Macbook Pro slow after Yosemite update

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Hi my Mac Book Pro is running really slow since updating to Yosemite.  I ran a check on the computer using Etresoft and the results are pasted below. Can anyone see anything wrong or have any suggestions?  I have cleared out loads of files on the hard drive and moved to a external one.TIAProblem description:Slow Macbook Pro since updating to YosemiteEtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)Report generated 7/4/15, 7:22 AMDownload 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 2012) (Technical Specifications)    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core    4 GB RAM Upgradeable        BANK 0/DIMM0            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok        BANK 1/DIMM0            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n    Battery: Health &#x3D; Normal - Cycle count &#x3D; 153 - SN &#x3D; 9G4200JKDD3MBVideo Information: ℹ️    Intel HD Graphics 4000        Color LCD 1280 x 800System Software: ℹ️    OS X 10.10.4 (14E46) - Time since boot: 1:6:50Disk Information: ℹ️    APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)        EFI (disk0s1) &lt;not mounted&gt; : 210 MB         Recovery HD (disk0s3) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB         Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (33.19 GB free)            Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online    HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS41N  USB Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)     Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad     Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub         Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller     Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busGatekeeper: ℹ️    Mac App Store and identified developersKernel Extensions: ℹ️        /System/Library/Extensions    [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.9.8 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Click for support]    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.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.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist [Click for support]    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]User Launch Agents: ℹ️    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]User Login Items: ℹ️    TimehopSync    Application  (/Applications/TimehopSync.app)    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.11 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 18.0.0.194 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    Flash Player: Version: 18.0.0.194 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.5.2 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.11 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]    npCricutR: Version: Cricut_x86_64 2.1504.912.5605 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check versionUser internet Plug-ins: ℹ️    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️    Flash Player  [Click for support]Time Machine: ℹ️    Skip System Files: NO    Mobile backups: OFF    Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 465.68 GB    Destinations:        Amanda Vasquez&#x27;s [Local]         Total size: 999.83 GB         Total number of backups: 1         Oldest backup: 2015-06-25 20:00:49 +0000         Last backup: 2015-06-25 20:00:49 +0000         Size of backup disk: Too small            Backup size 999.83 GB &lt; (Disk used 465.68 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️        11%    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(10)         5%    Timehop Sync         4%    Safari         1%    fontd         0%    taskgatedTop Processes by Memory: ℹ️    770 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(10)    470 MB    kernel_task    152 MB    Finder    94 MB    Safari    70 MB    DropboxVirtual Memory Information: ℹ️    306 MB    Free RAM     3.70 GB    Used RAM     0 B    Swap Used Diagnostics Information: ℹ️    Jul 4, 2015, 06:12:59 AM    Self test - passed    Jul 4, 2015, 02:28:55 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/QuickLookSatellite_2015-07-04- 022855_[redacted].crash    Jul 4, 2015, 12:53:47 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-07-04-005347_[redacted].crash    Jul 1, 2015, 03:19:21 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/PTPCamera_2015-07-01-151921_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]

dominic23 · Accepted Answer

Low Disk SpaceGo step by step and check.1. Start up in Safe Mode.    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH112122. Backup your computer.3. Empty Trash.     Finder    Click on an empty spot on the Desktop to activate Finder.    Click “Empty Trash” to empty Trash.   Mail    Click Mailbox in the  in the Mail menu bar.    Erase Deleted Items &gt; In All Accounts    Erase Junk Mail   Photos   File &gt; Recently Deleted &gt; Click the “Delete All” button at the top right corner   iPhoto   iPhoto &gt; Empty iPhoto Trash   https://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806?locale&#x3D;en_US4. Delete old iOS Devices Backup.    iTunes &gt; Preferences &gt; Devices    Highlight the old Backups , press “Delete Backup” and then “OK”.    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4946?viewlocale&#x3D;en_US&amp;locale&#x3D;en_US5. Re-index Macintosh HD.     This will take a while. Wait until it is finished.    System Preferences &gt; Spotlight &gt; Privacy    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht24096. Move iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie media folders to an external drive. 7. RAM     Upgrading RAM to 8GB will help.     http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/

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.