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ParhamS Author

Level 1

84 points

Slow Graphics Performance MacOS High Sierra

Am I the only one that witnessing horribly slow graphics performance

and high CPU usage in 10.13?

Any solutions to speed things up?

Youtube videos 1080p are jumpy

Quicklook of 3D models are horrible

System UI animations are jumpy

Very high CPU usage ("windowserver")

VMs are consuming 2X CPU as they did in 10.12

Had a Kernel panic twice already

Did Apple's graphics firmware/driver change destroy the performance of older models??

I can't trust the "updates" anymore. Both on MacOs and iOS sides. They are killing performance.

Using

2.3 GHz Intel Core i7

16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2 GB

Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB

MacBook Pro with Retina display, High Sierra

Posted on Nov 1, 2017 10:43 AM

372 replies

ParhamS Author

Level 1

84 points

Nov 22, 2017 5:03 AM in response to karlkalabaaaw

Yep.. 10.13 actually changes stuff all the way up, so its not just the one "volume" to erase and reinstall. You have to format the whole thing (base on my searches)

I had to

-back up all partitions

-erase both partitions individually

-erase SSD

-re-partition SSD

I'd complain more, but I don't know any other desktop OS that hasn't done crazy stuff like this.

Nov 22, 2017 1:10 PM in response to ParhamS

Before I did a full revert of my machine, I booted Sierra using target mode from another MacBook (running Sierra). It at least let me confirm that the change would be worth it. Previously I have done experiments with new macOS iterations by installing them on external SSDs instead of my machine.

I recommend trying either of these options before attempting a full revert, so at least then you will know if it will fix the issue.

Nov 22, 2017 11:28 PM in response to ParhamS

I've already sorted it out. What I did was enter Internet Recovery and luckily the disk utility in Mountain Lion is not as complicated as Sierra's. I formatted the drive in the Mountain Lion Disk Utility first, then boot to the Sierra USB installer.

Stakker

Level 1

4 points

Nov 22, 2017 11:54 PM in response to kecinzer-cz

Sorry to hear the resolution switch trick doesn't work for everybody. Thanks for the nVidia Web Drivers tip. I installed the drivers yesterday but today I got the massive slowdown again when using Photoshop :-/ (New version of PS didn't help either.) Resolution switch did the trick for me again.

I sent a proper bug report to bugreport.apple.com with included system analysis logs (I have a developer account), so hopefully that eventually helps...

edjonesy

Level 1

15 points

Nov 23, 2017 12:39 AM in response to Stakker

Hopefully the bug report will be read and actioned by someone.

Initially I was noticing the slowdown in Photoshop and not in anything else, I assumed it was a Photoshop issue, but then I noticed it in other non-Adobe apps and realised it was more a system issue than a software issue.

What I do find, when the slowdown occurs, my GPU memory and GPU processor are being hammered and yet I'm only getting 4-6 FPS, stat menus is displaying the information in my menu bar, although I have to click on the menu to get the FPS.

aefivezz

Level 1

9 points

Nov 27, 2017 7:19 AM in response to edjonesy

Changing resolution fixed it for me, we'll see how long it lasts; not ready to install nvidia drivers yet, I would have bought a PC if I wanted that. This is all related to the fact that High Sierra’s window server runs through Metal now. It was supposed to make it faster and more efficient but obviously there are teething issues.

Jahweh

Level 1

4 points

Dec 4, 2017 1:21 AM in response to ParhamS

Adding another data point. Same problem here as I'm on a Late 2013 Macbook Pro (Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB / NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2GB).

Did not want to downgrade to Sierra, just yet!, and tried the latest Nvidia drivers [WebDriver-378.10.10.10.20.109.pkg, compatible with current 10.13.1 build with the Apple Root-login security patch on top]. Performance seems to be back to Sierra levels using this driver for the 750M. Fingers crossed.

Shocking that this ever made it through Q&A...

editkid

Level 1

18 points

Dec 4, 2017 6:59 PM in response to kecinzer-cz

For me the Nvidia driver helps but only partially. For my regular work it has made this bearable and my fans aren't on constantly. However if I play a 3D game I still get terrible FPS, no improvement there.

My conclusion is that the Nvidia driver seems to make things a little better, depending on what you're doing.

FYI my configuration is a late 2013 Retina MBP with NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 2 GB.

ParhamS Author

Level 1

84 points

Dec 5, 2017 11:42 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Grant,

Little Snitch is a wonderful, useful tool if PRIVACY is important to you.

Its not only about "viruses" it helps the user to have a picture of what websites apps do in background without looking at their code.

I strongly disagree with removing LS.

Kaspersky does seem unnecessary.

Jean,

As of today, there is no "solution" to this. Nvidia drivers seem to help some, but not others and Apple has not issue a fix for our problem. Metal 2 in MacOS 10.13 is not playing nice with our Nvidia chips that Apple itself put there.

Apple's QC leaves much to be desired post Steve Jobs.

If downgrade is a possibility, nothing beats it as the solution.

ParhamS Author

Level 1

84 points

Dec 5, 2017 1:23 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

I agree that NVIDIA has a horrible reputation when it come to their drivers. Linus Torvalds said it best.

On the other hand, the hardware and SOFTWARE is distributed by Apple.

Apple has been more than willing to withhold features for older iPhones when it releases iOS upgrades.

QC performed or not, they released 10.13 for these devices without correct functioning graphics, and as of now, have not released a fix.

We are all Apple fans, one way or another, but I will not blame NVIDIA for release of 10.13.

com.google.keystone.daemon.plist was on Jean-Guez's report. I agree, Google software is spyware by nature.

I'm not sure if Time Machine backup would allow restore from 10.13 to 10.12, that would make life easy.

I did it the hard way by fresh install and copying prefs/profile/support files manually. Worked great, but not practical.

Lesson for me:

Dont buy systems with NVIDIA chips

Don't be impulsive on upgrades

Ignore upgrade notifications

Dec 5, 2017 1:36 PM in response to ParhamS

I'm not sure if Time Machine backup would allow restore from 10.13 to 10.12, that would make life easy.

You can only go backward to a Blank drive.

But you could erase the drive (provided you had a good backup) and Install MacOS (older version) on it. When you do the last Restart, it comes up in Setup Assistant, and will ask you if you want to create a new User, or restore from Time Machine, or import from anther source.

Dec 5, 2017 3:19 PM in response to Jean-Guez

You have installed this ****ware "cleanmymac".

You should never install this or any software with similar claims. They are all scams.

"cleanmymac claims another victim" is a well-known phrase in this forum.

At this point, the only thing to do in my opinion is to make a full backup, then erase the drive and do a clean install. If you choose to, use Migration Assistant but ONLY bring back user account, NOT applications or settings.

By doing this you can get rid of all the cruft accumulated over the years and then only install what you really need.

Dec 6, 2017 9:46 AM in response to ParhamS

After upgrading to High Sierra, my computer slowed down to almost being unusable. I spoke to 12 different senior advisors and did everything they said. Nothing fixed it. The slowdown is most noticeable when I connect to an external monitor. Apple refuses to acknowledge the problem.

EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)

Report generated 2017-12-04 18:02:23

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 2:04

Performance: Excellent

Click the [Lookup] links for more information from Apple Support Communities.

Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

Click the [Clean up] link to delete unused files.

Problem: Computer is too slow

Description:

Slow after high sierra.

Hardware Information: ⓘ

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,3

1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-4960HQ) CPU: 4-core

16 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Handoff/Airdrop2: supported

Wireless: en0: Unknown

Battery: Health = Check Battery - Cycle count = 127

iCloud Quota: 44.45 GB available

Video Information: ⓘ

Intel Iris Pro - VRAM: 1536 MB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - VRAM: 2 GB

Color LCD 2880 x 1800

DELL P2715Q 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

Disk Information: ⓘ

APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0: (500.28 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

[Show SMART report]

EFI (disk0s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB

(disk0s2) <not mounted> [APFS Container]: 500.07 GB

USB Information: ⓘ

USB30Bus

VIA Labs, Inc. USB 3.0 HUB

SMSC USB5534B

HGST G-DRIVE mobile USB

mobile USB disk2: (1 TB)

EFI (disk2s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB

Ext Hard Drive (disk2s2 - Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/Ext Hard Drive : 999.86 GB (319.55 GB free)

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB 2.0 HUB

SMSC USB2134B

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Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Apple Inc. Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter

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Physical disk: disk0s2 500.07 GB (252.72 GB free)

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Physical disk: disk0s2 500.07 GB

(disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 500.07 GB

Physical disk: disk0s2 500.07 GB

(disk1s4) /private/var/vm [VM]: 500.07 GB

Physical disk: disk0s2 500.07 GB

System Software: ⓘ

macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 (17B1003) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Configuration files: ⓘ

/etc/sudoers, File size 1302 but expected 1563

/etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected

Gatekeeper: ⓘ

Mac App Store and identified developers

Clean up: ⓘ

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist

/Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Engine.bundle/Contents/PlugIns/RTProtectionDaemon.app /Contents/MacOS/RTProtectionDaemon

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist

/Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Engine.bundle/Contents/PlugIns/SettingsDaemon.app/Con tents/MacOS/SettingsDaemon

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.prey.agent.plist

/usr/lib/prey/current/bin/prey

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/InstantOn.driver/Contents/MacOS/instanton-agent

Executable not found!

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GoogleContactSync.framework/Versions/A/Resour ces/gconsync --sync com.google.ContactSync --periodic

Executable not found!

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist

/Applications/Parallels Access.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_deskctl_wizard nopref

Executable not found!

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist

/Applications/Skype.app/Contents/Library/LaunchServices/com.skype.skype.shareag ent.bundle/Contents/MacOS/com.skype.skype.shareagent

Executable not found!

7 orphan files found. [Clean up]

Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (12.2.1 41615 - SDK 10.9) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.netbridge (12.2.1 41615 - SDK 10.9) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (12.2.1 41615 - SDK 10.9) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.vnic (12.2.1 41615 - SDK 10.9) [Lookup]

/Applications/Wondershare AllMyMusic.app

[loaded] com.Perfect.Driver.SystemAudioRecorder (1.1.0 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup]

/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport (4.1.4 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.globaldelight.driver.Boom2Device (1.2 - SDK 10.10) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.logitech.manager.kernel.driver (6.70.1 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection (3.0 - SDK 10.12) [Lookup]

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.maudio.usb.fasttrackpro.driver (M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB 1.8) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1) [Lookup]

[not loaded] net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio (1.1.0 - SDK 10.8) [Lookup]

~/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS

[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) [Lookup]

Startup Items: ⓘ

Stream Rip and Replay: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Stream Rip and Replay

Startup items no longer function in OS X Yosemite or later

System Launch Agents: ⓘ

[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks

[loaded] 175 Apple tasks

[running] 105 Apple tasks

System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

[not loaded] 36 Apple tasks

[loaded] 186 Apple tasks

[running] 109 Apple tasks

Launch Agents: ⓘ

[running] com.ecamm.callrecorderhelper.plist (? c4398728 147f82e3 - installed 2017-10-24) [Lookup]

[running] com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist (? e5b56ea9 bf465137 - installed 2014-12-22) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-10-08) [Lookup]

[running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist (EPSON - installed 2014-12-22) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-27) [Lookup]

[running] com.logitech.manager.daemon.plist (Logitech Inc. - installed 2017-11-18) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? 720134f2 72ac4dde - installed 2017-10-23) [Lookup]

Launch Daemons: ⓘ

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 a56d5fc2 - installed 2017-10-25) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.ambrosiasw.ambrosiaaudiosupporthelper.daemon.plist (Ambrosia Software, Inc. - installed 2016-09-03) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.apple.installer.cleanupinstaller.plist (? 1963bf56 0 - installed 2017-10-31)

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-10-12) [Lookup]

[failed] com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (? 31419c10 0 - installed 2017-09-19) [Lookup] - /Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Engine.bundle/Contents/PlugIns/RTProtectionDaemon.app /Contents/MacOS/RTProtectionDaemon: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (? a40d558f 0 - installed 2017-09-19) [Lookup] - /Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Engine.bundle/Contents/PlugIns/SettingsDaemon.app/Con tents/MacOS/SettingsDaemon: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Shell Script e3fefdd2 - installed 2017-09-05) [Lookup]

[failed] com.prey.agent.plist (? 48ab6a51 0 - installed 2015-04-23) [Lookup] - /usr/lib/prey/current/bin/prey: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist (? c3a85319 0 - installed 2014-03-25) [Lookup] - /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/InstantOn.driver/Contents/MacOS/instanton-agent: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.tclementdev.timemachineeditor.scheduler.plist (Thomas CLEMENT - installed 2017-09-20) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.timesoftware.timemachineeditor.backupd-auto.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-10-25)

User Launch Agents: ⓘ

[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (Citrix Online LLC - installed 2015-08-13) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-10) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-11-01)

[loaded] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist (? f0a8db00 0 - installed 2012-12-01) [Lookup] - /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GoogleContactSync.framework/Versions/A/Resour ces/gconsync: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist (? f0092860 0 - installed 2013-12-08) [Lookup] - /Applications/Parallels Access.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_deskctl_wizard: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist (? 9e64636f 0 - installed 2017-11-26) [Lookup] - /Applications/Skype.app/Contents/Library/LaunchServices/com.skype.skype.shareag ent.bundle/Contents/MacOS/com.skype.skype.shareagent: Executable not found!

[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2017-11-05) [Lookup]

User Login Items: ⓘ

AppCleaner SmartDelete SMLoginItem - Hidden (Julien Ramseier - installed 2016-09-22)

(/Applications/Utilities/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner SmartDelete.app)

Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

DirectorShockwave: 12.2.5r195 (installed 2016-09-01) [Lookup]

o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-15) [Lookup]

Unity Web Player: UnityPlayer version 5.3.8f2 (installed 2017-05-18) [Lookup]

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 3.3.8.1 (installed 2016-11-25) [Lookup]

Silverlight: 5.1.50901.0 (installed 2016-11-25) [Lookup]

FlashPlayer-10.6: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-14) [Lookup]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-10-25)

Flash Player: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-14) [Lookup]

iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2011-10-27)

googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-11) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.2 (installed 2012-01-13) [Lookup]

PepperFlashPlayer: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-14) [Lookup]

JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 151 build 12 (installed 2017-10-23) Check version

User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-25) [Lookup]

Picasa: 1.0 (installed 2015-10-13) [Lookup]

Safari Extensions: ⓘ

[enabled] Social Fixer - Matt Kruse - http://SocialFixer.com/ (installed 2017-11-05)

[not loaded] Twitter for Safari - Twitter, Inc. - http://twitter.com (installed 2012-06-03)

[not loaded] Evernote Web Clipper - Evernote Corp. - http://evernote.com (installed 2013-08-20)

[enabled] Ghostery - GHOSTERY, Inc. - https://www.ghostery.com/ (installed 2013-09-20)

[not loaded] Duplicate Tab Button - Thiemo Gamma - http://thiemo.ch/ (installed 2012-10-28)

[enabled] Adamant - Cocoa App - http://cocoaapp.com/adamant (installed 2016-05-21)

[enabled] TrafficLight - Bitdefender SRL - http://trafficlight.bitdefender.com/ (installed 2015-10-20)

[enabled] HoverSee - SideTree.com - Apps for Mac - http://SideTree.com/extensions.html#HoverSee (installed 2017-04-24)

[not loaded] DoNotTrackMe - Abine INC - http://www.abine.com (installed 2013-06-18)

[disabled] Open in Internet Explorer - Parallels - http://www.parallels.com (installed 2013-12-05)

[not loaded] Echofon it - Fabio Basile - http://www.cosmicmission.com (installed 2012-05-30)

[disabled] InstapaperBookmarklet - Chen Yufei - https://github.com/cyfdecyf/InstapaperBookmarklet (installed 2013-12-04)

[not loaded] Better Facebook - Matt Kruse - http://BetterFacebook.net (installed 2012-05-30)

[enabled] Reddit Enhancement Suite - Steve Sobel - http://redditenhancementsuite.com/ (installed 2017-11-05)

[enabled] eBay for Safari - eBay Inc - http://anywhere.ebay.com/browser/safari/ (installed 2016-11-19)

[enabled] Security Plus - James Fray - http://add0n.com/security-plus.html (installed 2015-09-01)

[enabled] Buffer - Buffer - http://buffer.com (installed 2017-11-05)

[not loaded] TED HTML5 video playe - Janez Troha - http://www.ted.com/ (installed 2012-05-30)

[enabled] Stylish - Vladimir Sobolev - http://sobolev.us/stylish (installed 2017-11-01)

[not loaded] Dictionary - slicefactory - http://www.slicefactory.com (installed 2012-07-02)

[enabled] AdBlock - Michael Gundlach - https://getadblock.com (installed 2013-11-09)

[disabled] WOT - WOT Services Oy - http://www.mywot.com/ (installed 2013-09-20)

[enabled] LastPass - LastPass - https://lastpass.com (installed 2013-11-09)

[not loaded] Translate - SideTree.com - Software for Mac and PC - http://SideTree.com/extensions.html#Translate (installed 2013-08-20)

[enabled] ttagit - Hitesh Joshi - http://ttagit.com (installed 2017-11-05)

[enabled] Honey - Honey Science Corporation - https://www.joinhoney.com (installed 2017-11-05)

[disabled] The New York Times - The New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com (installed 2012-05-30)

[not loaded] Smartr Inbox for Gmail - Xobni - http://www.xobni.com (installed 2012-05-30)

[not loaded] RedditMinimal - Cornell Campbell - http://cornellcampbell.com/extensions (installed 2012-05-30)

[not loaded] Breaking News - The New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com (installed 2012-05-30)

Audio Plug-ins: ⓘ

CallRecorderFT: 1.3.8 (installed 2017-10-24) [Lookup]

CallRecorder: v2.7.2 (installed 2017-11-26) [Lookup]

EcammAudioLoader: 1.0.4 (installed 2017-11-26) [Lookup]

Hear: 1.3.1 (installed 2016-06-09) [Lookup]

3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

Flash Player (installed 2017-10-25) [Lookup]

Java (installed 2017-10-23) [Lookup]

Logi Options Launcher (installed 2017-11-18) [Lookup]

M-AudioFastTrackPro (installed 2010-03-05) [Lookup]

Xmarks for Safari (installed 2015-04-30) [Lookup]

Time Machine: ⓘ

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Internal Hard Drive: Disk size: 500.07 GB Disk used: 247.34 GB

Destinations:

Ext Hard Drive [Local]

Total size: 999.86 GB

Total number of backups: 114

Oldest backup: 7/2/16, 7:27 PM

Last backup: 12/4/17, 5:24 PM

Size of backup disk: Adequate

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Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

7% WindowServer

4% kernel_task

2% Google Chrome

1% Google Chrome Helper

0% launchd

Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

1.19 GB kernel_task

627 MB Google Chrome

516 MB Google Chrome Helper

445 MB WindowServer

410 MB Google Chrome Helper

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Input Output Process name

33 KB 10 KB mDNSResponder

6 KB 16 KB apsd

5 KB 5 KB assistantd

7 KB 2 KB cloudd

945 B 204 B netbiosd

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12.12 WindowServer

8.12 Google Chrome

6.66 Google Chrome Helper

1.22 Google Chrome Helper

Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

6.26 GB Available RAM

2.47 GB Free RAM

9.74 GB Used RAM

3.80 GB Cached files

0 B Swap Used

Software installs (last 30 days): ⓘ

Magnet: 2.1.0 (installed 2017-11-04)

Duplicate File Finder: 4.3 (installed 2017-11-05)

Adobe Flash Player: (installed 2017-11-14)

Adobe Pepper Flash Player: (installed 2017-11-14)

Logitech Options: (installed 2017-11-18)

Memory Cleaner: 2.4.4 (installed 2017-11-21)

AirSync: 3.0 (installed 2017-11-28)

Install information may not be complete.

Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events): ⓘ

2017-12-04 17:41:14 Last shutdown cause: 0 - Power loss

2017-12-04 00:45:11 cloudd Crash [Open]

Cause: *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Path /Users/*/Library/Caches/*/MMCS deleted/renamed, crashing.'

terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException

abort() called

2017-12-03 03:59:06 Typinator.app Crash [Open]

Dec 6, 2017 10:20 AM in response to ThunderingSilence

You have a lot of old software. Parallels version is too old for High Sierra, for example.

You also have some "appcleaner" - never install anything that claims to "clean" your mac.

Here the easiest and secure way to get your mac back:

1) Make a full bootable BACKUP using SuperDuper! or CCC. Also have an up to date Time Machine backup.

2) Make a bootable installer of High Sierra on a thumb drive. Instructions are available online, for example here:

macOS High Sierra: How to make a bootable USB installation drive ...

3) Restart from the installer drive created above, erase your internal drive using Disk Utility, and proceed to install

3a) When asked if you want to migrate, choose the bootable clone created in step 1), and ***most importantly*** s

elect to migrate only the user accounts - NOT applications and settings.

4) Test. You will be surprised at how much faster things are.

5) Gradually install the applications you really need/want.

Dec 6, 2017 10:29 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

The issue is nothing to do with installed apps. It’s problem with nVidia graphics drivers. I do exactly same as you wrote, but result is still same. Only downgrade to macOS Sierra is the solution.

May I ask what is wrong with CleanMyMac app? I’m using it about year or more and works great. Mainly for apps uninstallation.

Slow Graphics Performance MacOS High Sierra