lag on ssd

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lag on ssd

hey i purchased a 2nd hand 2012 macbook but in excellent condition a few months ago and put an new samsung evo 850 500gb ssd and 16gb ram into it the day i got it.

i installed mac os 10.8 and migrated my user account over using the migration assistant then i upogarded to el cap.

since i got it i noticed there is lag/beachballing sometimes. eg when i go to apple>about this mac>storage. the beach ball doesnt last long maybe 3-5 seconds but it happens with other apps too. im wondering is this cuz i dont have trim enable?

from googling i found contrasting things about enabling trim on samsung ssd'd on mac's so i didn't boder doing it as i didnt wanna risk it.

do u think its a bad ssd or just because i dont have trim enabled?

is it actually safe to turn on trim for my ssd?

here is the etrecheck report

EtreCheck version: 2.7.8 (238)

Report generated 2016-01-28 16:04:54

Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com

Runtime 1:38

Performance: Excellent

Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

Click the [Remove] links to remove adware.

Problem: Beachballing

Hardware Information: ⓘ

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

16 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

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

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 75 - SN = W024242NED3LC

Video Information: ⓘ

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Color LCD 1280 x 800

System Software: ⓘ

OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 (15C50) - Time since boot: about one day

Disk Information: ⓘ

Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: No)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

SSD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (97.42 GB free)

Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8 ()

USB Information: ⓘ

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

i would be grateful for any help thanks

Posted on Jan 28, 2016 8:32 AM

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Answer 1

Csound1

Level 9

59,973 points

Jan 28, 2016 8:35 AM in response to alankellyeire

It's nothing to do with Trim. But it's not normal either, there should be no noticeable lag (in the drive or the delivery bus) How old is the Mac it's in

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Answer 2

keg55

Level 6

11,743 points

Jan 28, 2016 8:39 AM in response to alankellyeire

do u think its a bad ssd or just because i dont have trim enabled?

is it actually safe to turn on trim for my ssd?

TRIM support for you SSD in OS X would have nothing to do with your lag concern.

It's OK to enable TRIM on your SSD. I know of one person who has said Samsung support recommends it on their SSDs, but it's not mandatory.

With your Etrecheck output, we would need to see the rest of the report which shows apps running/loaded. So, if you could provide this, there may be something we see that could be causing your lag and not the SSD.

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Answer 3

Jan 31, 2016 6:24 AM in response to alankellyeire

Seems that a lot of the EtreCheck report is missing.

I also have a Samsung 850 EVO 500 MB drive installed and am running El Capitan 10.11.3.

Not having any problems. I was initially also concerned about TRIM but found that the problem was not to do with the Samsung SSD or Apple, but was to do with Linix.

So, I enabled Trim and it has been working fine for a couple months.

Trim:

To enable TRIM, first save all your open documents as this will reboot your Mac.

1) launch Terminal.

2) Type "sudo trimforce enable".

3) Confirm that you want to enable trim.

4) Reboot your Mac.

To verify that TRIM is enabled, click the Apple icon in the top left of your screen. Choose "About this Mac" -> "System Report" -> "SATA/SATA Express" and look for the entry "Trim Support". It should say "yes" if trim has been enabled.

I would make a backup before installing Trim, as you seem to be having issues and a backup is always good.

Then I would attach the remainder of the EtreCheck report as maybe it will show an issue someone can help you with.

Kim

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Answer 4

Jan 28, 2016 9:23 AM in response to alankellyeire

SSD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (97.42 GB free)

with only this small amount free, and given that you have done a system re-install or upgrade, it is entirely possible that your SSD is nearly clogged with deleted data. This is best cleared out by enabling TRIM -AND- passing through Safe mode to run Disk First Aid on the Boot drive.

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Answer 5

Jan 31, 2016 6:00 AM in response to Csound1

it was purchased in dec 2012. it only had 25 charge cycles when i got it so either it was rarely used or plugged in to main all the time i dont know.

here is the full etre report sorry i didnt include it with the op but i was getting some error when trying to post so i thought it was cuz my post was 2 long. but i was cuz i forgot to choose a category. 😮

i have enabled trim since i started the thread.

EtreCheck version: 2.6.6 (226)

Report generated 31/01/2016, 13:57

Runtime 1:34

Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com

Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.

Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.

Click the [Click to remove] links for help removing adware.

Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

[Click for Technical Specifications]

[Click for User Guide]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

16 GB RAM Upgradeable

[Click for upgrade instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

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

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 75 - SN = W024242NED3LC

Video Information: (What does this mean?)

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Color LCD 1280 x 800

System Software: (What does this mean?)

OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 (15C50) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Disk Information: (What does this mean?)

Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

SSD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (184.35 GB free)

Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8 ()

USB Information: (What does this mean?)

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Thunderbolt Information: (What does this mean?)

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)

Anywhere

Kernel Extensions: (What does this mean?)

/Applications/DiskWarrior 4.4.app

[not loaded] com.alsoft.Preview (4.4) [Click for support]

/Applications/OSX86Tools.app

[not loaded] com.x86dev.driver.lspcidrv (1.0) [Click for support]

/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

/Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Spin Doctor.app

[not loaded] com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Click for support]

/Library/Application Support/Hotspot Shield

[not loaded] com.anchorfree.tun (1.1.1 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs (187.1.14 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.actionsmicro.ezsound (1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

[loaded] com.howard.framebuffer (44 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]

[not loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

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

[not loaded] com.yourcompany.driver.usbscsistor (43 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]

~/Library/Application Support/Transmit/Transmit Disk.app

[not loaded] com.panic.TransmitDisk.transmitdiskfs (4.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

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

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

Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

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

[running] com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotifyagent.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.paragon.updater.plist [Click for support]

Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

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

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist [Click for support]

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

[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.launch.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

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

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

User Login Items: (What does this mean?)

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)

Other Apps: (What does this mean?)

[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000002.firefox

[running] com.etresoft.EtreCheck.349472

[running] com.google.GoogleDrive.51552

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

LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.14 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 20.0.0.286 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

Flash Player: Version: 20.0.0.286 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.730 [Click for support]

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.14 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 66 build 17 Check version

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

BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown

Safari Extensions: (What does this mean?)

Open in Internet Explorer

Searchme Adware! [Click to remove]

Slick Savings Adware! [Click to remove]

Amazon Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]

Ebay Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]

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

Flash Player [Click for support]

FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]

Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Click for support]

Perian [Click for support]

Time Machine: (What does this mean?)

Time Machine not configured!

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

122% firefox

6% kernel_task

2% WindowServer

2% fontd

2% hidd

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

942 MB kernel_task

639 MB firefox

213 MB QuickLookSatellite(3)

180 MB mds_stores

180 MB ocspd

Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)

11.00 GB Free RAM

5.23 GB Used RAM (2.45 GB Cached)

0 B Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)

Jan 31, 2016, 01:44:01 PM Self test - passed

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Answer 6

Jan 31, 2016 7:08 AM in response to alankellyeire

Safari Extensions: (What does this mean?)

Open in Internet Explorer

Searchme Adware! [Click to remove]

Slick Savings Adware! [Click to remove]

Amazon Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]

Ebay Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]

EtreCheck shows you have the above adware.

The first thing you need to do is get rid of it.

Some adware can be removed as follows. Open Safari's preferences and click on the Extensions tab. Look for:

Searchme Adware! [Click to remove]

Slick Savings Adware! [Click to remove]

Amazon Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]

eBay Shopping Assistant Adware![Click to remove]

Disable the adware extension and then remove it.

You can either follow Apple's manual instructions for removing adware, or use the free automated tool, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac.

Some people on this form may have mixed feeling about Malwarebytes. Try removing it manually first.

Kim

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Answer 7

Jan 31, 2016 7:19 AM in response to KimUserName

i did this i dont use and never have used safari so i dont know how i even got these adware. all are removed now

thanks

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Answer 8

Jan 31, 2016 7:22 AM in response to alankellyeire

Try re-running and reposting you EtreCheck.

Kim

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Answer 9

Jan 31, 2016 8:27 AM in response to KimUserName

EtreCheck version: 2.7.8 (238)

Report generated 2016-01-31 16:25:24

Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com

Runtime 1:31

Performance: Excellent

Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

Problem: Beachballing

Description:

Hardware Information: ⓘ

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

16 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

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

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 75 - SN = W024242NED3LC

Video Information: ⓘ

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Color LCD 1280 x 800

System Software: ⓘ

OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 (15C50) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Disk Information: ⓘ

Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

SSD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (182.94 GB free)

Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8 ()

USB Information: ⓘ

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

StoreJet Transcend StoreJet Transcend 1 TB

EFI (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

NTFS (disk4s2) /Volumes/NTFS : 879.85 GB (128.89 GB free)

ACASIS AMS1153 126.7 GB

EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Untitled (disk3s2) /Volumes/Untitled 1 : 126.49 GB (1.94 GB free)

Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Gatekeeper: ⓘ

Anywhere

Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

/Applications/DiskWarrior 4.4.app

[not loaded] com.alsoft.Preview (4.4) [Support]

/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) [Support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) [Support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) [Support]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.0.1 27695 - SDK 10.7) [Support]

/Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Spin Doctor.app

[not loaded] com.hzsystems.terminus.driver (4) [Support]

/Library/Application Support/Hotspot Shield

[not loaded] com.anchorfree.tun (1.1.1 - SDK 10.8) [Support]

/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs (543.0.14 - SDK 10.5) [Support]

/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.actionsmicro.ezsound (1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]

[loaded] com.howard.framebuffer (44 - SDK 10.10) [Support]

[not loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.2 - SDK 10.5) [Support]

[not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) [Support]

[loaded] com.yourcompany.driver.usbscsistor (43 - SDK 10.10) [Support]

~/Library/Application Support/Transmit/Transmit Disk.app

[not loaded] com.panic.TransmitDisk.transmitdiskfs (4.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Support]

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

[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Support]

Launch Agents: ⓘ

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]

[running] com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotifyagent.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.paragon.updater.plist [Support]

Launch Daemons: ⓘ

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]

[running] com.paragon-software.installer.plist [Support]

[running] com.paragon-software.pm.helper.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.launch.plist [Support]

User Launch Agents: ⓘ

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]

User Login Items: ⓘ

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)

Other Apps: ⓘ

[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000004.Hard Disk Manager

[running] com.etresoft.EtreCheck.506912

[running] com.google.GoogleDrive.51552

[running] com.viber.osx.81952

[running] org.mozilla.firefox.96032

Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.730 [Support]

Default Browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.14 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 20.0.0.286 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.730 [Support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

Flash Player: Version: 20.0.0.286 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.730 [Support]

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.14 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 [Support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 66 build 17 Check version

User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown

3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

Flash Player [Support]

FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Support]

Java [Support]

Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Support]

Perian [Support]

Time Machine: ⓘ

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

4% kernel_task

3% hidd

3% firefox

2% WindowServer

2% fontd

Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

951 MB kernel_task

688 MB firefox

344 MB mdworker(18)

229 MB system_installd

213 MB Viber

Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

10.00 GB Free RAM

5.82 GB Used RAM (4.91 GB Cached)

0 B Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

Jan 31, 2016, 03:33:03 PM Self test - passed

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Answer 10

etresoft

Level 8

46,554 points

Jan 31, 2016 11:48 AM in response to alankellyeire

Hello alan,

You have some funky kernel extensions. I suggest uninstalling these:

/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.actionsmicro.ezsound (1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]

[loaded] com.howard.framebuffer (44 - SDK 10.10) [Support]

[loaded] com.yourcompany.driver.usbscsistor (43 - SDK 10.10) [Support]

They may eventually prove to be innocent and can be reinstalled, but they look suspicious right now. Make sure to use only a vendor-provided uninstaller or uninstallation instructions. Never try to remove these files by hand. Never use an "app zapper".

Of course, given an extension with the name "com.yourcompany.driver", you might have to do something manual. But at least look for instructions first.

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Answer 11

Jan 31, 2016 1:01 PM in response to etresoft

i only know what one of these kernel extensions is and thats [loaded] com.actionsmicro.ezsound (1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]. i think this is the miracast program(EZcast) i installed a few weeks ago. the problem was occurring long before this was installed. so i doubt thats the problem but i will uninstall regardless.

how do i actually uninstall these kernel extensions?

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Answer 12

etresoft

Level 8

46,554 points

Jan 31, 2016 5:18 PM in response to alankellyeire

alankellyeire wrote:

i only know what one of these kernel extensions is and thats [loaded] com.actionsmicro.ezsound (1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]. i think this is the miracast program(EZcast) i installed a few weeks ago. the problem was occurring long before this was installed. so i doubt thats the problem but i will uninstall regardless.

how do i actually uninstall these kernel extensions?

Hello again Alan,

That's an excellent question. I gave you general instructions, but for specifics, you will have to do some research on your machine. Collect a list of all 3rd party software that you have installed. In order to install something in that directory, it would have had to have been something that required your password to install. It will probably be something that has some hardware component or interface. I'm sorry, but I can't say more than that. Sometimes these software packages include other software and it can be very difficult to find out who actually owns, and originally installed, a particular kernel extension. Even if you do track it down, they might not provide uninstallation instructions.

I don't want you to just delete or move the file. There is some other software or hardware on your machine that depends on those files. There is no way to tell what will happen if you partially remove it.

Although that one extension may pre-date your problem, it could still be involved. These things aren't that straightforward I'm afraid.

You said that this problem started when you installed El Capitan. One or more of those extensions could be incompatible. A guaranteed fix would be to erase your hard drive, reinstall El Capitan, and then manually reinstall the latest version of all 3rd party software. When you migrate from backup, migrate only user documents and nothing else. If and when the problem returns, you should be able to identify the culprit and remove it. Unfortunately, that process is harder than it sounds. Tracking down the mystery kernel extensions doesn't sound so bad anymore, eh?

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Answer 13

Feb 1, 2016 2:09 PM in response to etresoft

yeah i was thinking of wiping everything to get rid of all the crap but i was afraid it was the SSD that was the problem and not then OS.

is there anyway i can make sure its definitely not the SSD as i don't want to spend time clearing an external to copy my OS and start off from scratch with a new OS that i will have to reinstall everything with.

thanks again for ur help

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Answer 14

etresoft

Level 8

46,554 points

Feb 1, 2016 2:37 PM in response to alankellyeire

Hello again Alan,

You could always create a new partition on the SSD and install the OS there. Make sure you have a backup first. You couldn't install all of your files, but you should be able to determine whether the SSD itself is fine.

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Answer 15

Feb 3, 2016 4:30 AM in response to alankellyeire

Alan:

EtreCheck also shows that you have Disk Warrior 4.4.

I found this on the Disk Warrior website. http://alsoft.com/diskwarrior/support.html

09/30/2015 - DiskWarrior 5 Compatible with OS X 10.11 El Capitan

The previously released DiskWarrior 5 is required to run an installed copy of DiskWarrior while started from 10.11 El Capitan. If you have an earlier version of DiskWarrior, please consider upgrading to DiskWarrior 5 for complete 10.11 El Capitan compatibility.

Sounds like Disk Warrior 4.4 is not compatible with El Capitan.

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