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Late 2009 iMac 16GB RAM running slow on Yosemite

I would really appreciate some help as my iMac has been running really slowly and my guess is that it is a software issue. Please see report below and any guidance is much appreciated.

Problem description:

iMy late 2009 iMac with 16GB of RAM and running on Yosemite is running very slowly.


EtreCheck version: 2.3 (135)

Report generated 8/1/15, 3:54 PM

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Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)

iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) (Technical Specifications)

iMac - model: iMac10,1

1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

16 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 0/DIMM1

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM1

4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

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


Video Information: (What does this mean?)

ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB

iMac 2560 x 1440


System Software: (What does this mean?)

OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: about 4 hours


Disk Information: (What does this mean?)

APPLE HDD HUA722010CLA330 disk0 : (1 TB) (Rotational)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (344.01 GB free)

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


OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H ()


USB Information: (What does this mean?)

Seagate Backup+ Desk 4 TB

disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 262 KB

Seagate Backup Plus 4TB (disk1s3) /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus 4TB : 4.00 TB (2.99 TB free)

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

HP Officejet Pro 8600

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller


Firewire Information: (What does this mean?)

Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 800mbit - 800mbit max

EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Seagate GoFlex 2TB (disk2s2) /Volumes/Seagate GoFlex 2TB : 2.00 TB (1.81 TB free)


Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions: (What does this mean?)

/Applications/Toast 10 Titanium/Toast Titanium.app

[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Click for support]


/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.Perfect.Driver.SystemAudioRecorder (1.0.0 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart (2.0.2) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart (2.0.2) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart (2.0.6) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.1) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.hzsystems.driver.CDSDAudioCaptureSupport (1.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]


/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns

[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]


~/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS

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


Startup Items: (What does this mean?)

ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF

Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite


Problem System Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

[running] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist [Click for support]


Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist [Click for support]

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

[running] com.hp.productresearch.plist [Click for support]

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

[running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist [Click for support]


Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

[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]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]


User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

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

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

[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.autostart.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

[loaded] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.backupstart.plist [Click for support]


User Login Items: (What does this mean?)

AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

RealPlayer Downloader Agent Application (~/Library/Application Support/RealNetworks/RealPlayer Downloader Agent.app)

Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)


Internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)

OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 [Click for support]

CouponPrinter-FireFox: Version: Version 1.1.5

NP_2020Player_WEB: Version: 5.0.94.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.15 [Click for support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 18.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]

Flash Player: Version: 18.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7

CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.1.0 [Click for support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.15 [Click for support]

GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

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

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version


User internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)

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

WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]

FreeConferenceCallPlugin: Version: 1.2.3 - SDK 10.5 [Click for support]

Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.2 [Click for support]

RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]


Safari Extensions: (What does this mean?)

VideoCatcherVB

iMedia Converter Deluxe

DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>


3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)

Citrix online plug-in [Click for support]

DivX [Click for support]

Flash Player [Click for support]

Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]

Perian [Click for support]

Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX [Click for support]


Time Machine: (What does this mean?)

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 655.34 GB

Destinations:

Seagate Backup Plus 4TB [Local]

Total size: 4.00 TB

Total number of backups: 48

Oldest backup: 2015-01-17 07:27:48 +0000

Last backup: 2015-08-01 19:45:23 +0000

Size of backup disk: Excellent

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


Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)

4% WindowServer

1% RealPlayer Downloader Agent

1% fontd

1% loginwindow

1% taskgated


Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)

842 MB kernel_task

492 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(2)

279 MB mds_stores

98 MB Safari

98 MB cfprefsd(3)


Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)

11.00 GB Free RAM

4.72 GB Used RAM (2.69 GB Cached)

0 B Swap Used


Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)

Aug 1, 2015, 11:23:47 AM Self test - passed

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Aug 1, 2015 1:10 PM

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User profile for user: Carolyn Samit
Carolyn Samit
User level: Level 10
165,615 points

Posted on Aug 1, 2015 1:13 PM

Unistall the Soundflower driver > Uninstalling Soundflower


That driver has caused kernel panics for numerous Mac users as noted from the results of an Apple Support Communities search here.

Then restart your Mac to test.

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User profile for user: Linc Davis
Linc Davis
User level: Level 10
209,547 points

Aug 1, 2015 3:11 PM in response to leadercoach

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't, select

SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages

from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select

View ▹ Show Log List

from 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't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.

Please don'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's a bug in the forum software. Please post the text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.

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Late 2009 iMac 16GB RAM running slow on Yosemite

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