My MacBook Pro is very slow

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Hello.  My Mac has been rather slow and unresponsive lately.  I expect that it would be better with additional RAM, but please let me know if you have any comments.  Thanks in advance.EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)Report generated April 1, 2015 at 5:48:02 AM GMT+2Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheckHardware Information: ℹ️    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1    1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 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 43Video Information: ℹ️    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB        Color LCD 1280 x 800System Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 6 days 7:8:11Disk Information: ℹ️    TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB         Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 748.93 GB (245.72 GB free)            Core Storage: disk0s2 749.30 GB Online    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8  USB Information: ℹ️    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad     Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busGatekeeper: ℹ️    Mac App Store and identified developersLaunch Daemons: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.103rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Skip System Files: NO    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 748.93 GB Disk used: 503.21 GB    Destinations:        MRS BU MAC [Local]         Total size: 499.76 GB         Total number of backups: 5         Oldest backup: 2012-09-22 14:34:29 +0000         Last backup: 2014-01-03 09:56:26 +0000         Size of backup disk: Too small            Backup size 499.76 GB &lt; (Disk used 503.21 GB X 3)        GRAY MAC BU [Local]         Total size: 499.73 GB         Total number of backups: 18         Oldest backup: 2013-10-15 15:04:47 +0000         Last backup: 2015-02-01 20:33:10 +0000         Size of backup disk: Too small            Backup size 499.73 GB &lt; (Disk used 503.21 GB X 3)        BLACK MACBU [Local]         Total size: 499.06 GB         Total number of backups: 23         Oldest backup: 2013-08-04 11:55:47 +0000         Last backup: 2015-03-25 20:07:21 +0000         Size of backup disk: Too small            Backup size 499.06 GB &lt; (Disk used 503.21 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️         5%    mds         5%    WindowServer         1%    launchd         0%    askpermissiondTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    107 MB    ocspd    64 MB    storedownloadd    52 MB    mds_stores    52 MB    WindowServer    43 MB    softwareupdatedVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    1.25 GB    Free RAM    722 MB    Active RAM    860 MB    Inactive RAM    1.09 GB    Wired RAM    7.01 GB    Page-ins    102 MB    Page-outs

dominic23 · Accepted Answer

If your Mac runs slowly:http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19031?viewlocale&#x3D;en_US&amp;locale&#x3D;en_US   Start up in Safe Mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18760Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964Choose the method for:"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".Repair DiskSteps 1 through 7http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836Upgrading RAM to at least 8GB will help.OS X Yosemite runs better with 8GB RAM installed.Memory:  http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory//macmemory.html

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.

dano256 · Answer

dominic23, thanks for the hints.  I tried them all except the disk repair and ordering more RAM (both of which I still plan to do).  No improvement yet.Hello, Linc.  During the log message below, I did the following: 1 - Open System Preferences for Date &amp; Time 2 - Launch Mail 3 - Pressed "Compose new message"...as always, each click had a noticeable lag (half the time with beachball cursor).4/2/15 7:26:29.659 AM com.apple.dock.ecti[417]: Failed to connect (textField) outlet from (ECTIHelperApp) to (NSTextField): missing setter or instance variable4/2/15 7:27:12.985 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (org.ntp.ntpd) Unknown key for Boolean: ForceEnableHack4/2/15 7:27:14.532 AM sntp[429]: time set -1.113774 s4/2/15 7:27:14.583 AM com.apple.preference.datetime.remoteservice[423]: Failed to connect (worldMap) outlet from (GEOCityPickerViewPrivController) to (GEOWorldTimeZoneView): missing setter or instance variable4/2/15 7:27:14.785 AM ntpd[426]: peer time.euro.apple.com. @ 17.72.148.534/2/15 7:27:14.854 AM ntpd[426]: drift PPM:0.000 -&gt; 4.9794/2/15 7:28:11.906 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.4/2/15 7:28:12.142 AM bird[228]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]4/2/15 7:28:12.143 AM bird[228]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]4/2/15 7:28:12.152 AM bird[228]: Assertion failed: ![_xpcClients containsObject:client]4/2/15 7:28:13.205 AM com.apple.iCloudHelper[434]: objc[434]: Class FALogging is implemented in both /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyCircle.framework/Versions/A/FamilyCircl e and /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyNotification.framework/Versions/A/Famil yNotification. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.4/2/15 7:28:13.223 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.4/2/15 7:28:15.696 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.4/2/15 7:28:18.638 AM WindowServer[119]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Mail" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.4/2/15 7:28:18.658 AM WindowServer[119]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Mail" after 1.02 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)4/2/15 7:28:20.844 AM Mail[431]: -[MCContactsManager _asyncLoadContacts]: Count&#x27;s pick a designated name contact out of 2 for: &lt;CNContact: 0x7fcca3c70950: identifier&#x3D;&lt;CNContactIdentifier: 0x600000218c50: stringValue&#x3D;830F3F29-DC17-476F-9490-9642785B44E4:ABPerson&gt;, firstName&#x3D;Servizio Clienti, lastName&#x3D;Alitalia MilleMiglia, companyName&#x3D;(null), phoneNumbers&#x3D;(   "&lt;CNLabeledValue: 0x600001a29780: identifier&#x3D;E98967B5-FCA7-4494-A31A-D883D535044B, label&#x3D;_$!&lt;Work&gt;!$_, value&#x3D;06 2222&gt;",   "&lt;CNLabeledValue: 0x600001a297a0: identifier&#x3D;106496BA-8E3A-43D7-9E2B-07DD6D1423CD, label&#x3D;_$!&lt;Other&gt;!$_, value&#x3D;+33 (144) 94 44 43&gt;",   "&lt;CNLabeledValue: 0x600001a29a60: identifier&#x3D;7B695A5B-CA9D-499D-9F6D-A269786CE7E2, label&#x3D;_$!&lt;Work&gt;!$_, value&#x3D;+33 (820) 315 315&gt;",   "&lt;CNLabeledValue: 0x600001a29b20: identifier&#x3D;6E328FA9-53A0-45E0-ABD5-C3B4DFB77C3C, label&#x3D;Business, value&#x3D;06 2222&gt;",   "&lt;CNLabeledValue: 0x600001a29c60: identifier&#x3D;25087D5B-DC63-4896-B2A3-1FB42E47FBFF, label&#x3D;Business 2, value&#x3D;+33 (820) 315 315&gt;",   "&lt;CNLabeledValue: 0x600001a29b00: identifier&#x3D;25627FB9-70E2-4D00-A569-A9AE21D98811, label&#x3D;Work 2, value&#x3D;+33 (820) 315 315&gt;",   "&lt;CNLabeledValue: 0x600001a29cc0: identifier&#x3D;24CA873A-FE1E-47C7-90AB-BC9D56BCC6D2, label&#x3D;Other, value&#x3D;+33 (144) 94 44 43&gt;"), emailAddresses&#x3D;(), postalAddresses&#x3D;()&gt;. Using the first contact out of the group4/2/15 7:28:20.846 AM Mail[431]: -[MCContactsManager _asyncLoadContacts]: Count&#x27;s pick a designated name contact out of 2 for: &lt;CNContact: 0x7fcca3c73670: identifier&#x3D;      … *** many of these ¨CNContactIdentifier¨ messages *** ...4/2/15 7:28:31.624 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.4/2/15 7:28:33.516 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.4/2/15 7:28:37.918 AM recentsd[441]: Failed to get Mail account information in a timely manner4/2/15 7:28:41.530 AM AddressBookManager[438]: Validate metadata timed out, cancelling4/2/15 7:28:41.624 AM Mail[431]: unlockFocus called too many times. Called on &lt;NSSegmentedControl: 0x608000382d80&gt;.4/2/15 7:28:43.227 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.4/2/15 7:28:49.223 AM WindowServer[119]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Mail" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.4/2/15 7:28:50.176 AM WindowServer[119]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Mail" after 1.95 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)4/2/15 7:29:07.005 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.user.503) Service "com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000004.AppleSpell" tried to hijack endpoint "da (Apple)_OpenStep" from owner: com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000003.AppleSpell4/2/15 7:29:07.006 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.user.503) Service "com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000004.AppleSpell" tried to hijack endpoint "de (Apple)_OpenStep" from owner: com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000003.AppleSpell4/2/15 7:29:07.006 AM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.domain.user.503) Service "com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000004.AppleSpell" tried to hijack endpoint "en (Apple)_OpenStep" from owner: com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000003.AppleSpell       … *** last line repeated a lot *** ...

Linc Davis · Answer

Back up all data before you do anything. There is a contact in iCloud with the name "Alitalia MilleMiglia." Drag that contact from the list in Contacts to the Desktop to export it as a vCard, then delete it from Contacts. Test to see whether there&#x27;s an improvement. If there is, re-import the contact by double-clicking the vCard file you created. You can then delete the file.

Matteopomo · Answer

OSX 10.10.2 (Yosemite) is very "heavy" for your machine, my MacBook pro 15" mid-2012 was slow. According to me you have to upgrade your HDD with an SSD drive and your Mac will reborn. I make this upgrade yesterday and i saw a enormous improvement.