Q: Troubleshooting slow performance an iMac 2011
Hi
My iMac's performance seems to be slowing.
How would I go about troubleshooting the problem?
I'm running 10.11.5 with 16 GB RAM installed.
I'm using basic applications.
I feel the system is slow to respond to switching already open applications, especially from Safari to Mail, but not limited to these two.
I'm not a gamer nor do I stream videos.
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)
Posted on Jun 14, 2016 7:11 PM
Hi,
Here's the latest Etre Check Report. In addition I am attaching a screen shot of the Disk Utility report from running First Aid on one of the drives. The summary was similar for all the attached drives. This screen shot happens to represent the FireWire drive. I can paste the other ones if you feel they will be helpful.
I appreciate your continued help with my project.
EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)
Report generated 2016-06-16 18:55:28
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Runtime 2:50
Performance: Excellent
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Problem: Computer is too slow
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
16 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
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 (15F34) - Time since boot: less than an hour
ST3500418AS disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (152.04 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5690H ()
ST1000LM024 HN-M101MBB disk1 : (1 TB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
PiedPiper (disk1s2) /Volumes/PiedPiper : 999.86 GB (201.01 GB free)
Verbatim USB 3.0 Desktop HD 2 TB
disk4s1 (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
Alex's Photos (disk4s3) /Volumes/Alex's Photos : 2.00 TB (697.30 GB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Card Reader
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Western Digital My Passport 0748
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
FireWater (disk2s2) /Volumes/FireWater : 999.86 GB (109.54 GB free)
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
LaCie Rugged THB USB3
/etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected
Mac App Store and identified developers
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.SAC.driver.SACPeripheralDeviceType05 (1.0.0d1 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] com.freecom.driver.BoulderScsi (1.0.0d1 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] com.joshuawise.kexts.HoRNDIS (8 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394.64.10.9 (1.0.1 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB.64.10.9 (1.0.1 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6 - 2016-06-15) [Support]
[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks
[loaded] 163 Apple tasks
[running] 67 Apple tasks
[not loaded] 43 Apple tasks
[loaded] 161 Apple tasks
[running] 87 Apple tasks
[running] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist (2014-10-09) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-03-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2013-08-25) [Support]
[loaded] com.paragon.updater.plist (2014-03-26) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-05-10) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-05-10) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-05-09) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-03-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist (2016-05-10) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2013-01-17) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (2016-04-11) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2013-08-25) [Support]
[loaded] com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.helper.plist (2014-07-10) [Support]
[running] com.amazon.music.plist (2016-03-22) [Support]
[loaded] com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
[running] com.brother.utility.NETserver.85152
[running] com.brother.utility.USBserver.84192
[running] com.etresoft.EtreCheck.189152
[loaded] 410 Apple tasks
[running] 171 Apple tasks
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 91 build 14 (2016-04-24) Check version
FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.242 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-16) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-05-19)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.016.20045 - SDK 10.11 (2016-06-05) [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: 15.016.20045 - SDK 10.11 (2016-06-05) [Support]
Flash Player: 21.0.0.242 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-16) Outdated! Update
Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-05-19)
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.6.5 - SDK 10.6 (2016-06-16) [Support]
GarminGpsControl: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 (2012-11-02) [Support]
Silverlight: 4.1.10329.0 (2012-11-08) [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 - SDK 10.8 (2013-04-22)
eBay for Safari - eBay Inc - http://anywhere.ebay.com/browser/safari/ (2016-06-15)
Flash Player (2016-05-09) [Support]
Java (2016-04-24) [Support]
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Alex's Photos: Disk size: 2.00 TB Disk used: 1.30 TB
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 347.20 GB
Destinations:
Untitled [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 22
Oldest backup: 5/30/16, 12:23 PM
Last backup: 6/16/16, 5:46 PM
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 1.65 TB X 3)
BackUpBabyPhotos [Local]
Total size: 999.83 GB
Total number of backups: 54
Oldest backup: 12/19/15, 12:13 AM
Last backup: 6/16/16, 6:46 PM
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.83 GB < (Disk used 1.65 TB X 3)
FireWater [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 51
Oldest backup: 12/22/15, 5:44 PM
Last backup: 6/16/16, 4:39 PM
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 1.65 TB X 3)
7% mdworker(14)
2% mds
2% WindowServer
2% mds_stores
1% kernel_task
1.03 GB kernel_task
262 MB mds_stores
229 MB mdworker(14)
147 MB icdd
49 MB softwareupdated
12.00 GB Free RAM
3.74 GB Used RAM (1.55 GB Cached)
0 B Swap Used
Jun 16, 2016, 06:50:27 PM Self test - passed
Posted on Jun 16, 2016 4:03 PM
