My 2011 17in macbook pro is running slow with no hints as to why?

Earlier this week I was playing a game on my windows partition and noticed it was incredibly slow so I went to the osx partition and it was slow there as well. By slow I mean when I type it takes awhile for the text to show up or changing from program to program will take ten seconds and then pin wheel on the new program for another five. I have sense deleted the windows partition in hopes that that would fix it but to no avail. Although when I did have the windows partition the task manager would say my disk was constantly running at 100% even though it was only writing and reading 1mg. This may have been some sort of driver issue though.
Im assuming this is a HDD problem beacuse I have 8gb of ram and at any given time Im using about 2gb Im also only using 5% of my CPU. This doesnt have any specific time that it happens it is just constant. Im not lacking space on the HDD either, I have 650gb free.
System Info:
MacBook Pro 8,3
OSX 10.7.5
Processor 2.2 GHz intel core i7
Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Hardrive 750 GB (the windows partition is completely gone so its all osx)
Steps I have tried:
I have checked the S.M.A.R.T Status which is verified.
I have verified and repaired the HDD multiple times in recovery and the main os
I have verified disk permissions as well as repaired them in recovery and the main os
I have deleted pretty much everything off of the computer
Ath this point im at a loss on any further steps i could try.
Ive tried searching but it seems like everyone just keeps suggesting using disk utility.
any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Launch Activity Monitor and take a look at what percentage of usage you app are using in the CPU and RAM.
Take a look at this link, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1342?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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    2/3/14 12:14:36.349 AM quicklookd[409]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x203] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x103] - extension: jpg, UTI: public.jpeg, fileType: ???? request size:48 scale: 1
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    2/3/14 12:14:59.321 AM WindowServer[141]: _CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
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    2/3/14 12:15:36.961 AM NetAuthSysAgent[447]: handleStreamError: stream error domain: posix error: 60
    2/3/14 12:15:50.059 AM SecurityAgent[470]: MacBuddy was run = 0
    2/3/14 12:15:50.123 AM WindowServer[141]: _CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    2/3/14 12:15:52.153 AM parentalcontrolsd[475]: StartObservingFSEvents [849:] -- *** StartObservingFSEvents started event stream
    2/3/14 12:15:52.733 AM SecurityAgent[470]: User info context values set for JASON
    2/3/14 12:15:52.983 AM SecurityAgent[470]: Login Window login proceeding
    2/3/14 12:15:53.237 AM sandboxd[101]: ([474]) storeagent(474) deny file-read-data /Users/JANINE/Library/Preferences/com.apple.WebFoundation.plist
    2/3/14 12:15:53.244 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 256 is switching to console
    2/3/14 12:15:53.255 AM Dock[397]: CGSCopyDisplayUUID: Invalid display 0x003f003d
    2/3/14 12:15:53.256 AM Dock[397]: uuid_callback_master: failed to retrieve UUID for display 0x003f003d (1001) (invariant failure)
    2/3/14 12:15:53.272 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 256 retained (2 references)
    2/3/14 12:15:53.281 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 257 released (1 references)
    2/3/14 12:15:53.488 AM airportd[63]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “XXXXXXX”. Bailing on auto-join.
    2/3/14 12:15:53.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SuspendDevice] -- Resume -- suspendDeviceCallResult = 0x0000 (kIOReturnSuccess) -- 0x5400 ****
    2/3/14 12:15:55.308 AM WindowServer[141]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
    2/3/14 12:15:55.338 AM WindowServer[141]: Display 0x04273140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "Color LCD"}; TransferTable (256, 12)
    2/3/14 12:16:08.120 AM spindump[462]: Saved diag report for powerstats version com.apple.SystemStats.Daily to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/powerstats_2014-02-03-001607_Bielski-MacBook-Pr o.diag
    2/3/14 12:16:09.114 AM spindump[484]: Saved diag report for powerstats version com.apple.SystemStats.TopPowerEvent to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/powerstats_2014-02-03-001609_Bielski-MacBook-Pr o.diag
    2/3/14 12:16:10.401 AM spindump[486]: Saved diag report for powerstats version com.apple.SystemStats.TopPowerEvent to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/powerstats_2014-02-03-001610_Bielski-MacBook-Pr o.diag
    2/3/14 12:16:32.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SuspendDevice] -- Suspend -- suspendDeviceCallResult = 0x0000 (kIOReturnSuccess) -- 0x5400 ****
    2/3/14 12:17:52.335 AM warmd[19]: [__warmctl_evt_desktop_up_block_invoke:499] Desktop up bcstop timer fired!
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    2/3/14 12:20:52.926 AM WindowServer[141]: _CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    2/3/14 12:20:55.909 AM SecurityAgent[491]: User info context values set for XXXXXX
    2/3/14 12:20:56.362 AM SecurityAgent[491]: Login Window login proceeding
    2/3/14 12:20:56.735 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 257 is switching to console
    2/3/14 12:20:56.765 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 257 retained (2 references)
    2/3/14 12:20:56.766 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 256 released (1 references)
    2/3/14 12:20:57.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SuspendDevice] -- Resume -- suspendDeviceCallResult = 0x0000 (kIOReturnSuccess) -- 0x5400 ****
    2/3/14 12:20:57.290 AM airportd[63]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “XXXXXXX”. Bailing on auto-join.
    2/3/14 12:20:57.974 AM parentalcontrolsd[499]: StartObservingFSEvents [849:] -- *** StartObservingFSEvents started event stream
    2/3/14 12:20:58.773 AM WindowServer[141]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
    2/3/14 12:20:58.900 AM WindowServer[141]: Display 0x04273140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "Color LCD"}; TransferTable (256, 12)
    2/3/14 12:21:14.958 AM com.apple.preference.security.remoteservice[511]: assertion failed: 13B42: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [FCBF0A02-0B06-3F97-9248-5062A9DEB32C]: 0x25
    2/3/14 12:21:14.978 AM com.apple.preference.security.remoteservice[511]: assertion failed: 13B42: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [FCBF0A02-0B06-3F97-9248-5062A9DEB32C]: 0x25
    2/3/14 12:21:15.247 AM WindowServer[141]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "System Preferences" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
    2/3/14 12:21:16.084 AM Dock[397]: find_shared_window: Invalid depth WindowID 0xbb
    2/3/14 12:21:16.520 AM com.apple.preference.security.remoteservice[511]: Bogus event received by listener connection:
    <error: 0x7fff7eaebb50> { count = 1, contents =
              "XPCErrorDescription" => <string: 0x7fff7eaebe60> { length = 18, contents = "Connection invalid" }
    2/3/14 12:21:17.004 AM WindowServer[141]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "System Preferences" after 2.76 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
    2/3/14 12:21:25.403 AM System Preferences[502]: view service marshal for <NSRemoteView: 0x7ff1c9440660> failed to forget accessibility connection due to Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "Couldn’t communicate with a helper application." (The connection was invalidated from this process.) UserInfo=0x60800066bd80 {NSDebugDescription=The connection was invalidated from this process.}
    timestamp: 00:21:25.402 Monday 03 February 2014
    process/thread/queue: System Preferences (502) / 0x10b346000 / com.apple.NSXPCConnection.user.endpoint
    code: line 2940 of /SourceCache/ViewBridge/ViewBridge-46/NSRemoteView.m in __57-[NSRemoteView viewServiceMarshalProxy:withErrorHandler:]_block_invoke
    domain: communications-failure
    2/3/14 12:21:27.128 AM com.apple.preferences.users.remoteservice[515]: assertion failed: 13B42: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [FCBF0A02-0B06-3F97-9248-5062A9DEB32C]: 0x25
    2/3/14 12:21:27.147 AM com.apple.preferences.users.remoteservice[515]: assertion failed: 13B42: liblaunch.dylib + 25164 [FCBF0A02-0B06-3F97-9248-5062A9DEB32C]: 0x25
    2/3/14 12:21:27.914 AM com.apple.preferences.users.remoteservice[515]: Bogus event received by listener connection:
    <error: 0x7fff7eaebb50> { count = 1, contents =
              "XPCErrorDescription" => <string: 0x7fff7eaebe60> { length = 18, contents = "Connection invalid" }
    2/3/14 12:21:35.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SuspendDevice] -- Suspend -- suspendDeviceCallResult = 0x0000 (kIOReturnSuccess) -- 0x5400 ****
    2/3/14 12:22:03.403 AM launchservicesd[53]: Application App:"System Preferences" asn:0x0-41041 pid:502 refs=7 @ 0x7fd3e3c62950 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontApps ( ( "LSApplication:0x0-0x44044 pid=522 "SecurityAgent"")), so denying. : LASSession.cp #1481 SetFrontApplication() q=LSSession 100019/0x186b3 queue
    2/3/14 12:22:03.403 AM WindowServer[141]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to System Preferences, psn 0x0-0x41041, securitySessionID=0x186b3, err=-13066
    2/3/14 12:23:24.677 AM SecurityAgent[527]: MacBuddy was run = 0
    2/3/14 12:23:24.793 AM WindowServer[141]: _CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
    2/3/14 12:23:28.985 AM SecurityAgent[527]: User info context values set for JASON
    2/3/14 12:23:29.193 AM SecurityAgent[527]: Login Window login proceeding
    2/3/14 12:23:29.446 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 256 is switching to console
    2/3/14 12:23:29.471 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 256 retained (2 references)
    2/3/14 12:23:29.471 AM WindowServer[141]: Session 257 released (1 references)
    2/3/14 12:23:29.677 AM airportd[63]: _doAutoJoin: Already associated to “XXXXXXX”. Bailing on auto-join.
    2/3/14 12:23:29.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SuspendDevice] -- Resume -- suspendDeviceCallResult = 0x0000 (kIOReturnSuccess) -- 0x5400 ****
    2/3/14 12:23:30.726 AM parentalcontrolsd[537]: StartObservingFSEvents [849:] -- *** StartObservingFSEvents started event stream
    2/3/14 12:23:31.491 AM WindowServer[141]: **DMPROXY** (2) Found `/System/Library/CoreServices/DMProxy'.
    2/3/14 12:23:31.542 AM WindowServer[141]: Display 0x04273140: Unit 0; ColorProfile { 2, "Color LCD"}; TransferTable (256, 12)
    2/3/14 12:24:08.000 AM kernel[0]: **** [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][SuspendDevice] -- Suspend -- suspendDeviceCallResult = 0x0000 (kIOReturnSuccess) -- 0x5400 ****

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      MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
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      AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB
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      Apple Inc. Display iSight
      Apple Inc. Display Audio
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      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist Support
      [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist Support
      [loaded] net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist Support
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      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
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      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
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      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
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      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
      [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
      [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support
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      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
      MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 Support
    Audio Plug-ins: ?
      BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
      AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
      iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    iTunes Plug-ins: ?
      Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
    User Internet Plug-ins ?
      WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
          6% WindowServer
          1% Google Chrome
          1% mds
          0% Google Drive
          0% fontd
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
      246 MB AntiVirus
      193 MB MacKeeper Helper
      143 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
      123 MB Google Chrome
      115 MB Wunderlist
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
      270 MB Free RAM
      1.63 GB Active RAM
      1.14 GB Inactive RAM
      971 MB Wired RAM
      465 MB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

    ... I probably don't have any other choice but to erase and start from the ground up?
    There are other options, but they are likely to be very time-consuming with no guarantee of success. The recovery procedure I suggest below is simple, effective, and depending on the extent of the damage resulting from having used CleanMyMac and / or MacKeeper is likely to require a minimum of continuous interaction on your part.
    It's not the only method though. If your Lightroom photos are the only critical work products you care to retain, you can simply copy them onto an external hard disk drive. If their aggregate size is such that a USB flash memory stick can contain them, that's OK too. Even 8000 photos are only likely to require a modest capacity device. Two or more backups on redundant media are always a good idea.
    I recommend you install all your Adobe software as well as any other software you require from their original, unaltered sources. If they require license codes or similar means of authentication, be sure you have a record of them prior to erasing.
    ... I haven't been impressed with comments regarding TimeMachine.
    Comments from ignorant people who haven't a clue about Time Machine don't impress me either.
    Follow the applicable recovery procedure below:
    If you have a backup that you created prior to using CleanMyMac, now is the time to use it. For Time Machine, boot OS X Recovery, and at the Mac OS X Utilities screen, choose Restore from Time Machine Backup. Choose a date preceding the installation of CleanMyMac.
    If you do not have a backup that predates the use of CleanMyMac, create one now. To do that read Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac.
    The recovery procedure will require that you erase the Mac using OS X Recovery, and then create a new user whose contents will be empty. You will then be able to use Setup Assistant to migrate your essential documents including photos, music, work products and other essential files.
    When doing so, select only your previous User account and do not select "Applications", "Computer and Network Settings" or "Other files and folders". De-select those choices.
    Subsequent to using Setup Assistant, you will need to reinstall the essential software you may require, once again remembering to install software only from their original sources, and omitting all non-essential software.
    To erase and install Mavericks read: OS X Mavericks: Erase and reinstall OS X
    To migrate your essential documents read: OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mavericks and follow the procedure under Time Machine or other disk migration.

  • Installed Yosemite, now my MacBook Pro is running slow and the FileVault keeps saying estimating time remaining.

    I installed Yosemite and since then the system has been running slow.  I chose to use FileVault and it says it's encrypting but keeps saying estimating time remaining.  I've tried repair permission and restarting my computer.  Saw some other threads with similar problem and ran diskutil cs list which showed 80% the first time and now says failed.  I also did an Entre Check and here are the results. 
    Problem description:
    Mac running slow after installing Yosemite
    EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
    Report generated October 26, 2014 at 12:18:37 AM PDT
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
      1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
      4 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
      AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
      Color LCD 1440 x 900
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 2 days 2:31:27
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk1) /  [Startup]: 498.88 GB (360.91 GB free)
      Encrypted AES-XTS UnlockedFailed
      Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 disk2 : (510.3 MB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 11 MB
      disk2s2 (disk2s2) <not mounted> : 15 MB
      disk2s3 (disk2s3) <not mounted> : 11 MB
      disk2s4 (disk2s4) <not mounted> : 12 MB
      disk2s5 (disk2s5) <not mounted> : 8 MB
      disk2s6 (disk2s6) <not mounted> : 11 MB
      disk2s7 (disk2s7) <not mounted> : 13 MB
      disk2s8 (disk2s8) <not mounted> : 14 MB
      disk2s9 (disk2s9) <not mounted> : 14 MB
      disk2s10 (disk2s10) <not mounted> : 15 MB
      disk2s11 (disk2s11) <not mounted> : 8 MB
      disk2s12 (disk2s12) <not mounted> : 9 MB
      disk2s13 (disk2s13) <not mounted> : 27 MB
      disk2s14 (disk2s14) <not mounted> : 16 MB
      disk2s15 (disk2s15) <not mounted> : 23 MB
      disk2s16 (disk2s16) <not mounted> : 12 MB
      disk2s17 (disk2s17) <not mounted> : 11 MB
      disk2s18 (disk2s18) <not mounted> : 24 MB
      disk2s19 (disk2s19) <not mounted> : 14 MB
      disk2s20 (disk2s20) <not mounted> : 18 MB
      disk2s21 (disk2s21) <not mounted> : 10 MB
      disk2s22 (disk2s22) <not mounted> : 36 MB
      disk2s23 (disk2s23) <not mounted> : 17 MB
      disk2s24 (disk2s24) <not mounted> : 20 MB
      disk2s25 (disk2s25) <not mounted> : 18 MB
      disk2s26 (disk2s26) <not mounted> : 42 MB
      disk2s27 (disk2s27) <not mounted> : 33 MB
      disk2s28 (disk2s28) <not mounted> : 29 MB
      disk2s29 (disk2s29) <not mounted> : 12 MB
      disk2s30 (disk2s30) <not mounted> : 6 MB
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/AntiVirus.app
      [not loaded] net.kromtech.kext.AVKauth (2.3.7 - SDK 10.9) Support
      [not loaded] net.kromtech.kext.Firewall (2.3.7 - SDK 10.9) Support
      /System/Library/Extensions
      [loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) Support
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
      [failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
      [failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
      [failed] com.apple.cloudd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
      [failed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
      [failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
      [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
      [failed] com.apple.recentsd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
      [failed] com.apple.secd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
      [failed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
      [failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
      [failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.corestorage.corestoragehelperd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
      [failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
      [failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
      [failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
      [failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
      [failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
      [failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
      [failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
      [failed] com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
      [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
      [failed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [invalid?] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
      [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist Support
      [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [running] com.plexapp.helper.plist Support
      [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support
    User Login Items: ℹ️
      iTunesHelper UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
      Microsoft AU Daemon Application (/Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft AU Daemon.app)
      Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 ApplicationHidden (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)
      Canon IJ Network Scan Utility Application (/Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinter/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scan Utility.app)
      AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
    User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 071505000006 Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Skip System Files: NO
      Mobile backups: ON
      Auto backup: YES
      Destinations:
      GoFlex Home Backup [Network]
      Total size: 3 TB
      Total number of backups: 70
      Oldest backup: 2013-07-21 16:39:58 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-10-17 01:49:13 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Excellent
      Backup size 3 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          5% WindowServer
          1% diskimages-helper
          0% backupd
          0% AppleSpell
          0% fontd
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      172 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      116 MB backupd
      77 MB Dock
      52 MB Finder
      47 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      48 MB Free RAM
      1.08 GB Active RAM
      1.04 GB Inactive RAM
      1.19 GB Wired RAM
      33.41 GB Page-ins
      1.26 GB Page-outs

    Please answer as many of the following questions as you can. You may already have answered some of them; in that case, there's no need to repeat the answers.
    Restart the router and the broadband device, if they're separate. Any change?
    Run Software Update and install all available updates for OS X or the computer's firmware. Any change?
    Are you connected to Ethernet as well as Wi-Fi? If so, disconnect the Ethernet cable or adapter and test.
    If possible, connect to the router with an Ethernet cable and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?
    If you can connect to more than one network, are they all the same?
    Are all network applications affected, or only some? If only some, which ones?
    Is networking always the same, or is the problem intermittent?
    Disconnect all other devices from the network. Any change?
    If you're running a MacBook with the lid closed, open the lid. Any difference?
    Start up in safe mode and test. Any difference?
    Start up in Recovery mode. From the OS X Utilities screen, select Get Help Online. A clean copy of Safari will launch. No plugins, such as Flash, will be available. Any difference?
    If possible, turn off Bluetooth and disconnect any USB 3 devices. Any difference?

  • My Macbook pro is running slow and it is starting to freeze up - attached are my ETRE results

    My Macbook Pro has been running slow...I inherited it from another coworker (we are contractors so we are responsible for them not the company)...the spinning colorful ball icon seems to run on and off on different screens every day....any ideas of what I can delete or programs to run? Here is the Etre Report:
    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated August 23, 2014 at 9:54:55 AM EDT
    Hardware Information: ?
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
      1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:23:39
    Disk Information: ?
      Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 255.25 GB (97.26 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      Macintosh HD 2 (disk0s4) /Volumes/Macintosh HD 2: 63.83 GB (2.22 GB free)
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ?
      Logitech USB Receiver
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
      HP Officejet Pro 8600
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Thunderbolt Information: ?
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ?
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ?
      [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.2.12) Support
      [not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.2.12) Support
      [not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.2.12) Support
      [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.2.12) Support
    Startup Items: ?
      ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
      VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
    Launch Daemons: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
      [running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist Support
      [running] com.hp.productresearch.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
      [running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support
      [running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.LogRotator.plist Support
      [loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.Service.plist Support
      [loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UninstallAgent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.UpdaterAgent.plist Support
      [not loaded] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support
    User Login Items: ?
      uHD-Agent
      iTunesHelper
      AT&T Locker Uploader
      Google Drive
      WDDriveUtilityHelper
      Dropbox
      Google Chrome
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.1.977 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ?
      Amazon Shopping Assistant
      Ebay Shopping Assistant
    Audio Plug-ins: ?
      BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
      AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
      iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    iTunes Plug-ins: ?
      Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
    User Internet Plug-ins ?
      BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: 0.3.6 - SDK 10.7 Support
      Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
      Stamps.com: Version: 1.1.13 Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Flash Player  Support
      Java  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
          3% WindowServer
          1% NETGEARGenieDaemon
          1% Finder
          1% TeamViewer_Service
          1% Google Chrome
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
      188 MB Safari
      115 MB Finder
      94 MB Microsoft Excel
      94 MB mds_stores
      86 MB ocspd
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
      404 MB Free RAM
      1.63 GB Active RAM
      1.00 GB Inactive RAM
      989 MB Wired RAM
      495 MB Page-ins
      0 B Page-outs

    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
    Don't be put off merely by the seeming complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
    2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
    There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can read it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
    You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
    In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
    You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
    Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
    4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
    ☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
    ☞ Paste into the window of another application.
    ☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
    ☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
    The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.
    5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
    6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
    7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
    PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/libexec;clear;cd;p=(Software Hardware Memory Diagnostics Power FireWire Thunderbolt USB Fonts SerialATA 4 1000 25 5120 KiB/s 1024 85 \\b%% 20480 1 MB/s 25000 ports ' com.clark.\* \*dropbox \*GoogleDr\* \*k.AutoCAD\* \*k.Maya\* vidinst\* ' DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES\ DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH -86 "` route -n get default|awk '/e:/{print $2}' `" 25 N\\/A down up 102400 25600 recvfrom sendto CFBundleIdentifier 25 25 25 1000 MB com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent 464843899 51 5120 files );N5=${#p[@]};p[N5]=` networksetup -listnetworkserviceorder|awk ' NR>1 { sub(/^\([0-9]+\) /,"");n=$0;getline;} $NF=="'${p[26]}')" { sub(/.$/,"",$NF);print n;exit;} ' `;f=('\n%s: %s\n' '\n%s\n\n%s\n' '\nRAM details\n%s\n' %s\ %s '%s\n-\t%s\n' );S0() { echo ' { q=$NF+0;$NF="";u=$(NF-1);$(NF-1)="";gsub(/^ +| +$/,"");if(q>='${p[$1]}') printf("%s (UID %s) is using %s '${p[$2]}'",$0,u,q);} ';};s=(' /^ *$|CSConfigDot/d;s/^ */   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    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
    8. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press thereturn key.
    9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter
    exec bash
    and press return. Then paste the script again.
    10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press returnthree times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
    If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
    11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
    [Process completed]
    to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report the results. No harm will be done.
    12. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
    At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
    If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
    13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
    14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
    Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

  • My macbook pro is running slow after upgrading to Mavericks. I have attached an etrecheck report. If anyone could offer advice I'd be very grateful

    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated 7 October 2014 20:12:21 BST
    Hardware Information: ?
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
      1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 5 days 4:56:17
    Disk Information: ?
      TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (380.46 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ?
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ?
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ?
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
      [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    Launch Daemons: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
      [loaded] com.mcafee.ssm.Eupdate.plist Support
      [loaded] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist Support
      [running] com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ?
      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [failed] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.mcafee.menulet.plist Support
      [loaded] com.mcafee.reporter.plist Support
      [running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    User Login Items: ?
      Microsoft Database Daemon
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      nplastpass: Version: 3.1.21 Support
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DivX Web Player: Version: 3.1.0.13 - SDK 10.5 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
    Safari Extensions: ?
      LastPass-2
      Pin It Button
    Audio Plug-ins: ?
      BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
      AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
      iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    iTunes Plug-ins: ?
      Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Application Enhancer  Support
      Flash Player  Support
      Growl  Support
      Trusteer Endpoint Protection  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
          3% WindowServer
          3% ARM
          1% firefox
          1% launchservicesd
          0% sysmond
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
      406 MB firefox
      111 MB Microsoft Outlook
      102 MB DashboardClient
      74 MB systemstats
      66 MB Finder
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
      732 MB Free RAM
      1.09 GB Active RAM
      592 MB Inactive RAM
      1013 MB Wired RAM
      3.56 GB Page-ins
      404 MB Page-outs

    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
    Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
    2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
    There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
    You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
    In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
    You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
    Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
    4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
    ☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
    ☞ Paste into the window of another application.
    ☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
    ☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
    The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.
    5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
    6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
    7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
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    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
    8. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
    Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
    9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter
    exec bash
    and press return. Then paste the script again.
    10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return  three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
    If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
    11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
    [Process completed]
    to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report what happened. No harm will be done.
    12. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
    At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
    If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
    13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
    14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
    Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

  • MacBook Pro is running slow. Can someone look at this report?

    Problem description:
    MacBook Pro is running very slow. Most of it happens within the Apple applications, such as Mail, Safari, Pages, etc., but there has been a noticeable decrease in performance.
    Thank You!
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated March 4, 2015 at 10:53:08 PM CST
    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
        1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
        8 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
        Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 378
    Video Information: ℹ️
        Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
            Color LCD 1680 x 1050
        AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 4:25:38
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 748.98 GB (535.49 GB free)
                Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
                Core Storage: disk0s2 749.30 GB Online
        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
            /Library/Extensions
        [loaded]    com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
            /System/Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    com.mice.driver.Wireless360Controller (1.0.0d11) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.mice.driver.WirelessGamingReceiver (1.0.0d11) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.mice.driver.Xbox360Controller (1.0.0d11) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.nike.sportwatch (1.0.0) [Click for support]
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        360ControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/360ControlDaemon
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    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.sophos.uiserver.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [running]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
        [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        Mobile Mouse Server    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
        iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
        Speech Startup    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
        SpeechSynthesisServer    Application  (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
        Launcher    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
        Nike+ Connect Helper    Application  (/Applications/Nike+ Connect.app/Contents/Resources/Nike+ Connect Helper.app)
        Caffeine    Application Hidden (/Applications/Caffeine.app)
        Google Drive    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
        o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
        Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
        npTGEQPlugin: Version: 7.5.2 [Click for support]
        AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        Mathematica: Version: 9.0.1.4092152 [Click for support]
        googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.2r152 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]
        Java  [Click for support]
        XBox 360 Controllers  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Skip System Files: NO
        Auto backup: YES
        Volumes being backed up:
            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 748.98 GB Disk used: 213.49 GB
        Destinations:
            TimeMachineBackup [Network]
            Total size: 1.92 TB
            Total number of backups: 9
            Oldest backup: 2014-12-27 09:14:41 +0000
            Last backup: 2015-02-13 14:37:49 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Adequate
                Backup size 1.92 TB > (Disk used 213.49 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
            51%    SophosAVAgent
            20%    WindowServer
             4%    DesktopServicesHelper
             4%    Finder
             2%    SophosUIServer
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        369 MB    Safari
        335 MB    Finder
        232 MB    mds_stores
        198 MB    SophosAVAgent
        189 MB    SophosScanD
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        1.12 GB    Free RAM
        3.86 GB    Active RAM
        2.20 GB    Inactive RAM
        1.40 GB    Wired RAM
        13.73 GB    Page-ins
        795 KB    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Mar 4, 2015, 06:23:34 PM    Self test - passed

    From the report;
            /Library/Extensions
        [loaded]    com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
            51%    SophosAVAgent
            20%    WindowServer
             4%    DesktopServicesHelper
             4%    Finder
             2%    SophosUIServer
    Remove Sophos.
    http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120838.aspx
    Best.

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