Why is my Macbook Pro running so slow? Here is my EtreCheck report.

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I don&#x27;t have a bunch of things on my mac but it&#x27;s been really slow since the last update.  I tried to decipher the report myself along with Google but I was just hoping for a little more input from you fabulous folks!Problem description:Very slow macbook pro since last updateEtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)Report generated 5/5/15, 9:50 PMDownload 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 2009) (Technical Specifications)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5    1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 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 &#x3D; Normal - Cycle count &#x3D; 1218 - SN &#x3D; 9G012065B8VPCVideo Information: ℹ️    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB        Color LCD 1280 x 800System Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 11:5:27Disk Information: ℹ️    Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         MacOS (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (153.58 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB     HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23N  USB Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight     Apple Internal Memory Card Reader     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver     Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller Gatekeeper: ℹ️    Mac App Store and identified developersKernel Extensions: ℹ️        /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.elgato.driver.DontMatchVoyager (1.1) [Click for support]Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    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]Launch Daemons: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.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]User Launch Agents: ℹ️    [failed]    com.wondershare.AnjoyTunesHelper.plist [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)    Wondershare TunesGo Helper    Application  (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/wondershare_TunesGo/Wondershare TunesGo Helper.app)    Music Manager    Application Hidden (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/MusicManager.prefPane/Contents/Helpe rs/MusicManagerHelper.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.7r148 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]    Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10    SlingPlayer: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - 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]    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 45 Check versionUser internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    DISH Anywhere Player: Version: ECHO.2.24.2 [Click for support]3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]    Java  [Click for support]    MacFUSE  [Click for support]    MusicManager  [Click for support]    NTFS-3G  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Skip System Files: NO    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        MacOS: Disk size: 319.21 GB Disk used: 165.63 GB    Destinations:        Spongebob [Local]         Total size: 2.00 TB         Total number of backups: 0         Oldest backup: -         Last backup: -         Size of backup disk: Excellent            Backup size 2.00 TB &gt; (Disk size 319.21 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️         6%    WindowServer         6%    taskgated         3%    AddressBookSourceSync         2%    mdworker(4)         1%    launchdTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    565 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(4)    434 MB    softwareupdated    421 MB    kernel_task    160 MB    Safari    74 MB    FinderVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    425 MB    Free RAM     3.58 GB    Used RAM     34 MB    Swap Used Diagnostics Information: ℹ️    May 5, 2015, 10:43:29 AM    Self test - passed    May 5, 2015, 12:07:12 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_201 5-05-05-000712_[redacted].crash    May 3, 2015, 05:48:10 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-05-03-174810_[ redacted].hang    May 3, 2015, 05:48:09 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-05-03-174809_[ redacted].hang

dominic23 · Answer

Reset PRAM.  http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18761    Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964  Choose the method for:  "Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".    Start up in Safe Mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18760    Repair Disk. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836Best.

OGELTHORPE · Answer

Installing 8 GB RAM would be beneficial since you are using Yosemite.  The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.Ciao.

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.When you post the log extract, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "The message contains invalid characters." That&#x27;s a bug in the forum software. Please post the text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.