computer beachballing and very slow
I have included my EtreCheck report and would appreciate some feedback. I had asked Apple for some help with Photos and since then - 3 days ago my machine has been very slow. I have included both the major issues and the minor issues.
I want to make a Photobook which I have done many times before with no problems. This time everything seems so low and each photo is taking about 3 minutes to edit.
Any help would be appreciated.
EtreCheck version: 4.2.1 (4C020)
Report generated: 2018-04-22 15:10:59
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 7:38
Performance: Below Average
Problem: Beachballing
Description:
My Imac has become very slow and beach balling every few minutes especially when I am in Photos
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
Obsolete hardware - This machine may be considered obsolete.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Upgradeable RAM - This machine has upgradeable RAM that would help its performance.
Small backup drive - Time Machine backup drive is too small.
Low performance - EtreCheck report took over 5 minutes to run. This is unusual.
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) - Obsolete!
iMac Model: iMac10,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Duo) CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0 - Empty
BANK 1/DIMM0 - Empty
BANK 0/DIMM1 - 2 GB DDR3 1067 ok
BANK 1/DIMM1 - 2 GB DDR3 1067 ok
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
Drives:
disk0 - ST3500418ASQ 500.11 GB (Mechanical)
Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 499.25 GB
disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB
Mounted Volumes:
disk0s2 - Macintosh HD 499.25 GB (124.86 GB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /
Network:
Interface en0: Ethernet
One IPv4 address
Interface fw0: FireWire
Interface en1: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n
One IPv4 address
Interface en3: iPhone
Interface en2: Bluetooth PAN
iCloud Quota: 91.14 GB available
System Software:
macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 (17D102)
Time since boot: Less than an hour
System Load: 2.62 (1 min ago) 2.01 (5 min ago) 1.65 (15 min ago)
Security:
| System | Status |
|---|---|
| Gatekeeper | Mac App Store and identified developers |
| System Integrity Protection | Enabled |
System Launch Agents:
| [Not Loaded] | 9 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 167 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 114 Apple tasks |
System Launch Daemons:
| [Not Loaded] | 34 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 186 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 112 Apple tasks |
User Launch Agents:
| [Running] | com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2018-04-20) |
| [Loaded] | com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-02-04) |
| [Loaded] | com.logmein.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (Citrix Online LLC - installed 2018-03-12) |
| [Loaded] | com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (Citrix Online LLC - installed 2018-03-12) |
| [Loaded] | com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist (Skype Communications S.a.r.l - installed 2018-02-16) |
User Login Items:
StartUpHelper SMLoginItem (Spotify - installed 2018-02-27)
(/Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/StartUpHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2015-02-03)
FlashPlayer-10.6: 28.0.0.137 (installed 2018-01-16)
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-01-19)
Flash Player: 28.0.0.137 (installed 2018-01-16)
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: 12.2.5 (installed 2010-06-19)
Unity Web Player: UnityPlayer version 3.1.0f4 (installed 2010-11-30)
iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2013-05-05)
Safari Extensions:
| 1Password Safari Extension Companion - Mac App Store - (installed 2017-02-24) |
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player (installed 2017-12-15)
MacFUSE (installed 2011-05-21)
Time Machine:
Time Machine Not Configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
| Process (count) | Source | % of CPU |
| WindowServer | Apple | 11 |
| cloudd | Apple | 9 |
| kernel_task | Apple | 3 |
| mdworker (6) | Apple | 2 |
| nsurlsessiond (2) | Apple | 1 |
Top Processes by Memory:
| Process (count) | Source | RAM usage |
| kernel_task | Apple | 491 MB |
| Photos | Apple | 228 MB |
| com.apple.WebKit.WebContent | Apple | 171 MB |
| Apple | 165 MB | |
| Safari | Apple | 122 MB |
Top Processes by Network Use:
| Process | Source | Input | Output |
| Apple | 4 MB | 27 KB | |
| mDNSResponder | Apple | 128 KB | 65 KB |
| apsd | Apple | 16 KB | 23 KB |
| cloudd | Apple | 15 KB | 11 KB |
| netbiosd | Apple | 6 KB | 2 KB |
Top Processes by Energy Use:
| Process (count) | Source | Energy usage (0-100) |
| cloudd | Apple | 4 |
| WindowServer | Apple | 3 |
| cloudphotosd | Apple | 1 |
| nsurlsessiond (2) | Apple | 1 |
| mdworker (6) | Apple | 1 |
Virtual Memory Information:
| Available RAM | 873 MB |
| Free RAM | 17 MB |
| Used RAM | 3.15 GB |
| Cached files | 856 MB |
| Swap Used | 512 KB |
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-04-22 14:48:39 Last Shutdown Cause: 0 - Power loss (once)
2018-04-18 11:35:38 logind Crash (once)
*** multi-threaded process forked *** crashed on child side of fork pre-exec |
2018-04-18 10:47:09 cloudphotosd.app Crash (once)
End of report
EtreCheck version: 4.2.1 (4C020)
Report generated: 2018-04-22 15:10:59
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 7:38
Performance: Below Average
Problem: Beachballing
Description:
My Imac has become very slow and beach balling every few minutes especially when I am in Photos
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
Obsolete hardware - This machine may be considered obsolete.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Upgradeable RAM - This machine has upgradeable RAM that would help its performance.
Small backup drive - Time Machine backup drive is too small.
Low performance - EtreCheck report took over 5 minutes to run. This is unusual.
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) - Obsolete!
iMac Model: iMac10,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Duo) CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0 - Empty
BANK 1/DIMM0 - Empty
BANK 0/DIMM1 - 2 GB DDR3 1067 ok
BANK 1/DIMM1 - 2 GB DDR3 1067 ok
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
Drives:
disk0 - ST3500418ASQ 500.11 GB (Mechanical)
Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 499.25 GB
disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB
Mounted Volumes:
disk0s2 - Macintosh HD 499.25 GB (124.86 GB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /
Network:
Interface en0: Ethernet
One IPv4 address
Interface fw0: FireWire
Interface en1: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n
One IPv4 address
Interface en3: iPhone
Interface en2: Bluetooth PAN
iCloud Quota: 91.14 GB available
System Software:
macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 (17D102)
Time since boot: Less than an hour
System Load: 2.62 (1 min ago) 2.01 (5 min ago) 1.65 (15 min ago)
Security:
| System | Status |
|---|---|
| Gatekeeper | Mac App Store and identified developers |
| System Integrity Protection | Enabled |
System Launch Agents:
| [Not Loaded] | 9 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 167 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 114 Apple tasks |
System Launch Daemons:
| [Not Loaded] | 34 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 186 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 112 Apple tasks |
User Launch Agents:
| [Running] | com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2018-04-20) |
| [Loaded] | com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-02-04) |
| [Loaded] | com.logmein.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (Citrix Online LLC - installed 2018-03-12) |
| [Loaded] | com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (Citrix Online LLC - installed 2018-03-12) |
| [Loaded] | com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist (Skype Communications S.a.r.l - installed 2018-02-16) |
User Login Items:
StartUpHelper SMLoginItem (Spotify - installed 2018-02-27)
(/Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/StartUpHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2015-02-03)
FlashPlayer-10.6: 28.0.0.137 (installed 2018-01-16)
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-01-19)
Flash Player: 28.0.0.137 (installed 2018-01-16)
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: 12.2.5 (installed 2010-06-19)
Unity Web Player: UnityPlayer version 3.1.0f4 (installed 2010-11-30)
iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2013-05-05)
Safari Extensions:
| 1Password Safari Extension Companion - Mac App Store - (installed 2017-02-24) |
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player (installed 2017-12-15)
MacFUSE (installed 2011-05-21)
Time Machine:
Time Machine Not Configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
| Process (count) | Source | % of CPU |
| WindowServer | Apple | 11 |
| cloudd | Apple | 9 |
| kernel_task | Apple | 3 |
| mdworker (6) | Apple | 2 |
| nsurlsessiond (2) | Apple | 1 |
Top Processes by Memory:
| Process (count) | Source | RAM usage |
| kernel_task | Apple | 491 MB |
| Photos | Apple | 228 MB |
| com.apple.WebKit.WebContent | Apple | 171 MB |
| Apple | 165 MB | |
| Safari | Apple | 122 MB |
Top Processes by Network Use:
| Process | Source | Input | Output |
| Apple | 4 MB | 27 KB | |
| mDNSResponder | Apple | 128 KB | 65 KB |
| apsd | Apple | 16 KB | 23 KB |
| cloudd | Apple | 15 KB | 11 KB |
| netbiosd | Apple | 6 KB | 2 KB |
Top Processes by Energy Use:
| Process (count) | Source | Energy usage (0-100) |
| cloudd | Apple | 4 |
| WindowServer | Apple | 3 |
| cloudphotosd | Apple | 1 |
| nsurlsessiond (2) | Apple | 1 |
| mdworker (6) | Apple | 1 |
Virtual Memory Information:
| Available RAM | 873 MB |
| Free RAM | 17 MB |
| Used RAM | 3.15 GB |
| Cached files | 856 MB |
| Swap Used | 512 KB |
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-04-22 14:48:39 Last Shutdown Cause: 0 - Power loss (once)
2018-04-18 11:35:38 logind Crash (once)
*** multi-threaded process forked *** crashed on child side of fork pre-exec |
2018-04-18 10:47:09 cloudphotosd.app Crash (once)
End of report
MacBook Pro, Yosemite 10.10.4