My mac 21.5 has started to run slowly, what can I check?
Hi, my 21.5inch mac has started to run slowly.
It is a mid 2011 model with 4GB of memory, currently using 3.99Gb
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 4 days 0:58:42
Disk Information:
WDC WD5000AAKS-402AA0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (233.33 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5690H
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Eastman Kodak Company KODAK HERO 5.1 AiO
Logitech USB Optical Mouse
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
LG Electronics USB Drive 2.01 GB
USB Drive (disk2s1) /Volumes/USB Drive: 2.01 GB (1.3 GB free)
SanDisk Cruzer 8 GB
NO NAME (disk1s1) /Volumes/NO NAME: 8 GB (7.14 GB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
com.McAfee.kext.AppProtection (3.1)
com.McAfee.SFKext (1)
com.mcafee.kext.Virex (1.1.0d1)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Problem System Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.auth.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[invalid] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanFactory.plist
[invalid] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist
[loaded] com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.mcafee.menulet.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.mcafee.reporter.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.seagate.SeagateStorageGauge.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Annual Opt.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[loaded] com.kodak.StatisticCollection.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
Board Tools
SMARTBoardService
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45 Outdated! Update
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - 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
SMART Board 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
None
Old Applications:
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/SiteAdvisor/SiteAdvisor.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Epson Printer Utility 4: Version: 8.61 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter2/Utility/UT4/Epson Printer Utility 4.app
SMART Product Update: Version: 5.0.69.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/SMART Technologies/SMART Tools/SMART Product Update.app
/Library/Printers/Kodak/AiO_Printers
KODAK AiO Home Center: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Registration: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
KODAK AiO Scan: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
KODAK AiO Software Updater: Version: 7.7 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
KODAK AiO Uninstall: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
AiOFirmwareUpdater: Version: 7.7 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
2% SMARTBoardService
1% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
1% launchservicesd
0% Microsoft Word
Top Processes by Memory:
111 MB Safari
70 MB Finder
66 MB Mail
53 MB PluginProcess
45 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information:
43 MB Free RAM
631 MB Active RAM
604 MB Inactive RAM
1.08 GB Wired RAM
6.90 GB Page-ins
1.56 GB Page-outs
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