Imac running slow even when no programs are in use

even when i dont have any programs actually running i get the stupid coloured spinning circle and i can hear the computer thinking like ive got 20 programs running at the same time , kind of like the windows CPU usage stuck on 100% problem any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Maybe this article will help you track down problems: http://www.chriswrites.com/2009/04/17-reasons-why-your-mac-is-so-unbelievably-sl ow/

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If you so choose, Please download, install and run Etrecheck.
Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic reporting tool by a regular Apple Support forum user and technical support contributor named Etresoft.
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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. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
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☞ 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.
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exec bash
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Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
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Hello All Who Read This!
I just bought an iPhone 5 on the 21st of March. I ate through 850 MB's in 12 days. I read up on the issue of data consumption looking for tips to conserve data. I did not know there was a problem.
This morning I found out that I was leaking data very little, but daily it accumulates. I am in Barcelona, Spain. I do not have a contract, I am on a prepaid Yoigo carrier.
I happened upon an article/blog by Robert Parks at snnyc.com "problems persist in ios 6.1.2.".
Although his situation did not relate to me, I tried a few tests on my own to see if I could stop the data leak without turning off my celular data and possibly push notifications, I think I found a solution that might help someone:
In ios 6.1.3 goto Settings/Mail, Contacts,Calenders and scroll down to Calendars and turn off " New Invitation Alerts" and also turn off "Shared Calendar Alerts".
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JAWade, try resetting the SMC and pram. Not always, but often those resets help problems like yours. Follow these instructions exactly.
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Shut down the computer.
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Resetting PRAM and NVRAM
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The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem(s)?
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Note: I will respond ONLY to the original poster.

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Hi. This is my first time posting. My Macbook Pro with Os X Mavericks has been running super slow since before I installed Mavericks so I'm pretty sure it's not the OS that has the problem. It runs slow even if only one app is open, especially if it's a browser, particulary google chrome. If mail is open...forget about it, down to a crawl. I don't know how to read Etrecheck, but was hoping someone who does can help me out. Would be super grateful. :-)
P.S. - Also, it sounds like something is loose inside my mac. How should I proceed?
Thanks in advance.
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          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 iTunes Plug-ins:
          TuneUp Visualizer: Version: 2.4.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          remoting_host_prefpane Support
          Flash Player Support
          Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X Support
Time Machine:
          Mobile backups: ON
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 136.06 GB
          Destinations:
                    NO NAME [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 3.41 GB
                    Total number of backups: (null)
                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 3.41 GB < (Disk used 136.06 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               6%          Activity Monitor
               5%          WindowServer
               1%          InterCheck
               1%          sysmond
               0%          ocspd
Top Processes by Memory:
          152 MB          Finder
          115 MB          HelpViewer
          111 MB          mds_stores
          86 MB          InterCheck
          57 MB          WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
          983 MB          Free RAM
          1.03 GB          Active RAM
          584 MB          Inactive RAM
          1.01 GB          Wired RAM
          17.41 GB          Page-ins
          222 MB          Page-outs

Launch the Console 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 Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
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IMac running slow (Etrecheck in post)

Problem description:
iMac running slow, Finder becomes unresponsive. Over the last 5 years I think I've installed and removed so many programs that I've left OSX a mess. I know enough about computers to confidently make mistakes. The memory and cpu are not maxed out in Activity Monitor, yet I'm getting beach balled.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 28, 2015 at 11:06:50 AM CDT
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
    iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
    iMac - model: iMac11,3
    1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
    12 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 0/DIMM1
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    ATI Radeon HD 5750 - VRAM: 1024 MB
        iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: one day 6:5:21
Disk Information: ℹ️
    WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (682.48 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. iPod 15.8 GB
        disk3s1 (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 254 KB
        Rachel's RED (disk3s2) /Volumes/Rachel's RED : 15.80 GB (10.80 GB free)
    Logitech USB Receiver
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Firewire Information: ℹ️
    WD My Book 111D 800mbit - 800mbit max
        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        My Book (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Book : 2.00 TB (1.20 TB free)
Configuration files: ℹ️
    /etc/hosts - Count: 30
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Plex Media Server.app
    [not loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) [Click for support]
        /Library/Application Support/Roxio
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.25 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        /Library/Extensions/RBIOKitHelper.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.iospirit.driver.RBTSRPlugin (1.25 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.logmein.hamachi (1.0) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.rogueamoeba.InstantOn (6.0.2 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions/InstantOn.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.rogueamoeba.InstantOnCore (6.0.2 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [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.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    org.ijbswa.privoxy.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
    [failed]    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.plexapp.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTouch-Server    Application (/Users/[redacted]/Applications/iTouch-Server.app)
    SpeechSynthesisServer    Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.586 [Click for support]
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.1.0.24   - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    QuakeLivePlugin: Version: 0.1.0.382 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.586 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.16 [Click for support]
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.586 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    Adblock Plus
    AdBlock
    Reddit Enhancement Suite
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Candelair [Click for support]
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
    Logitech Control Center [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 316.86 GB
    Destinations:
        My Book [Local]
        Total size: 2.00 TB
        Total number of backups: 106
        Oldest backup: 2013-10-26 21:13:19 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-03-28 16:04:59 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Adequate
            Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 316.86 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         3%    mds
         3%    iTunes
         2%    WindowServer
         1%    Google Chrome
         0%    fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    490 MB    iTunes
    464 MB    softwareupdated
    374 MB    Google Chrome
    309 MB    com.apple.MediaLibraryService
    283 MB    mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    5.21 GB    Free RAM
    4.69 GB    Active RAM
    1.90 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.08 GB    Wired RAM
    19.00 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 27, 2015, 05:00:17 AM    Self test - passed
    Standard users cannot read /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports.
    Run as an administrator account to see more information.

As I've seen suggested by others. I ran the Terminal Diagnostic Test
Start time: 11:46:37 03/28/15
Revision: 1308
Model Identifier: iMac11,3
System Version: OS X 10.10.2 (14C109)
Kernel Version: Darwin 14.1.0
Time since boot: 1 day6:46
Admin access: No
UID: 501
Memory
    BANK 0/DIMM0
      Size: 2 GB
      Speed: 1333 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x80CE
    BANK 1/DIMM0
      Size: 2 GB
      Speed: 1333 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x80CE
    BANK 0/DIMM1
      Size: 4 GB
      Speed: 1333 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x859B
    BANK 1/DIMM1
      Size: 4 GB
      Speed: 1333 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x859B
SerialATA
    WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0
FireWire
    My Book 111D (WD)
USB
    USB Receiver (Logitech Inc.)
Firewall: On
Diagnostic reports
    2015-03-09 Finder crash
    2015-03-25 garcon crash
    2015-03-28 SystemUIServer crash
Loaded kernel extensions
    com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0)
    com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0)
    com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1)
    com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.25)
System services loaded
    com.adobe.fpsaud
    com.apple.dpd
    - status: 75
    com.apple.watchdogd
    com.google.keystone.daemon
    com.iospirit.candelair.daemon
    com.iospirit.candelair.sync
    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper
    com.rogueamoeba.hermes
    - status: 78
    org.ijbswa.privoxy
    - status: 78
System services disabled
    org.samba.winbindd
    com.apple.mrt
Login services loaded
    com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon
    com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager
    com.apple.Finder
    - status: -15
    com.apple.Spotlight
    com.apple.SystemUIServer.agent
    - status: -5
    com.apple.mrt.uiagent
    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent
    - status: 78
    com.google.keystone.system.agent
    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
    com.plexapp.helper
    - status: 78
    com.spotify.webhelper
    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent
Login services disabled
    com.apple.FTMonitor
    com.apple.imagent.monaco
    com.apple.apsd-ft
    com.evernote.EvernoteHelper
User services disabled
    com.apple.FTMonitor
    com.apple.imagent.monaco
    com.apple.apsd-ft
    com.evernote.EvernoteHelper
Startup items
    /Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/CandelairPrefsTool
    /Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/StartupParameters.plist
User login items
    iTouch-Server
    - /Users/USER/Applications/iTouch-Server.app
    SpeechSynthesisServer
    - /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app
Safari extensions
    Adblock Plus
    - org.adblockplus.adblockplussafari
    AdBlock
    - com.betafish.adblockforsafari
    Reddit Enhancement Suite
    - com.honestbleeps.redditenhancementsuite
Widgets
    Airlock
    Tea Timer
    Wikipedia.v1.0.0
iCloud errors
    cloudd 76
Restricted files: 2185
Lockfiles: 82
Accessibility
    Cursor Magnification: On
    Keyboard Zoom: On
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
    - mod date: Mar 6 20:05:22 2014
    - size (B): 104
    - checksum: 3086203350
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.oracle.java.Java-Updater</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater</string>
    <string>-bgcheck</string>
    </array>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <dict>
    <key>Hour</key>
    <integer>16</integer>
    <key>Minute</key>
    <integer>37</integer>
    <key>Weekday</key>
    <integer>5</integer>
    </dict>
    </dict>
    ...and 1 more line(s)
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
    - mod date: Jan 6 15:12:47 2012
    - size (B): 508
    - checksum: 1107421619
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>net.culater.SIMBL.Agent</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax/Contents/Resources/SIMBL Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/SIMBL Agent</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <false/>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <string>Aqua</string>
    <key>OnDemand</key>
    <false/>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist
    - mod date: Jul 27 09:42:43 2014
    - size (B): 559
    - checksum: 1768000052
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.iospirit.candelair.daemon</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/CandelairPrefsTool</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>CandelairPrefsTool</string>
    <string>daemon</string>
    </array>
    <key>MachServices</key>
    <dict>
    <key>com.iospirit.candelair.daemon</key>
    <true/>
    </dict>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist
    - mod date: Jul 27 09:42:43 2014
    - size (B): 513
    - checksum: 958149984
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.iospirit.candelair.sync</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/CandelairPrefsTool</string>
    <key>WatchPaths</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleIRController.plist</string>
    <string>/Library/Preferences</string>
    </array>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist
    - mod date: Feb 2 23:14:11 2011
    - size (B): 621
    - checksum: 1539233627
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>GroupName</key>
    <string>wheel</string>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.rogueamoeba.hermes</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/usr/local/hermes/bin/hermesctl</string>
    <string>update</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ServiceIPC</key>
    <true/>
    <key>UserName</key>
    <string>root</string>
    <key>WatchPaths</key>
    <array>
    <string>/usr/local/hermes/modules</string>
    </array>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist
    - mod date: Mar 8 07:57:22 2013
    - size (B): 694
    - checksum: 2110086120
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>GroupName</key>
    <string>_privoxy</string>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>org.ijbswa.privoxy</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/usr/local/sbin/privoxy</string>
    <string>--no-daemon</string>
    <string>/usr/local/etc/privoxy/config</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/var/log/privoxy/logfile.log</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/var/log/privoxy/logfile.log</string>
    <key>UserName</key>
    <string>_privoxy</string>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.RemoteUI.plist
    - mod date: Jul 4 07:30:39 2012
    - size (B): 535
    - checksum: 1861249033
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
            <key>Label</key>
            <string>com.apple.RemoteUI</string>
            <key>ProgramArguments</key>
            <array>
                    <string>/Application/Plex.app/contents/MacOs/Plex>
            </array>
            <key>MachServices</key>
            <dict>
                    <key>com.apple.RemoteUI</key>
                    <true/>
            </dict>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.RemoteUI.plist.bak
    - mod date: Jul 4 07:26:15 2012
    - size (B): 569
    - checksum: 1378104558
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
            <key>Label</key>
            <string>com.apple.RemoteUI</string>
            <key>ProgramArguments</key>
            <array>
                    <string>/System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/MacOS/Front Row</string>
            </array>
            <key>MachServices</key>
            <dict>
                    <key>com.apple.RemoteUI</key>
                    <true/>
            </dict>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /private/etc/hosts
    - mod date: Jan 4 13:02:38 2011
    - size (B): 1077
    - checksum: 1875344661
    127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 adobe.activate.com
    127.0.0.1 hl2rcv.adobe.com
    127.0.0.1 209.34.83.73:443
    127.0.0.1 209.34.83.73:43
    127.0.0.1 209.34.83.73
    127.0.0.1 209.34.83.67:443
    127.0.0.1 209.34.83.67:43
    127.0.0.1 209.34.83.67
    127.0.0.1 ood.opsource.net
    127.0.0.1 CRL.VERISIGN.NET
    127.0.0.1 199.7.52.190:80
    ...and 9 more line(s)
Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-EMAIL-SharedServices.Agent.pl ist
    - mod date: Sep 10 20:52:55 2010
    - size (B): 894
    - checksum: 2397321522
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <false/>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-EMAIL-SharedServices</string>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <string>Aqua</string>
    <key>LowPriorityIO</key>
    <true/>
    <key>Nice</key>
    <integer>10</integer>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/OSServices .framework/Versions/A/Support/CSConfigDotMacCert</string>
    <string>-l</string>
    <string>/Users/USER/Library/Logs/CSConfigDotMacCert.log</string>
    <string>-u</string>
    <string>EMAIL</string>
    <string>-t</string>
    <string>SharedServices</string>
    <string>-s</string>
    </array>
    ...and 4 more line(s)
Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
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    - size (B): 655
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    <string>Aqua</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
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    <integer>3600</integer>
    </dict>
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    Library/Preferences/com.apple.iphotomosaic.plist
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    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/QuakeLive/quakelive/home/baseq3/quakelive.mac.dylib
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/QuakeLive/quakelive/home/baseq3/uimac.dylib
    /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Rogue Amoeba/Hijacker/Audio Hijack Pro/com.rogueamoeba.libAudioHijack.2.10.5.dylib
App extensions
    com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon
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Installations
    Java 8 Update 40: 3/26/15, 4:37 PM
    Adobe Flash Player: 3/22/15, 2:18 PM
    Prey Anti-Theft: 3/22/15, 1:50 PM
    ClamXav: 3/8/15, 10:42 AM
    Mactracker: 3/8/15, 10:28 AM
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Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the log for messages that may indicate a system issue. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the 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.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Reset the System Management Controller.
Run Software Update. If there's a firmware update, install it.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
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Step 3
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☞ 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 Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the View menu or the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for User, System, and Idle at the bottom of the window.
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Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combinationcommand-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

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My macbook air running slow even on recovery mode when I press Alt + Power it takes me to Mac os Utilities the mouse barely moves, I erased every thing on the hard drive so I can install a fresh copy of mac os but I couldn't because every time I try to boot up from the USB that got the mac os it takes for ever to load the OS for installtion, and some times every thing freeze when I'm on the Mac os Utilities mode. Any ideas of what's going on ?

Contact AppleCare or make an appt with your local Apple Store Genius. I don't think this is a problem we can help with.

I have a mid-2011 iMac running Mavericks. When I click restart the computer goes to a white screen with a spinning circle and does not go any further until I hold down the power button to turn it off. What do I do?

I have a mid-2011 iMac running Mavericks. When I click restart the computer goes to a white screen with a spinning circle and does not go any further until I hold down the power button to turn it off. What do I do?

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