Cleaning out unused software
I am trying to hold onto my iMac5 (Intel Duo Core) as long as I can. It is running very slow and I would like to clean out older software--previous versions of pages, for example. Can I uninstall all these older versions without impacting current files? And how do I uninstall so that everything is gone? Thanks.
Problem description:
Computer runs very slow.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.1 (104)
Report generated December 8, 2014 11:29:38 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (17-inch, Late 2006) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac5,1
1 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
1 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
512 MB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATY,RadeonX1600 - VRAM: 128 MB
iMac 1440 x 900
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 9 days 20:37:9
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1600JS-40TGB0 disk0 : (149.05 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 159.70 GB (49.53 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
Micron Built-in iSight
Western Digital My Passport 07B8 931.48 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
- (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
My Passport for Mac (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Passport for Mac : 999.83 GB (879.69 GB free)
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.1) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
M-Audio Firmware Loader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio Firmware Loader
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist [Support]
[running] com.hp.productresearch.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.ecamm.printopia.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Support]
[running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Microsoft AU Daemon Application (/Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft AU Daemon.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer UNKNOWN (missing value)
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 ApplicationHidden (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Octoshape Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Octoshape/Octoshape.app)
WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.0.0r458 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.1.4 [Support]
Musicnotes: Version: 1.19.0 [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60831.0 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Support]
Scorch: Version: 6.1.0 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
Stamps.com: Version: 1.1.12 [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
1Password-1
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Printopia [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
5% WDDriveUtilityHelper
3% mDNSResponder
2% WindowServer
1% mds
0% ps
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
92 MB Mail
73 MB WebProcess
68 MB AdobeReader
64 MB Pages
57 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
30 MB Free RAM
594 MB Active RAM
288 MB Inactive RAM
161 MB Wired RAM
3.57 GB Page-ins
2.19 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
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