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I have a Macbook pro mid 2012 and it started to go slow including startup and getting hot (used Elcapitan). With a little advice (and a quick hardware check via my local shop) it was suggested I wipe it, so I have and now installed OS Lion to rule out any issues first. What should the start up roughly be? - it's currently about 30 seconds.
many thanks
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2012)
Startup times will vary depending upon your hardware and how you have set up your MBP. 30 seconds is very much in acceptable bounds for a Mac with a HDD (not an SSD).
Ciao.
Startup times will vary depending upon your hardware and how you have set up your MBP. 30 seconds is very much in acceptable bounds for a Mac with a HDD (not an SSD).
Ciao.
Thank you for your answer. I have now upgraded to El Capitan and the start up is now over a minute.😟
One minute is on the slow side, but not unusual. I have experienced similar boot times with the newer OSXs but not since the installation of an SSD. An equivalent SSD is on the expensive side but boot times for me are less than 20 seconds.
Ciao.
I have the "entry level Mid 2012 13-inch non-Retina 2.5 gHz i5 running 10.11.4 that is upgraded to 8GB RAM; the extra RAM should increase boot times. It also has a rotational hard drive with nearly 400 GB free. I just checked the boot time and it was 70 seconds. It has been roughly the same boot time since upgrading to OS 10.10 in late 2014. I don't think your numbers are out of bounds. My MBP shipped with Os 10.8 Mountain Lion and booted much faster before OS 10.10.
You can see increased startup times if you keep a lot of apps in your User Log-in Items or have unneeded third-party utilities. If you want to safely give us a snapshot of your current config, please download and run this free utility:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
It is secure and written by one of our most valued members to allow users to show details of their computer's configuration in Apple Support Communities without revealing any sensitive personal data. It does no repairs but rather reports potential issues for evaluation.
Run the program and click the "Share Report" button when it finishes. Choose "Copy to Clipboard" from the resulting menu, then return here and paste the report into a response to your initial post. It can often show if any harmful or unnecessary files/programs are dragging down your performance or causing overheating.
Thank you for your reply, very much appreciated.
EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)
Report generated 2016-05-01 21:29:34
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Runtime 2:09
Performance: Excellent
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Problem: Computer is too slow
Hardware Information: ⓘ
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 135
Video Information: ⓘ
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software: ⓘ
OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65) - Time since boot: less than an hour
Disk Information: ⓘ
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 749.30 GB (633.05 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N ()
USB Information: ⓘ
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: ⓘ
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ⓘ
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.3.0 29227 - SDK 10.7 - 2015-10-13) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.3.0 29227 - SDK 10.7 - 2015-10-13) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.3.0 29227 - SDK 10.7 - 2015-10-13) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.3.0 29227 - SDK 10.7 - 2015-10-13) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.32 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-05-01) [Support]
[not loaded] com.eltima.SyncMate.kext (0.2.5b15 - 2016-05-01) [Support]
[not loaded] com.silex.driver.sxuptp (1.4.3 - 2016-05-01) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.32 - SDK 10.6 - 2015-06-16) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.32 - SDK 10.6 - 2015-06-16) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.32 - SDK 10.5 - 2015-06-16) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.32 - SDK 10.6 - 2015-06-16) [Support]
System Launch Agents: ⓘ
[not loaded] 6 Apple tasks
[loaded] 156 Apple tasks
[running] 76 Apple tasks
System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[not loaded] 42 Apple tasks
[loaded] 156 Apple tasks
[running] 91 Apple tasks
Launch Agents: ⓘ
[failed] Dell_1355cn_Startup_Fax.plist (2010-03-22) [Support]
[failed] Dell_1355cn_Startup_Printer.plist (2010-03-22) [Support]
[failed] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist (2015-02-22) [Support]
[running] syncmateStarter.plist (2013-11-24) [Support]
Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-04-16) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2013-08-12) [Support]
[failed] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist (2015-02-22) [Support]
[failed] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist (2015-02-22) [Support]
[loaded] jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist (2015-06-28) [Support]
[running] rapiback.plist (2013-11-24) [Support]
User Launch Agents: ⓘ
[loaded] com.myheritage.familytreebuilder.checkupdates.plist (2015-02-14) [Support]
[failed] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist (2015-02-22) [Support]
[loaded] com.wondershare.mobilegodaemon.plist (2014-07-05) [Support]
User Login Items: ⓘ
iTunesHelper Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
fuspredownloader Application Hidden (~/Library/Application Support/.FUS/fuspredownloader.app)
WD Quick View Application (/Library/Application Support/WDSmartware/WDQuickView.app)
Other Apps: ⓘ
[running] OpenObject.fuspredownloader.72352
[running] com.parallels.inputmethod.ParallelsIM.68192
[running] com.wdc.wdquickview.69472
[running] jp.co.canon.ij.scanutility2.CIJSUAgent
[loaded] 389 Apple tasks
[running] 197 Apple tasks
Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.3.7 - SDK 10.6 (2013-09-28) [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-23) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-03-26)
Flash Player: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-23) [Support]
EPPEX Plugin: 10.0 (2014-09-17) [Support]
Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-03-26)
Safari Extensions: ⓘ
Open in Internet Explorer - Parallels - http://www.parallels.com (2015-02-22)
3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
Flash Player (2016-04-16) [Support]
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) (2013-07-18) [Support]
WDQuickView (2015-04-05) [Support]
Time Machine: ⓘ
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 749.30 GB Disk used: 116.25 GB
Destinations:
TimeMachineBackup [Network]
Total size: 2.89 TB
Total number of backups: 34
Oldest backup: 08/01/2016, 10:26
Last backup: 30/04/2016, 21:09
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2.89 TB > (Disk size 749.30 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
9% mdworker(31)
6% WindowServer
2% kernel_task
2% backupd
1% fontd(2)
Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
840 MB kernel_task
705 MB mdworker(31)
639 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(4)
262 MB mds_stores
115 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
2.94 GB Free RAM
5.05 GB Used RAM (1.94 GB Cached)
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ⓘ
May 1, 2016, 09:11:51 PM Self test - passed
What should the startup time be for macbook pro 2012?
