information: ℹ️

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB

Color LCD 1440 x 900

spdisplays_display_connector

Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

spdisplays_display_connector


System Software: ℹ️

Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: 5:11:41


Disk Information: ℹ️

Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (298.09 GB)

- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.73 GB (72.45 GB free)


MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898


USB Information: ℹ️

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]


Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.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]

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.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

[failed] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper [Click for support]


User Login Items: ℹ️

iTunesHelper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)

Firefox Application (/Applications/Firefox.app)

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

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

LexmarkNetworkServices Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/Lexmark/LexmarkNetworkServices.app)

7600 Series Button Monitor Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/Lexmark/7600 Series Scanner.bundle/Contents/SharedSupport/7600 Series Button Monitor.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version

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

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6

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

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

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

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7


User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]


Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️

iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Flash Player [Click for support]


Time Machine: ℹ️

Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

4% WindowServer

3% Finder

2% hidd

0% ps

0% Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

765 MB firefox

150 MB Mail

116 MB Finder

86 MB mds

77 MB WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

577 MB Free RAM

1.41 GB Active RAM

1.55 GB Inactive RAM

621 MB Wired RAM

463 MB Page-ins

156 KB Page-outs


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

Mar 28, 2015, 07:28:57 AM Self test - passed

Mar 26, 2015, 08:20:29 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-03-26-08 2029_[redacted].crash

MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 2.4 GHz Intel Core 15 Memory 4GB

Posted on Mar 28, 2015 11:21 AM

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Apr 9, 2015 4:12 AM in response to brande224

I’ve tried running 10.10 on quite a few different computers with 4GB of RAM and a standard mechanical hard drive and all of them performed worse with Yosemite than they did with Mavericks (10.9). And about a year ago I found that they performed better with Mt Lion (10.8) than Mavericks. Each version of the Mac OS has required more memory than the version that came before it and that means that every couple of years the minimum acceptable RAM is increased. Apple signaled this quietly at the Apple Store - only one computer now ships with 4GB of RAM. (And I can tell you from personal experience that in that configuration it is not fun to use.)


Bottom line: you need at least 8GB of RAM or an SSD. Both are better. In the meantime run as lean a machine as possible. MacKeeper is a waste of money no matter what anyone might tell you. At best it is not necessary and is a waste of money.

2010 Macbook Pro Running Very Slow

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