My MacBook Pro has been running very slowly. I've run EtreCheck and will append the results below.
My MacBook Pro has been running slowly, and I'm trying to find a solution to it. I've run EtreCheck and have put the output below. Any help would be appreciated as I'm not a computer expert.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,3
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:20:51
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (308.41 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_Net_NCMCtrl (2.1.7b7) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_Net_NCMData (2.1.7b7) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_Serial (2.1.7b7) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_USBSendCmd (2.1.7b7) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SAMSUNG_A307_Driver_sdmp (2.1.7b7) Support
[kext loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9) Support
[kext loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (1.4 - SDK 10.9) Support
[not loaded] com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDIPSupport (1.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDevSupport (1.0.7) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSRSupport (3.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraHSRSupport (3.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraIPDirect (1.1.4) Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.init.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist Support
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist Support
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShareServer.launchd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.sierrawireless.SWoCTool.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
[failed] com.AT&T.attcm_AppStart.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist Support
[loaded] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist Support
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist Support
[running] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist Support
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
User Login Items:
GrowlMenu
AT&T Communication Manager
FontExplorerXAutoload
Dropbox
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Wondershare Helper Compact
RealPlayer Downloader Agent
TmLoginMgr
TmLoginMgr
Internet Plug-ins:
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.6r636 Support
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.3.1.18536 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Facebook Cleaner: Version: 3.2
Better Facebook: Version: 5.941
clea.nr Videos: Version: 3.2.0
avast! Online Security: Version: 8
AdBlock: Version: 2.4.33
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
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
AppTrap Support
avast! Preferences Support
Carbonite Support
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
MacFUSE Support
Time Machine:
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% RealPlayer Downloader Agent
0% CarboniteDaemon
0% System Events
Top Processes by Memory:
127 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
119 MB Google Chrome
98 MB Finder
82 MB Dropbox
66 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information:
580 MB Free RAM
1.63 GB Active RAM
785 MB Inactive RAM
1.03 GB Wired RAM
1.08 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
OS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly?
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13895
Startup in Safe Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14204
Repair Disk
Steps 1 through 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Increase disk space.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13806
Remove Avast.
http://apple-macintoshsupport.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-do-i-uninstall-avast-free -antivirus.html
Click the blue “Reader” button at the end of Safari address bar for easy viewing.
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I've already downloaded Etrechech and ran it and this is what I got:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 22 Oct 2014 08:21:16 GMT+2
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 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
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 1:19:18
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500,11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (312.03 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.genieo.engine.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.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.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 Support
ViewRightWebPlayer: Version: 3.3.0.0 Support
proXSignXML: Version: 1.2.21 - SDK 10.5 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Spelling 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: 187.22 GB
Destinations:
VERBATIM HD [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Last backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 187.22 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
14% Safari
12% WindowServer
4% coreaudiod
3% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
2% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
220 MB Safari
43 MB WindowServer
26 MB mds
26 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
26 MB Microsoft Word
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
21 MB Free RAM
1.01 GB Active RAM
992 MB Inactive RAM
1.00 GB Wired RAM
1.14 GB Page-ins
49 MB Page-outs
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EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 22 Oct 2014 15:43:33 GMT+2
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 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
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 2:39:48
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0 : (500,11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (310.28 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.barebones.authd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.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.ARM.[...].plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.0.1f1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.3 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10329.0 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.3 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 Support
ViewRightWebPlayer: Version: 3.3.0.0 Support
proXSignXML: Version: 1.2.21 - SDK 10.5 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Spelling Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 188.97 GB
Destinations:
VERBATIM HD [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Last backup: 2012-10-07 19:12:45 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 188.97 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
5% Safari
4% coreaudiod
3% WindowServer
1% hidd
0% Microsoft Word
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
193 MB Safari
26 MB WindowServer
26 MB Skype
21 MB PluginProcess
21 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
32 MB Free RAM
852 MB Active RAM
828 MB Inactive RAM
1.02 GB Wired RAM
2.15 GB Page-ins
95 MB Page-outs -
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Here is my EtreCheck Report:
Problem description:
Mac has been running very slowly
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 18, 2015 at 10:42:01 PM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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 (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 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 989
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 2:48:14
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (78.83 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
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
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Support]
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
Spotify UNKNOWN (missing value)
uTorrent Application (/Applications/uTorrent.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.1.102.55 [Support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.0 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 11.1.102.55 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.257
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.51204.0 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Searchme [Installed] Adware! [Remove]
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video> [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
DivX [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
MacFUSE [Support]
Perian [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
24% Google Chrome
12% WindowServer
4% coreaudiod
3% Google Chrome Helper EH
2% hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
279 MB Google Chrome Helper EH
176 MB Finder
150 MB Google Chrome
77 MB WindowServer
69 MB Pages
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
171 MB Free RAM
1.28 GB Active RAM
1.14 GB Inactive RAM
821 MB Wired RAM
4.60 GB Page-ins
135 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 18, 2015, 07:54:30 PM Self test - passed
Jan 18, 2015, 06:51:08 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Photo Booth_2015-01-18-185108_[redacted].crashBack up your Mac, if you have not already done so. To learn how to do that read Mac Basics: Time Machine backs up your Mac.
You inadvertently installed adware. Eradicating it is simple and you don't have to download or install anything to fix it. For an explanation or how this may have occurred, how to avoid it in the future, and for Apple's recommended solution read How to install adware.
Google Chrome is known to run notoriously poorly on Macs. If you want to run Google Chrome, you may need to install more memory, upgrade your Mac to a newer model, or both. Use Safari or Firefox, both of which will run well and do not litter a system with a plethora of resource - hungry "helpers" and other constantly running intrusive processes such as those Google insists upon installing.
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I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro which has been running slow for a while. After looking at responses to similar problems I have downloaded and run EtreCheck. Please can someone help me with what it all means.
Thanks in advance.
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated 19 September 2014 08:07:14 GMT+8
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:4:29
Disk Information: ?
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (147 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ?
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ?
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.4 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.1.55 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.1.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[running] com.amazon.music.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
TomTomHOMERunner
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins: ?
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.1.977 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 10.0 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
Safari Extensions: ?
Ultimate
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 Support
Perian Support
Trusteer Endpoint Protection Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 160.38 GB
Destinations:
Data [Network] (Last used)
Total size: 2 TB
Total number of backups: 99
Oldest backup: 2012-04-20 17:05:32 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-18 23:49:25 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 TB > (Disk size 297.29 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
6% InterCheck
5% iCalExternalSync
3% WindowServer
2% CalendarAgent
2% SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ?
152 MB SophosScanD
147 MB InterCheck
106 MB SophosAntiVirus
66 MB Dropbox
57 MB com.apple.iTunesLibraryService
Virtual Memory Information: ?
161 MB Free RAM
1.55 GB Active RAM
1.41 GB Inactive RAM
902 MB Wired RAM
611 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsUninstall Trusteer software
http://www.trusteer.com/support/uninstalling-rapport-mac-os-x
Remove Sophos
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21069437#21069437 -
My MacBook Pro has been running slow since I upgraded to OS X Yosemite. Any solutions?
I have a MacBook Pro Processor 2.5 Intel Core i5. Memory 4GB. Since I have upgraded to OS X Yosemite it has been running extremely slow. Any solutions to getting it back up to speed?
If you enabled FileVault when you upgraded, it will take a few hours for the conversion process to finish, and during that time performance will be reduced. Otherwise see below.
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.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take one of the actions that you're having trouble with. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them 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 which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. -
MacBook Pro has been running outrageously slow and been freezing entirely
Over the past two weeks, my three year old MacBook has been running outrageously slow, even with only one program open and simple programs at that, like preview. Many of the times, It completely freezes up and I have to reboot the system. I have been attempting to fix this, cleaning up memory, running virus scanning (which hasn't been going all the way through the scan but shuts down), repairing and verifying the disk, etc. I am worried I have a virus or something. Help!
Frank,
when I mentioned reformatting the drive, i meant the external harddrive that I am attempting to back up to. Have reformatted it successfully, but for whatever reason, when I try to back up my macbook's internal harddrive to the external volume, it gets stuck at 2.12 gb and then stops all together, saying there is an error. I have tried this several times and have reformatted and repaired the external disk several times, so I don't think it is the issue.
S.M.A.R.T. status reads verified.
Checking Console now...not entirely sure what I'm looking for here...typed in retry into the search for Console log, came up with several similar to this "4/30/13 1:08:32.399 PM coreaudiod[263]: AHS_DefaultDeviceManager::SynchronizeDeviceList: the device list should never be empty - retrying". I'm not really sure what this means, or really what I'm looking for in this application.
I use trend micro security, which is a required virus scanner for my college. I've had it loaded since I bought my macbook, nearly three years ago, and have only had a problem with it once (last year when mountain lion came out, there was a problem installing the new software because of some issue with trend micro). But never before has it acted this weird. Before, it would run scans normally, but not it gets 10%, then suddenly says its done and that it found nothing, although it still had several hundred thousands files left to scan.
My internal drive is 250 gb, and I currently have a little under 75 gb free.
Looking at activity monitor now, but again, I don't exactly know what I'd be looking for in a program that shouldn't be there. the largest usage currently is kernel_task, and I have no idea what this is, but honestly, i don't know what programs I would be looking for that would be running my computer at all times.
Any further suggestions or tips? -
I am having similar problems here is my etrecheck:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 18, 2014 10:54:44 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ?
OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 0 days 4:57:11
Disk Information: ?
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (472.13 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ?
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ?
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ?
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
[failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
Problem System Launch Agents: ?
[failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
Launch Daemons: ?
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.prosofteng.DGMonitor.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
Spotify
Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper
Google Chrome
Internet Plug-ins: ?
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Check version
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
Safari Extensions: ?
Searchme
Amazon Shopping Assistant
Ebay Shopping Assistant
Slick Savings
Audio Plug-ins: ?
AirPlay: Version: 1.7 - SDK 10.8
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.8
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.8
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
17% mds
5% Google Chrome
2% Google Chrome Helper EH
1% WindowServer
0% ps
Top Processes by Memory: ?
209 MB Google Chrome Helper EH
160 MB Google Chrome
89 MB Google Chrome Helper
63 MB mds
57 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information: ?
301 MB Free RAM
1.87 GB Active RAM
640 MB Inactive RAM
1.21 GB Wired RAM
2.95 GB Page-ins
52 KB Page-outsHere are some of the results from console:
9/19/14 11:12:45.808 AM UserEventAgent[11]: Captive: en1: Not probing 'busecure' (protected network)
9/19/14 11:12:45.811 AM configd[16]: network changed: v4(en1!:149.125.79.239) DNS Proxy SMB
9/19/14 11:12:46.168 AM netbiosd[233]: name servers down?
9/19/14 11:31:11.536 AM spindump[937]: Google Chrome [285] timed out, and it's responsive
9/19/14 11:33:30.000 AM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=946[GoogleSoftwareUp] clearing CS_VALID
9/19/14 11:47:00.954 AM mdwrite[962]: [ERROR] [0.000s] com.apple. UBItemStatusNotification.c:805 _do_UBItemStatusNotificationRegisterURLs() can't find realpath for "/Users/paolocuyno/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~system~spotlight/mdlabels", was blocked at "/Users/paolocuyno/Library/Mobile Documents": 2 (No such file or directory)
9/19/14 11:47:00.955 AM mdwrite[962]: [ERROR] [0.001s] com.apple. UBItemStatusNotification.c:805 _do_UBItemStatusNotificationRegisterURLs() can't find realpath for "/Users/paolocuyno/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~system~spotlight/mdlabels", was blocked at "/Users/paolocuyno/Library/Mobile Documents": 2 (No such file or directory)
9/19/14 11:47:43.656 AM WindowServer[89]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
9/19/14 11:47:57.656 AM WindowServer[89]: disable_update_likely_unbalanced: UI updates still disabled by application "Finder" after 15.00 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds). Likely an unbalanced disableUpdate call.
9/19/14 11:48:10.259 AM WindowServer[89]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 27.60 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
9/19/14 11:48:33.043 AM coreaudiod[139]: Disabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is active
9/19/14 11:48:33.049 AM coreaudiod[139]: Enabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is inactive
9/19/14 11:49:36.887 AM WindowServer[89]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
9/19/14 11:49:47.244 AM WindowServer[89]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 11.36 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
9/19/14 11:50:23.926 AM WindowServer[89]: CGXDisableUpdate: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
9/19/14 11:50:37.713 AM WindowServer[89]: reenable_update_for_connection: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 14.79 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
9/19/14 12:29:26.072 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[149]: (com.apple.printtool.agent[557]) Exited: Killed: 9
9/19/14 12:29:26.000 PM kernel[0]: memorystatus_thread: idle exiting pid 557 [printtool]
9/19/14 12:30:25.000 PM kernel[0]: (default pager): [KERNEL]: ps_select_segment - send HI_WAT_ALERT
9/19/14 12:30:26.000 PM kernel[0]: macx_swapon SUCCESS
9/19/14 12:32:12.000 PM kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=1006[GoogleSoftwareUp] clearing CS_VALID
9/19/14 12:33:06.523 PM spindump[1007]: Google Chrome [285] timed out, and it's responsive
9/19/14 12:34:18.901 PM coreaudiod[139]: Disabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is active
9/19/14 12:34:22.799 PM coreaudiod[139]: Enabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is inactive -
My macbook pro has been running really slow out of nowhere
Problem description:
Macbook pro is all of a sudden being extremely slow. Anytime I click anywhere and even whenever I start typing something, the spinning rainbow beachball appears for like 15 seconds before anything happens. And even loading applications and internet webpages also takes a long time. After the problem arose, I upgraded to Yosemite thinking that it would resolve the problem, but it’s still hasn’t changed anything. Just a few months ago I changed my HDD to an SSD, and my mac was working perfectly fine until a few days ago. What’s going on and how can my mac work like normal again? Thanks.
Below is my EtreCheck report
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 16, 2015 at 3:26:40 PM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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 (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 323
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 0:25:35
Disk Information: ℹ️
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB disk0 : (250.06 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Samsung 840 EVO (disk1) / : 248.83 GB (232.13 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 249.20 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.pharos.notify.plist [Support]
[running] com.pharos.popup.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Caffeine Application (/Applications/Caffeine.app)
Spotify Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.6 [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
None
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
7% mds
5% WindowServer
0% fontd
0% AppleSpell
0% opendirectoryd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
155 MB loginwindow
146 MB Google Chrome
129 MB mds_stores
103 MB Spotify
94 MB Spotify Helper
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
5.20 GB Free RAM
1.99 GB Active RAM
446 MB Inactive RAM
945 MB Wired RAM
1.16 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 16, 2015, 03:02:08 PM Self test - passedCheck that your third-party software is compatible with Yosemite: See App Compatibility Table - RoaringApps.
If you have anti-malware software installed please uninstall it.
Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless.
5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
How to Clean Install OS X Yosemite
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless. -
I would really like to get it back to how it was when I purchased it, every thing loaded up quickly. My friends have the same model as I and theirs run much faster than mine.
First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the system log for messages that may indicate a hardware fault. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator. I've tested them only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, they may not work as described.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|nspace-h|n Cause: -' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the 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.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Reset the System Management Controller.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor 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 Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. 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.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long. -
My macbook pro has been running slow
I have run Etrecheck. Any advice much appreciated.
EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated 11 June 2014 06:23:39 GMT+4
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:16:15
Disk Information:
ST9500325ASG disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (297.84 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[kext loaded] com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer (1.7 - SDK 10.8) Support
[kext loaded] com.avatron.AVExVideo (1.7 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.4) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.4) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.4) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (0.6.36) Support
[kext loaded] com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (3 - SDK 10.8) Support
[kext loaded] com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.8 - SDK 10.8) Support
[kext loaded] foo.tap (1.0) Support
[kext loaded] foo.tun (1.0) Support
Startup Items:
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
tap: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tap
tun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/tun
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
GrowlHelperApp
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX
Dropbox
Air Display Host
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Google Drive
fuspredownloader
HPEventHandler
HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
Easy-WebPrint EX: Version: 1.1.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support
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0 B Page-outsPlease describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The "etrecheck" fad hasn't made that step any less necessary. The better your description, the better the chance of a solution.
For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? When did it start to be slow? Did you change anything just before it started? Have you seen any alerts or error messages? Have you done anything to try to fix it? Most importantly, do you have a current backup of all data? If the answer to the last question is "no," back up now. Ask if you need guidance. Do nothing else until you have a backup. -
My Macbook Pro has been running a little slow lately.
Any suggestions on how to speed it back up? I have been deleting unnecessary apps, but I don't know what else to do! Thanks in advance! I have had it for about 2 years now and I am about to be heading to college so I can't have it run slow now!
Slowdowns can be software or hardware related. The steps in the link below will help determine which it is. The simplest steps are listed first. Have you downloaded any new software or made an OS update lately? If so that may help point to the issue.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5666065?tstart=0 -
Suggestion????
Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless.
5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
How to Clean Install OS X Yosemite
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless. -
My Macbook Pro has been running Macintoah HD for 8 hours . What do I do...
So my mac was being slow yesterday so I decided to restart it. But once I did, I got the grey screen and the prohibitory sign. So I looked up ways to fix this. I managed to get myself to the Macintosh HD window. I pressed the 'Verify Disk' button in the bottom right hand corner and waited for it to complete. However, one red line showed up in the text box and it read 'Volume bitmap needs minor repair for orphaned blocks'. Seeing the 'repair disk' button, I assumed I could click the red line and click repair. However, when I did, my pointer turned into the spinning wheel and so I cant click anything... I looked these results up online and it said that thhere is a possibility that I may get the spinning wheel and that it may take a while. So I waited for about half an hour but it wad getting late so I ddcided to go to bed... 8+ hours later... same page, same spinning wheel... I was planning to just restart my computer my holding down the power button but was afraid that'd do something to the contents of my mac... Any help would be greatly appreciated... (and just my luck to have this happen to me on a holiday...)
Hold down the power button until your system powers off. Wait 10 seconds. Power it back while holding Command+R (assuming you're running OS X Lion or above). At the OS X Utilities menu, go into Disk Utility, select your Macintosh HD and just click the Repair Disk button. No need to Verify as you're already done that. Let the Repair run to completion; then restart your system and test.
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