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my mac runs so slow...

Hi, my mac has been running really slow lately, and when I looked at what was running on my system, I have seen a process called 'fontd' using a lot of my cpu, and I just noticed that there's a ton of files in a folder called 'fonts' under the user library, so I'm curious about this. I've tried to clean out my fonts using Font book, but with that many files to move, it usually just has to be 'force quit' because it ends up using all of the available memory and saying (not responding). Could too many fonts cause the entire machine to slow down significantly? If so, which fonts are required to use 10.6.8? I am just going to end up trashing most of those extra fonts because there are a ton of duplicated fonts that are just clutter. Thanks!

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on May 15, 2015 8:32 PM

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May 27, 2015 7:15 PM in response to seventy one

sorry it took so long to reply to your message, but since the discussion site was redesigned, I've never been able to figure out how I can check on all of my posts (like it used to be)... I just end up getting lost, and forget about checking it out daily. anyhow, here's the results:


Problem description:

Computer running really slowly lately


EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 5/27/15 7:13 PM

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


Click 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 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

4 GB RAM

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 = Normal - Cycle count = 514 - SN = W09390YAD784A


Video Information: ℹ️

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800

spdisplays_display_connector


System Software: ℹ️

Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: 1:27:41


Disk Information: ℹ️

Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (232.89 GB)

- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.72 GB (88.36 GB free)


MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868


USB Information: ℹ️

BUFFALO HD-PNTU3 465.73 GB

HD-PNTU3 (disk1s1) /Volumes/HD-PNTU3 : 500.08 GB (120.47 GB free)

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


Configuration files: ℹ️

/etc/hosts - Count: 44


Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Library/Application Support/Roxio

[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Click for support]


/Library/StartupItems/BRESINKx86Monitoring

[loaded] com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring (9.0) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (2.4.2) [Click for support]

[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]

[loaded] com.eltima.SyncMate.kext (0.2.5b15) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.makemkv.kext.daspi (1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.mice.driver.PS3Controller (1.0.0d1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.mice.driver.Wireless360Controller (1.0.0d2) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.mice.driver.WirelessGamingReceiver (1.0.0d2) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.mobile-stream.driver.EasyTetherUSBEthernet (1.0.7 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]

[loaded] org.dungeon.driver.SATSMARTDriver (0.8 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]


Startup Items: ℹ️

ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF

EyeConnect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/EyeConnect

TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper: Path: /Library/StartupItems/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper

Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite


Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]

[failed] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[running] com.smithmicro.cleaning.schedulermailer.plist [Click for support]


Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]


Launch Agents: ℹ️

[running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchNetworkMonitor.plist [Click for support]

[running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist [Click for support]

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

[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

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

[running] com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.smithmicro.cleaning.quickbackupcheck.plist [Click for support]

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

[running] syncmateStarter.plist [Click for support]


Launch Daemons: ℹ️

[running] .dat0049.000 (hidden) [Click for support]

/Library/PreferencePanes/Macaroni.prefPane/Contents/MacOS/MacaroniTool /Library/PreferencePanes/Macaroni.prefPane/Contents/MacOS/MacaroniTool

[running] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist [Click for support]

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

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

[running] com.atomicbird.macaroni.launchd.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.charlessoft.pacifist.helper_10.6.plist [Click for support]

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

[loaded] com.ManyCamLLC.videodevice.daemon.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] fr.whitebox.packages_dispatcher.plist [Click for support]

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

[unknown] org.virtualbox.startup.plist [Click for support]

[failed] rapiback.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]


User Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] ca.madefresh.BodegaAgent.plist [Click for support]

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

[loaded] com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.cnet.ttengine.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[failed] com.wondershare.mobilegodaemon.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist [Click for support]

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


User Login Items: ℹ️

smcFanControl Application (/Applications/smcFanControl.app)

Steam UNKNOWN (missing value)

GrowlHelperApp UNKNOWN (missing value)

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

GrowlHelperApp Application Hidden (/System/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperA pp.app)

UnPlugged Application Hidden (/Applications/Utilities/UnPlugged.app)

DiskLed Application Hidden (/Applications/DiskLed.app)

FreeMemory Application Hidden (/Applications/FreeMemory.app)

Activity Monitor Application Hidden (/Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app)

HardwareGrowler Application Hidden (/Applications/HardwareGrowler.app)

SpeechSynthesisServer Application Hidden (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/Resources/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)

Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

ComSkipper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)

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

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

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

GrowlTunes Application (/Applications/GrowlTunes.app)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]

Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.188 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.4.1250 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

PrintDialogExt: Version: 6.1.1 [Click for support]

Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.5.1f3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

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

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7

PepperFlashPlayer: Version: 17.0.0.188 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071101000050 [Click for support]

DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.1r151 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

PDF Browser Plugin: Version: 2.4.4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.188 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6

SIDPlug: Version: 1.2 [Click for support]

AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017287: Version: Unknown

VLC Plugin: Version: 1.1.5 [Click for support]

nplastpass: Version: 2.5.5 [Click for support]

Box Edit: Version: 1.2.8(310) - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]

ActiveGS: Version: 3.7.1019 - SDK 10.9 [Click for support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 1.1.10 - SDK 10.5 [Click for support]

OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 [Click for support]

npBcsMcTcIO: Version: Unknown [Click for support]

NPDjVu: Version: 6.1.2 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version

Java Applet: Version: 1.2.0


Safari Extensions: ℹ️

AdBlock

Alexa Site Stats

LastPass

TinEye

Facebook Cleaner

Rotten Tomatoes

Add To Amazon Wish List

Evernote Web Clipper

Add To Amazon Wish List

DBox

ClipConverter

SimilarWeb

YaysYoutube

Ghostery

WOT

Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

YSlow

PriceBlink

Stop/Reload Button

Reload Button

Social Fixer

My eBay Manager

InvisibleHand


Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️

DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3

iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

Box Sync [Click for support]

Flash Player [Click for support]

Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]

FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Click for support]

Growl [Click for support]

Macaroni [Click for support]

Perian [Click for support]

TechTool Protection [Click for support]

Tuxera NTFS [Click for support]


Time Machine: ℹ️

Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

18% activitymonitord

8% Google Chrome Helper(14)

7% Google Chrome

3% Activity Monitor

3% WindowServer


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

1.84 GB Google Chrome Helper(14)

254 MB Google Chrome

221 MB Google Drive

106 MB mds

66 MB Finder


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

382 MB Free RAM

3.63 GB Used RAM

35 MB Swap Used


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

May 27, 2015, 02:00:39 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-05-27-02 0039_[redacted].crash

May 27, 2015, 01:59:21 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-05-27-015921_[redacted].hang

May 25, 2015, 10:58:05 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2015-05-25-225805_[redacted].crash

May 27, 2015, 05:44:47 PM Self test - passed

May 25, 2015, 04:15:42 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Audio Overload_2015-05-25-161542_[redacted].crash

May 27, 2015, 02:26:04 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/The Unarchiver_2015-05-27-022604_[redacted].crash

May 26, 2015, 10:56:04 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/helpd_2015-05-26-225604_[redac ted].crash

May 25, 2015, 04:55:47 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/File Juicer_2015-05-25-045547_[redacted].crash

May 26, 2015, 10:55:50 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/helpd_2015-05-26-225550_[redac ted].crash

May 25, 2015, 05:03:35 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/VLC_2015-05-25-050335_[redacte d].crash

May 27, 2015 7:50 PM in response to Arhsmacdude

You have loaded up your Mac with tons of crepe that is crippling your system, especially with only 4 GBs of RAM!

FIrst, you need to rid yourself of CleanMyMac and I hope that you have not used this at all or only once as it is total crapware that can do serious damage to a perfectly running Mac system.


http://macpaw.com/support/cleanmymac-classic/knowledgebase/how-to-uninstall-clea nmymac-classic

Disable and keep disabled TechTool Protection.

Properly uninstall SmithMicro software per the developer's instructions found on the developer's website or through a web search.

Ditch 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.

You have waaaay, waaaaaay too many apps starting up at login/startup.

You need to pare these down to 6 items or less!

Add or remove automatic items Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups. Select your user account, then click Login Items. Do one of the following: Click Add below the list on the right, select an app, document, folder, or disk, then click Add.If you don’t want an item’s windows to be visible after login, select Hide. (Hide does not apply to servers, which always appear in the Finder after login.) Select the name of the item you want to prevent from opening automatically, then click Delete below the list on the right.

Go thru every single Internet web browser and Safari plugin and decide which you really need and delete the rest!

You have waaaaay tooooo many of these, as well.

Once you have pared these down, make sure to Update these remaining Web Browser Internet plugins and extensions.


GET RID OF THE TORRENTING SOFTWARE, also!!!

May 27, 2015 7:45 PM in response to Arhsmacdude

Other things you can do.

Fonts ARE NOT THE ISSUE!


Here are some general tips to keep your Mac's hard drive trim and slim as possible


You should never, EVER let a computer hard drive get completely full, EVER!


With Macs and OS X, you shouldn't let the hard drive get below 15 GBs or less of free data space.

If it does, it's time for some hard drive housecleaning.

You you need to do some hard drive cleaning , now, anyhoo...


Follow some of my tips for cleaning out, deleting and archiving data from your Mac's internal hard drive.


Have you emptied your Mac's Trash icon in the Dock?

If you use iPhoto or Aperture, both have its own trash that needs to be emptied, also.

If you store images in other locations other than iPhoto, then you will have to weed through these to determine what to archive and what to delete.

If you are an iMovie/ Final Cut user, both apps have their own individual Trash location that needs to be emptied, too!

If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!

Delete any old or no longer needed emails and/or archive to disc, flash drives or external hard drive, older emails you want to save.

Look through your other Mailboxes and other Mail categories to see If there is other mail you can archive and/or delete.

STAY AWAY FROM DELETING ANY FILES FROM OS X SYSTEM FOLDER!

Look through your Documents folder and delete any type of old useless type files like "Read Me" type files.

Again, archive to disc, flash drives, ext. hard drives or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.

Look in your Applications folder, if you have applications you haven't used in a long time, if the app doesn't have a dedicated uninstaller, then you can simply drag it into the OS X Trash icon. IF the application has an uninstaller app, then use it to completely delete the app from your Mac.

To find other large files, download an app called Omni Disk Sweeper.


http://www.omnigroup.com/more


Also, Find Any File


http://apps.tempel.org/FindAnyFile/


Typically, iTunes and iPhoto libraries are the biggest users of HD space.

move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.

If you have any other large folders of personal data or projects, these should be archived or moved, also, to the optical discs, flash drives or external hard drive and then either archived to disc and/or deleted off your internal hard drive.


Moving iTunes library


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449


Moving iPhoto library


http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2506


Moving iMovie projects folder


http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2289


Things to consider before moving your iPhoto Library Folder to a new or external location like an external hard drive.

If you make movies on any iDevices using iMovie for iOS,, then transfer the video footage, the IOS version of iMovie saves the footage as a movie file in IPhoto for IOS and will automatically get transferred to iPhoto for the Mac when you upload the video from your iDevice.

Newer versions of iMovie will work and link those video files found in your iPhoto Library on your Mac, but those links can be lost if you move your iPhoto library and you will not be able to relink that video afterwards as the current versions of iMovie seem to not have a relink option for the video portion of the files (ironically, current versions of iMovie HAVE the ability to re-link the audio files from the video footage, though (The inability to re-link the video files could be a possible bug or oversight in current versions iMovie).

The lost video links show up as "blacked-out" video blocks with no content.

Before moving the iPhoto Library

If you make movies with iMovie using iPad or iPhone video then 'Consolidate' the files before you finish. This will gather (albeit by duplicating) all the relevant files in the project in one place. After consolidating/duplicating all of the audio and video footage to a seperate, independent location,it should be safe to move your iPhoto library.

The potential way to circumvent this issues maybe to try and import iPad and iPhoto video directly into iMovie which would be another solution.

Good Luck!

May 27, 2015 7:49 PM in response to Arhsmacdude

FYI


Antivirus software is NOT needed if the Mac you are running is only running OS X. Antivirus apps interfere with normal performance and operation of a Mac because they program too many controls (program extensions) into the main OS X system software impacting/impeding general performance of a Mac.

Here are some of my tidbits of advice on how to avoid viruses in the future, if you encounter a virus, again.

Some anti-virus solutions can slow down your Mac, but to be honest, the best anit-virus app is you, the user and your brain.

Don't visit questionable websites or website you are unsure about.

Don't use Torrents or engage in "Torrenting"

Don't install pirated software or software downloaded from a questionable or unknown websites or untrutsted sources.

Java is still a vulnerability concern, if you do not need it, don't use it.

Use a browser filter and pop-up blocker

Don't open email attachments from email addresses that you do not recognize.

Install security updates when they become available

Educate yourself as to what threats are common and active.

In effect, use your own brain as the antivirus filter.

Follow that advise and in MOST cases, you will be fine and won't risk your Mac to potential Trojans, malware or viruses.

If you feel you need some baseline virus protection that is minimally invasive on the Mac OS X system, install


ClamXAV


http://www.clamxav.com/

DO NOT USE ANY SO CALLED APPS CLAIMING TO "CLEAN", "OPTIMIZE" OR "SPEED UP" YOUR MAC!!!! EVER!!!!


Apps like MacKeeper, MacSweeper or any other maintenance apps like CleanMyMac 1 or 2, TuneUpMyMac, SpeedUpMyMac, MacCleanse or anything like these apps, installed on your Mac, while they appear to be helpful, can do too good a job of data "cleanup" causing the potential to do serious data corruption or data deletion and render a perfectly running OS completely dead and useless leaving you with a frozen, non-functional Mac.

Plus, these type of apps aren't really necessary OR needed. They really aren't.

There are manual methods to clear off unnecessary data off of your Mac that are safer and you have complete control over your Mac and not just leave a piece of auto cleaning software in charge of clearing off data off of your Mac. Their potential of causing OS X issues outweighs the implied good and benefits these types of hard drive or memory "cleaning" apps are written to do.

These types of system 'cleaning" apps are very poorly written and are really a scam to rob newbieand novice Mac users of their hard earned cash for a poorly written maintenance program that will do much more harm to a perfectly normal running OS X system than the good that the app developers purport these types of apps will do.

Plus, the software companies that write these apps make it hard to easily uninstall these apps if something DOES go wrong and these apps work in a way where you have no recovery or revert function to return your Mac back to its former, working state in the event something does go wrong.

It is best to never, EVER download and install these types of apps.

The risk to your system and important data is too great a risk!

Stop treating your Mac like a Windows PC which your Mac is not!

May 28, 2015 12:19 AM in response to Arhsmacdude

I did wonder if you would follow up but in any event you now have a short novel on the subject. But one thing is clear to all, you have misused your computer (and with Torrent in particular) dangerously contaminated many of your files. Unless you're going to buy a new machine soon (and do not try to transfer any files from this one if you are), you are going to have to make a big decision. Like erasing everything and starting again ... ... but even then you would be reinstalling an aged system that is no longer supported. Sorry to be so negative as there are things you can do, the decision is, are they worth doing?

my mac runs so slow...

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