Thanks, I appreciate that. There have been times when cleaning the cache (particularly on Safari) has been helpful, but I understand the principal. I think over the years, the most useful corrective measures I've found (besides permissions repair and a restart) have been zapping PRAM and an occasional PMU reset. Sometimes a complete uninstall for a particularly buggy app has been necessary, but then, one doesn't know what one doesn't know.
I have been able to dig around in the system library and find files that seem ancient and orphaned, and wondered about whether or not they are affecting performance. Sometimes I've gotten myself into trouble and had to do a re-install, sometimes I've seen a boost in performance, and mostly I've seen no change, but felt better about a cleaner system folder, thus my initial inquiry.
Here's my Etre Check report (crashed the first time when attempting to generate a report):
EtreCheck version: 5.0.3 (5A014)
Report generated: 2018-10-04 10:12:06
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 2:30
Performance: Good
Problem: No problem - just checking
Major Issues: None
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Configuration profiles present- This machine has configuration profiles. These are sometimes used by adware and malware.
Unsigned files- There are unsigned software files installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.
System modifications- There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.
32-bit Apps- This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.
Hardware Information:
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2014 - 2015)
iMac Model: iMac15,1
1 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-4690) CPU: 4-core
32 GB RAM - At maximum
BANK 0/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR3 1600 ok
BANK 1/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR3 1600 ok
BANK 0/DIMM1 - 8 GB DDR3 1600 ok
BANK 1/DIMM1 - 8 GB DDR3 1600 ok
Video Information:
AMD Radeon R9 M290X - VRAM: 2048 MB
iMac 5120 x 2880
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE SSD SD0128F 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 [Fusion Drive] 120.99 GB
disk2 - D**********c (Journaled HFS+) 3.11 TB (2.07 TB used)
disk0s3 - B*******X (Journaled HFS+) 134 MB
disk1 - APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 3.00 TB (Mechanical - 7200 RPM)
Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk1s2 [Fusion Drive] 3.00 TB
disk2 - D**********c (Journaled HFS+) 3.11 TB (2.07 TB used)
disk1s3 - Recovery HD (Mac OS Extended) [Recovery] 650 MB
disk3 - LaCie P9233 5.00 TB
External USB 5 Gbit/s USB
disk3s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB
disk3s2 [Core Storage Container] 5.00 TB
disk6 - 5*******e (Journaled HFS+) 5.00 TB (3.30 TB used)
disk3s3 - B*******X (Journaled HFS+) 134 MB
disk4 - Seagate BUP Slim SL 2.00 TB
External USB 5 Gbit/s USB
disk4s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk4s2 - 2********p (Journaled HFS+) 2.00 TB (821.81 GB used)
disk5 - Apple iPod 2.02 GB
External USB 480 Mbit/s USB
Mounted Volumes:
disk2 - D**********c 3.11 TB (1.04 TB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /
Encrypted
disk4s2 - 2********p 2.00 TB (1.18 TB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /Volumes/2**********3
disk6 - 5*******e 5.00 TB (1.70 TB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /Volumes/5*********1
Encrypted
Network:
Interface en0: Ethernet
Interface en5: iPad
Interface en6: iPhone
Interface en1: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN
Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
iCloud Quota: 82.94 GB available
System Software:
macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)
Time since boot: About 2 days
Configuration Profiles:
This computer has configuration profiles installed.
Security:
| System | Status |
|---|
| Gatekeeper | Enabled |
| System Integrity Protection | Enabled |
Unsigned Files:
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/jp.co.pfu.ScanSnap.SearchablePDFConverter.plist
Executable: /Applications/ScanSnap/SearchablePDFConverter.app/Contents/Resources/Searchable PDFConverterOCR.app/Contents/MacOS/SearchablePDFConverterOCR os
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.audiojinglex.soundtree.agent.plist
Executable: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/Audiojingle.driver/Contents/Resources/Audiojingleag ent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/Audiojingleagent
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/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/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/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
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.wacom.DataStoreMgr.plist
Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.wacom.DataStoreMgr.app/Contents/MacOS/com.wa com.DataStoreMgr
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.akamai.single-user-client.plist
Executable: ~/Applications/Akamai/netsession_mac
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.audiojinglex.soundtree.agent.plist
Executable: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/Audiojingle.driver/Contents/Resources/Audiojingleag ent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/Audiojingleagent
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Java-Update r.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:
119 32-bit apps
Kernel Extensions:
/Applications/Boom 2.app
[Loaded] Boom2Device.kext (Global Delight Technologies Pvt. Ltd, 1.2 - SDK 10.10)
/Applications/Rowmote Helper.app
[Loaded] RowmoteIREmu_106.kext (Evan Schoenberg, M.D., 1.2 - SDK 10.11)
/Applications/Splashtop Streamer.app
[Loaded] Soundflower.kext (Splashtop Inc., 1.6.7 - SDK 10.9)
[Not Loaded] SRXDisplayCard.kext (Splashtop Inc., 1.6 - SDK 10.9)
[Not Loaded] SRXFrameBufferConnector.kext (Splashtop Inc., 1.6 - SDK 10.9)
/Applications/TechTool Pro 9.app
[Not Loaded] spdKernel.kext (Micromat, Inc., 1.0 - SDK 10.11)
[Not Loaded] spdKernel_10.8.kext (Micromat, Inc., 1.0 - SDK 10.8)
/Applications/VMware Fusion.app
[Not Loaded] VMwareVMCI.kext (VMware, Inc., 8.5.8)
[Not Loaded] vmioplug.kext (VMware, Inc., 8.5.8)
[Not Loaded] vmnet.kext (VMware, Inc., 8.5.8)
[Not Loaded] vmmon.kext (VMware, Inc., 8.5.8)
/Library/Extensions
[Loaded] AmbrosiaAudioSupport.kext (Ambrosia Software, Inc., 4.1.4 - SDK 10.11)
[Not Loaded] SamsonUSBAudioPlugin.kext (Andrea Electronics Corporation, 1.1.1 - SDK 10.9)
[Not Loaded] FTDIKext.kext (Wacom Technology Corp., 1.0 - SDK 10.12)
[Loaded] VoilaDevice.kext (Global Delight Technologies Pvt. Ltd, 2.1 - SDK 10.10)
/System/Library/Extensions
[Not Loaded] FTDIUSBSerialDriver.kext (2.2.14)
[Loaded] LaCieScsiType00.kext (1.9.1 - SDK 10.5)
[Not Loaded] NIUSBGuitarRigMobile.kext (2.3.9)
[Not Loaded] NIUSBAudioDriver.kext (2.3.9)
[Not Loaded] M-AudioFireWireBeBoB.kext (1.10.2)
[Not Loaded] IOMissingSyncMassStorage.kext (6.0.4)
[Not Loaded] Missing Sync Classic Seize.kext (1.0.0)
[Not Loaded] OlympusDSSDriver.kext (2.0.0)
[Not Loaded] Wacom Tablet.kext (Wacom Technology Corp., Wacom Tablet 6.3.10-2 - SDK 10.9)
[Loaded] SATSMARTDriver.kext (Kirill Luzanov, 0.8.1 - SDK 10.6)
Startup Items:
DynDNSUpdater Path: /Library/StartupItems/DynDNSUpdater
MissingSyncMounting Path: /Library/StartupItems/MissingSyncMounting
MySQLCOM Path: /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
System Launch Agents:
| [Not Loaded] | 8 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 151 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 133 Apple tasks |
| [Other] | One Apple task |
System Launch Daemons:
| [Not Loaded] | 37 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 159 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 138 Apple tasks |
| [Other] | 2 Apple tasks |
Launch Agents:
| [Running] | com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? 5c916fd9 - installed 2016-09-22) |
| [Loaded] | com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist (? f2f62dfd - installed 2014-08-27) |
| [Loaded] | com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-07-31) |
| [Running] | com.wacom.DataStoreMgr.plist (? c4053da4 - installed 2017-10-05) |
| [Running] | com.adobe.GC.AGM.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-10-03) |
| [Other] | com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
| [Loaded] | com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-07-17) |
| [Running] | com.splashtop.streamer-for-user.plist (Splashtop Inc. - installed 2018-08-05) |
| [Not Loaded] | com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2015-09-17) |
| [Running] | com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2017-10-05) |
| [Running] | com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist (Micromat, Inc. - installed 2018-06-09) |
| [Loaded] | com.audiojinglex.soundtree.agent.plist (? 5c0ee2b3 - installed 2018-02-21) |
| [Not Loaded] | com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-10-03) |
| [Not Loaded] | com.splashtop.streamer-for-root.plist (Splashtop Inc. - installed 2018-08-05) |
Launch Daemons:
| [Loaded] | com.github.IngmarStein.Monolingual.Helper.plist (Ingmar Stein - installed 2017-03-02) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-08-27) |
| [Loaded] | com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e - installed 2012-04-02) |
| [Running] | com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
| [Loaded] | com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-07-17) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-10-03) |
| [Running] | com.regularrateandrhythm.rowmotehelperaide.plist (Evan Schoenberg, M.D. - installed 2017-05-15) |
| [Loaded] | com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-07-31) |
| [Running] | com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist (Micromat, Inc. - installed 2018-06-09) |
| [Loaded] | com.ambrosiasw.ambrosiaaudiosupporthelper.daemon.plist (Ambrosia Software, Inc. - installed 2016-09-03) |
| [Loaded] | com.audiojinglex.soundtree.agent.plist (? 5c0ee2b3 - installed 2018-02-21) |
| [Loaded] | com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-07-31) |
| [Loaded] | com.splashtop.streamer-srioframebuffer.plist (Splashtop Inc. - installed 2018-08-05) |
| [Running] | com.wacom.UpdateHelper.plist (? 247c9951 - installed 2017-10-05) |
| [Loaded] | com.tunabellysoftware.TGFanHelper.plist (? 19176e1b - installed 2016-06-15) |
| [Loaded] | com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (? e3fefdd2 - installed 2016-09-22) |
| [Loaded] | com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple - installed 2018-07-04) |
| [Loaded] | com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist (MacPaw Inc. - installed 2018-10-04) |
| [Loaded] | com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-07-10) |
| [Loaded] | com.wacom.displayhelper.plist (Apple - installed 2018-07-04) |
| [Loaded] | com.rogueamoeba.aceagent.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2018-06-28) |
| [Running] | com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-13) |
| [Running] | com.splashtop.streamer-daemon.plist (Splashtop Inc. - installed 2018-08-05) |
| [Running] | com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist (? f4eb85c2 - installed 2014-08-27) |
User Launch Agents:
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? 0 - installed 2015-09-17) |
| [Loaded] | com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2018-08-21) |
| [Running] | com.hp.devicemonitor.plist (HP Inc. - installed 2018-10-02) |
| [Running] | com.akamai.single-user-client.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-05-09) |
| [Not Loaded] | com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-10-03) |
| [Loaded] | com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist (MacPaw Inc. - installed 2017-12-26) |
| [Running] | com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2018-09-21) |
| [Loaded] | com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist (Skype Communications S.a.r.l - installed 2018-04-12) |
| [Running] | jp.co.pfu.ScanSnap.SearchablePDFConverter.plist (? 0 - installed 2016-03-06) |
| [Running] | com.ecamm.printopia.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-01-08) |
User Login Items:
Boom2Daemon (Global Delight Technologies Pvt. Ltd - installed 2016-04-23)
(/Applications/Boom 2.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Boom2Daemon.app)
TemperatureGaugeHelper (App Store - installed 2015-02-01)
(/Applications/Temperature Gauge.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/TemperatureGaugeHelper.app)
LaunchAtLoginHelperApp (App Store - installed 2018-10-04)
(/Applications/Be Focused Pro.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/LaunchAtLoginHelperApp.app)
2Do Helper (App Store - installed 2018-10-04)
(/Applications/2Do.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EKT6323JY3.com.guidedways.Tod oMac.Helper.app)
Day One Helper (App Store - installed 2018-10-04)
(/Applications/Day One.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Day One Helper.app)
CleanMyMac 3 Menu (MacPaw Inc. - installed 2018-09-22)
(/Applications/CleanMyMac 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu)
Audio Hijack 3 Schedule Helper (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2017-11-15)
(/Library/Application Support/Audio Hijack/Audio Hijack 3 Schedule Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Audio Hijack 3 Schedule Helper)
Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2018-10-04)
(/Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox)
ScanSnap Manager (PFU LIMITED - installed 2017-12-26)
(/Applications/ScanSnap/ScanSnap Manager.app/Contents/MacOS/ScanSnap Manager)
Rowmote Helper (Evan Schoenberg, M.D. - installed 2016-10-23)
(/Applications/Rowmote Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Rowmote Helper)
Internet Plug-ins:
DirectorShockwave: 11.0.0r430 (installed 2015-01-16)
WacomNetscape: 1.1.1-1 (installed 2015-01-16)
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 3.3.8.1 (installed 2017-01-08)
Musicnotes: 1.17.2 (installed 2015-01-16)
RealPlayer Plugin: (installed 2015-10-11)
AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 (installed 2015-09-17)
FlashPlayer-10.6: 31.0.0.108 (installed 2018-10-04)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (installed 2018-10-02)
Silverlight: 5.1.41212.0 (installed 2016-06-20)
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-07-04)
Flash Player: 31.0.0.108 (installed 2018-10-04)
iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2015-01-16)
SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.7.7 (installed 2017-11-13)
AdobePDFViewer: 19.008.20071 (installed 2018-10-02)
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: 3.1.0.2 (installed 2015-10-11)
npDDRia: 0.0.14.5 (installed 2017-03-17)
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 111 build 14 (installed 2016-12-19)
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-25)
WebEx64: 1.0 (installed 2014-10-10)
Safari Extensions:
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Akamai NetSession Preferences (installed 2018-05-22)
Device Detector (installed 2015-01-16)
Flash Player (installed 2018-08-27)
Flip4Mac WMV (installed 2017-01-08)
Java (installed 2016-12-19)
Perian (installed 2015-01-16)
Printopia (installed 2017-02-18)
TechTool Protection (installed 2018-06-10)
WacomTablet (installed 2017-11-22)
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: No
Mobile backups: No
Auto backup: Yes
Volumes being backed up:
D**********c: Disk size: 3.11 TB - Disk used: 2.07 TB
Destinations:
5*******e [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 5.00 TB
Total number of backups: 99
Oldest backup: 2017-10-01 14:07:02
Last backup: 2018-10-04 09:10:14
Performance:
System Load: 2.79 (1 min ago) 2.29 (5 min ago) 2.07 (15 min ago)
Nominal I/O speed: 0.59 MB/s
File system: 20.44 seconds
Write speed: 182 MB/s
Read speed: 537 MB/s
CPU Usage:
| Type | Overall | Individual cores |
| System | 22 % | 27 % | 20 % | 20 % | 20 % |
| User | 19 % | 21 % | 18 % | 18 % | 20 % |
| Idle | 59 % | 52 % | 62 % | 62 % | 61 % |
Top Processes by CPU:
| Process (count) | Source | CPU | Location |
| iTunesCacheExtension | Apple | 39.00 % |
| backupd | Apple | 30.16 % |
| kernel_task | Apple | 28.66 % |
| Splashtop Personal | Splashtop Inc. | 17.64 % |
| EtreCheckPro | Etresoft, Inc. | 15.80 % |
Top Processes by Memory:
| Process (count) | Source | RAM usage | Location |
| kernel_task | Apple | 1.99 GB |
| softwareupdated | Apple | 907 MB |
| iTunes | Apple | 685 MB |
| mds_stores | Apple | 662 MB |
| EtreCheckPro | Etresoft, Inc. | 586 MB |
Top Processes by Network Use:
| Process | Source | Input | Output | Location |
| mDNSResponder | Apple | 182 MB | 14 MB |
| Dropbox | Dropbox, Inc. | 18 MB | 5 MB |
| netbiosd | Apple | 3 MB | 23 KB |
| ath | Apple | 615 KB | 873 KB |
| apsd | Apple | 479 KB | 214 KB |
Virtual Memory Information:
| Available RAM | 19.45 GB |
| Free RAM | 10.05 GB |
| Used RAM | 12.55 GB |
| Cached files | 9.40 GB |
| Swap Used | 0 B |
Software Installs (past 30 days):
| Name | Version | Install Date |
| Splashtop Streamer | 1.0 | 2018-09-05 |
| WiFi Scanner | 2.8.1 | 2018-09-06 |
| Adobe Flash Player | 31.0.0.108 | 2018-09-11 |
| Red Hot Timer | 1.9.1 | 2018-09-17 |
| Pixelmator | 3.7.5 | 2018-09-19 |
| Pages | 7.0 | 2018-09-20 |
| Keynote | 8.0 | 2018-09-20 |
| Numbers | 5.0 | 2018-09-20 |
| Be Focused Pro | 1.7.4 | 2018-09-20 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (18.011.20063) | 18.011.20063 | 2018-09-20 |
| Day One | 2.9 | 2018-09-22 |
| Wipr | 1.4 | 2018-09-23 |
| Gatekeeper Configuration Data | 155 | 2018-09-25 |
| AudioSwitcher | 2.99 | 2018-09-26 |
| MacPractice DC | 5.1 | 2018-09-27 |
| WiFi Explorer | 2.5.1 | 2018-09-27 |
| XProtectPlistConfigData | 2100 | 2018-09-28 |
| 2Do | 2.5.9 | 2018-09-29 |
| AudioNote 2 - Notepad and Voice Recorder | 6.1 | 2018-09-30 |
| Dragon | 6.0.7 | 2018-10-01 |
| Mach Desktop | 3.0.2 | 2018-10-01 |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (19.008.20071) | 19.008.20071 | 2018-10-02 |
| MRTConfigData | 1.35 | 2018-10-03 |
| iReal Pro | 8.3.2 | 2018-10-03 |
| Safari | 12.0 | 2018-10-03 |
| Permute | 2.5.12 | 2018-10-04 |
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-10-04 10:08:29 ReportCrash Crash (2 times)
/System/Library/CoreServices/ReportCrash
Analyzing process: EtreCheckPro[20309], path: ???; parent process: [1], path: /sbin/launchd |
End of report