Macbook Pro 2011 slowed significantly to the point of unusable.

At first I deleted Gigabytes worth of unused songs, movies, documents, etc. No change. Did disk repair and disk permissions repair.
Kernel_task was taking up 560% of CPU. Backed up HD and did a factory reset. This stopped the kernel_task but was still slow. Reset PRAM and SMC. A little faster but still slow. Any other fixes I should try? I should also mention the battery is shot but I don't know if that would affect speed. Have re-tried disk permissions repair. I paid for the update to mountain lion. It began to slow sometime after that. It was then later updated to Mavericks and an unknwon amoutn of time afterwards became unusable. Now it's back to 10.6

AlyGShow wrote:
I should also mention the battery is shot but I don't know if that would affect speed.
If the OSX does not detect a functional battery it will throttle the CPU.
Open Activity Monitor to ALL PROCESSES and set %CPU to display values from high to low.  Post an image.
Download Etrecheck and post the out put:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Examine these articles for possible solutions:
http://www.thesafemac.com/mpg/
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
Ciao.

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    11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, a series of lines will appear in the Terminal window like this:
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    If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
    13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
    14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak for themselves, not for me. The test itself is harmless, but whatever else you're told to do may not be. For others who choose to run it, I don't recommend that you post the test results on this website unless I asked you to.
    Copyright © 2014, 2015 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

  • Where in NYC can I buy a new Macbook Pro 2011 unibody trackpad and the tools i need to replace it myself?

    I am going to NYC in a week and I'm wondering if there is a store where I can buy a new trackpad for my Macbook Pro 2011 unibody. I would also like to buy the tools i need to replace it myself. I can't find anything when I search the interwebz.

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  • MacBook Pro 2011 doesn't charge the battery at all. Only works with the powercord. Reset SMC already. Ideas?

    The battery doesn't charge at all anymore.
    My Macbook pro suddenly stopped working without the cord plugged in. 
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    I reset the SMC, to no avail.
    Any tips?
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    I have worked with Apple a bit over the phone doing these things, I have also read just about every thread on this pervasive issue.  And its ruining my experience as a user.  I absolutely loved Logic on Mountain Lion, no issues whatsoever! I'm considering reverting back to it actually.
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    Problem description:
    slow computer after installing os x yosemite 10.10.2
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated March 25, 2015 at 2:02:36 AM EDT
    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
        MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
        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
        Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 314
    Video Information: ℹ️
        Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
            Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 2:42:8
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.85 GB (197.72 GB free)
                Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked Failed
                Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
        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.joshuawise.kexts.HoRNDIS (6 - SDK 10.0) [Click for support]
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.cloudd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
        11 processes killed due to memory pressure
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.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.sandboxd.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.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.fitbit.galileod.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
        [running]    com.codecm.uploader.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        None
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        ChemDraw Plugin Pro: Version: 14 . 0 . 0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
        AllMyTube
        codec-M
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Java  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Mobile backups: OFF
        Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
        Volumes being backed up:
            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.85 GB Disk used: 121.13 GB
        Destinations:
            LaCie [Local]
            Total size: 405.09 GB
            Total number of backups: 3
            Oldest backup: 2014-01-19 00:29:58 +0000
            Last backup: 2014-03-06 03:08:50 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Adequate
                Backup size 405.09 GB > (Disk used 121.13 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
             6%    WindowServer
             2%    corestoraged
             1%    loginwindow
             0%    mds
             0%    systemmigrationd
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        116 MB    mds_stores
        107 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
        99 MB    Safari
        86 MB    com.apple.preference.security.remoteservice
        64 MB    CalNCService
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        186 MB    Free RAM
        1.17 GB    Active RAM
        1.08 GB    Inactive RAM
        1.17 GB    Wired RAM
        3.01 GB    Page-ins
        33 MB    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Mar 24, 2015, 10:41:04 PM    Self test - passed
        Mar 24, 2015, 06:22:08 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/steam_osx_2015-03-24-182208_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]
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    There are several ways to back up a Mac that is not fully functional. You need an external hard drive or other storage device to hold the data.
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    2. If Method 1 fails because of disk errors, then you may be able to salvage some of your files by copying them in the Finder. If you already have an external drive with OS X installed, start up from it. Otherwise, if you have Internet access, follow the instructions on this page to prepare the external drive and install OS X on it. You'll use the Recovery installer, rather than downloading it from the App Store.
    3. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, start the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
    4. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.

  • MacBook Pro (2011) slowed down after Yosemite installed

    I ran Etrecheck and got the following.  Is this a memory problem or a software problem?  Thanks!
    Problem description:
    Computer has slowed down immensely since installing Yosemite.
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated February 22, 2015 at 12:14:43 PM MST
    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
        MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)
        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
        1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-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
        Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 173
    Video Information: ℹ️
        Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
        AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
            Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 86 days 1:38:58
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (302.21 GB free)
                Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
        HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N 
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
        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.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.9.8 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouse (6.2.1) [Click for support]
        [loaded]    jp.co.toshiba.driver.ToExtCmd (1.0.2) [Click for support]
            /System/Library/Extensions/MicrosoftMouse.kext/Contents/PlugIns
        [not loaded]    com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseBluetooth (6.2.1) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseUSB (6.2.1) [Click for support]
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.gamed.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.lookupd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.rcd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.sbd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
        [running]    jp.co.Toshiba.autorun.plist [Click for support]
        9 processes killed due to memory pressure
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.GSSCred.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.nesessionmanager.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
        11 processes killed due to memory pressure
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [running]    com.wyse.MacCompanion.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.leapfrog.connect.authdaemon.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.wyse.PocketCloud.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.leapfrog.connect.monitor.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
        SpeechSynthesisServer    Application  (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
        MicrosoftMouseHelper    Application  (/Library/PreferencePanes/Microsoft Mouse.prefPane/Contents/Resources/MicrosoftMouseHelper.app)
        Google Drive    Application  (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
        Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.4.3 - SDK 10.0 [Click for support]
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.4 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
        GMail Counter
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Microsoft Mouse  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Mobile backups: ON
        Auto backup: YES
        Volumes being backed up:
            Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 196.67 GB
        Destinations:
            TOSHIBA EXT [Local]
            Total size: 999.86 GB
            Total number of backups: 12
            Oldest backup: 2014-09-10 22:13:49 +0000
            Last backup: 2015-02-16 22:27:12 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Adequate
                Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 196.67 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
             8%    WindowServer
             2%    mds_stores
             0%    AppleSpell
             0%    MicrosoftMouseHelper
             0%    DashboardClient
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        107 MB    discoveryd
        73 MB    Safari
        56 MB    Google Chrome
        52 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
        39 MB    mds
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        36 MB    Free RAM
        706 MB    Active RAM
        688 MB    Inactive RAM
        1.29 GB    Wired RAM
        300.27 GB    Page-ins
        9.64 GB    Page-outs

    You need more ram. But has it really been 3 months since you rebooted this computer? Restart it once in awhile and some of that slowness might go away.

  • MacBook Pro 2011 slow at low battery

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    It might be worth to notice that this secondary-user didn't require a password to log in, so when I closed my Macbook and re-opened it, it would continue where it was left off. This might have been the reason for the Mac sometimes to get really warm while being in my backpack, which might also have caused the problem. I am not sure though.
    After using the secondary user for a while, the Mac started acting strange again. This time it was something different. One day, my girlfriend started up my Macbook Pro and noticed that it was extremely slow. I assumed it was just in the need of a restart, but that wasn't it. The computer started freezing all the time at first. It froze when I clicked something in an application, and I had to wait like 10 seconds for it to go back to normal. If I was typing anything on Facebook, it would freeze, but I could still use any other tab of the browser without any problems. However, they would freeze to if I did anything special on other websites. Every other program would also freeze for reasons like typing or clicking on anything.
    After a short while, it started being really slow during startup and use. A few days ago, my Macbook Pro also started disconnecting from Wi-Fi networks while trying to load pages. It doesn't disconnect every time, but it does sometimes. It tries to reconnect after that, and if it succeed's, everything is back to normal for a while.
    Additionaly, the battery have been draining faster, and when it reached 0%, the computer turned off and closed all the open programs. Normally it has entered Sleep Mode, but not anymore.
    Do any of you have any clue what the issue might be?
    I have done the following:
    - Reset PRAM
    - Restore to system defaults
    - Installed AVG Antivirus and scanned it
    - Repaired and verified disk in Disk Utility.
    - Uninstalled Adobe Flash Player.
    I hope anyone can help me! I really need my computer for educational use!

    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem.
    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.
    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. All it does is to collect information about the state of the computer. That information goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. However, you should be cautious about running any kind of program (not just a shell script) at the request of a stranger on a public message board. If you have doubts, search this site for other discussions in which this procedure has been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that the instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
    Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed: Copy a line of text from this web page into the window of another application. Wait for the script to run. It usually takes a few minutes. Then paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. Details follow.
    4. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. 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:
    PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin; clear; Fb='%s\n\t(%s)\n'; Fm='\n%s\n\n%s\n'; Fr='\nRAM details\n%s\n'; Fs='\n%s: %s\n'; Fu='user %s%%, system %s%%'; AC="com.autodesk.AutoCAD  com.google.GoogleDrive"; H='^[[:space:]]*((127\.0\.0\.1|::1|fe80::1%lo0)[[:space:]]+local|(255\.){3}255[[:space:]]*broadcast)host[[:space:]]*$'; NS=networksetup; PB="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print"; A () { [[ a -eq 0 ]]; }; M () { find -L "$d" -type f | while read f; do file -b "$f" | egrep -lq XML\|exec && echo $f; done; }; AT () { o=`file -b "$1" | egrep -v '^(A.{16}t$|cann)'`; Ps "${1##*/} format"; }; Pc () { o=`grep -v '^ *#' "$2"`; l=`wc -l <<< "$o"`; [[ l -gt 25 ]] && o=`head -n25 <<< "$o"`$'\n'"[$((l-25)) more line(s)]"; Pm "$1"; AT "$1"; }; Pm () { [[ "$o" ]] && o=`sed -E '/^ *$/d;s/^ */   /;s/[-0-9A-Fa-f]{22,}/UUID/g;s/(ochat)\.[^.]+(\..+)/\1\2/;/U.+\/Shared\//b'$'\n''s/(\/Users\/)[^/]+/\1USER/g' <<< "$o"` && printf "$Fm" "$1" "$o"; }; Pp () { o=`$PB "$2" | awk -F'= ' \/$3'/{print $2}'`; Pm "$1"; }; Ps () { o=`echo $o`; [[ ! 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?o|WARN' -k Message Ane 'SMC:' | tail -n25 | awk '/:/{$4=""; $5=""};1'`; Pm "Kernel messages"; o=`df -m / | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'`; o=$((o<5120?o:0)); Ps "Free space (MiB)"; o=$(($(vm_stat | awk '/eo/{sub("\\.",""); print $2}')/256)); o=$((o>=1024?o:0)); Ps "Pageouts (MiB)"; s=( `sar -u 1 10 | sed '$!d'` ); [[ s[4] -lt 85 ]] && o=`printf "$Fu" ${s[1]} ${s[3]}` || o=; Ps "Total CPU usage" && { s=(`ps acrx -o comm,ruid,%cpu | sed '2!d'`); n=$((${#s[*]}-1)); c="${s[*]}"; o=${s[$n]}%; Ps "CPU usage by process \"${c% ${s[$((n-1))]}*}\" with UID ${s[$((n-1))]}"; }; s=(`top -R -l1 -n1 -o prt -stats command,uid,prt | sed '$!d'`); n=$((${#s[*]}-1)); s[$n]=${s[$n]%[+-]}; c="${s[*]}"; o=$((s[$n]>=25000?s[$n]:0)); Ps "Mach ports used by process \"${c% ${s[$((n-1))]}*}\" with UID ${s[$((n-1))]}"; o=`kextstat -kl | grep -v com\\.apple | cut -c53- | cut -d\< -f1`; Pm "Loaded extrinsic kernel extensions"; R && o=`sudo launchctl list | awk 'NR>1 && !/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix\.cron)|org\.(amav|apac|calendarse|cups|dove|isc|ntp|openld|post[fg]|x)/{print $3}'`; Pm "Extrinsic daemons"; o=`launchctl list | awk 'NR>1 && !/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)|\.[0-9]+$/{print $3}'`; Pm "Extrinsic agents"; o=`for d in {/,}L*/Lau*; do M; done | egrep -v 'com\.apple\.(CSConfig|server)' | while read f; do ID=$($PB\ :Label "$f") || ID="No job label"; printf "$Fb" "$f" "$ID"; done`; Pm "launchd items"; o=`for d in /{S*/,}L*/StartupItems; do M; done`; Pm "Startup items"; sys=`pkgutil --regexp --only-files --files com.apple.pkg.* | sort | uniq | sed 's:^:/:'`; b=`sed -E '/^.+Lib.+\/Contents\/Info.plist$/!d;s/\/Info.plist$//;/Contents\/./d' <<< "$sys"`; l=`egrep '^/usr/lib/.+dylib$' <<< "$sys"`; [[ "$b" && "$l" ]] && { o=`find -L /S*/L*/{C*/Sec*A,E}* {/,}L*/{A*d,Compon,Ex,In,iTu,Keyb,Mail/B,P*P,Qu*T,Scripti,Sec,Servi,Spo}* -type d -name Contents -prune | grep -Fv "$b" | while read d; do test -f "$d/Info.plist" || continue; ID=$($PB\ :CFBundleIdentifier "$_") || ID="No bundle ID"; printf "$Fb" "${d%/Contents}" "$ID"; done`; Pm "Extrinsic loadable bundles"; o=`find /usr/lib -type f -name *.dylib | grep -Fv "$l"`; Pm "Extrinsic shared libraries"; :; } || echo $'\nReceipts missing'; o=`for e in INSERT_LIBRARIES LIBRARY_PATH; do launchctl getenv DYLD_$e; done`; Pm "Inserted dylibs"; o=`find -L {,/u*/lo*}/e*/periodic -type f -mtime -10d`; Pm "Modified periodic scripts"; o=`scutil --proxy | grep Prox`; Pm "Proxies"; o=`scutil --dns | awk '/r\[0\] /{if ($NF !~ /^1(0|72\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[0-1])|92\.168)\./) print $NF; exit}'`; i=`route -n get default | awk '/e:/{print $2}'`; I=`$NS -listnetworkserviceorder | sed -En '/ '$i'\)$/{x;s/^\(.+\) //p;q;};x'`; n=`$NS -getdnsservers "$I" | awk '!/^T/{printf "not "}'`; Ps "DNS (${n}from DHCP)"; o=`$NS -getinfo "$I" | awk '/k:/{if ($3 !~ "(255\.){3}0") print $3}'`; Ps "Netmask"; R && o=`sudo profiles -P | grep : | wc -l`; Ps "Profiles"; f=auto_master; [[ `md5 -q /etc/$f` =~ ^b166 ]] || Pc $f /etc/$f; for f in fstab sysctl.conf crontab launchd.conf; do Pc $f /etc/$f; done; f=/etc/hosts; Pc "hosts" <(egrep -v "$H" $f ); AT $f; Pc "User launchd" ~/.launchd*; R && Pc "Root crontab" <(sudo crontab -l); Pc "User crontab" <(crontab -l); R && o=`sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook`; Pm "Login hook"; LD="$(`find /S*/*/F* -type f -name lsregister | head -n1` -dump)"; o=`for ID in $AC; do [[ "$LD" =~ $ID ]] && echo $ID; done`; Pm "Application check"; Pp "Global login items" /L*/P*/loginw* Path; Pp "User login items" L*/P*/*loginit* Name; Pp "Safari extensions" L*/Saf*/*/E*.plist Bundle | sed -E 's/(\..*$|-[1-9])//g'; o=`find ~ $TMPDIR.. \( -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 \) | wc -l`; Ps "Restricted user files"; cd; o=`SP Fonts | egrep 'id: N|te: Y' | wc -l`; Ps "Font problems"; o=`find L*/{Con,Pref}* -type f ! -size 0 -name *.plist | while read f; do plutil -s "$f" >&- || echo $f; done`; Pm "Bad plists"; d=(Desktop L*/Keyc*); n=(20 7); for i in 0 1; do o=`find "${d[$i]}" -type f -maxdepth 1 | wc -l`; o=$((o<=n[$i]?0:o)); Ps "${d[$i]##*/} file count"; done; o=; [[ UID -eq 0 ]] && o=root; Ps "UID"; o=$((`date +%s`-t)); Ps "Elapsed time (s)"; } 2>/dev/null | pbcopy; exit 2>&-
    Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
    7. Launch the built-in 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.
    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.
    8. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "syntax error," enter
    exec bash
    and press return. Then paste the script again.
    9. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
    If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
    10. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
    [Process completed]
    to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report the results. No harm will be done.
    11. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
    If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
    12. When you post the results, you might see the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." It means that the forum software has misidentified something in the post as a violation of the rules. If that happens, please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
    Note: This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
    Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Terms of Use of the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

  • MacBook Pro has slowed significantly...Ideas on how to fix?

    Problem description:
    My mac book has become very very slow, when I look in activity monitor i have close to 150 processes, trying to figure out how to fix things.
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
    Report generated December 25, 2014 at 6:02:49 PM EST
    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
    Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
        1 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
        8 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
            BANK 1/DIMM0
                4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
        Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
            Color LCD 1440 x 900
        NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:9:17
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (77.70 GB free)
                Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 disk2 : (13.6 MB)
            disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 12 MB
            disk2s1s1 (disk2s1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
            Endocrine (disk2s1s2) /Volumes/Endocrine : 11 MB (0 B free)
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
        Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
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            /System/Library/Extensions
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        [not loaded]    com.novatelwireless.kext.wwan (3.0.24) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.pantech.driver.PTRayUSBFamily (1.2.8 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
        [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.68) [Support]
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        [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.0.1) [Support]
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        [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSCSupport (2.0.2) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSRSupport (2.0.2) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraHSRSupport (2.0.2) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessModem (3.2.7) [Support]
            /System/Library/Extensions/LGEMobileSolutionFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
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        [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGELTEMdmControl (1.5.4) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGELTEMdmData (1.5.4) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGELTENicControl (1.5.4) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGELTENicData (1.5.4) [Support]
            /System/Library/Extensions/NovatelWirelessWWAN.kext/Contents/PlugIns
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        [not loaded]    com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (3.0.24) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (3.0.24) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (3.0.24) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.novatelwireless.driver.NWVBE (3.0.24) [Support]
            /System/Library/Extensions/PTRayUSBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns
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        [not loaded]    com.pantech.driver.PantechCDFree (1.2.8 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.pantech.driver.PantechCm (1.2.8 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.pantech.driver.PantechMdmControl (1.2.8 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.pantech.driver.PantechMdmData (1.2.8 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.pantech.driver.PantechSer (1.2.8 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.pantech.driver.QmiDriver (1.2.8 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
            /System/Library/Extensions/PTUMWDrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.PTUMWCDFree (11.1.28) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.PTUMWCSP (11.1.28) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.PTUMWDIAG (11.1.28) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.PTUMWMdmControl (11.1.28) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.PTUMWMdmData (11.1.28) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.PTUMWUSBMergeNub (11.1.28) [Support]
            /System/Library/Extensions/SMSIWirelessModem.kext/Contents/PlugIns
        [not loaded]    com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessCDC (3.2.7) [Support]
        [not loaded]    com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessSerial (3.2.7) [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]
    Startup Items: ℹ️
        ProTec6: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6
        ProTec6b: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b
        Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.paragon.NTFS.auth.plist [Support]
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
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        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
        [running]    com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist [Support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
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        [running]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist [Support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
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        [loaded]    com.koingosw.MacCleanse4Helper.TrashWatcher.plist [Support]
        [running]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [Support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        Launch Nikon Message Center 2    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
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        o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
        LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.660 [Support]
        Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.2 [Support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.2.4 [Support]
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
        LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.660 [Support]
        Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
        googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
        LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.660 [Support]
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
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