Q: MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) running exceptionally slow
My MacBook pro is running so so slow, and I do not use it a lot where I am downloading, editing, typing a paper/ doing a billion of things. I literally just open one Microsoft word document and safari, and it buffers for 20 minutes, and then shuts down.
I ran an EtreCheck on it which will be listed down below
please help me!!
I am trying to graduate from college and having a slow computer does not help.
EtreCheck version: 2.6.3 (223)
Report generated 11/11/15, 5:32 PM
Runtime 13:09
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Ignore known Apple failures: Disabled
Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
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MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
[Click for upgrade instructions]
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 = Normal - Cycle count = 345 - SN = D862426R3APDGDLBX
Video Information: (What does this mean?)
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: (What does this mean?)
OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 (15B42) - Time since boot: about 2 days
Disk Information: (What does this mean?)
APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (237.51 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8 ()
USB Information: (What does this mean?)
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: (What does this mean?)
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: (What does this mean?)
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) [Click for support]
System Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)
[killed] com.apple.BezelUI.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
[killed] com.apple.FolderActionsDispatcher.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.cdpd.plist
[killed] com.apple.cloudphotosd.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.followupd.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.recentsd.plist
[killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[killed] com.apple.security.idskeychainsyncingproxy.plist
[killed] com.apple.spotlight.IndexAgent.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
16 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
System Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)
[loaded] com.apple.FileSyncAgent.sshd.plist - No signature!
[loaded] com.apple.airplaydiagnostics.server.mac.plist - /AppleInternal/Applications/AirPlayDiagnostics.app/Contents/Resources/AirPlayDi agnosticsServer: Executable not found!
[loaded] com.apple.configureLocalKDC.plist - No signature!
[killed] com.apple.corestorage.corestoragehelperd.plist
[failed] com.apple.csrutil.report.plist [Click for details]
[loaded] com.apple.efax.plist - No signature!
[loaded] com.apple.emlog.plist - No signature!
[loaded] com.apple.gkreport.plist - No signature!
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[loaded] com.apple.locate.plist - No signature!
[failed] com.apple.logd.plist [Click for details]
[killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
[loaded] org.apache.httpd.plist - No signature!
[running] org.cups.cupsd.plist - Invalid signature!
[loaded] org.net-snmp.snmpd.plist - No signature!
[running] org.ntp.ntpd.plist - No signature!
[loaded] org.postfix.newaliases.plist - No signature!
[loaded] ssh.plist - No signature!
6 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)
[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]
[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.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.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist - /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/OSServices.framewo rk/Versions/A/Support/CSConfigDotMacCert: Executable not found!
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.autostart.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.notify.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: (What does this mean?)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
BlackBerry Device Manager Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/BlackBerry/BlackBerry Device Manager.app)
Other Apps: (What does this mean?)
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x1000000a.Microsoft Word
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x1000000b.Microsoft Word
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x1000000f.Microsoft AU Daemon
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000010.Microsoft AU Daemon
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000014.EtreCheck
[running] com.google.Chrome.63072
[running] com.microsoft.errorreporting.184992
Internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 19.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.4.0.6 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]
WidevineMediaOptimizer: Version: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 19.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.1.0.2 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 60 build 27 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 071701000001 [Click for support]
BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 [Click for support]
Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: (What does this mean?)
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)
BrowserPlus [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: (What does this mean?)
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)
10% storedownloadd
2% WindowServer
2% hidd
1% Google Chrome Helper(9)
0% Microsoft Word(2)
Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)
527 MB kernel_task
422 MB Google Chrome Helper(9)
160 MB Safari
147 MB mdworker(11)
135 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)
21 MB Free RAM
3.97 GB Used RAM (591 MB Cached)
221 MB Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)
Nov 9, 2015, 05:31:23 PM Self test - passed
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012), iOS 9.1, null
Posted on Nov 11, 2015 5:40 PM