Need help! My computer going super slow/not responding and I don't know why!

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Problem description:Computer is going incredibly slow. Keep getting the spinny wheel for minutes at a time -- it stops briefly and it&#x27;ll let me change windows. but nothing else -- can&#x27;t click on any buttons or toolbars, close windows, use commands or the keyboard. Not sure what I did that would have caused this. Anyone out there that has any idea how to fix this? I&#x27;d appreciate any help you could offer. And I appreciate anyone who took the time to read this even if you can&#x27;t offer any help. Thank you!EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)Report generated March 29, 2015 6:41:37 PM EDTDownload EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheckClick 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    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         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: Check Battery - Cycle count 270Video Information: ℹ️    Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 512 MB        Color LCD 1280 x 800System Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Time since boot: 0:5:15Disk Information: ℹ️    APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)        disk0s1 (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Untitled (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (456.30 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB     MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8  USB Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)     Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busGatekeeper: ℹ️    Mac App Store and identified developersProblem System Launch Agents: ℹ️    [failed]    com.apple.accountsd.plist [Click for details]    [failed]    com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist [Click for details]    [failed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist [Click for details]    [failed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist [Click for details]Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️    [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist [Click for details]Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.coupons.coupond.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    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.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]User Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.extensions.updater69337.agent.plist [Click for support]    [unknown]    com.extensions.updater69337.ver [Click for support]    [running]    com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]    [unknown]    UpdateDownloader [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)    TuneupMyMac    UNKNOWN  (missing value)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.13rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Java  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Untitled: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 42.95 GB    Destinations:        Time Machine Backups [Local]         Total size: 499.76 GB         Total number of backups: 9         Oldest backup: 2015-02-15 07:39:21 +0000         Last backup: 2015-02-15 20:23:19 +0000         Size of backup disk: Adequate            Backup size 499.76 GB &gt; (Disk used 42.95 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️         2%    mds         2%    WindowServer         1%    mdworker         0%    ps         0%    fontdTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    82 MB    TextEdit    69 MB    WindowServer    43 MB    mds    30 MB    Google Chrome Helper    30 MB    DockVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    2.10 GB    Free RAM    504 MB    Active RAM    420 MB    Inactive RAM    1.27 GB    Wired RAM    477 MB    Page-ins    183 MB    Page-outsDiagnostics Information: ℹ️    Mar 29, 2015, 06:36:02 PM    Self test - passed    Mar 29, 2015, 05:36:55 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2015-03-29-173655_[redacted].crash    Mar 29, 2015, 05:21:25 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2015-03-29-172125_[redacted].crash

etresoft · Answer

I don&#x27;t see any obvious cause. On a notebook machine from 2012, my first guess would be a failing hard drive.

Linc Davis · Answer

When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.   These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn&#x27;t, select          SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messagesfrom the log list on the left. If you don&#x27;t see that list, select          View ▹ Show Log Listfrom the menu bar at the top of the screen.Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.Please don&#x27;t indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.Please don&#x27;t post screenshots of log messages—post the text.Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.