Late '09 iMAC running very slow
After reading through this forum. I've tried several suggestions.
1) I added 4G of RAM and now have 8GB
2) I cleared the PRAM
3) I fixed permissions on the 1TB HDD
While that all seemed to help a little, the machine seems to be running slow relative to the past. My only thought is my HDD is 1TB and only has 132GB free.
I did take the advice of this forum and run EtrCheck. That did allow me to kill a few things in startup but didn't have much change.
Before I take the next step that will likely include reinstalling the OS, I'm looking for advice as I really don't want to go thorough all that work unless it's absolutely required.
Problem description:
Late ’09 iMac running slow - sometimes hangs on shutdown
EtreCheck version: 2.3 (135)
Report generated 8/3/15, 7:56 AM
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Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac11,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 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 4850 - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: (What does this mean?)
OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: less than an hour
Disk Information: (What does this mean?)
ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (132.37 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H disk2 ()
USB Information: (What does this mean?)
Western Digital External HDD 1.5 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Time Machine (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine : 1.35 TB (455.59 GB free)
Scratch (disk1s3) /Volumes/Scratch : 150.07 GB (149.77 GB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: (What does this mean?)
/Applications/Parallels Access.app
[loaded] com.parallels.virtualsound (1.0.36 36 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.2.2 29105 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.2.2 29105 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.2.2 29105 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.2.2 29105 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com_sony_driver_dsccamDeviceInfo00 (1 - SDK 10.7)
/Library/StartupItems/ArcanaStartupSound/Resources
[not loaded] arcana.PRAM (6.1) [Click for support]
Startup Items: (What does this mean?)
ArcanaStartupSound: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ArcanaStartupSound
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Qmaster: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Qmaster
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)
[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.sony.SonyAutoLauncher.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.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] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: (What does this mean?)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
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]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.7 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.51204.0 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 18.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.3.1.10 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 18.0.0.209 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.5.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.0.0 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
SlingPlayer: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: (What does this mean?)
Open in Internet Explorer
Audio Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)
DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3
3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)
Adobe Version Cue CS4 [Click for support]
Connect360 [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
MacFUSE [Click for support]
Perian [Click for support]
ArcanaStartupSound [Click for support]
Time Machine: (What does this mean?)
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 866.98 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine [Local]
Total size: 1.35 TB
Total number of backups: 11
Oldest backup: 2015-08-02 04:19:40 +0000
Last backup: 2015-08-03 02:07:38 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 1.35 TB < (Disk used 866.98 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)
2% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(5)
0% taskgated
0% backupd
Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)
721 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(5)
614 MB kernel_task
156 MB mdworker(10)
131 MB mds_stores
131 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)
1.83 GB Free RAM
6.16 GB Used RAM (5.10 GB Cached)
16 MB Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)
Aug 3, 2015, 07:07:02 AM Self test - passed
Aug 1, 2015, 01:58:20 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Photos_2015-08-01-135820_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details]
Aug 1, 2015, 12:38:37 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Photos_2015-08-01-123837_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details]
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)