Macbook Pro mid 2012 running slow after updating to Sierra

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I just updated to Sierra and now my mac is running SUPER slow. It can&#x27;t even keep up with my typing, I have to wait around 5-10 seconds for it to catch up sometimes. I&#x27;ve tried running it in Safemode and I still have the same problem.EtreCheck version: 3.4.2 (436)Report generated 2017-07-28 13:50:47Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.comRuntime: 6:27Performance: Below AverageClick the [Lookup] links for more information from Apple Support Communities.Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.Problem: Computer is too slowHardware Information:ⓘ    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)     [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty &amp; Service]    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2    1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-3520M) CPU: 2-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 &#x3D; Normal - Cycle count &#x3D; 547Video Information:ⓘ    Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB        Color LCD 1280 x 800Disk Information:ⓘ    APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 disk0: (1 TB) (Rotational)    [Show SMART report]        EFI (disk0s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [EFI]: 210 MB         Macintosh HD (disk0s2 - Journaled HFS+) /  [Startup]: 847.35 GB (473.00 GB free)        Recovery HD (disk0s3 - Journaled HFS+) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [Recovery]: 650 MB         BOOTCAMP (disk0s4 - NTFS) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 152.00 GB (15.54 GB free)    HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS41N  ()USB Information:ⓘ     USB20Bus          hub_device             Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)      USB20Bus          hub_device              hub_device                 Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad                 Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver                 Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub                     Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller      USB30Bus         TOSHIBA External USB 3.0             External USB 3.0 disk1: (2 TB)                EFI (disk1s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) &lt;not mounted&gt;  [EFI]: 210 MB                 TOSHIBA EXT (disk1s2 - Case-sensitive Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/TOSHIBA EXT : 2.00 TB (1.66 TB free)Thunderbolt Information:ⓘ    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_busSystem Software:ⓘ    macOS Sierra  10.12.6 (16G29) - Time since boot: about 16 hoursGatekeeper:ⓘ    Mac App Store and identified developersKernel Extensions:ⓘ        /Applications/Boom 2.app    [not loaded]    com.globaldelight.driver.Boom2Device (1.2 - SDK 10.10) [Lookup]        /Library/Extensions    [loaded]    com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.3 - SDK 10.9) [Lookup]    [loaded]    com.sophos.kext.oas (9.6.51 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]    [loaded]    com.sophos.nke.swi (9.6.50 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]Startup Items:ⓘ    FanControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon    Startup items no longer function in OS X Yosemite or laterSystem Launch Agents:ⓘ    [not loaded]    7 Apple tasks    [loaded]    172 Apple tasks    [running]    99 Apple tasks    [killed]    4 Apple tasks    4 processes killed due to insufficient RAMSystem Launch Daemons:ⓘ    [not loaded]    40 Apple tasks    [loaded]    174 Apple tasks    [running]    98 Apple tasks    [killed]    5 Apple tasks    5 processes killed due to insufficient RAMLaunch Agents:ⓘ    [running]    com.sophos.uiserver.plist (Sophos - installed 2017-02-03) [Lookup]Launch Daemons:ⓘ    [failed]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 6cf41d3c - installed 2016-04-15) [Lookup]    [running]    com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist (Sophos - installed 2017-02-03) [Lookup]User Launch Agents:ⓘ    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-07-10) [Lookup]    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2017-07-27) [Lookup]    [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (? 54334cc3 9280bbdd - installed 2017-07-27) [Lookup]User Login Items:ⓘ    Steam    Application         (/Applications/Steam.app)    iTunesHelper    Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-07-27)        (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)    Android File Transfer Agent    Application         (~/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)    uTorrent    Application         (/Applications/uTorrent.app)    Spotify    Application - Hidden         (/Applications/Spotify.app)Internet Plug-ins:ⓘ    Silverlight: 5.1.41212.0 (installed 2016-03-08) [Lookup]    FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.226 (installed 2016-04-22) [Lookup]    QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-07-27)    Flash Player: 21.0.0.226 (installed 2016-04-22) Outdated! UpdateSafari Extensions:ⓘ    [disabled]    Adblock Plus - Eyeo GmbH - https://adblockplus.org/ (installed 2017-07-27)3rd Party Preference Panes:ⓘ    Fan Control (installed 2007-10-27) [Lookup]    Flash Player (installed 2016-04-15) [Lookup]Time Machine:ⓘ    Auto backup: YES    Volumes being backed up:        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 847.35 GB Disk used: 374.34 GB    Destinations:        TOSHIBA EXT [Local]         Total size: 2.00 TB         Total number of backups: 1         Oldest backup: 2017-07-28, 1:10 PM         Last backup: 2017-07-28, 1:10 PM         Size of backup disk: Adequate            Backup size 2.00 TB &gt; (Disk used 374.34 GB X 3)Top Processes by CPU:ⓘ        35%   Google Chrome Helper        10%   Google Chrome         6%   Google Chrome Helper         6%   WindowServer         5%   assistant_serviceTop Processes by Memory:ⓘ    902 MB    kernel_task    404 MB    SophosScanD    349 MB    Google Chrome Helper    308 MB    Google Chrome Helper    248 MB    mds_storesTop Processes by Network Use:ⓘ    Input     Output    Process name    7 MB      383 KB    SophosWebIntelligence    2 MB      2 MB      Spotify    692 KB    381 KB    uTorrent    125 KB    33 KB     mDNSResponder    35 KB     33 KB     SophosSXLDTop Processes by Energy Use:ⓘ     38.50 Google Chrome He      7.08 Google Chrome      5.00 WindowServer      3.96 coreaudiodVirtual Memory Information:ⓘ    2.67 GB   Available RAM    501 MB    Free RAM    5.33 GB   Used RAM    2.18 GB   Cached files    269 MB    Swap UsedSoftware installs:ⓘ    Day One: 2.3.5 (installed 2017-07-19)    Install information may not be complete.Diagnostics Information:ⓘ    2017-07-27 20:59:15    Last shutdown cause: 3 - Hard shutdown    2017-07-27 20:53:32    Photos.app High CPU use [Open] [Details]    2017-07-27 18:25:28    quicklookd.app Crash [Open]        Cause:        quicklookd seems struck trying to quit, crashing        abort() called    2017-07-27 10:17:52    Software Update.app Crash [Open]        Cause:        *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception &#x27;NSInvalidArgumentException&#x27;, reason: &#x27;-[NSXMLChildren name]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x7ff01a7c9f30&#x27;        abort() called        terminating with uncaught exception of type NSExceptionFiles deleted by EtreCheck:ⓘ    2017-07-28 13:36:06 - /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.installer.cleanupinstaller.plist - Unknown    2017-07-28 13:36:06 - /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.torch.update.agent.plist - UnknownAny ideas?

tjk · Accepted Answer

Hi,Try resetting the SMC: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295.There could be an issue with your hard drive or the directory structure on it. Open Utilities &gt; Disk Utility &gt; select your HD on the left (the first item on the list) &gt; make sure S.M.A.R.T. status says “Verified” (if it doesn’t it means there is a hardware issue with the HD, or an impending one) &gt; click on the second item on the list (which should be Macintosh HD or the name you named your internal HD) &gt; click on “First Aid” &gt; (depending on your OS, you may have to click on Repair Disk or Verify Disk) &gt; click on “Run” &gt; allow it to finish running &gt; click on “Show Details” &gt; look at the last few lines and see if it says something like "Appears to be OK" and/or “Operation successful;” if so, click on “Done,” go to the Disk Utility menu and select “Quit Disk Utility.” If it says “Cannot be repaired” or something like it any time during the run, run it a few more times to see if Disk Utility can repair it. If not, click on “Done,” go to the Disk Utility menu, select “Quit Disk Utility.”

alex7375 · Answer

I have the same MBP mid-2012 but with the dual core i5 CPU, 16gb ram and 500gb SSD.I use to experience the same problems however ever since the hardware upgrade all my problems have gone away.I highly recommend you upgrade your hard-drive with an SSD. Your ram is fine.Amazon.com: Crucial MX300 525GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT525MX300SSD1: Computers &amp; Accessories500gb. SSD  is fine for dual boot bootcamp Sierra / Win-10 which is what I have installed with (2) 250gb partitions.My MBP works flawlessly and is one of my most reliable computers.Until then I recommend you only use the default apple OSX apps like Safari and iWork suite.Disable utorrent and any other download apps you may have.Disable "syncing" of files, bookmarks, photos, etc.Disable syncing in iCloud settings.Open each browser app and disable syncing in Safari and Chrome, etc.All this files syncing is putting a load on your computer and generating allot of unnecessary read / writes to the hard-drive.

alex7375 · Answer

I have the same MBP upgraded with 16gb ram and 500gb SSD running boot camp dual boot Sierra / Win-10performs great after the upgrades. Works flawlessly and I have not seen a beachball in a long time.No problems since the hard ware upgrades.I highy recommend you do a hardware upgrade with at least 8gb ram and 256gb SSDI use Crucial MX300 SSD and Crucial ram.Cost me about $250 for the hard ware upgrade.Until then I have found that what was causing allot of beachballing was "file syncing"File syncing between iCloud, Chrome browser, Google drive, Dropbox, etc.You want to go to each apps setting and disable file syncing of files, photos, bookmarks, etc.

whaley001 · Answer

I seem to have the same problem Macbook Air runs unbearably slow after update to OS 10.12.6Can we exclude software interactions?Some apps that I used and suspect:Dr. CleanerExpressVPNalso Sophos.

Esquared · Answer

For starters uninstall the Sophos software according to the developer&#x27;s instructions. See if that brings any improvement.