Q: Macbook Pro (mid-2012) is running very slow, even after upgrading RAM and SSD
First of all, thank you to the helpful people who responded to my original question.
Basically, my Macbook freezes periodically and gives me the spinning beach ball every thirty seconds or so (sometimes more often than that). After 45-60 seconds, it'll start working again, but then it'll freeze again 30 seconds later.
I took the advice in the thread I linked. I upgraded to 16 GB RAM and a 480 GB SSD, but it seems that hasn't fixed the problem.
EtreCheck version: 3.0.5 (309)
Report generated 2016-09-28 20:15:59
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Runtime 25:46
Performance: Poor
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Problem: Computer is too slow
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 = 1099
macOS Sierra 10.12 (16A323) - Time since boot: about one day
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD disk0 : (480.1 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: No)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
SSD Replacement 09-25-16 (disk0s2) / : 479.76 GB (397.09 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N ()
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)
/etc/sudoers, File size 2299 but expected 1563
Mac App Store and identified developers
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Apowersoft.driver.AudioDevice (1.6.7 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-09-25) [Support]
[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks
[loaded] 169 Apple tasks
[running] 95 Apple tasks
[not loaded] com.apple.jetsamproperties.Mac.plist (2016-08-25) [Support]
[not loaded] 40 Apple tasks
[loaded] 161 Apple tasks
[running] 102 Apple tasks
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Google Chrome Application (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-09-13)
None
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Destinations:
SSD Replacement 09-25-16 [Local]
Total size: 0 B
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 0 B > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
6% WindowServer
6% netbiosd
5% AddressBookSourceSync
5% Google Chrome Helper(10)
3% kernel_task
1.09 GB kernel_task
590 MB Google Chrome Helper(10)
262 MB mdworker(8)
131 MB Google Chrome
98 MB Dropbox
12.00 GB Free RAM
4.06 GB Used RAM (987 MB Cached)
329 MB Swap Used
Sep 27, 2016, 10:17:15 PM Self test - passed
Sep 27, 2016, 05:17:12 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/nsurlstoraged_2016-09-27-171712_[redacted].cpu_ resource.diag [Details]
/usr/libexec/nsurlstoraged
MacBook Pro
Posted on Sep 28, 2016 9:22 PM