Thank you, here's what it says. I haven't restarted it for a few days because it takes so long. There are some mentions of insufficient RAM - maybe that's the issue? Although I shouldn't need that much just for startup. I do have a backup but haven't hooked it up for a while to this computer because my work is all on an external drive that gets backed up from my laptop.
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EtreCheck version: 2.7.8 (238)
Report generated 2016-01-29 13:24:16
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Runtime 4:43
Performance: Good
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Problem: Beachballing
Description:
Computer is very slow at startup (takes about half an hour before usable), then again later in the day. Beachball shows up and can’t use anything until it is done whatever it is doing in the background.
Hardware Information: ⓘ
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
iMac - model: iMac11,3
1 2.93 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 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: ⓘ
ATI Radeon HD 5750 - VRAM: 1024 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ⓘ
OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 (15C50) - Time since boot: about 3 days
Disk Information: ⓘ
WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Tilt iMac (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (528.12 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N ()
USB Information: ⓘ
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Logitech USB Laser Mouse
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
LaCie Rugged USB3 THB 1 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
JoniTilt orange drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/JoniTilt orange drive : 999.86 GB (75.91 GB free)
Verbatim Store 'n' Go 256.9 MB
STORE'N'GO (disk2s1) /Volumes/STORE'N'GO : 257 MB (217 MB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ⓘ
/Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Spin Doctor.app
[not loaded] com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Support]
[not loaded] jp.co.yamaha.driver.YamahaSteinbergUSBAudio (1.7.0f1 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
~/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Support]
System Launch Agents: ⓘ
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.FolderActionsDispatcher.plist
[killed] com.apple.gamed.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.rtcreportingd.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.loginitemregisterd.plist
7 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[killed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.csrutil.report.plist [Details]
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed] com.apple.system_installd.plist
[killed] com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
7 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
Launch Agents: ⓘ
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Support]
[running] com.extensis.FMCore.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.agsservice.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ⓘ
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ⓘ
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Other Apps: ⓘ
[running] com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.2592
[running] com.adobe.InDesign.57632
[loaded] com.adobe.Photoshop.58272
[running] com.adobe.acc.AdobeDesktopService.111712.67469592-A086-4B86-BF53-93D8A8461059
[running] com.adobe.accmac.86752
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000024.Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x1000002c.dynamiclinkmanager
[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x1000003d.EtreCheck
[running] com.getdropbox.dropbox.63392
Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
Default Browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: 3.0.0.0 - SDK 10.9 [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.15 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 20.0.0.286 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.40416.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 20.0.0.286 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.5.8 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.15 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.1 - SDK 10.11 Check version
Safari Extensions: ⓘ
1Password
3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
Flash Player [Support]
Yamaha Steinberg USB [Support]
Time Machine: ⓘ
Skip System Files: YES - System files not being backed up
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
iMac: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 471.23 GB
orange drive: Disk size: 999.86 GB Disk used: 923.95 GB
Destinations:
Tilt video drive [Local]
Total size: 4.00 TB
Total number of backups: 24
Oldest backup: 2014-10-29, 2:04 PM
Last backup: 2015-04-16, 12:27 PM
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 4.00 TB < (Disk used 1.40 TB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
6% WindowServer
3% Messages
1% kernel_task
1% fontd
0% Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
942 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(6)
845 MB kernel_task
672 MB Adobe InDesign CC 2015
303 MB Mail
279 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
752 MB Free RAM
7.26 GB Used RAM (1.90 GB Cached)
146 MB Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ⓘ
Jan 28, 2016, 03:24:46 AM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.dock.extra_2016-01-28-032446_[redact ed].crash
/System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/XPCServices/com.apple.dock.extra .xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.dock.extra
Jan 26, 2016, 05:48:02 PM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe InDesign CC 2015_2016-01-26-174802_[redacted].crash
/Applications/Adobe InDesign CC 2015/Adobe InDesign CC 2015.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe InDesign CC 2015