RAM and Activity Monitor questions M.B.P. Is sOoOoo slow and I just don't know where to start..RAM and Activity Monitor
So I am really unsure where to start but I def need a little help getting to where I want to be or feel I should be. I understand that I am pretty much filled when it comes to the RAM on this machine but I need to figure out how to lower it. I back up my machine about once a week which is longer than I would prefer but due to the way Mavericks has been acting I cant deal with the long backup process.... WHY?!?? may be your response to that and I will fill you in. My external Hard Drive is a 1tb Lacie and its about 2 years old. In that time I have dropped, lost, threw and slept ontop of it. Causeing minor damage (each time) to the casing. So now becomes rather hot and I kinda dont want it to burn out. When I first updated to Mavericks the backups were fast and went along mb by mb...now though, the updates drag out for 3-5 hours and update kb by kb. Tried some of the "solutions" posted on here but none seem to work any more than me consistantly purging my system while the backup happens...kinda why I dont have time to do it everyday like I'd like.
ANYWAY can someone please fill me in on a way, program, application, anything that will help me lower my RAM? Because in the spirit of honesty I just dont have the extra funds to snag some new RAM or another HD. I am almost at the point of saying "F**K IT" and wiping everything off the computer so its as close to empty as can be and manually, one by one redownloading what I want/need. But I dont have the time to accomplish that either. PLEASE lend me your ear and help a brudda out with some information from that exceptional brain of yours.
Below is a copy of my machines "report" from EtreCHECK and I am including screen shots of what the (Mavericks) Activity Monitor currently looks like in ALL PROCESSES. PLUS it kinda seems that I have WAY TOOO MANY processes going on in the ACTIVITY MONITOR and have NO clue how to lower the amount. Will truly appreciate any help anyone can toss my way.
THANK YOU
TommyTheTuna
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:12:4
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 319.21 GB (194.65 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.livescribe.PenCommService.plist
[not loaded] com.luthresearch.scservice.plist
[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[not loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist
[not loaded] PACESupport.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.luthresearch.savvyconnectmenu.plist
[not loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[not loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.Livestation.plist
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
WacomNetscape.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Unity Web Player.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 319.21 GB Disk used: 124.57 GB
Destinations:
Tuna's MacBook Pro Hard Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2013-11-07 13:34:08 +0000
Last backup: 2013-11-26 05:08:40 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 319.21 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
2% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
0% SystemUIServer
0% fontd
0% Finder
0% Microsoft Word
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
156 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
111 MB Finder
106 MB Microsoft Word
94 MB Safari
82 MB Preview
74 MB WindowServer
61 MB CalendarAgent
57 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
57 MB com.apple.internetaccounts
53 MB SystemUIServer
Virtual Memory Statistics:
1.07 GB Free RAM
1.92 GB Active RAM
237 MB Inactive RAM
662 MB Wired RAM
223 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Mavericks is designed to use as much RAM as possible. Free RAM is wasted RAM... it's RAM that's not working for you, not doing anything helpful. Seeing your RAM full is not an indication that there is a problem. Seeing your memory pressure graph spike would be.
As for the performance issues, see my Mac Performance Guide.
Note that you've got a lot of third-party software loaded:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.livescribe.PenCommService.plist
[not loaded] com.luthresearch.scservice.plist
[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[not loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist
[not loaded] PACESupport.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.luthresearch.savvyconnectmenu.plist
[not loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[not loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.Livestation.plist
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
You should probably try to weed some of that out, if possible, or at least make sure it's all updated and compatible with Mavericks.
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