My iMac seems to be running slower lately. Does anyone have suggestions? I ran EtreCheck and these are my results:
Hardware Information:
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
iMac - model: iMac11,3
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
ATI Radeon HD 5750 - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 20 days 0:15:36
Disk Information:
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 disk0 : (2 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 1.89 TB (1.42 TB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
Untitled (disk0s4) /Volumes/Untitled: 107.05 GB (79.41 GB free)
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Problem System Launch Agents:
[System] com.paragon.NTFS.auth.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.nds.pcshow.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.nds.pcshow.uninstall.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
Microsoft Database Daemon
Android File Transfer Agent
Microsoft Word
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Internet Plug-ins:
LogitechHarmony: Version: 1.0.0.1 3rd-Party support link
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
CouponPrinter-FireFox: Version: Version 1.1.5
net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
GarminGPSControl: Version: 3.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Outdated! Update
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
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Java 3rd-Party support link
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
Garmin Map Update: Version: 4.2.0 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Garmin/Garmin Map Update/tmp/Garmin Map Update.app
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
My Day: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
WFTPairing: Version: - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Canon Utilities/EOS Utility/WFTPairing.app
TurboTax Deluxe 2011: Version: 2011.r15.011 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 2 Disk used: 442.83 GB
Destinations:
FreeAgent GoFlex Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 2
Total number of backups: 3
Oldest backup: 2011-08-20 01:52:24 +0000
Last backup: 2013-06-08 06:03:59 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 2 > (Disk used 442.83 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
1% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
0% coreservicesd
0% dpd
Top Processes by Memory:
209 MB Safari
119 MB Finder
106 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
74 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
61 MB iTunes
Virtual Memory Information:
76 MB Free RAM
907 MB Active RAM
842 MB Inactive RAM
571 MB Wired RAM
9.35 GB Page-ins
593 MB Page-outs
Hi ..
User Login Items:
Microsoft Database Daemon
Android File Transfer Agent
Microsoft Word
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Open System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items
Remove all items mentioned above then restart your Mac to test.
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