Q: My 2.5 GHz i5 4gb MacBook Pro is really slow.
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Oct 21, 2016 10:55 AMby Eric Root,Try running this program in your normal account , then copy and paste the output in a reply. The program was created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor. Please use copy and paste as screen shots can be hard to read. On the screen with Options, please open Options and check the bottom 2 boxes before running. Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar, select “Copy to Clipboard” and then paste into a reply. This will show what is running on your computer. No personal information is shown.
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Oct 21, 2016 12:25 PMby Max Rockatansky,Problem: Computer is too slow
Description:
Lag, glitches and delays
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
4 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 398
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
macOS Sierra 10.12 (16A320) - Time since boot: about 2 hours
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.89 GB (243.67 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS41N ()
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
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Anywhere
[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks
[loaded] 170 Apple tasks
[running] 94 Apple tasks
[not loaded] 40 Apple tasks
[loaded] 165 Apple tasks
[running] 99 Apple tasks
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2015-12-21) [Support]
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (2015-12-21) [Support]
[loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.bstservice_helper.plist (2016-01-27) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2015-08-17) [Support]
[running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (2016-10-06) [Support]
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-04-05) [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist (2016-09-06) [Support]
[loaded] com.malwarebytes.HelperTool.plist (2016-06-17) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2015-08-17) [Support]
[loaded] com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist (2016-05-21)
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]
[running] com.piriform.CCleaner.BrowserMonitor.plist (2016-10-08) [Support]
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (2016-10-14) [Support]
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
SpeechSynthesisServer Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
Google Chrome Application (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.213 - SDK 10.6 (2016-09-06) [Support]
Flash Player: 21.0.0.213 - SDK 10.6 (2016-09-06) Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-09-07)
AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 - SDK 10.9 (2015-12-21) [Support]
Open in Internet Explorer - Parallels - http://www.parallels.com (2015-12-21)
Flash Player (2016-04-05) [Support]
Time Machine not configured!
68% Google Chrome Helper(6)
12% mdworker(8)
9% WindowServer
7% kernel_task
6% Google Chrome
1.01 GB Google Chrome Helper(6)
539 MB kernel_task
180 MB mdworker(6)
160 MB Google Chrome
82 MB Adobe CEF Helper(3)
51 MB Free RAM
3.95 GB Used RAM (840 MB Cached)
30 MB Swap Used
Oct 21, 2016, 09:20:08 PM Self test - passed
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Oct 21, 2016 2:34 PMby jennywren1420,Dear Max Rockatansky,
What you are describing is just what was happening to me for very long. I am no expert, but I'd like to observe that I got some very good advice about the problem from various people who are much more knowledgeable than I: to bring the memory in my (older than your) computer up to 8 GB. And my computer still is running on Snow Leopard (10.6.8), not Sierra. I don't know whether even that would be enough with Sierra, but I certainly see a great change in speed, receptiveness and all. There may be other things to do, as well, but I shall never regret adding it. It comes at a very modest price. I recommend OWC – Other World Computing – should you decide to buy it. I decided, in the end, to have someone else (a company in New York) put it in, but I understand that doing it yourself isn't difficult. In fact, I did that with my old desktop computer, long ago.
Don't be discouraged. Macs are great machines, and I truly believe that things will come right for you.
Good luck,
Jenny
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Oct 21, 2016 4:14 PMby BobHarris,68% Google Chrome Helper(6)
6% Google Chrome
1.01 GB Google Chrome Helper(6)
160 MB Google Chrome
Google Chrome is eating all your CPU and RAM. Maybe you should consider a less resource hogging web browser.
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist (2016-09-06) [Support]
[running] com.piriform.CCleaner.BrowserMonitor.plist (2016-10-08) [Support]
Mac cleaners are not recommended. They tend to fight the operating system, and in some cases they delete things that should leave alone.
[loaded] com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist (2016-05-21)
If you are actively sharing out files, this can consume your up-load bandwidth, which is typically must smaller than the down-load bandwidth. Most ISPs only advertise the down-load bandwidth, and neglect to tell you how fast the upload speed is.
You might want to consider upgrading the RAM to 8GB if possible. Current operating systems tend to want more RAM.
If you would prefer Windows, then you can use Applications -> Utilities -> Boot Camp to install Windows on your Mac, so you can get some value out of your Mac hardware until you decide to get your next Windows PC.
