Late 2007 MacBook Pro is struggling to run, many apps such as iTunes are freezing. I am thinking it is time to do a full system restore to factory, then data restore but do not know how.
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That link is great... obviously found some issues! Thank You.
I am thinking I might try using the "Support" links next to the fails next?
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated August 21, 2014 at 2:35:21 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 2 days 16:52:37
Disk Information: ?
ST9640320AS disk0 : (640.14 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Mac Drive (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 639.28 GB (114.05 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Logitech USB Receiver
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
Seagate Backup Plus Drive (disk2s1) /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive: 5 TB (736.23 GB free)
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk3s1 (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 262 KB
Seagate 3TB Backup+ (TV, Home, ++) (disk3s3) /Volumes/Seagate 3TB Backup+ (TV, Home, ++): 3 TB (806.51 GB free)
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 262 KB
Seagate 3TB B+ (Movies) (disk1s3) /Volumes/Seagate 3TB B+ (Movies): 3 TB (758.4 MB free)
Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) Support
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) Support
Startup Items: ?
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.shell.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
[running] com.tunabellysoftware.TGFanHelper.plist Support
[failed] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist Support
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[failed] com.akamai.client.plist Support
[running] com.netputing.airprintactivator.plist Support
[loaded] com.seagate.dashboard.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
Macs Fan Control
Zinio Alert Messenger
Documents To Go Desktop
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
ClamXavSentry
Safari
Mail
Internet Plug-ins: ?
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.4 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 2.7.3.0 Release Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
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 ?
BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 Support
UploadManager: Version: (null) Support
ContentManager: Version: (null) Support
RocketEngine: Version: (null) Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
BrowserPlus Support
Flash Player Support
Launchpad-Control Support
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X Support
Rapport Support
Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Mac Drive: Disk size: 595.37 GB Disk used: 489.15 GB
Destinations:
Seagate 3TB Backup+ (TV, Home, ++) [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 3 TB
Total number of backups: 35
Oldest backup: 2014-08-08 08:06:28 +0000
Last backup: 2014-08-21 17:56:24 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 3 TB > (Disk size 595.37 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
6% Mail
2% WindowServer
0% ClamXavSentry
0% fontd
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
87 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
82 MB Safari
66 MB Mail
49 MB Finder
41 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Virtual Memory Information: ?
4.74 GB Free RAM
1.20 GB Active RAM
334 MB Inactive RAM
1.03 GB Wired RAM
12.64 GB Page-ins
42.78 GB Page-outs
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