Hello all,
I have a MacBook pro and I've noticed that it has slowed down quite a bit. Is a defrag recommended? If so, I am guessing I need a outside vendors software and if that is the case, does anyone have any recommendations? Or, does anyone have any suggestions for what I can attempt without the defrag to attempt to clean up my MacBook?
Thanks in advance!
No. There is no practical reason to defrag a disk drive in a Mac.
Instead, I suggest you use the program created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor. It will provide a snapshot of your system which we can analyze to possibly determine the cause of your problem. 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.
No. There is no practical reason to defrag a disk drive in a Mac.
Instead, I suggest you use the program created by Etresoft, a frequent contributor. It will provide a snapshot of your system which we can analyze to possibly determine the cause of your problem. 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.
You do not appear to have enough real RAM memory for all the things you are choosing to run simultaneously.
Virtual Memory Information:
Available RAM 1.50 GB Free RAM 24 MB Used RAM 6.50 GB Cached files 1.48 GB Swap Used 1020 MB
any substantial "swap used" indicates that additional needed RAM is being simulated on Disk, which is always slower than real RAM.
You could consider adding more real RAM, or reducing some of you User Login Items that launch when you log in and stay resident. If you take them off that list, they will only launch when needed.
You appear to have several items that may "phone home" across the Internet and use system resources to do so. If you do not need constant access to those, it will be less resource intensive to launch only when needed.
Files over a certain small size are defragmented when opened. There is no accumulation of a great many fragmented files, so no Big Show of defragmentation or third-party software is needed.
But if your Mac is getting slow, running etrecheck will often uncover why it is getting slow.
Defragmentation of a Mac is not needed.
Reboot your computer. You have a lot of apps installed and running and it has been 8 days since you booted. Eight days is a long time between boots.
you are quite right, the etrecheck report says "not upgradable" and those have been very accurate.
OP may have one of those models with non-upgradable RAM. Any thoughts on all those 32-bit apps? Or whether rolling back to Sierra would help?
Grant,
I appreciate the help.
Thanks you!
Bob,
Much appreciated!
Thank you
Grant Bennet-Alder wrote:
you are quite right, the etrecheck report says "not upgradable" and those have been very accurate.
Isn't that the case (by definition) with any Retina MBP?
I don't have error correction on my (personal) memory, so I rely on published information (like everymac.com and etrecheck) to help me.
I desperately need error correcting memory but like the retina MBPs, my brain cannot be upgraded.
Allen,
Here is the report minus the one piece of malware/adware they found that I selected to remove.
EtreCheck version: 4.1 (4A162)
Report generated: 2018-03-02 14:48:04
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 3:36
Performance: Good
Problem: Computer is too slow
Description:
The computer is running slow and I do get the beachball more often.
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
Adware - Adware detected.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
-
Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.
Unsigned files - There is unsigned software installed. It appears to be legitimate but should be reviewed.
32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro11,1
1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-4288U) CPU: 2-core
8 RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 ok
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 525
Video Information:
Intel Iris - VRAM: 1536 MB
Color LCD 2560 x 1600
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0512F 500.28 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 500.07 GB
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) 500.07 GB 373.59 GB
disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] 500.07 GB 22 MB
disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] 500.07 GB 510 MB
disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] 500.07 GB 3.22 GB
Mounted Volumes:
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD 500.07 GB (122.56 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /
Encrypted
disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 500.07 GB (122.56 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /private/var/vm
Network:
Interface en0: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
One IPv4 address
Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN
Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
iCloud Quota: 26.07 GB available
System Software:
macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 (17D102)
Time since boot: About 8 days
System Load: 1.84 (1 min ago) 2.16 (5 min ago) 2.46 (15 min ago)
Security:
| System | Status |
|---|---|
| Gatekeeper | Mac App Store and identified developers |
| System Integrity Protection | Enabled |
Adware:
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/yeti.notification.plist
Reason: Adware name match
Executable: /Applications/Yeti.app/Contents/MacOS/Yeti -trigger notification -app_key yeti
Unsigned Files:
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist
Executable: /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/SyncServicesAgent
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
32-bit Applications:
| Name | Version |
| ReadMe(Image Handling Library) | 2.0.0.1 |
| PhotoStitch Launcher | 1.2.5.26 |
| Microsoft Document Connection | 14.7.2 |
| UploaderForCiG | 1.1.3.11 |
| CameraWindow | 7.11.0.1 |
| DVD Player | 5.8 |
| Microsoft Alerts Daemon | 14.7.2 |
| Falcon_900EX_Rev_5 | 9.0.45.0 |
| GoToMeeting v6 | 6.4.0.1558 |
| Install | 4.3.0.256 |
| InkServer | 10.9 |
| Microsoft Error Reporting | 2.2.9 |
| Movie Uploader for YouTube | 1.4.4.25 |
| GoToMeeting v7.0 | ...1848 |
| MovieBinder | 1.5.0.4 |
| WFTPairing | |
| Open XML for Excel | 14.7.2 |
| Microsoft Word | 14.7.2 |
| PhotoStitch | 3.2.6.28 |
| Creative Cloud Desktop App | 4.3.0.256 |
| ReadMe(EOS Utility) | 2.0.0.1 |
| Adobe Application Updater | 4.3.0.256 |
| Uninstall Product | 9.0.0.65 |
| Microsoft Chart Converter | 14.7.2 |
| ColorBrightnessAdjustment Task | 1.2.0.2 |
| EOS Video Snapshot Task | 1.2.0.11 |
| Microsoft Database Utility | 14.7.2 |
| AAM Registration Notifier | 10.0.0.163 |
| GoToMeeting v6.3 | 6.3.1.1468 |
| LevelAdjustment Task | 1.2.0.2 |
| Microsoft Ship Asserts | 1.1.4 |
| SLLauncher | 1.0 |
| ImageBrowser EX | 1.5.1.7 |
| Microsoft Graph | 14.7.2 |
| AdobeIPCBroker | 5.4.0.12 |
| AutoAdjustment Task | 1.2.0.2 |
| EOS Utility | 2.13.20 |
| Microsoft Outlook | 14.7.2 |
| AAMLauncherUtil | 10.0.0.49 |
| Microsoft Query | 12.0.0 |
| Remote Desktop Connection | 2.1.1 |
| Creative Cloud Installer | 4.3.0.256 |
| IndexPrint Task | 1.1.0.3 |
| Viewer | 3.2.6.28 |
| ReadMe(Movie Uploader for YouTube) | 2.0.0.1 |
| AAM Updates Notifier | 9.0.0.281 |
| Equation Editor | 14.2.0 |
| quicklookd32 | 5.0 |
| Adobe Flash Player Install Manager | 28.0.0.161 |
| Microsoft Upload Center | 14.7.2 |
| Trimming Task | 1.2.0.2 |
| MovieFrame Task | 3.3.0.1 |
| ReadMe(AutoUpdateService) | 2.0.0.1 |
| GoToMeeting v6.4 | 6.4.5.1865 |
| ReadMe(ImageBrowser EX) | 2.0.0.1 |
| ReadMe(MovieEdit Task) | 2.0.0.1 |
| Microsoft Office Reminders | 14.7.2 |
| NETGEAR Powerline Utility | |
| MyHarmony | 1.0.0.97 |
| Uninstaller | 4.3.0.256 |
| Microsoft Excel | 14.7.2 |
| PreIBXuist | 1.5.0.4 |
| Uploader for Facebook | 1.0.4.25 |
| UpdateChecker | 2.4.2.5 |
| Adobe Desktop Service | 4.3.0.256 |
| Adobe Application Manager | 10.0.0.49 |
| ReadMe(PhotoStitch) | 2.0.0.1 |
| MFManager | 1.5.0.4 |
| OnePagePrint Task | 1.1.0.3 |
| ToneCurveAdjustment Task | 1.2.0.2 |
| GoToMeeting v6.1 | 6.1.2.1312 |
| adobe_licutil | 10.0.0.119 |
| AmWellVideo | 9.3.1.4.20161208.1024 |
| ReadMe(EOS Sample Music) | 2.0.0.1 |
| Microsoft Office Setup Assistant | 14.2.0 |
| Digital Photo Professional Batch | 3.13.20 |
| Creative Cloud Uninstaller | 4.3.0.256 |
| PictureStyleEditor | 1.13.20 |
| Microsoft Database Daemon | 14.7.2 |
| Falcon_900B_Rev_7 | 9.0.45.0 |
| Digital Photo Professional | 3.13.20 |
| Solver | 1.0 |
| Microsoft Messenger | 8.0.1 |
| RedEyeCorrection Task | 1.4.0.2 |
| Setup | 5.0.65.0 |
| MCU | 2.5.0.2 |
| HP Photo Creations | 1.0.0.22192 |
| Microsoft Clip Gallery | 14.7.2 |
| UniversalUninstaller | 2.5.0.2 |
| My Day | 14.7.2 |
| SendEmail Task | 1.2.0.2 |
| SyncServicesAgent | 14.7.2 |
| UniversalInstaller | 2.5.0.4 |
| MovieEdit Task | 4.3.0.4 |
| GarageBand | 6.0.5 |
| SlideShowViewer | 1.5.1.7 |
| Office365Service | 14.7.2 |
| iMovie 9.0 | 9.0.9 |
| Sharpness Task | 1.2.0.2 |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 14.7.2 |
| Microsoft Language Register | 14.7.2 |
| CitrixOnlineLauncher | 1.0.168 |
| COSY_2_4_4_32 | 4.3.0.256 |
| ReadMe(EOS Video Snapshot Task) | 2.0.0.1 |
| InsertText Task | 1.2.0.2 |
| FLIR Cloud Client | |
| GoToMeeting v6.2 | 6.2.1.1350 |
Kernel Extensions:
/System/Library/Extensions
[Not Loaded] Seagate Storage Driver.kext (5.2.4 (26840) - SDK 10.4)
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[Not Loaded] SeagateLeafPowSecDriver_10_4.kext (5.2.4 (26840) - SDK 10.4)
[Not Loaded] SeagateLeafPowSecDriver_10_5.kext (5.2.4 (26840) - SDK 10.5)
[Not Loaded] SeagateDriveIcons.kext (5.2.4 (26840) - SDK 10.4)
System Launch Agents:
| [Not Loaded] | 8 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 151 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 131 Apple tasks |
System Launch Daemons:
| [Not Loaded] | 38 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 178 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 117 Apple tasks |
Launch Agents:
| [Running] | com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-09-27) |
| [Not Loaded] | com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2018-01-24) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-01-24) |
| [Loaded] | com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? 952b6798 - installed 2017-12-19) |
| [Other] | com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
| [Running] | com.canon.MFManager.plist (? 8a8296d7 - installed 2015-01-19) |
Launch Daemons:
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
| [Loaded] | com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2017-04-11) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.acc.installer.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-09-27) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-01) |
| [Loaded] | com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e - installed 2012-04-02) |
| [Loaded] | com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (? e3fefdd2 - installed 2017-12-19) |
| [Running] | com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-01-24) |
| [Running] | com.fitbit.galileod.plist (Fitbit, Inc. - installed 2017-09-25) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
User Launch Agents:
| [Running] | com.hp.devicemonitor.plist (HP Inc. - installed 2017-08-29) |
| [Running] | yeti.notification.plist (? 0 - installed 2015-11-02) |
| [Other] | com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (? 0 - installed ) |
| [Running] | com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-02-28) |
| [Running] | com.hp.productresearch.plist (HP Inc. - installed 2017-08-29) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-01-24) |
| [Other] | com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist (? 0 - installed ) |
User Login Items:
AmWellVideo Application
(~/Applications/AmWellVideo.app)
Garmin Express Service Application (Garmin International - installed 2018-02-22)
(/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)
iTunesHelper Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2018-01-24)
(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (Adobe Systems, Inc.
(/Applications/Adobe Acrobat DC/Adobe Acrobat.app/Contents/Helpers/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper Application (Fitbit, Inc. - installed 2017-09-30)
(/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)
App Store Application (Apple, Inc.
(/Applications/App Store.app)
FLIR Cloud Client Application
(~/Downloads/FLIR Cloud Client.app)
Seagate Dashboard 2.0 Application
(/Applications/Seagate Dashboard 2.0.app)
HP Product Research SMLoginItem (HP Inc. - installed 2017-10-25)
(/Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/HPPU Plugins/ProductImprovementStudy.hptask/Contents/Helpers/HP Product Research Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Product Research.app)
HP Device Monitor SMLoginItem (HP Inc. - installed 2017-10-25)
(/Library/Printers/hp/Frameworks/HPDeviceMonitoring.framework/Versions/1.0/Help ers/HP Device Monitor Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Device Monitor.app)
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 3.3.3.1 (installed 2015-02-02)
nprtAudioVideoPlugin: rtAudioVideoPlugin_x86_64 0.8.878 (installed 2016-09-14)
AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (installed 2017-09-27)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (installed 2018-02-22)
FlashPlayer-10.6: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-06)
Silverlight: 5.1.30514.0 (installed 2015-01-20)
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-01-31)
Flash Player: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-06)
PepperFlashPlayer: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-06)
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.7.2 (installed 2017-03-16)
AdobePDFViewer: 18.011.20035 (installed 2018-02-22)
RL Secure Plug-In Layer: Unknown (installed 2016-12-29)
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 161 build 12 (installed 2018-01-26)
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-25)
UploadManager: Unknown (installed 2014-06-30)
ContentManager: Unknown (installed 2014-06-30)
RocketEngine: Unknown (installed 2014-06-30)
Safari Extensions:
| Amazon Assistant for Safari.safariextz - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/BIT/AmazonAssistant/TOU (installed 2018-02-14) |
| DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.safariextz - DuckDuckGo - http://duckduckgo.com (installed 2018-02-11) |
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player (installed 2018-02-01)
Java (installed 2018-01-26)
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X (installed 2013-12-18)
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: No
Mobile backups:
Auto backup: No
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 500.07 GB - Disk used: 377.50 GB
Destinations:
S***********************e [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 8
Oldest backup: 2016-04-05 00:01:23
Last backup: 2018-03-02 12:39:14
Top Processes by CPU:
| Process (count) | Source | % of CPU |
| WindowServer | Apple | 9 |
| kernel_task | Apple | 5 |
| com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9) | Apple | 3 |
| AcroCEF | Adobe Systems, Inc. | 2 |
| Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper | Fitbit, Inc. | 2 |
Top Processes by Memory:
| Process (count) | Source | RAM usage |
| com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9) | Apple | 1.12 GB |
| kernel_task | Apple | 927 MB |
| Safari | Apple | 579 MB |
| mds_stores | Apple | 136 MB |
| Finder | Apple | 102 MB |
Top Processes by Network Use:
| Process | Source | Input | Output |
| mDNSResponder | Apple | 30 MB | 9 MB |
| netbiosd | Apple | 2 MB | 917 KB |
| apsd | Apple | 38 KB | 38 KB |
| com.apple.WebKit.Networking | Apple | 20 KB | 6 KB |
| SystemUIServer | Apple | 0 B | 14 KB |
Top Processes by Energy Use:
| Process (count) | Source | Energy usage (0-100) |
| WindowServer | Apple | 4 |
| com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9) | Apple | 2 |
| AcroCEF | Adobe Systems, Inc. | 2 |
| HP Device Monitor | HP Inc. | 1 |
| Seagate Dashboard 2.0 | 1 |
Virtual Memory Information:
| Available RAM | 1.50 GB |
| Free RAM | 24 MB |
| Used RAM | 6.50 GB |
| Cached files | 1.48 GB |
| Swap Used | 1020 MB |
Software Installs (past 30 days):
| Name | Version | Install Date |
| 1.7.1 | 2018-02-07 |
Clean up:
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist
~/Library/Application Support/CitrixOnline/GoToMeeting/G2MUpdate
Executable not found
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc5 6a8fd83a6f7ae.plist
/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/MacOS/Updater/Adobe Reader Updater Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Reader Updater Helper
Executable not found
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-02-26 12:05:23 com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64 Crash
Terminating app due to uncaught exception NSInternalInconsistencyException reason: UIT_Picture_NSButton 0x7fd8600c8d90 has reached dealloc but still has a super view. Super views strongly reference their children so this is being over-released or has been over-released in the past.terminating with uncaught exception of type NSExceptionabort called |
2018-02-24 05:09:55 loginwindow.app CPU
2018-02-23 17:56:01 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent CPU
End of report
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How to Defrag MacBook
