iMac slowness, weirdness
I have a mid-2011 iMac 27 inch w/1.31 GHz Intel i5 processor running OS 10.9.5. Recent issues: slow loading; iPhoto now runs after wake from sleep (no device); loud, long (at least a few seconds) beep during last reboot, square gray section briefly appears near lower left of screen during reboot.
I ran EtreCheck and got the following (including too small a backup disk [?] how can it back up 300+ GB when less than 200GB is in use? We back up to keep files secure.). I'm not a techie in the least. Any suggestions? Thanks.
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 7/3/15, 12:24 PM
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac12,2
1 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
Empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
Empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
AMD Radeon HD 6970M - VRAM: 1024 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F1096) - Time since boot: 14:46:45
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (801.46 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader 3.97 GB
NO NAME (disk1s1) /Volumes/NO NAME : 3.96 GB (3.59 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
/etc/hosts - Count: 1
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/DiskWarrior.app
[not loaded] com.alsoft.Preview (3.0.3) [Click for support]
/LCC Installer.app
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (2.6.0) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.fsb.kext.logKext (2.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.epson.ecpd.launcher.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.menulet.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.reporter.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[unknown] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanFactory.plist [Click for support]
[unknown] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.starfield.backupservice.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
WorkspaceUpdate Application (/Applications/Workspace/WorkspaceUpdate.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
HP Product Research Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.1.0.33 [Click for support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.14 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 18.0.0.194 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.6.1f3 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 18.0.0.194 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.14 [Click for support]
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 2.1.0.1 [Click for support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYLI: Version: 2.1.0.1 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.8.0 - SDK 10.9 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WbeTools64_14: Version: 1.0.23.53 © 2013 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
npBcsMcTcIO: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]
fileEditTool64_15: Version: 1.0.35.65 © 2013 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
SiteAdvisor
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Growl [Click for support]
Logitech Control Center [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: YES - System files not being backed up
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 197.89 GB
Destinations:
imac backup [Local]
Total size: 301.33 GB
Total number of backups: 61
Oldest backup: 2010-09-17 02:31:17 +0000
Last backup: 2015-05-02 22:11:28 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 301.33 GB < (Disk used 197.89 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
2% fontd
2% WindowServer
1% VShieldScanner(4)
0% Google Chrome Helper(5)
0% taskgated
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
643 MB Google Chrome Helper(5)
487 MB kernel_task
180 MB softwareupdated
168 MB Google Chrome
131 MB VShieldScanner(4)
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
335 MB Free RAM
3.67 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jul 3, 2015, 12:51:23 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/PluginProcess_2015-07-03-00512 3_[redacted].crash
Jul 3, 2015, 12:42:58 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/PluginProcess_2015-07-03-00425 8_[redacted].crash
Jul 2, 2015, 09:35:50 PM Self test - passed
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