My MAC is slow. Especially when running photo software.

Below is the MAC info, so why is it so slow. It is a 2013 model. It also seems slow when opening programs. My previous MAC was no better when it was new.
Yosemite
3.2 GH
8 GB 1600 Ram
NIVDIA GeForce GT 755M 1024m

How large is your HD and how much space do you have left?
Check out the following & do the necessary: 
User Tip:  Why is my computer slow?
What to do when your computer is too slow
Speeding up your Mac
If you are still under warranty and/or have AppleCare, call them.  Let them deal w/it.

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    Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
    For disk repairs use Disk Utility.  For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: Disk Warrior;  DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible. TechTool Pro provides additional repair options including file repair and recovery, system diagnostics, and disk defragmentation.  TechTool Pro 4.5.1 or higher are Intel Mac compatible;  Drive Genius is similar to TechTool Pro in terms of the various repair services provided.  Versions 1.5.1 or later are Intel Mac compatible.
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    Backuplist
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    Deja Vu
    iBackup
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    Retrospect
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    Problem description:
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    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
    Report generated 3. november 2014 kl. 01.23.41 CET
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      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
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      BANK 0/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
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      Color LCD 1280 x 800
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    You have SCADS of extensions and the things running. McAfee, Intego, Orbicule, CleanMyMac, and others I've not ever even heard of. My first recommendation would be to remove all of these and see if things improve.

  • My mac is slow, the movies run slowly, the kernel_task consumes 463,3 MB of memory, how can I fix this?

    My mac is slow, the movies run slowly, the kernel_task consumes 463,3 MB of memory, how can I fix this?
    The problem started a few weeks ago with a small decrease in speed, and the videos now crash while the sound remains normal. When I open the Finder or any file it seems that I'm opening the windows with the hourglass spinning. I've already  cleaned temporary, removed everything that was saved on the table, I made ​​up for the mountain lion. I have a Mac 27-inch, 3.06 GHz processor Intel Core 2 Duo, Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB, Software OS X 10.8. With space on the HD.
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    0           kernel_task          root          1,1          76          394,5 MB          Intel (64 bits) 
    248           Conteúdo da Internet do Safari          silvanalahutte          0,0          9          128,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    282           Mail          silvanalahutte          4,4          12          99,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    247           Safari          silvanalahutte          0,0          13          68,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
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