My Macbook is becoming slow after 3 years. (Advice Needed)
Hi Guys,
I have had my Macbook Pro for around 3 years now.... It's starting to become slow.... I use alot of RAM gobbling apps like Photoshop, Flash, Logic X etc etc. I'm a student and I cannot afford to buy a new Mac right now so I have been looking into upgrading my system.
I have thoroughly cleaned out my mac and followed all guides on how to speed up my mac online etc etc. It helps for half an hour or so but once I'm using multiple apps like the ones mentioned above it begins to die so to speak.
I have looked online and have come to the conclusion that It may be best financially for me to invest in some new RAM and maybe an SSD drive?
Would you recommed this? rather than paying out £1000 for a new laptop (which I simply cannot afford)....
RAM - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0070C2ND8/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&col id=1IU0LK5EQNXPM&coliid=IV98M7PZWAEN6&psc=1
(Possible) SSD - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-500GB-2-5-inch-Basic-Solid/dp/B00E3915Y4/ref=sr_ 1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1398171607&sr=1-1&keywords=macbook+pro+ssd+drive
Would it be worth getting both or would the RAM be okay alone? Also any idea's how many more years this would give my Macbook? I'm hoping it will prolong it's life by atleast another 3 years running at a good performance....
also when I upgrade would it be worthwhile to back up my system and re-install the OS? Start back from scratch so to speak?
If you have any other suggestions I'm totally open to them and look forward to reading replies.
Thanks in advance, Josh.
By the way, ANY SSD drive will work on your MacBook Pro. If you do specific searches for "macbook pro ssd drive" most likely you'll get all the expensive price tags.
I currently use SanDisk Extreme SSDs and Mushkin Deluxe SSDs both are usually more economical to other brands and they both perform amazing...
The standard HDD on your mac usually goes at around 70MB/s (read/write) both of these SSDs go around 470/ 270MB/s (read/write).
So the SSD upgrade will give you a pretty good speed improvement...
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Other's have posted similar experiences by when I ran etrecheck I didn't get a bunch of fails and yet my computer is extremely sluggish since moving from snow leopard to Yosemite. So much so, that I'm considering going back. Programs load slowly and switching between programs has a delayed response. Reminds me of the PC I had before I bought my macbook in 2008.
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Problem description:
Mac is running slow after upgrading to Yosemite.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.1 (104)
Report generated December 10, 2014 at 10:51:13 AM PST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) (Verified)
MacBook - model: MacBook5,1
1 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
Cinema Display 1680 x 1050
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:33:11
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9500420AS disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (196.94 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N
USB Information: ℹ️
Microsoft Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver V1.0
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/StartupItems/Parallels
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.Pvsvnic (3.0) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.ConnectUSB (3.0.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.Pvsnet (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (3.0) [Support]
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HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Parallels: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Parallels
ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
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[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist [Support]
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Citations Application (/Applications/Papers.app/Contents/SharedSupport/Citations.app)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Time Out Application (/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/Time Out.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (/Applications/Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional/Adobe Acrobat Professional.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Caffeine Application (/Applications/Caffeine .app)
Microsoft AU Daemon Application (/Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft AU Daemon.app)
Garmin ANT Agent Application (/Applications/Garmin ANT Agent.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
Stickies Application (/Applications/Stickies.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Box Sync Application (/Applications/Box Sync.app)
EvernoteHelper Application (/Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/EvernoteHelper.app)
XPSLauncher Application (/Applications/Xerox/PrintingScout/XPSLauncher.app)
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o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017287: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 5.1 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
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AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 [Support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
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AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
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70% iPhoto
20% TOCGenerator
18% WindowServer
9% Time Out Break
6% CarboniteDaemon
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463 MB iPhoto
137 MB Mail
116 MB Google Chrome
106 MB WindowServer
99 MB iTunes
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
114 MB Free RAM
1.39 GB Active RAM
1.21 GB Inactive RAM
857 MB Wired RAM
6.24 GB Page-ins
34 MB Page-outs
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EtreCheck version: 2.1.2 (105)
Report generated December 13, 2014 at 10:16:11 PM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
MacBook - model: MacBook6,1
1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
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Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
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EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (183.92 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
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Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.webroot.driver.WebrootSecureAnywhere (78 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (2.2.8) [Support]
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (1.2) [Support]
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSupport (1.4.16) [Support]
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSwitch (1.2.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSwitchKicker (1.0.0) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/NovatelWireless3G.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (2.2.8) [Support]
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[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.cloudd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.rcd.plist
[failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist
[failed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
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[failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.GSSCred.plist
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.sandboxd.plist
[failed] com.apple.tccd.system.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
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[running] com.webroot.WRMacApp.plist [Support]
[running] com.webroot.WRMacBackNSync.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.sierrawireless.SierraReset.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.SWoCTool.plist [Support]
[running] com.webroot.security.mac.plist [Support]
[running] com.webroot.webfilter.mac.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Archive Utility UNKNOWN (missing value)
iTunes Application (/Applications/iTunes.app)
Webroot SecureAnywhere Application (/Applications/Webroot SecureAnywhere.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.586 [Support]
npwebroot: Version: 2.0.15 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.586 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.0 [Support]
LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.586 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Password Manager
webfilter
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
45% WSDaemon
5% WindowServer
0% AppleSpell
0% Dock
0% nbagent
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
268 MB firefox
75 MB WindowServer
37 MB Finder
32 MB mds
26 MB softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
194 MB Free RAM
530 MB Active RAM
205 MB Inactive RAM
485 MB Wired RAM
26.89 GB Page-ins
1.90 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
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Dec 13, 2014, 09:31:05 PM com.apple.RemindersNC_2014-12-13-213105_[redacted].crash
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Wired Memory: 885.5 MB
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Inactive Memory: 1.87 GB
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1 launchd root 0.0 1.8 MB 2.36 GB
10 kextd root 0.0 4.3 MB 2.35 GB
11 UserEventAgent root 0.0 8.6 MB 2.38 GB
12 mDNSResponder _mdnsrespo 0.0 3.1 MB 2.37 GB
13 opendirectoryd root 0.1 8.5 MB 2.38 GB
14 notifyd root 0.0 1.1 MB 2.35 GB
15 configd root 0.0 4.5 MB 2.38 GB
16 diskarbitrationd root 0.0 1.6 MB 2.35 GB
17 fseventsd root 0.1 6.2 MB 2.37 GB
18 syslogd root 0.0 980 KB 2.36 GB
19 powerd root 0.0 2.1 MB 2.37 GB
20 distnoted root 0.0 1.7 MB 2.35 GB
25 blued root 0.0 3.2 MB 2.37 GB
27 securityd root 0.0 6.0 MB 2.37 GB
28 coreservicesd root 0.2 17.9 MB 2.39 GB
49 ntpd root 0.0 1.4 MB 2.32 GB
51 warmd nobody 0.0 3.6 MB 2.36 GB
52 usbmuxd _usbmuxd 0.0 3.3 MB 2.36 GB
54 SystemStarter root 0.0 1.0 MB 2.35 GB
56 stackshot root 0.0 1.2 MB 2.35 GB
59 revisiond root 0.0 2.4 MB 2.36 GB
63 mds root 0.2 87.8 MB 2.74 GB
65 loginwindow AMay 0.0 18.8 MB 2.44 GB
67 KernelEventAgent root 0.0 1.0 MB 2.35 GB
68 kdc root 0.0 2.8 MB 2.35 GB
70 hidd root 0.1 1.8 MB 2.35 GB
72 dynamic_pager root 0.0 712 KB 2.32 GB
77 autofsd root 0.0 1.8 MB 2.35 GB
79 applepushserviced root 0.0 7.1 MB 2.37 GB
80 aosnotifyd root 0.0 4.8 MB 2.37 GB
82 SophosAntiVirus root 0.1 3.2 MB 640.3 MB
83 InterCheck root 0.2 142.2 MB 773.5 MB
84 SophosAutoUpdate root 0.0 9.3 MB 640.8 MB
86 licenseDaemon root 0.0 4.9 MB 2.36 GB
87 TechToolProDaemon root 0.0 3.4 MB 644.8 MB
88 qmasterd root 0.0 6.8 MB 645.6 MB
102 WindowServer _windowser 6.5 56.0 MB 2.93 GB
103 netbiosd _netbios 0.0 2.2 MB 2.37 GB
118 CVMServer root 0.0 1,000 KB 2.33 GB
128 logind root 0.0 1.7 MB 2.35 GB
134 launchd AMay 0.0 1.2 MB 2.36 GB
136 coreaudiod _coreaudio 1.2 4.9 MB 2.37 GB
138 UserEventAgent AMay 0.0 9.8 MB 2.38 GB
140 distnoted AMay 0.0 3.4 MB 2.36 GB
145 Dock AMay 0.0 17.0 MB 2.44 GB
146 talagent AMay 0.0 7.3 MB 2.39 GB
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150 pboard AMay 0.0 912 KB 2.32 GB
158 fontd AMay 0.0 5.1 MB 2.40 GB
161 com.apple.dock.extra AMay 0.0 10.9 MB 2.40 GB
163 warmd_agent AMay 0.0 1.7 MB 2.35 GB
167 imagent AMay 0.0 5.2 MB 2.37 GB
172 SophosUIServer AMay 0.1 11.4 MB 687.5 MB
175 Logitech Control Center D AMay 0.0 8.1 MB 2.40 GB
176 LaunchdDaemon AMay 0.0 1.4 MB 618.9 MB
180 SpotifyWebHelper AMay 0.0 3.3 MB 639.3 MB
182 Folder Actions Dispatcher AMay 0.0 6.4 MB 2.40 GB
186 iTunes Helper AMay 0.0 3.6 MB 2.37 GB
187 Caffeine AMay 0.0 8.7 MB 2.40 GB
188 Mail AMay 0.0 60.1 MB 3.53 GB
196 cookied AMay 0.0 1.2 MB 2.35 GB
204 TechToolProAgent AMay 0.0 9.3 MB 18.43 GB
215 mdworker AMay 0.1 29.9 MB 2.39 GB
255 AppleSpell.service AMay 0.2 3.1 MB 2.38 GB
289 DashboardClient AMay 0.0 12.6 MB 672.9 MB
290 DashboardClient AMay 0.0 36.9 MB 3.43 GB
292 Google Chrome AMay 0.0 84.4 MB 989.1 MB
297 Google Chrome Helper AMay 0.0 10.4 MB 740.3 MB
299 Google Chrome Worker AMay 0.0 69.3 MB 785.7 MB
300 Google Chrome Worker AMay 0.0 26.4 MB 757.4 MB
301 Google Chrome Worker AMay 0.0 27.7 MB 758.7 MB
471 Firefox AMay 0.2 357.6 MB 3.65 GB
485 Firefox Plugin Process (S AMay 0.8 48.8 MB 2.58 GB
486 VDCAssistant root 0.0 5.2 MB 2.37 GB
739 iTunes AMay 3.1 72.3 MB 2.53 GB
746 Last.fm AMay 1.9 23.1 MB 767.4 MB
748 ath AMay 0.0 3.4 MB 2.37 GB
751 AppleMobileDeviceHelper AMay 0.0 8.8 MB 2.37 GB
783 Quick Look Helper AMay 0.0 9.5 MB 2.88 GB
841 automountd root 0.0 2.1 MB 2.36 GB
877 Activity Monitor AMay 11.6 25.7 MB 2.44 GB
878 taskgated root 0.0 2.7 MB 2.37 GB
880 xpchelper AMay 0.0 4.6 MB 2.35 GB
881 SyncServer AMay 0.0 9.9 MB 2.38 GB
884 activitymonitord root 0.7 1.4 MB 2.33 GB
885 launchdadd root 0.0 1.7 MB 2.35 GB
886 launchd _spotlight 0.0 852 KB 2.36 GB
888 mdworker _spotlight 0.0 6.3 MB 2.38 GB
889 distnoted _spotlight 0.0 1.1 MB 2.35 GB
890 xpchelper _spotlight 0.0 4.4 MB 2.36 GB
891 CVMCompiler AMay 0.0 20.5 MB 2.35 GBThomas - yes, the page outs are less than 10% of the page ins, your site was actually what made me take a look at that haha.The reason that I'm concerned about my free RAM is that it has never been this low, and I like having a certain amount of RAM free when I run certain programs (ex. Ableton Live, a music production program, where ~500MB of RAM is needed to load some drum samples).
I had just installed Sophos Anti-Virus a few hours before my post, so that's probably running at startup along with a few others, which I will have to take a look at. Are there any other startup processes that you noticed that I should look into?
Lastly, I installed Final Cut Pro 7 about a week and a half ago. I only open it maybe three days out of the week, so I didn't think that's what would be causing it. However, there may be some background processes that are running even when the actual program isn't running. Can you spot anything like that?
updating the Mac OS X version was the fix for it.
I eventually will udgrade to Mountain Lion, but I would like to get this fixed first. I'm also looking at buying more RAM, but up until recently, 4GB was working fine. I couldn't have everything running, but the programs that I did have open ran fine.
Simple stop leaving program open that you are done using. Make sure you close the Program and not just close the window that the program is using. By default most Mac programs do not close when you close the window they are using. You have to manual close, Quit, those programs.
That's the thing though- I always close programs that I am not using (cmd+q, not just closing the window). I come from a Windows background, so closing a program entirely became a quick habit of mine! -
Why is my MacBook Pro so slow after installing Yosemite?
Hello,
I've noticed since i upgrade my macbook pro from maverick to Yosemite it slowed my computer down for almost every thing .it become unusable ,can’t do anything without rainbow wheel appearing . Need help plz
MacBook Pro (Mid 2010)
processor 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
memory 4 GB
Etrecheck report:
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 1019
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1510) - Time since boot: 2 days 23:59:4
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (174.19 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Adware: ℹ️
Conduit [Adware! - Remove]
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper/AntiVirus.app
[not loaded] com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth (1.0 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriver64 (1.0.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriverType05 (1.0.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData32 (1.0.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData64 (4.0.5) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.64) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.64) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.4) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
7 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
5 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.conduit.loader.agent.plist [Adware! - Remove]
[failed] com.divx.dms.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.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]
[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] .dat00e0.576 (hidden) [Click for support]
/usr/bin/osascript /usr/bin/osascript osascript -e tell application "Folder Actions Dispatcher" to tick
[loaded] .dat00f4.77a (hidden) [Click for support]
/usr/bin/osascript /usr/bin/osascript osascript -e tell application "Folder Actions Dispatcher" to tick
[loaded] .dat0171.6b1 (hidden) [Click for support]
/usr/bin/osascript /usr/bin/osascript osascript -e tell application "Folder Actions Dispatcher" to tick
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
uTorrent Application (/Applications/uTorrent.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.1.2 [Click for support]
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.0f6 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.3.1164 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
SaveFrom.net helper
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Perian [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
10% WindowServer
9% Folder Actions Dispatcher
8% uTorrent
5% launchd
2% coreservicesd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
417 MB Folder Actions Dispatcher
64 MB Safari
52 MB Pages
43 MB WindowServer
39 MB uTorrent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
38 MB Free RAM
846 MB Active RAM
791 MB Inactive RAM
747 MB Wired RAM
10.64 GB Page-ins
435 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 13, 2015, 12:53:00 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-03-13-125300_[reda cted].crash
Mar 10, 2015, 07:41:56 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/DivXMediaServer_2015-03-10-194 156_[redacted].crashWell, for one thing, you need to get rid of this a it does more harm than good:
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support]
as well as this adware:
[running] com.conduit.loader.agent.plist [Adware! - Remove]
You can use either the manual method or download the app to do it for you:
http://www.thesafemac.com/arg/
Remove unwanted adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac - Apple Support
If your system is still sluggish after ridding your computer of these unwanted things, then consider installing additional RAM - 4 GB is considered the absolute minimum to run Yosemite. -
Macbook pro runs slow after sleep mode.
This issue has bothered me for a long time already.
And because of this, I have re-installed the OS many times.
But apparently, re-installing the OS does not help.
The machine will runs slow again after a certain period of time.
So, here is my problem.
When you do the four finger down swipe, there will be a zooming out effect, right?
(The same function as pressing F3, which let you knows how many applications you have opened)
This zooming out effect is smooth when I first bought my Macbook Pro.
It is smooth too after I re-install the OS.
But now, after a period of time, this effect becomes so choppy and slow.
As I mentioned above, I tried re-installing the OS. It works, but only works for a few days.
And then it becomes choppy again.
The only solution is to reboot my machine.
Can anyone suggest me what to do?
I guess I have to re-install the OS again tonight... LOLTry using Disk Utility to do a Disk Repair, as shown in this link, while booted up on your install disk instead of re-installing.
You could have some directory corruption. Let us know what errors Disk Utility reports and if DU was able to repair them. Disk Utility's Disk Repair is not perfect and may not find or repair all directory issues. A stronger utility may be required to finish the job.
After that Repair Permissions.
No need to report Permissions errors....we all get them.
DALE
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