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slow macbook pro

HI All,


My 2010 macbook pro has been running very very very slowly the past few months. I'm not really sure when exactly it began, but it has gotten slower and slower.


Hoping you might be able to guide me to a solution or two.


Here is my etrecheck report:


EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 4/26/15, 10:32 PM

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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 Upgradeable

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 = Replace Soon - Cycle count = 1012 - SN = W0026P5QSBX0A


Video Information: ℹ️

Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB

Color LCD 1440 x 900


System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 78 days 21:26:38


Disk Information: ℹ️

Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (175.93 GB free)

Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online


MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898 disk2 : (2.33 GB)


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 Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight


Configuration files: ℹ️

/etc/hosts - Count: 58


Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Applications/EyeTV.app

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.Pluto2 (1.1) [Click for support]


/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.22) [Click for support]

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.22) [Click for support]

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.22) [Click for support]

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.22) [Click for support]


/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchAfaTech (1.1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergy450 (1.1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergyXS (1.1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchEmpia (1.1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.2.4) [Click for support]


Startup Items: ℹ️

PenTabletDriver: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver

Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite


Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️

[killed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist

[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist

[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist

[killed] com.apple.cloudd.plist

[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist

[killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist

[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist

[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist

[killed] com.apple.pluginkit.pkd.plist

[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist

[killed] com.apple.sbd.plist

[killed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist

[killed] com.apple.secd.plist

[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist

[killed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist

[killed] com.apple.syncdefaultsd.plist

[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist

17 processes killed due to memory pressure


Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist

[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist

[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist

[killed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist

[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist

[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist

[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist

[killed] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist

[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist

[killed] org.cups.cupsd.plist

10 processes killed due to memory pressure


Launch Agents: ℹ️

[failed] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

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

[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.wacom.pentablet.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.versioncueCS4.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist [Click for support]

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

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist [Click for support]


User Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist [Click for support]


User Login Items: ℹ️

iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)

EyeTV Helper Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/EyeTV/EyeTV Helper.app)

PenTabletDriver Application (/Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver/PenTabletDriver.app)

Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]

WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.1-1 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.1-1 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 [Click for support]

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

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

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

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]

NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 [Click for support]

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version


Safari Extensions: ℹ️

ResponsiveResize

Live CSS Editor

SiteAdvisor

View Style Sheets

WOT


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Adobe Version Cue CS4 [Click for support]

Flash Player [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]


Time Machine: ℹ️

Skip System Files: NO

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 142.91 GB

Destinations:

adamface [Local]

Total size: 0 B

Total number of backups: 0

Oldest backup: -

Last backup: -

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 142.91 GB X 3)


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

76% WindowServer

28% firefox

2% hidd

0% sysmond

0% SophosUIServer(2)


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

695 MB kernel_task

377 MB firefox

336 MB SophosWebIntelligence

94 MB SophosConfigD

86 MB mds


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

43 MB Free RAM

3.83 GB Used RAM

909 MB Swap Used


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️


Standard users cannot read /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports.

Run as an administrator account to see more information.

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Apr 26, 2015 7:48 PM

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Apr 26, 2015 8:52 PM in response to acf4strings

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't, select

SYSTEM LOG QUERIES All Messages

from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

View Show Log List

from 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't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.

Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

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