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LOOOONG delays processing commands, spinning wheels for minutes on end despite plenty of RAM and solid-state memory.

This seems to have coincided with installing Yosemite, had no problems with Mavericks. Have read that it can happen with older or low-spec Macs, but this is a top of the line MacBook Pro Retina, 13", late 2013, 2.8 GHz Intel core i5, 8Gb RAM, 12% memory free. Long delays before obeying commands. I am so sick of that spinning wheel!

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), 12% of storage free

Posted on Apr 22, 2015 1:25 AM

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Posted on Apr 22, 2015 11:16 AM

Performance issues after installing a new OS are usually the result of having old, incompatible third-party software still installed on your computer. These include software that runs in the background, performing low-level tasks; processes that are started automatically at startup, etc.


You can check Activity Monitor to see what processes are using large amounts of memory or CPU. You can run a utility like EtreCheck, which will give you a checklist of information about your computer, including third-party installed software that affects the system.

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck


You can post the results here if you're unsure about its meaning, and someone will will advise if there's anything obvious.


However, 12% free disk space is just about enough spare. I would not want less than that.

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May 8, 2015 11:53 AM in response to wedgeis

Hi All,


i'm having the same issue.

wondering if you can look at my ere check report and help me identify the issues causing the slow down in the computer


thanks,


Adam


Problem description:

slow computer


EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 5/8/15, 2:28 PM

Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck


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Hardware Information: ℹ️

iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) (Technical Specifications)

iMac - model: iMac11,1

1 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core

14 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 0/DIMM1

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM1

8 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n


Video Information: ℹ️

ATI Radeon HD 4850 - VRAM: 512 MB

iMac 2560 x 1440


System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 3:17:44


Disk Information: ℹ️

ST31000528ASQ disk0 : (1 TB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (559.92 GB free) - 235 errors


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


HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N


USB Information: ℹ️

Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse

Seagate BUP Slim RD 1 TB

EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

ADAM BACKUP (disk1s2) /Volumes/ADAM BACKUP : 999.86 GB (270.00 GB free)

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader


Configuration files: ℹ️

/etc/hosts - Corrupt!


Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Anywhere


Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hidhook (9.0 24251.1052177) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (9.0 24251.1052177) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (9.0 24251.1052177) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (9.0 24251.1052177) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (9.0 24251.1052177) [Click for support]


/Applications/Toast 8 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app

[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.3) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.6) [Click for support]


/Applications/Transmit.app

[not loaded] com.panic.TransmitDisk.transmitdiskfs (4.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]


Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[running] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist [Click for support]


Launch Agents: ℹ️

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support]

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

[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.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.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.klieme.TimeMachineScheduler.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] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]


User Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]

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

[failed] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.autostart.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[failed] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.notify.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[failed] com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.autostart.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[failed] com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.notify.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[failed] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[failed] com.seagate.dashboard.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]


User Login Items: ℹ️

Calendar Application Hidden (/Applications/Calendar.app)

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version

Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f2 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]

Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]

MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]


Safari Extensions: ℹ️

Open in Internet Explorer


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Flash Player [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]

Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Click for support]

Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX [Click for support]

TimeMachineScheduler [Click for support]


Time Machine: ℹ️

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 439.42 GB

Destinations:

Backups [Network]

Total size: 10.00 TB

Total number of backups: 69

Oldest backup: 2014-04-23 04:09:24 +0000

Last backup: 2014-11-11 19:28:21 +0000

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 10.00 TB > (Disk size 999.35 GB X 3)

ADAM BACKUP [Local]

Total size: 999.86 GB

Total number of backups: 45

Oldest backup: 2014-12-20 15:57:14 +0000

Last backup: 2015-05-08 17:59:02 +0000

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 439.42 GB X 3)


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

0% askpermissiond


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

1.36 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(14)

974 MB kernel_task

502 MB mds_stores

387 MB Safari

201 MB Mail


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

7.36 GB Free RAM

6.63 GB Used RAM

0 B Swap Used


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

May 8, 2015, 11:05:38 AM Self test - passed

May 8, 2015, 01:48:24 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/taskgated_2015-05-08-014824_[redacted].crash

LOOOONG delays processing commands, spinning wheels for minutes on end despite plenty of RAM and solid-state memory.

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