Thank you so much for the very detailed reply. I'm answering your questions and commenting in line down here:
This list indeed is very specific. Fusion drive. Besides the the issue your mac needs some cleaning.
What's so problematic with Fusion drives? Is it because of the low disk space or is there something else I'm not aware of?
-- why do you have two different Virtualizers (Parallels and Virtualbox)
This is a development box and I am running some Windows VM with Parallels that has better performances, but I'm also working with Docker and GenyMotion that are tools that require VirtualBox to run their VMs, so I have to use both worlds. I usually try not to have both running at the same time if I can avoid that, though.
-- did you yourself edit the Hosts file, or do you have or had hacked software apps? If so, are you sure you do need it?
I do have entries in my hosts file to map domain names to my local web server when developing. That's perfectly fine.
-- there is some software that is not really compatible or is terminated (Picasa, Flip4Mac, MagicMenu, Roxio....)
I should have managed to remove all of those. Please keep in mind that this box comes from a 2009 Mac Mini that I kept upgrading and moving from one Mac to the next, so it's still got some old stuff installed back then.
-- there is some software incompatible (for the moment): Wacom
I've updated the drivers to the latest today, just to be safe.
1. SystemPreferences->Users&Groups->LoginItems: remove ALL entries, with the minus sign underneath, this does not uninstall anything, just preventing the software to run always after a startup.
RESTART after this.
I've removed some, but not all of them. I do use Alfred, Dropbox and Flamingo daily.
2. do not use both Virtualizers at the same time, that can eat a lot of Ram. Quit once you stop using it. Decide which one you want to use and uninstall the other one. You can have more than one VM in a virtualizer.
I think I answered that up there. I can't keep just one of them. I need both worlds at the same time.
3. Uninstall CleanMyMac !!!
Done!
4. - Uninstall all tools that don't do anything for you: MagicMenu, Alfred, Flamingo, Xmarks, iStatmenus.
I removed MagicMenu and Xmarks. I kept Alfred, Flamingo and iStatsMenu as I use them. I updated all of them to the latest version available, just to be safe.
- Uninstall intelhaxm, Roxio/Toast, Valve software, Android File Transfer, Screenflow.
intelhaxm is needed to work with the Android emulator if I don't want to use the non hardware accelerated version. And I do that daily, so I cannot remove it. I have to live with that.
I removed all Roxio/Toast stuff.
Valve software is the Steam client.. I have it running on all my other Macs as well and it doesn't look like it can be troublesome. I might remove it eventually just to see if anything changes.
Android File Transfer is needed as well for work.
I use Screenflow to capture videos of the apps I'm working on so I cannot remove it.
5. I am not familiar with: Altralogica, LeapMotion, Homebrew, Flamingo, Trapsmonitor: stop using them for the time being.
The Altralogica stuff is software I develop. I removed Trapsmonitor which is part of the HP printer drivers and left the rest there as I use them on a daily basis. (Flamingo is a Google Talk desktop client, Homebrew is a package manager and LeapMotion is the software of the homonymous hardware device to control a software by waving hands in the air... and yes, I do use it for work when I develop applications for that device)
6. Uninstall all user applets in SystemPreferences, except Flashplayer (you have to update it); you can install the correct Java later when you really need it, You probably also do not need the NTFS driver.
I removed all I could but I kept Java as I need it for all my development needs and the NTFS driver as I do attach external Windows formatted drives to this Mac.
7. Delete all InternetPlug-ins, except: the 2 updated Flashplayer plugins, the QuickTime plugin, the JavaAppletPlugin.
Now RESTART.
Done.
At the time I'm writing this it's not yet hanged, but I have rebooted just a few minutes ago so that's no real indication that it's back to working fine. I'll keep you posted.
Here's the new Etrecheck list:
EtreCheck version: 2.9.13 (267)
Report generated 2016-07-14 12:23:32
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime 4:29
Performance: Good
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Check files] link for help with unknown files.
Problem: No problem - just checking
Hardware Information: ⓘ
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
iMac - model: iMac13,1
1 2,7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-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
Video Information: ⓘ
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ⓘ
OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 (15F34) - Time since boot: less than an hour
Disk Information: ⓘ
APPLE HDD ST1000LM024 disk1 : (1 TB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk2) / : 1.11 TB (52.17 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 120.99 GB Online
Core Storage: disk1s2 999.35 GB Online
APPLE SSD SM128E disk0 : (121,33 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted> : 134 MB
Macintosh HD (disk2) / : 1.11 TB (52.17 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 120.99 GB Online
Core Storage: disk1s2 999.35 GB Online
USB Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Wacom Co.,Ltd. STU-430
Tablet PTZ-431W
Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ⓘ
/etc/hosts - Count: 32
Gatekeeper: ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Unknown Files: ⓘ
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.crashreportsender.symbolicator.plist
~/QuincyKit/symbolicate.sh
~/Library/LaunchAgents/it.altralogica.symbolicatecrash.plist
~/QuincyKit/symbolicate.sh
2 unknown files found. [Check files]
Kernel Extensions: ⓘ
/Applications/BlueStacks.app
[not loaded] com.bluestacks.kext.Hypervisor (4.3.26 - 2015-07-30) [Support]
/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app
[loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (11.2.0 32581 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-05-27) [Support]
[loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (11.2.0 32581 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-05-27) [Support]
[loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (11.2.0 32581 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-05-27) [Support]
[loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (11.2.0 32581 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-05-27) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (5.0.16 - 2016-03-15) [Support]
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (5.0.16 - 2016-03-15) [Support]
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (5.0.16 - 2016-03-15) [Support]
[loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (5.0.16 - 2016-03-15) [Support]
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.FTDI.driver.D2XXHelper (1.0 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-07-14) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.intel.kext.intelhaxm (1.1.1 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-07-14) [Support]
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (Wacom Tablet 6.3.9-3 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-07-14) [Support]
~/Downloads/ScreenFlow.app
[not loaded] com.vara.driver.VaraAudio (1.0.3 - 2010-12-14) [Support]
System Launch Agents: ⓘ
[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks
[loaded] 158 Apple tasks
[running] 52 Apple tasks
[killed] 21 Apple tasks
21 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[loaded] com.intel.haxm.plist (2014-10-31) [Support]
[not loaded] 42 Apple tasks
[loaded] 162 Apple tasks
[running] 74 Apple tasks
[killed] 14 Apple tasks
14 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
Launch Agents: ⓘ
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2016-05-19) [Support]
[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist (2016-07-14) [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusstatus.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[running] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist (2015-03-12) [Support]
[loaded] com.crashreportsender.symbolicator.plist (2012-05-10) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[loaded] com.leapmotion.Leap-Motion.plist (2015-08-31) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2013-12-16) [Support]
[loaded] com.paragon.updater.plist (2013-07-29) [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist (2016-07-06) [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist (2016-07-06) [Support]
[running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist (2015-12-16) [Support]
Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.bstservice_helper.plist (2016-07-14) [Support]
[running] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-07-14) [Support]
[running] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-07-14) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (2016-04-15) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-29) [Support]
[running] com.autodesk.backburner_manager.plist (2012-02-02) [Support]
[running] com.autodesk.backburner_server.plist (2012-02-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.autodesk.backburner_start.plist (2012-02-02) [Support]
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist (2012-05-22) [Support]
[not loaded] com.barebones.bbedit.plist (2010-03-12) [Support]
[not loaded] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist (2012-03-20) [Support]
[running] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]
[running] com.leapmotion.leapd.plist (2015-08-31) [Support]
[loaded] com.malwarebytes.MBAMHelperTool.plist (2016-02-17) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist (2016-05-20) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (2015-08-15) [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2013-12-16) [Support]
[loaded] com.screenhero.SHAccessibilityHelper.plist (2013-11-27) [Support]
[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist (2016-07-06) [Support]
[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist (2016-07-06) [Support]
[loaded] com.wacom.displayhelper.plist (2015-12-16) [Support]
[running] org.jenkins-ci.plist (2012-08-06) [Support]
[not loaded] org.macports.rsyncd.plist [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist (2016-03-15) [Support]
User Launch Agents: ⓘ
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Service.plist (2016-07-14) [Support]
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UninstallWatcher.plist (2016-07-14) [Support]
[failed] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Updater.plist (2016-07-14) [Support]
[failed] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (2011-03-24) [Support]
[loaded] com.apple.serveralertproxy.plist
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2015-10-13) [Support]
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (2016-04-19) [Support]
[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist (2011-09-06) [Support]
[not loaded] homebrew.mxcl.boot2docker.plist [Support]
[running] homebrew.mxcl.mongodb.plist (2016-06-13) [Support]
[running] homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]
[loaded] it.altralogica.symbolicatecrash.plist (2011-06-22) [Support]
[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist (2016-03-15) [Support]
User Login Items: ⓘ
Dropbox Applicazione (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Android File Transfer Agent Applicazione (~/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
Alfred 2 Applicazione (/Applications/Alfred 2.app)
handyPrintUserDaemon Applicazione (/Applications/handyPrint.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/handyPrintUserDaemon. app)
Flamingo Applicazione (/Applications/Flamingo.app)
Other Apps: ⓘ
[running] J8RPQ294UB.com.skitch.SkitchHelper
[running] com.brother.utility.NETserver.216672
[running] com.brother.utility.USBserver.215712
[running] com.etresoft.EtreCheck.634912
[running] com.getdropbox.dropbox.614752
[running] com.google.Chrome.87392
[running] com.google.android.mtpagent.213792
[running] com.leapmotion.Leap-Motion.103712
[running] com.netputing.handyPrintUserDaemon.91552
[running] com.nonatomic.Flamingo.624672
[running] com.openssh.sshd.E0B12B63-50B3-4E3B-8F32-FECF5A012CA3
[running] com.parallels.desktop.console.746912
[running] com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2.56992
[running] com.wacom.WacomTouchDriver.222752
[loaded] 427 Apple tasks
[running] 164 Apple tasks
[killed] 36 Apple tasks
Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-17) [Support]
WacomNetscape: 1.1.1-1 (2012-01-20) [Support]
Unity Web Player: UnityPlayer version 5.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-08) [Support]
Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-05-24)
WacomTabletPlugin: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 - SDK 10.9 (2015-12-16) [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.016.20045 - SDK 10.11 (2016-06-06) [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-13) [Support]
Silverlight: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 (2012-10-25) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-05-24)
Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-13) [Support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-11) [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.4 - SDK 10.6 (2015-09-01) [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: 15.016.20045 - SDK 10.11 (2016-06-06) [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 - SDK 10.8 (2012-11-05)
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 91 build 14 (2016-07-14) Check version
Safari Extensions: ⓘ
AdBlock - BetaFish, Inc. - https://getadblock.com (2016-07-14)
OpenIE - Parallels - http://www.parallels.com (2013-10-23)
3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
AirServer (2012-03-22) [Support]
Flash Player (2016-06-29) [Support]
Java (2016-07-14) [Support]
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X (2013-11-05) [Support]
teleport (2013-10-22) [Support]
WacomTablet (2015-12-16) [Support]
Xmarks for Safari (2015-03-16) [Support]
Time Machine: ⓘ
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 1.11 TB Disk used: 1.06 TB
Destinations:
backup [Network]
Total size: 11.24 TB
Total number of backups: 34
Oldest backup: 16/02/16, 08:11
Last backup: 14/07/16, 11:41
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 11.24 TB > (Disk size 1.11 TB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
17% prl_vm_app
7% Google Chrome Helper(55)
6% mds
2% kernel_task
2% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
4.19 GB Google Chrome Helper(55)
2.14 GB prl_vm_app
1.31 GB kernel_task
229 MB mongod
180 MB Google Chrome
Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
82 MB Free RAM
16.00 GB Used RAM (1.06 GB Cached)
60 MB Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ⓘ
Jul 14, 2016, 11:52:43 AM Self test - passed
Jul 12, 2016, 12:15:12 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TeamViewer_2016-07-12-121512_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Details]
/Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer
Jul 12, 2016, 09:23:12 AM ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/dynamiclinkmanager_2016-07-12-092312_[redacted ].crash
com.adobe.dynamiclinkmanager.application - /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.app/Contents/Required/DynamicLinkMediaServer/dynamiclinkmanager.app/Conten ts/MacOS/dynamiclinkmanager
