BetseyH
Level 1
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Q: MacBook has slowed to the point of crashing everytime?
So, my MacBook Air (Mid 2011, 2GB Ram) has become so slow to the point of it crashing in every app. It's fairly understandable as it's old and the memory is only 2GB. I will be buying the new MacBook on its release, but is there anything I can do to keep this one going until then?
The apps I use that cause it to crash:
Spotify
Skype
iTunes
Photoshop Elements 11 (Photoshop CC will not run anymore)
Safari
Minecraft
I am running on Yosemite and I am about 16GB free of 60 (I am unable to find what all these files are, I am sure that I have not used that much space; I have used multiple applications to try and get rid of the files, but no luck)
I ran EtreCheck and these are the stats:
Problem description:
Slowed Mac
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 1 April 2015 09:36:29 BST
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MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir4,1
1 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 495
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 288 MB
Color LCD 1366 x 768
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 0:24:2
APPLE SSD TS064C disk0 : (60.67 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 59.81 GB (16.69 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Apple Inc. FaceTime Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Anywhere
/Applications/LaCie Desktop Manager.app
[not loaded] com.LaCie.ScsiType00 (1.2.13 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.jmicron.driver.jmPeripheralDevice (2.0.4) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.lacie.driver.LaCie_RemoteComms (1.0.1 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.oxsemi.driver.OxsemiDeviceType00 (1.28.13 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.microsoft.VirtualPC.Networking (7.0.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.microsoft.VirtualPC.OSServices (7.0.1) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.ni.Fantom.nxtfwdl (1.1.1) [Click for support]
[loaded] net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio (1.1.0 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
Fantom: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Fantom
HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
VirtualPCOSServices: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualPCOSServices
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[killed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.syncdefaultsd.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
9 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.diagnosticd.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.sandboxd.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
10 processes killed due to memory pressure
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[failed] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
Steam UNKNOWN (missing value)
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
SpeechSynthesisServer Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
Desktop Aquarium free UNKNOWN (missing value)
Spotify Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)
MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.4r634 [Click for support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
DFusionWebPlugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
DFusionWebPluginS64: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.2 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.2.4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 59.81 GB Disk used: 43.12 GB
Destinations:
LaCie [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 1
Oldest backup: 2015-02-21 22:58:38 +0000
Last backup: 2015-02-21 22:58:38 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 59.81 GB X 3)
Data [Network]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 59.81 GB X 3)
15% mds
6% WindowServer
5% Spotify
4% Safari
2% Spotify Helper
94 MB Spotify Helper
54 MB Skype
52 MB Safari
26 MB Finder
24 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
53 MB Free RAM
542 MB Active RAM
443 MB Inactive RAM
794 MB Wired RAM
2.83 GB Page-ins
47 MB Page-outs
Apr 1, 2015, 09:11:50 AM Self test - passed
Apr 1, 2015, 07:54:51 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotify_2015-04-01-075451_[redacted].hang
Mar 31, 2015, 02:04:18 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor_2015-03-31-140418_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 31, 2015, 12:14:46 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-03-31-001446_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 30, 2015, 06:20:57 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop Elements Editor_2015-03-30-182057_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 29, 2015, 07:08:48 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Skype_2015-03-29-190848_[redacted].hang
Mar 29, 2015, 06:22:25 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_2015-03-29-182225_[r edacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 29, 2015, 07:08:57 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Skype_2015-03-29-190857_[redacted].hang
MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
Posted on Apr 1, 2015 1:43 AM
