Need to upgrade my MacBook from Snow Leopard. Should I go straight to Yosemite?
I am a nervous person. The idea of upgrading always fills me with dread. I have way too much to do, to have computer problems. Yet my MacBook is getting sluggish (I can type faster than the words show up, now). It's probably because I still run 10.6.8 - I know I need to upgrade but I have two questions:
1) Should I go straight to Yosemite, bypassing the others inbetween? (vs. going one upgrade at a time)
2) What will happen if it gets halfway through the upgrade and I don't have enough space or memory? Does it just stop and cancel the upgrade? Or will things get messed up.
Thanks!
Pfffft....I'll just copy and paste the report....
Problem description:
1. disables mouse click; can move the cursor but can’t select/initiate anything.
2. crashes
3. deletes desktop icons; can’t see internal or external drives.
4. disables a lot of 3rd party software.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 25, 2014 at 9:41:45 AM PST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,1
1 2.8 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
Cinema HD 2560 x 1600
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:4:14
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9320421ASG disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (37.23 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Information: ℹ️
LaCie LaCie Hard Drive USB 80.03 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
OS 10.9 (disk1s2) /Volumes/OS 10.9 : 79.17 GB (24.80 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Cinema HD Display
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
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/kexts
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (3.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug (3.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (3.0.0) Support
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (3.0.0) Support
/Library/StartupItems/BRESINKx86Monitoring
[not loaded] com.bresink.driver.BRESINKx86Monitoring (4.0) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[failed] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist Support
[loaded] edu.stanford.folding.prefpane.plist Support
[not loaded] [email protected] Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[invalid?] com.nds.pcshow.plist Support
[invalid?] com.nds.pcshow.uninstall.plist Support
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Flux ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Flux.app)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.1.4 Support
net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: (null) Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.239
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
OnLiveGameClientDetector: Version: OnLiveGameClientDetector 1.0.0 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.1.0.2 Support
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 4.1.0.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Folding@home Support
Java 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: 319.21 GB Disk used: 281.99 GB
OS 10.9: Disk size: 79.17 GB Disk used: 54.37 GB
Destinations:
John Baker's Time Capsule [Network]
Total size: 998.06 GB
Total number of backups: 1
Oldest backup: 2014-10-30 18:31:05 +0000
Last backup: 2014-10-30 18:31:05 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 998.06 GB < (Disk used 336.36 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
42% firefox
11% WindowServer
10% plugin-container
0% hidd
0% configd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
681 MB firefox
111 MB WindowServer
99 MB Finder
86 MB plugin-container
77 MB Dropbox
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
33 MB Free RAM
1.53 GB Active RAM
1.50 GB Inactive RAM
817 MB Wired RAM
2.78 GB Page-ins
3 MB Page-outs
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