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yet another beachball problem

I'm experiencing frequent beachballs on my MBP running 10.9.5. I've read through a bunch of threads describing similar problems, and I've tried many of the fixes suggested there: resetting SMC and PRAM, repairing permissions, freeing up hard drive space, etc. Nothing in activity monitor suggests a problem: disk/network I/O are low and I'm not seeing memory pressure. The console log is unrevealing. About the only thing I haven't tried is a clean install, since that will be terribly difficult as I don't have media/activation keys for a bunch of stuff and it'll take forever to get a working system again.


Here's EtreCheck's output. Any advice would be very welcome.


Problem description:

Beachball


EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 5/5/15, 4:49 PM

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


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Hardware Information: ℹ️

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core

16 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

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

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 31 - SN = W035246UPD3LC


Video Information: ℹ️

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Color LCD 1280 x 720


System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.9.5 (13F1077) - Time since boot: 18:46:28


Disk Information: ℹ️

APPLE HDD ST1000LM024 disk0 : (1 TB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (164.98 GB free)

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


HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS41N disk2 : (3.86 GB)


USB Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Configuration files: ℹ️

/etc/hosts - Count: 1


Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Anywhere


Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Applications/KisMAC trunk r242.app

[not loaded] de.binaervarianz.driver.AtheroJack (1.1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] org.binaervarianz.iokit.AiroJack (1.0.0d1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] org.binaervarianz.iokit.MACJack (1.0.0a1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] org.theta44.iokit.WLanDriver (0.0.2) [Click for support]


/Applications/zoom.us.app

[not loaded] zoom.us.ZoomAudioDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]


/Library/Extensions

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.16) [Click for support]

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.2.16) [Click for support]

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.2.16) [Click for support]

[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.16) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWDrv (9.11.6) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.eltima.ElmediaPlayer.kext (1.0) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.keyspan.iokit.usb.KeyspanUSAdriver (2.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (3.0.7) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (2.0.6) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSupport (1.4.11) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSwitch (1.2.2) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSwitchKicker (1.0.0) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions/NovatelWireless3G.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (3.0.7) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions/PTUMWDrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWCDFree (9.11.6) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWCSP (9.11.6) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWDIAG (9.11.6) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWMdmControl (9.11.6) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWMdmData (9.11.6) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.PTUMWNMEA (9.11.6) [Click for support]


Startup Items: ℹ️

Jaksta: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Jaksta

RetroRun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/RetroRun

VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox

Wireshark: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Wireshark

Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite


Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist [Click for support]

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

[running] com.machangout.glims.agent.plist [Click for support]

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

[loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.enable-bundles.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid-user.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] org.gpgtools.Libmacgpg.xpc.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.fix.plist [Click for support]

[running] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.shutdown-gpg-agent.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.updater.plist [Click for support]

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


Launch Daemons: ℹ️

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

[running] com.backblaze.bzserv.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.eltima.ElmediaPlayer.daemon.plist [Click for support]

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

[running] com.machangout.glims.loader.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.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid.plist [Click for support]

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


User Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

[running] com.backblaze.bzbmenu.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Click for support]

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


User Login Items: ℹ️

PhotoSync Application (/Applications/PhotoSync.app)

GrowlHelperApp UNKNOWN (missing value)

AirPort Base Station Agent Application (/System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app)

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

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

Box Edit Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Box/Box Edit/Box Edit.app)

Box Local Com Server Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Box/Box Edit/Box Local Com Server.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

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

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

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]

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

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

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

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8

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

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.13 [Click for support]

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version


User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

ATTConnectEventEntry: Version: 1.0.0 - SDK 10.6

NPRoblox: Version: 1, 2, 8, 25 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]

ZoomUsPlugIn: Version: 3.5.8412.0202 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]

WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]

Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]


Safari Extensions: ℹ️

Ghostery

Evernote Web Clipper

FastestTube

Reddit Enhancement Suite

Amazon Search Menu Item

autocomplete

AdBlock


Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️

EcammAudioLoader: Version: 1.0.3 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]

CallRecorder: Version: v2.5.12 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Backblaze Backup [Click for support]

Flash Player [Click for support]

Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]

GPGPreferences [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]

MacFUSE [Click for support]

Perian [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: 834.36 GB

Destinations:

Time Machine 2 [Local]

Total size: 4.00 TB

Total number of backups: 88

Oldest backup: 2014-01-23 13:10:19 +0000

Last backup: 2015-05-05 13:52:52 +0000

Size of backup disk: Excellent

Backup size 4.00 TB > (Disk size 999.35 GB X 3)


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

22% bzfilelist

3% Google Chrome Helper(5)

1% fontd

0% mds

0% WindowServer


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

1.38 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(8)

1.14 GB kernel_task

803 MB Google Chrome Helper(5)

442 MB Mail

311 MB WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

54 MB Free RAM

16.00 GB Used RAM

512 KB Swap Used


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

May 4, 2015, 09:57:36 PM Self test - passed

May 4, 2015, 09:28:28 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Drive_2015-05-04-212828_[redacted].crash

May 4, 2015, 05:14:31 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Transmission_2015-05-04-171431 _[redacted].crash

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on May 5, 2015 8:50 PM

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3 replies

May 5, 2015 10:27 PM in response to BrianC23

First,


Try ditching ALL Googlewares. They are ALL a serious resource hogs on the OS X system.

The additional benefit is that you'll stop Google from mining your data when you surf the web

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?hl=en

https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375081?hl=en

If you do not like Apple's Safari web browser, download, install and try Mozilla FireFox, instead.

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox

The current, up-to-date version of FireFox is fully compatible with OS X and is regularly updated by the great developers of the Mozilla group.

I have, also, stopped using the Google search engine regularly (due to Google's privacy policies or lack thereof) and I now use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine.

Make sure you have updated ALL your installed software and ALL connected device software and drivers.

Update all of your Web Browser Internet plugins and extensions.

For example,

Mac FUSE is obsolete and has been replaced by FUSE for OS X

https://osxfuse.github.io/

May 6, 2015 6:04 AM in response to BrianC23

Backblaze Backup [Click for support]

When is BackBlaze configured to run? Correct me if I'm wrong, but BackBlaze is a network backup. If it is running when you are trying to work, it can consume a lot of your Internet bandwidth, causing any other activity that wants to access the network (and a lot of apps these days want to do just that), it can create spinning beachballs.


You have a very large number of 3rd party additions that startup wihen you boot and login. You can try booting into Safe Mode, and see if the beachballs go away. If they do, then it is most likely one or more of the 3rd party additions listed by EtreCheck.

<http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564>


While it is a little soon for you to be having hard disk problems (your system is not that old), it is not out of the question (low probability). The on-disk error corrections can slow a disk down while it retries reads, but still be correctable so that no I/O errors are reported, it just takes longer for each I/O to complete. But I would keep this in the back of your mind, while you pursue the possible software issues first.

yet another beachball problem

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