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MacBook Pro low performance issues

My MBP (Retine 13, mid-2014, 8GB ram) started running really slow. Almost an year ago I spilled liquid on it. Battery died but aside from that (plugged in of course) it was working perfectly.


Try repairing it but the istore technician said I would need to pay for a full body replacement, not worth for its age.

After the accident. I could still see the battery % at 50, that slowly want down until it reached 1% some days ago. Then it started running really slow, almost unusable. Tried a lot of things. Took it to a place so the battery was removed and it get better, usable but still slow and not as smooth as it used to be some days ago. I try everything even formatting it and re-installing MacOs as my last hope.


I don't know what else to do. It feels like the 8gb memory ram was turn into a 2gb one. This is not showed in the Activity Monitor when I open it at first. But when ever I actively using an app its %cpu goes up to 80-90 %, for example a yt video on safari or even the Activity Monitor it self figures as using 70%.. but idk if that's normal or not.


Maybe this are the consequences of the accident, many months later. Since it has its time I don't want to invest more on repairing. But until I can afford a new one I would like to know what happened, if its the software or hardware and if there's anything else I could do.

Thank you.


EtreCheck version: 4.3.6 (4D041)

Report generated: 2018-08-20 11:41:40

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 9:27

Performance: Below Average


Problem: Computer is too slow


Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.


No Time Machine backup- Time Machine backup not found.


Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.


Unsigned files- There are unsigned software file installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

Low performance- EtreCheck report took over 5 minutes to run. This is unusual.


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)

MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro11,1

1 2,6 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-4278U) CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM - Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok


Video Information:

Intel Iris - VRAM: 1536 MB

Color LCD


Drives:

disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0256F 251.00 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 250.79 GB

disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) 250.79 GB (39.28 GB used)

disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] 250.79 GB (45 MB used)

disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] 250.79 GB (1.04 GB used)

disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] 250.79 GB (2.15 GB used)


Mounted Volumes:

disk1s1 - Macintosh HD 250.79 GB (208.14 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /


disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 250.79 GB (208.14 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /private/var/vm


Network:

Interface en4: iPhone

Interface en0: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

One IPv4 address

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

iCloud Quota: 1.72 GB available


System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)

Time since boot: About a day

System Load: 4.58 (1 min ago) 4.27 (5 min ago) 3.59 (15 min ago)


Security:

SystemStatus
GatekeeperMac App Store and identified developers
System Integrity ProtectionEnabled


Unsigned Files:

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.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist

Executable: '/Users/***/Library/Application Support/CleanMyMac 3/CleanMyMac 3 Scheduler.app' -F -g -n '/Users/***/Library/Application Support/CleanMyMac 3/CleanMyMac 3 Scheduler.app' --args -scheduled

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK


System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]8 Apple tasks
[Loaded]161 Apple tasks
[Running]124 Apple tasks
[Other]One Apple task


System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded]37 Apple tasks
[Loaded]175 Apple tasks
[Running]123 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-08-19)


Launch Daemons:

[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-08-19)
[Loaded]com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-27)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e - installed 2015-06-04)
[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-08-19)


User Launch Agents:

[Loaded]com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-08-19)
[Loaded]com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-08-20)


User Login Items:

CleanMyMac 3 Menu Aplicación (MacPaw Inc. - installed 2018-08-09)

(/Applications/CleanMyMac 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app)


Internet Plug-ins:

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: (installed 2018-08-02)

QuickTime Plugin: (installed 2018-07-04)

AdobePDFViewer: (installed 2018-08-02)

PepperFlashPlayer: (installed 2018-08-19)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: (installed 2018-08-19)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-07-27)


Time Machine:

Time Machine Not Configured!


Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count)Source% of CPULocation
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (6)Apple29
coreaudiodApple9
Spotify Helper (3)Spotify8
bluetoothaudiodApple7
kernel_taskApple7


Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count)SourceRAM usageLocation
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (6)Apple1.40 GB
kernel_taskApple763 MB
Spotify Helper (3)Spotify335 MB
Discord Helper (2)Hammer & Chisel Inc.313 MB
SpotifySpotify153 MB


Top Processes by Network Use:

ProcessSourceInputOutputLocation
com.apple.WebKit.NetworkingApple248 MB359 KB
SpotifySpotify2 MB240 KB
DiscordHammer & Chisel Inc.1 MB20 KB
mDNSResponderApple418 KB278 KB
NotesApple46 KB7 KB


Top Processes by Energy Use:

Process (count)SourceEnergy (0-100)Location
coreaudiodApple6
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (6)Apple5
Spotify Helper (3)Spotify3
bluetoothaudiodApple3
WindowServerApple2


Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM2.54 GB
Free RAM91 MB
Used RAM5.46 GB
Cached files2.45 GB
Swap Used89 MB


Software Installs (past 30 days):

NameVersionInstall Date
Gatekeeper Configuration Data1512018-08-19
MRTConfigData1.352018-08-19
iTunes12.82018-08-19
Microsoft Office for Mac 201114.5.22018-08-19
Adobe Pepper Flash Player30.0.0.1542018-08-19
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous)18.011.200582018-08-19
Dr. Unarchiver1.3.32018-08-19


Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-08-19 13:29:32 installd CPU

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PackageKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/inst alld



End of report

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Posted on Aug 20, 2018 9:07 AM

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4 replies

Aug 20, 2018 9:10 AM in response to Daniel5641

Do not install any anti-virus or automated cleaning tools on your computer, and remove any that you have installed. They can use excessive computing resources and slow down your computer and possibly cause system damage. Recent macOS versions have security software as part of the operating system and any additional issues are best handled using specific tools on a case by case basis.


CleanMyMac

CleanMyMac removal instructions: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7609452?answerId=30410136022#30410136022

Aug 20, 2018 9:12 AM in response to Daniel5641

Uninstall CLeanMyMac as per the developer's instructions. No Anti-Virus software or so-called “cleaning” apps are needed or recommended for Mac OS. They can conflict with Mac's own built-in security. At best they will slow your Mac by using unnecessary resources and at worst will bork your entire system. And CleanMyMac is one of the worst.

After that run another Etrecheck report and post the results.

Aug 22, 2018 7:56 PM in response to macjack

EtreCheck version: 4.3.6 (4D041)

Report generated: 2018-08-22 23:53:04

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 11:46

Performance: Poor


Problem: Computer is too slow


Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.


No Time Machine backup- Time Machine backup not found.

Poor performance- EtreCheck report took over 10 minutes to run. This is very unusual.

Heavy CPU usage- Some processes are using an unusually high amount of CPU.


Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.


Unsigned files- There are unsigned software file installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

Abnormal shutdown- Your machine shut down abnormally.


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)

MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro11,1

1 2,6 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-4278U) CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM - Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok


Video Information:

Intel Iris - VRAM: 1536 MB

Color LCD


Drives:

disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0256F 251.00 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 250.79 GB

disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) 250.79 GB (36.59 GB used)

disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] 250.79 GB (45 MB used)

disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] 250.79 GB (1.04 GB used)

disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] 250.79 GB (1.07 GB used)


Mounted Volumes:

disk1s1 - Macintosh HD 250.79 GB (211.91 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /


disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 250.79 GB (211.91 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /private/var/vm


Network:

Interface en4: iPhone

Interface en0: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

One IPv4 address

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

iCloud Quota: 1.72 GB available


System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)

Time since boot: Less than an hour

System Load: 24.56 (1 min ago) 35.54 (5 min ago) 18.14 (15 min ago)


Security:

SystemStatus
GatekeeperMac App Store and identified developers
System Integrity ProtectionEnabled


Unsigned Files:

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


Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Kext

[Loaded] MB_MBAM_Protection.kext (Malwarebytes Corporation, 3.4 - SDK 10.13)


System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]8 Apple tasks
[Loaded]179 Apple tasks
[Running]106 Apple tasks
[Other]One Apple task


System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded]37 Apple tasks
[Loaded]185 Apple tasks
[Running]113 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[Loaded]com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? 3fca1572 - installed 2018-08-22)
[Other]com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-08-19)


Launch Daemons:

[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-08-19)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-08-06)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-08-06)
[Loaded]com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-27)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e - installed 2015-06-04)
[Loaded]com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (? e3fefdd2 - installed 2018-08-22)
[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-08-19)


User Launch Agents:

[Loaded]com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-08-19)


Internet Plug-ins:

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: (installed 2018-08-02)

QuickTime Plugin: (installed 2018-07-04)

AdobePDFViewer: (installed 2018-08-02)

JavaAppletPlugin: (installed 2018-08-22)

PepperFlashPlayer: (installed 2018-08-19)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: (installed 2018-08-19)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-07-27)

Java (installed 2018-07-07)


Time Machine:

Time Machine Not Configured!


Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count)Source% of CPULocation
mdsApple60
Discord Helper (2)Hammer & Chisel Inc.37
mds_storesApple35
coreaudiodApple14
SpotlightApple11


Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count)SourceRAM usageLocation
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9)Apple1.04 GB
kernel_taskApple860 MB
mdworker (17)Apple401 MB
Discord Helper (2)Hammer & Chisel Inc.315 MB
mds_storesApple225 MB


Top Processes by Network Use:

ProcessSourceInputOutputLocation
com.apple.WebKit.NetworkingApple16 MB184 KB
DiscordHammer & Chisel Inc.426 KB65 KB
SafariNotificationAgentApple48 KB857 B
mDNSResponderApple19 KB15 KB
apsdApple4 KB15 KB


Top Processes by Energy Use:

Process (count)SourceEnergy (0-100)Location
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9)Apple20
Discord Helper (2)Hammer & Chisel Inc.16
mdworker (17)Apple15
mdsApple12
mds_storesApple8


Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM3.01 GB
Free RAM58 MB
Used RAM4.99 GB
Cached files2.95 GB
Swap Used0 B


Software Installs (past 30 days):

NameVersionInstall Date
MRTConfigData1.352018-08-19
iTunes12.82018-08-19
Microsoft Office for Mac 201114.5.22018-08-19
Adobe Pepper Flash Player30.0.0.1542018-08-19
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Continuous)18.011.200582018-08-19
Dr. Unarchiver1.3.32018-08-19
Malwarebytes for Mac1.02018-08-20
Gatekeeper Configuration Data1522018-08-21
Java 8 Update 1811.02018-08-22
Python02018-08-22
Anaconda302018-08-22


Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-08-22 23:37:54 Last Shutdown Cause: 0 - Power loss


2018-08-22 23:11:36 installd CPU (2 times)

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PackageKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/inst alld


2018-08-20 17:34:11 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent CPU (3 times)

/System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.Web Kit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent



End of report

MacBook Pro low performance issues

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