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iMac 2011 very slow. many lollipop/snowball/wheels of death! etrecheck report. how to fix

Hi community. My iMac seems to be on a slow descent into slower and slower operation. My etrecheck report is copied below. Any easy fixes? I'm semi-tech savvy, but not comfortable with writing command codes and the like. My iMac has 2T storage with 1T available. And 10gigs of ram. Running OS Sierra 10.12.6. I mostly use Word and Photoshop. Any help much appreciated. thanks!


EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)

Report generated 2017-11-11 18:41:05

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 6:19

Performance: Below Average

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Problem: Computer is too slow

Hardware Information:

iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)

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

iMac - model: iMac12,1

1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-2400S) CPU: 4-core

10 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 0/DIMM1

2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM1

2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

Handoff/Airdrop2: not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

iCloud Quota: 44.18 GB available

Video Information:

AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB

iMac 1920 x 1080

Disk Information:

ST2000DM001-1ER164 disk0: (2 TB) (Rotational)

[Show SMART report]

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

Macintosh HDD (disk0s2 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 2.00 TB (1.16 TB free)

Recovery HD (disk0s3 - Journaled HFS+) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB

HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N ()

USB Information:

USB20Bus

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

hub_device

LaCie P'9220 Mobile Drive

5AS disk1: (500.11 GB)

EFI (disk1s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB

FD MUSIC (disk1s2 - Journaled HFS+) /Volumes/FD MUSIC : 499.76 GB (194.46 GB Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB20Bus

hub_device

Primax Kensington Eagle Trackball

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Card Reader

Thunderbolt Information:

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

System Software:

macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G1036) - Time since boot: about 2 days

Configuration files:

/etc/hosts - Count: 1

Gatekeeper:

Mac App Store and identified developers

Clean up:

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist

/Library/StartupItems/Intego Backup Assistant/BackupAssistantAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/

BackupAssistantAgent --launchd

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.sophos.uiserver.plist

/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosUIServer

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist

/Library/StartupItems/Intego Backup Assistant/BackupAssistantDaemon

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.memeo.WDMemeod.plist

/Library/Application Support/Memeo/WD Anywhere Backup/Daemons/WDMemeod

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.sophos.intercheck.plist

/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/InterCheck.app/Contents/MacOS/InterCheck -d

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.sophos.notification.plist

/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAntiVirus.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAntiVirus -d

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.sophos.scan.plist

/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosScanD.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosScanD

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.sophos.sxld.plist

/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosSXLD.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosSXLD

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.sophos.webd.plist

/Library/Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosWebIntelligence.bundle/Contents/MacOS/SophosWebIntelligence

Executable not found!

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.starfield.backupservice.plist

/Applications/Workspace/BackupService/offSyncService

Executable not found!

10 orphan files found. [Clean up]

Kernel Extensions:

/Applications/ExpressVPN.app

[not loaded] expressvpn.tap (20150118) [Lookup]

[not loaded] expressvpn.tun (20150118) [Lookup]

/Applications/LCC Installer.app

[not loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.9.0 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.3.1 - SDK 10.8) [Lookup]

/Applications/Trim Enabler.app

[not loaded] org.cindori.SATSMARTDriver (0.10 - SDK 10.9) [Lookup]

[not loaded] org.cindori.TrimDriver (1.0 - SDK 10.12) [Lookup]

/Applications/Utilities/DiskWarrior Utilities/DiskWarrior.app

[not loaded] com.alsoft.Preview (4.2) [Lookup]

/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.FTDI.driver.D2XXHelper (1.0 - SDK 10.12) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs (14.2.288 - SDK 10.5) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (Wacom Tablet 6.3.22-1 - SDK 10.12) [Lookup]

/System/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.kensington.trackballworks.driver (1.1.0) [Lookup]

Startup Items:

tap: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tap

tun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tun

Startup items no longer function in OS X Yosemite or later

System Launch Agents:

[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks

[loaded] 169 Apple tasks

[running] 109 Apple tasks

System Launch Daemons:

[not loaded] 41 Apple tasks

[loaded] 166 Apple tasks

[running] 112 Apple tasks

Launch Agents:

[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist (Logitech Inc. - installed 2015-08-07) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2014-07-28)

[Lookup]

[running] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist (? a1772de2 41ad4933 - installed 2015-05-01) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-28) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist (? f2f62dfd 0 - installed 2012-10-24) [Lookup] Library/StartupItems/Intego Backup Assistant/BackupAssistantAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/

BackupAssistantAgent: Executable not found!

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? 1430d895 72ac4dde - installed 2017-10-23) [Lookup]

[running] com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.agent.plist (? dcda45f4 848b1897 - installed

2017-01-15) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.paragon-software.facebook.agent.plist (? 95fb0bd4 e9648c48 - installed 2017-01-[Lookup]

[failed] com.sophos.uiserver.plist (? 61a4995d 0 - installed 2014-07-14) [Lookup] - /Library/Anti-Virus/SophosUIServer.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosUIServer: Executable not found!

[running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2017-06-19) [Lookup]

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 68cad67 0 - installed 2014-07-28) [Lookup]

[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 6cf41d3c - installed 2016-04-16) [Lookup]

[failed] com.expressvpn.tap.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-07-15)

[failed] com.expressvpn.tun.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-07-15)

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-10-13) [Lookup]

[failed] com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist (? f4eb85c2 0 - installed 2012-10-24) [Lookup] Library/StartupItems/Intego Backup Assistant/BackupAssistantDaemon: Executable not found!

[failed] com.memeo.WDMemeod.plist (? d0fcb9dc 0 - installed 2008-11-21) [Lookup] - /Library/

Application Support/Memeo/WD Anywhere Backup/Daemons/WDMemeod: Executable not [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e afb3bef0 - installed 2010-08-25)

[Lookup]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Shell Script e3fefdd2 - installed 2017-09-06) [Lookup]

[running] com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.daemon.plist (? 66744841 b1cb5590 - installed

2016-08-29) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.launch.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-07-15)

[loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist (? d39b1525 bf847b24 - installed 2014-02-04)

[Lookup]

[failed] com.sophos.configuration.plist (Sophos - installed 2013-12-10) [Lookup]

[failed] com.sophos.intercheck.plist (? bb3ee39e 0 - installed 2014-03-12) [Lookup] - /Library/

Sophos Anti-Virus/InterCheck.app/Contents/MacOS/InterCheck: Executable not found!

[failed] com.sophos.notification.plist (? 159a8072 0 - installed 2014-07-14) [Lookup] - /Library/

Sophos Anti-Virus/SophosAntiVirus.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosAntiVirus: Executable not [failed] com.sophos.scan.plist (? ccaff200 0 - installed 2014-07-14) [Lookup] - /Library/Sophos

Anti-Virus/SophosScanD.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosScanD: Executable not found!

[failed] com.sophos.sxld.plist (? a84f8a04 0 - installed 2014-07-14) [Lookup] - /Library/Sophos

Anti-Virus/SophosSXLD.app/Contents/MacOS/SophosSXLD: Executable not found!

[failed] com.sophos.webd.plist (? 17fa91bd 0 - installed 2014-03-12) [Lookup] - /Library/Sophos

Anti-Virus/SophosWebIntelligence.bundle/Contents/MacOS/SophosWebIntelligence: Executable

not found!

[failed] com.starfield.backupservice.plist (? e9a26e0a 0 - installed 2013-10-02) [Lookup] - /

Applications/Workspace/BackupService/offSyncService: Executable not found!

[running] com.wacom.TabletHelper.plist (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2017-06-19) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.wacom.displayhelper.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-07-15)

[running] net.decimus.synk.synkd.plist (? 4fa25ab1 f6946abe - installed 2006-07-02) [Lookup]

[running] net.exirion.ssdfanctrl.plist (? 6fbe74f0 4fb5f732 - installed 2013-10-31) [Lookup]

[loaded] org.cindori.TEHelper.plist (Oskar Groth - installed 2017-11-07) [Lookup]

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2013-04-19) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (? 5c76f5f6 1c9bb8a9 - installed 2015-10-20) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist (? ? ? - installed 2010-06-04)

[loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-11-02)

[Lookup]

[running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-11-09) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.narrative.osx-uploader.agent.plist (? 6612ef1b 6939c8d6 - installed 2017-10-15)

[Lookup]

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

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-11-01)

(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Google Chrome Application

(/Applications/Google Chrome.app)

Wondershare Helper Compact Application

(~/Library/Application Support/Helper/Wondershare Helper Compact.app)

TrackballWorksHelper Application

(/Library/PreferencePanes/TrackballWorks.prefPane/Contents/Resources/TrackballWo rksHelper.Photo Stream URL SMLoginItem - Hidden (Apple, Inc. - installed 2015-03-20)

(/Applications/iPhoto.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PhotoStreamAgent.app)

(null) SMLoginItem - Hidden (BusyCal, LLC - installed 2017-10-28)

(/Applications/BusyCal.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/

N4RA379GBW.com.busymac.busycal3.alarm.app)

Flume Helper SMLoginItem - Hidden (Rafif Yalda - installed 2017-11-08)

(/Applications/Flume.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Flume Helper.app)

Internet Plug-ins:

o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2016-12-23) [Lookup]

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Unknown (installed 2014-07-14)

WacomTabletPlugin: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 (installed 2017-05-12) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-10-20) [Lookup]

FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.226 (installed 2016-04-22) [Lookup]

Silverlight: Unknown (installed 2014-07-14)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-11-09)

Flash Player: 21.0.0.226 (installed 2016-04-22) Outdated! Update

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

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.7.1 (installed 2017-01-10) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-10-20) [Lookup]

iPhotoPhotocast: Unknown (installed 2014-07-14)

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

User internet Plug-ins:

WbeTools64_14: 1.0.23.53 © 2013 (installed 2013-02-08) [Lookup]

WBETools10: 1.0 (installed 2008-09-30) [Lookup]

WebEx: 1.0 (installed 2010-06-03) [Lookup]

Picasa: 1.0 (installed 2012-05-24) [Lookup]

MassTransit WC X: 6.0.2 [000008] © Group Logic, Inc. 1988-2009 Group Logic MassTransit® Software

(installed 2010-08-30) [Lookup]

fileEditTool64_15: 1.0.35.65 © 2013 (installed 2013-01-16) [Lookup]

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2016-04-16) [Lookup]

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

TrackballWorks (installed 2017-08-25) [Lookup]

Logitech Control Center (installed 2015-08-07) [Lookup]

Paragon NTFS for Mac® (installed 2017-01-15) [Lookup]

WacomTablet (installed 2017-05-12) [Lookup]

Time Machine:

Skip System Files: NO

Mobile backups: OFF

Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HDD: Disk size: 2.00 TB Disk used: 844.49 GB

Destinations:

BACK-UP HD [Local]

Total size: 999.86 GB

Total number of backups: 2

Oldest backup: 12/31/15, 2:00 PM

Last backup: 6/4/16, 2:34 PM

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 844.49 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU:

6% Safari

3% WindowServer

2% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

1% hidd

1% kernel_task

Top Processes by Memory:

2.83 GB Adobe Photoshop CS6

999 MB kernel_task

251 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

209 MB Safari

195 MB sandboxd

Top Processes by Network Use:

Input Output Process name

208 KB 13 MB Dropbox

6 MB 2 MB mDNSResponder

99 KB 23 KB netbiosd

66 KB 26 KB Spotify

8 KB 11 KB apsd

Top Processes by Energy Use:

14.08 spindump

4.06 WindowServer

2.16 Adobe Photoshop CS6

1.76 Safari

Virtual Memory Information:

2.30 GB Available RAM

107 MB Free RAM

7.70 GB Used RAM

2.20 GB Cached files

184 MB Swap Used

Software installs (last 30 days):

Java 8 Update 151: (installed 2017-10-23)

BusyCal: (installed 2017-10-28)

Install information may not be complete.

Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events):

2017-11-11 18:39:20 SophosConfigD Crash [Open]

Cause: dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

2017-11-11 17:16:45 Finder.app Crash [Open]

Cause: objc_msgSend() selector name: respondsToSelector:

2017-11-11 15:08:53 Spotify.app Hang [Open]

2017-11-11 14:49:54 mds Crash [Open]

Cause: objc_msgSend() selector name: removeObserver:name:object:

Initializing

2017-11-09 10:33:58 Last shutdown cause: -128 - Unknown

iMac, iOS 10.1.1, 2T storage. 10gigs ram. OS 10.12.6

Posted on Nov 12, 2017 3:26 AM

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8 replies

Nov 12, 2017 7:34 AM in response to fd3paris

Do. Not. Be. Offended.

You have the most seriously junked up Mac I've ever seen. AV software, third party disk utilities, trim enabler (maybe I missed an ssd in there somewhere) junk junk junk.

Your last Time Machine backup was a year and a half ago, and I see you've been using Intego backup? I'd recommend that you make sure you have your files backed up, erase the hard drive, reinstall Mac OS, reinstall the applications you actually use from their original source and then restore your data.

I can also say that I've never seen an iMac with a 2-2-4-2 ram configuration, how did that happen? Although I don't think it's a huge contributor I think the mismatched pair adds to the poor performance.

Nov 12, 2017 5:30 AM in response to SeaPapp

Hi Mike.


Ouch. OK. Not offended. Had the RAM installed by an indie tech - guess I was too trusting. Definitely I was not-tech-savvy enough. Sigh. Should I replace one so I have 2-2-4-4?


I will back-up and re-install. I've never done that with time-machine, so I'm trepidatious about licenses. Guess I'll find out. Any process tips appreciated.


Thanks for your help. Wish me luck!

iMac 2011 very slow. many lollipop/snowball/wheels of death! etrecheck report. how to fix

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