Mac Mini extremely slow

I have done the disk repair, permission repair, deleted many background processes but since the latest update to 10.10.1 anytime I open anything I get the rainbow wheel of death.
I have 4GB of memory as well.
Help

Problem description:
Mac Mini running very slow
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 15, 2015 at 10:58:41 PM EST
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
  Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
  Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
  1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
  4 GB RAM Upgradeable
  BANK 0/DIMM0
  2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
  BANK 1/DIMM0
  2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
  Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
  Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
  Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
  IBM T84H 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
  OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 13:48:33
Disk Information: ℹ️
  TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
  EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (217.20 GB free)
  Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
  Fitbit Inc. Fitbit Base Station
  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
  Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
  Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
  /System/Library/Extensions
  [loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
  [not loaded] com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [killed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
  [killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
  [killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
  [killed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
  [killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
  [killed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
  [killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
  [killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
  [killed] com.apple.recentsd.plist
  [killed] com.apple.sbd.plist
  [killed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
  [killed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
  [killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
  13 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
  [killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
  [killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
  [killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
  [killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
  [killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
  [killed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
  [killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
  [killed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
  [killed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist
  [killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
  10 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [running] com.hp.productresearch.plist [Support]
  [running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
  [invalid?] com.splashtop.streamer-for-root.plist [Support]
  [invalid?] com.splashtop.streamer-for-user.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
  [running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Support]
  [invalid?] com.splashtop.streamer-daemon.plist [Support]
  [invalid?] com.splashtop.streamer-srioframebuffer.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
  [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
  [invalid?] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist [Support]
  [loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist [Support]
  [running] com.kodak.StatisticCollection.plist [Support]
  [invalid?] com.splashtop.streamer-for-user.plist [Support]
  [invalid?] com.yahoo.YahooContactSyncAgent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
  Mail Application Hidden (/Applications/Mail.app)
  Messages Application  (/Applications/Messages.app)
  Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
  Safari Application  (/Applications/Safari.app)
  Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper Application  (/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
  Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.1.4 [Support]
  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
  AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.257 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
  SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
  Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
  Cloudy [Installed]
  Reload Button [Installed]
  Google Toolbar [Installed]
  Disconnect [Installed]
  Disconnect Private Search [Installed]
  The New York Times [Installed]
  AddThis [Installed]
  AdBlock [Installed]
  Awesome Screenshot [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
  Flash Player  [Support]
  Flip4Mac WMV  [Support]
  Java  [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
  Skip System Files: NO
  Mobile backups: OFF
  Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
  Volumes being backed up:
  Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 282.05 GB
  Destinations:
  Hollis_TimeCapsule_BkUp [Local]
  Total size: 0 B
  Total number of backups: 0
  Oldest backup: -
  Last backup: -
  Size of backup disk: Too small
  Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 282.05 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      5% com.hp.devicemonitor
      1% Safari
      1% com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
      1% WindowServer
      0% Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
  241 MB Safari
  69 MB Mail
  52 MB WindowServer
  47 MB Problem Reporter
  43 MB spindump
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
  304 MB Free RAM
  1.23 GB Active RAM
  1.10 GB Inactive RAM
  1.27 GB Wired RAM
  16.14 GB Page-ins
  376 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
  Jan 15, 2015, 11:01:08 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2015-01-15-230108_[redacted].hang
  Jan 15, 2015, 04:00:42 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/discoveryd_2015-01-15-160042_[redacted].crash
  Jan 15, 2015, 09:10:56 AM Self test - passed
  Jan 14, 2015, 06:58:51 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/discoveryd_2015-01-14-185851_[redacted].crash
  Jan 13, 2015, 02:07:46 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Plane Control Lite_2015-01-13-140746_[redacted].crash

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    User Internet Plug-ins:
              ConduitNPAPIPlugin: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              AppTrap  3rd-Party support link
              Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
              Flip4Mac WMV  3rd-Party support link
              FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)  3rd-Party support link
              NTFS-3G  3rd-Party support link
              Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  3rd-Party support link
              Perian  3rd-Party support link
              TranspRAR  3rd-Party support link
              TVShows  3rd-Party support link
    Old Applications:
              None
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Mobile backups: OFF
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Mac Mini Hard Drive: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 280.46 GB
              Destinations:
                        Time Machine [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 935.65 GB
                        Total number of backups: 150
                        Oldest backup: 2012-03-24 05:17:30 +0000
                        Last backup: 2014-04-19 18:59:33 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Adequate
                                  Backup size 935.65 GB > (Disk used 280.46 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                  17%          DashboardClient
                   7%          CalendarAgent
                   3%          WindowServer
                   2%          mds
                   1%          EtreCheck
    Top Processes by Memory:
              213 MB          CalendarAgent
              172 MB          Plex Media Server
              131 MB          Google Chrome Helper
              131 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
              123 MB          Google Chrome
    Virtual Memory Information:
              4.39 GB          Free RAM
              2.06 GB          Active RAM
              378 MB          Inactive RAM
              1.18 GB          Wired RAM
              374 MB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs

    When you have the problem, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
    These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
    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.
    Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above. Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first. Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
    The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough. It is never necessary or helpful to post more than about 100 lines. "The more, the better" is not the rule here.
    Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
    Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • Mac mini running slow after downloading yosemite

    Problem description:
    Mac mini slow to login and use internet since upgrading to yosemite, repeatedly displays rotating rainbow wheel when using many apps. (mac mini 2011, 2,3GHz intel core i5, 2GB 1333 MHz DDR3
    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
    Report generated 23 November 2014 11:58:47 GMT
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      Mac mini (Mid 2011) (Verified)
      Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1
      1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
      2 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      1 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 288 MB
      DELL E171FPb 1024 x 768 @ 75 Hz
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:40:35
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /  [Startup]: 499.25 GB (399.58 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1 TB
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Untitled (disk1s2) /Volumes/Untitled : 999.86 GB (883.32 GB free)
      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /System/Library/Extensions
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.0.1) Support
      /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.0.1) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.0.1) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.0.1) Support
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.auth.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
      [running] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist Support
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [failed] com.crashplan.engine.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support
      [loaded] com.genieo.completer.ltvbit.plist Support
      [loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
    User Login Items: ℹ️
      iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
      AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
      Kodak EasyShare Wireless Listener Application (/Applications/Kodak EasyShare.app/Contents/MacOS/Kodak EasyShare Wireless Listener.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      Omnibar
      DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      DivX  Support
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      Java  Support
      Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Skip System Files: NO
      Mobile backups: OFF
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 99.67 GB
      Destinations:
      Untitled [Local]
      Total size: 999.86 GB
      Total number of backups: 22
      Oldest backup: 2014-11-03 10:43:39 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-11-23 11:52:32 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Adequate
      Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 99.67 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          17% storedownloadd
          3% WindowServer
          0% AppleSpell
          0% storeassetd
          0% fontd
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      122 MB softwareupdated
      67 MB Mail
      44 MB mds
      43 MB mds_stores
      34 MB WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      49 MB Free RAM
      550 MB Active RAM
      524 MB Inactive RAM
      745 MB Wired RAM
      6.50 GB Page-ins
      206 MB Page-outs

    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
    Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
    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. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
    There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
    You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
    In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
    You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
    Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
    4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
    ☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
    ☞ Paste into the window of another application.
    ☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
    ☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
    The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.
    5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
    6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
    7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
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              687 MB          Inactive RAM
              299 MB          Wired RAM
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                    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
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