Help! My CS6 InDesign is very slow!

I need to know why my CS6 InDesign is very slow! I have tuend off my preflight but nothing seems to change?

First, what is "very slow"?
Second, what are the system specifications?

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MB running super slow after yosemite!
EtreCheck version: 2.1.2 (105)
Report generated December 13, 2014 at 10:16:11 PM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
    MacBook - model: MacBook6,1
    1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
    2 GB RAM Upgradeable
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        BANK 1/DIMM0
            1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
        Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 21 days 0:27:59
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (183.92 GB free)
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    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
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    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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    Mac App Store and identified developers
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What exactly is slowing down exporting/Printing/UI etc.
What is Version of InDesign ?
What is the Platform ?

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