13 inch, late 2011 MacBook Pro running slow

Good day,

My 13 inch, late 2011 MacBook Pro has been running slow for some time. It has an i5 processor, 8GB memory, and 500 GB storage. I am currently running the High Sierra OS. I have't noticed much of a change when previously upgrading from Sierra or Maverick OS. I did have some slowing down in applications, programs, and files when I upgraded to Maverick OS. I've tried cleaning out extra files that I don't need and running first aid but I don't see a difference. When my computer is trying to open applications, programs, or files, the process usually takes a couple of minutes and results in beachballing. I am looking for suggestions on where to make changes to speed up my computer a little bit.

Thank you!

EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)

Report generated 2017-12-12 14:05:41

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Runtime: 3:01

Performance: Good

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Problem: Computer is too slow

Description:

The computer is taking sometimes several minutes to open applications or files. This causes beachballing to occur often.

Hardware Information: ⓘ

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)

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

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-2435M) CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

Handoff/Airdrop2: not supported

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

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 900

iCloud Quota: 4.82 GB available

Video Information: ⓘ

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800

Disk Information: ⓘ

ST9500325ASG disk0: (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

[Show SMART report]

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

(disk0s2) <not mounted> [CoreStorage Container]: 499.25 GB

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

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8 ()

USB Information: ⓘ

USB20Bus

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

hub_device

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB20Bus

hub_device

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Virtual disks: ⓘ

Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 498.91 GB (148.19 GB free)

Encrypted AES-XTS (Unlocked)

Physical disk: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

System Software: ⓘ

macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 (17B1003) - Time since boot: about 4 days

Gatekeeper: ⓘ

Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.getdropbox.dropbox.kext (1.8.1 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2.0) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.12.0 - SDK 10.10) [Lookup]

System Launch Agents: ⓘ

[not loaded] 10 Apple tasks

[loaded] 161 Apple tasks

[running] 117 Apple tasks

System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

[not loaded] 35 Apple tasks

[loaded] 174 Apple tasks

[running] 121 Apple tasks

Launch Agents: ⓘ

[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-04-01) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist (? 86d01486 f5830c0b - installed 2015-01-15) [Lookup]

[running] com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist (EPSON - installed 2016-09-23) [Lookup]

[running] com.epson.ecrp.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2016-09-23) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-11-30) [Lookup]

[running] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-08-31) [Lookup]

[running] com.epson.scannermonitor.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-08-31) [Lookup]

[running] jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist (? afd7821b 129e724b - installed 2012-08-10) [Lookup]

[running] jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist (? 827e1214 f9456ca - installed 2012-08-10) [Lookup]

Launch Daemons: ⓘ

[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-04-01) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-04-01) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 defea098 - installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.apple.installer.cleanupinstaller.plist (? 1963bf56 0 - installed 2017-11-30)

[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist (LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. - installed 2015-12-12) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.nordvpn.NordVPN.Helper.plist (TEFINKOM & CO S.A - installed 2017-07-23) [Lookup]

User Launch Agents: ⓘ

[loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-11) [Lookup]

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

[running] com.leapfrog.connect.monitor.plist (LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. - installed 2015-12-12) [Lookup]

User Login Items: ⓘ

Dropbox Application

(/Applications/Dropbox.app)

iTunesHelper Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-12)

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

Photo Stream URL SMLoginItem - Hidden (Apple, Inc. - installed 2038-01-19)

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

Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

FlashPlayer-10.6: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-22) [Lookup]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-10-26)

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (installed 2017-09-02) [Lookup]

CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: 5.0.7 (installed 2015-01-15) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewer: 17.012.20098 (installed 2017-09-02) [Lookup]

Flash Player: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-22) [Lookup]

GarminGpsControl: 4.2.0.0 (installed 2014-04-01) [Lookup]

Silverlight: 5.1.50901.0 (installed 2017-04-22) [Lookup]

3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

Flash Player (installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]

Time Machine: ⓘ

Skip System Files: NO

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.91 GB Disk used: 350.72 GB

Destinations:

SP PHD U3 [Local]

Total size: 999.86 GB

Total number of backups: 9

Oldest backup: 12/4/15, 6:04 PM

Last backup: 10/2/17, 5:11 PM

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 350.72 GB X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

6% Activity Monitor

6% WindowServer

4% nsurlstoraged

4% com.apple.WebKit.Networking

4% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

814 MB kernel_task

205 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

198 MB Safari

160 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

132 MB mds_stores

Top Processes by Network Use: ⓘ

Input Output Process name

771 KB 407 KB mDNSResponder

171 KB 327 KB Dropbox

120 KB 75 KB netbiosd

18 KB 9 KB apsd

7 KB 4 KB neagent

Top Processes by Energy Use: ⓘ

19.16 WindowServer

18.94 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent

12.00 Safari

9.60 com.apple.WebKit

Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

3.17 GB Available RAM

114 MB Free RAM

4.83 GB Used RAM

3.06 GB Cached files

76 MB Swap Used

Software installs (last 30 days): ⓘ

FunBridge: 4.4.3 (installed 2017-11-15)

Adobe Flash Player: (installed 2017-11-20)

Adobe Flash Player: (installed 2017-11-22)

FunBridge: 4.4.4 (installed 2017-11-27)

EPSON Software Updater: (installed 2017-11-30)

EPSON Printer Driver: (installed 2017-11-30)

EPSON Scan: (installed 2017-11-30)

Install information may not be complete.

Files deleted by EtreCheck: ⓘ

2017-12-12 14:00:02 - com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist - Unknown