Slow shutdown after 10.8.2 - securityd / appleevents

Hi everyone,
since the last update (10.8.2) I have experience slow shutdown time, with spinning wheel also.
I use the OWC SSD 120GB 6GB as startup disk since OS Lion and my machine (Macbook Pro 13 late 2011) used to be extremely fast. Talking about shutdown time, it used to be about 2~3 seconds, but now running 10.8.2 it was increased to 20 seconds.
Using verbose mode it is possible to see:
com.apple.securityd ----- PID is still valid
com.apple.securityd ----- Killability: dirty/idle-exit unsupported
com.apple.coreservices.appleevents ----- PID is still valid
com.apple.coreservices.appleevents ----- Killability: dirty/idle-exit supported
com.apple.launchd ----- System: Still alive with 2/1 (normal/anonym
it repeats 3 times, and after something awas unable to get, it shows
Killing all processes
Does anyone have some idea about what is going on?
Is this bug about the SSD drive? On 10.8.1 I did not notice any issue. It used to be very fast on shutdown...
Thanks,
GCalligaris.

here goes a picture of verbose mode shutdown. Sorry about the poor resolution...
Thanks again!!
GCalligaris.

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    I recently installed Mountain Lion. Over the last couple of weeks I have noticed a significant operating system (10.8.2) slow down after printing with my Epson R3000 printer. This happens after every printing session. When I say slow-down I mean significant delays and dreading "beachballs" when opening applications, selecting menu items or anything else I should choose to do. I'm left with re-starting the computer to get going normally again.After re-atarting I have gone to "verify permissions" and I get approx "5" pages of permission errors, all associated with the printer library in some fashion or another. I then repair all those permissions and re-start my MacPro. The operating system then works as normal and I can use the computer with no problems (until I start printing again). I mainly use the computer for photo editing with Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Lightroom 4 and Aperture 3.2.
    I did not have this problem before upgrading to Mountain Lion (and then to 10.8.2). I did not get "significant" permission errors before upgrading. Since all printer drivers for this printer are handled now by Apple via the "new" Software Update process I can't even re-download the Epson printer driver and start over. I'm completely at a loss as to what, associated with the printer function, is causing these "significant" permission errors and subsequent operating system slow down. My printer is almost brand new and was working flawlessly before Mountain Lion. Let me be clear though, I can print fine. My problem is the system slow down after using the print function which I am only guessing has something to do with the "5" pages of permission errors after printting photos (with CS6/Lightroom/Aperture).
    Incidently, I am not in any way a computer expert. Verifying and repairing permissions is about all I know how to do that's why I need help. I also just thought I would try the forums first before going to technical support to see what people thought about this.
    Again, I repair the permission errors, re-start my system and all is fine. Any further suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

    When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.  
    These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
    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 and start typing the name.
    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.
    Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
    Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
    Copy the messages 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 it useless for 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.

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    When I got the machine back from servicing, there was a rattle in the right fan that gradually got worse. After a while the touchpad button stopped depressing in the center. I also experienced several random shutdowns while operating on battery power. I learned about the swelling battery issue with macbooks and ordered a replacement. By the time the replacement battery arrived my original battery was quite swollen. I'm concerned that the swelling battery may have warped the case a bit, leading to the fan noise.
    I have now replaced the battery, but I'm still experiencing random shutdowns after 20+ minutes of use on battery power. I have done the RSS tests that were recommended in other forums and there doesn't seem to be any random shutdown problems when I'm plugged in -- only under battery power. My understanding is that a swelling battery can sometimes cause the battery to disengage from the electrical contacts on the MB, causing a sudden shutdown. I'm wondering why the problem is persisting now with a new battery? After one random shutdown, I tried to power up again using the battery, while pushing the battery into place at various angles, but I couldn't find any angle that would give power to the machine. The fan noise is also still present.
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    http://www.google.nl/search?q=DVCPROHDAudio.plugin&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=or g.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
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    The upgrade was done over a dysfunctional system. Do this:
    Fixing a Mavericks Installation Problem
    How to manage a failed OS X Mavericks installation | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews.
    Re-download and reinstall Mavericks.
    Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the 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.
    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main 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.
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    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

  • Random slow shutdowns

    Hi,
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    I'm running Macbook Pro mid-2012, 10.8.4 with an SSD. Usually the shutdown process takes 1-2 seconds but at least once a day it gets stuck and takes about 10+ seconds. I'll post my shutdown log. Maybe you can at least tell me what's causing it if it can't be fixed.
    Thanks!
    http://www.upload.ee/download/3500786/13a862d8835fa8b3628/shutdown.txt.zip

    In this occasion I normally start with "standard" clearing: delet ALL caches, perform Permission Repairing (with M. Lion Cache cleaner, Onyx or similars) and if you don't get result perform an SMC reset:
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
    followed by 2-3 consecutively PRAM restarts.
    Cheers
    Simon
    PS: I do perform cache cleaning and permission repair at each OS update and I do not have 99% of the problems that other may encounter.

  • Mac Pro slow down after Yosemite 10.10.2 upgrade

    Upgraded in January.
    I get the spinning color wheel all the time.  Programs crash.
    I've run adware medic a few times, and etrecheck.
    First run through, adware found Genio.
    Since then, it hasn't.  Etrecheck still says it sees it, but Adware doesn't. Still no good.
    I reset SMS and PRAM.
    This machine is slow. Previous to the upgrade, this machine was very fast!
    Etrecheck report:
    Hardware Overview:
      Model Name:    Mac Pro
      Model Identifier:    MacPro5,1
      Processor Name:    Quad-Core Intel Xeon
      Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
      Number of Processors:    2
      Total Number of Cores:    8
      L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
      L3 Cache (per Processor):    12 MB
      Memory:    20 GB
      Processor Interconnect Speed:    5.86 GT/s
      Boot ROM Version:    MP51.007F.B03
      SMC Version (system):    1.39f11
      SMC Version (processor tray):    1.39f11
      Serial Number (system):    YM12403QEUF
      Serial Number (processor tray):    J512102JZBH8C    
      Hardware UUID:    331ADEF9-7672-54D4-B314-6CC9510F23F1
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated March 26, 2015 at 2:21:54 PM CDT
    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
    Click the [Adware! - Remove] links for help removing adware.
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        Mac Pro (Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
        Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1
        2 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core
        20 GB RAM Upgradeable
            DIMM 1
                4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 2
                4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 3
                1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 4
                1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 5
                4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 6
                4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 7
                1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 8
                1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
        Wireless:  en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
        ATI Radeon HD 5770 - VRAM: 1024 MB
            HP 2711 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
            HP 2711 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 4:30:37
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N 
        WDC WD1001FALS-41Y6A1 disk0 : (1 TB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (365.24 GB free)
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5 TB
            disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
            Flux Capacitor (disk1s3) /Volumes/Flux Capacitor : 1.50 TB (880.50 GB free)
        EPSON EPSON Perfection V37/V370
        Logitech USB Receiver
        Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
            Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
    Adware: ℹ️
        Geneio [Adware! - Remove]
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
            /System/Library/Extensions
        [not loaded]    com.keyspan.iokit.usb.KeyspanUSAdriver (2.2) [Click for support]
        [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.1.4) [Click for support]
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.extensis.FMCore.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [running]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.barebones.authd.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.barebones.textwrangler.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]
        [loaded]    com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        AraxiVolume_HW25512-63_J    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/AraxiVolume_HW25512-63_J)
        AraxiTemp_HW25512-63_C    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/AraxiTemp_HW25512-63_C)
        JobNAS    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/JobNAS)
        Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
        Microsoft Outlook    Application  (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-5 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
        WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-5 [Click for support]
        AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
    User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.6.1f3 [Click for support]
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
        AdBlock
        Video Converter
        WOT
        Firebug Lite for Safari
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Java  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
            12%    WindowServer
             3%    launchd
             2%    AdobeAcrobat
             1%    plugin-container
             1%    hidd
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
        966 MB    firefox
        537 MB    Adobe Illustrator
        494 MB    softwareupdated
        451 MB    Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
        301 MB    mds_stores
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        3.78 GB    Free RAM
        10.89 GB    Active RAM
        5.13 GB    Inactive RAM
        1.65 GB    Wired RAM
        13.32 GB    Page-ins
        0 B    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Mar 26, 2015, 02:01:09 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-26-140109_[redacted].crash
        Mar 26, 2015, 09:57:44 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Excel_2015-03-26-095744_[redacted].hang
        Mar 26, 2015, 09:57:43 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AdobeAcrobat_2015-03-26-095743_[redacted].hang
        Mar 26, 2015, 09:46:15 AM    Self test - passed
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:02:51 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080251_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:02:13 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080213_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:01:35 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080135_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:00:58 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080058_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:00:20 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080020_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:59:42 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075942_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:59:04 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075904_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:57:45 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075745_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:56:27 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075627_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:54:30 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075430_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:53:11 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075311_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:51:53 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075153_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:51:15 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075115_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:50:37 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075037_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:48:39 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074839_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:48:01 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074801_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:47:22 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074722_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:46:42 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074642_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:40:07 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074007_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:39:29 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-073929_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:31:07 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2015-03-26-073107_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:18:59 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2015-03-26-071859_[redacted].crash
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        Mar 26, 2015, 06:52:15 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-065215_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 06:28:11 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-062811_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
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        Mar 25, 2015, 09:19:55 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-25-091955_[redacted].crash
        Mar 25, 2015, 05:40:16 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-03-25-05 4016_[redacted].crash
        Mar 24, 2015, 10:58:55 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-24-105855_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 23, 2015, 04:52:41 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-165241_[redacted].hang
        Mar 23, 2015, 04:46:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-164635_[redacted].hang
        Mar 23, 2015, 04:45:23 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-164523_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 23, 2015, 03:29:11 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon Office Printer Utility_2015-03-23-152911_[redacted].hang

    Malware – Adware removal – Apple Support
    Activity Monitor - Mavericks  also Yosemite
    Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
    Performance Guide
    Why is my computer slow
    Why your Mac runs slower than it should
    Slow Mac After Mavericks
    Things you can do to resolve slowdowns  see post by Kappy

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    I run etrecheck as have been already advised many users.
    Below are the results.
    Can you please help me further? My mac is really slow. Applications, like email quit unexpectadly.
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    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
              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
    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
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 1 day 1:57:8
    Disk Information:
              Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 319.21 GB (34.86 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information:
              Seagate Backup+ RD 1 TB
                        Gavrilos' III back up (disk1s1) /Volumes/Gavrilos' III back up: 500.24 GB (237.88 GB free)
                        Other files (disk1s2) /Volumes/Other files: 499.97 GB (159.86 GB free)
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
              Lexmark International Lexmark E340
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Kernel Extensions:
              com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.67)
              com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore          (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4)
              com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5          (5.2.4 - SDK 10.5)
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
              [failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
              [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
              [invalid] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
              [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
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              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
              [loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
              [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
              [loaded] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist
              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist
              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist
              [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
              [loaded] com.yourcompany.HSPA_USB_MODEM.plist
    User Login Items:
              Citations
              AppTrap
              Mail
              Skype
              iTunesHelper
              Dropbox
              Safari
              AdobeResourceSynchronizer
              Calendar
              KiesViaWiFiAgent
              fuspredownloader
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              AppTrap
              Flash Player
              Java
              MacFUSE
              Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X
    Internet Plug-ins::
              o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
              OVSHelper: Version: 1.1
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
              DivX Web Player: Version: 3.0.1.5 - SDK 10.5
              Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6
              Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
              iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
              googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
              NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6
              npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45
    User Internet Plug-ins::
              Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4
              Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1
    Bad Fonts:
              None
    Old applications:
              None
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Mobile backups: ON
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 264.82 GB
              Destinations:
                        Gavrilos' III back up [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 465.88 GB
                        Total number of backups: 7
                        Oldest backup: 2013-12-03 22:42:27 +0000
                        Last backup: 2013-12-17 06:16:17 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Too small
                                  Backup size 465.88 GB < (Disk used 264.82 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                  10%          PluginProcess
                   5%          coreaudiod
                   4%          Mail
                   4%          WindowServer
                   3%          Safari
    Top Processes by Memory:
              140 MB          Safari
              108 MB          Mail
              82 MB          Finder
              72 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              53 MB          Skype
    Virtual Memory Statistics:
              27 MB          Free RAM
              936 MB          Active RAM
              915 MB          Inactive RAM
              1.01 GB          Wired RAM
              6.01 GB          Page-ins
              517 MB          Page-outs

    You have been up for ~17 days, and you have 1.72GB of pageouts.  That averages out to one page every 3 seconds, and we will assume you re not working 24/7, so when you are using your Mac you are spending a lot of time paging to disk.  Disks are slow.
    As Kappy says, you are either concurrently running too may RAM hungry apps, or you have some apps that really want lots of RAM and you are running them a lot day after day.  Either "Stop That!", or get more RAM.
    You could also consider a Solid State Disk, but that is not as good as having real RAM and would be more expensive than RAM unless you Mac is max'ed out on RAM.  Of course you could do both.  More RAM and an SSD
    If you want to see the paging for yourself, start an Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal session, and run the command:
    sar -g 60 100
    which will report the pageout stats every minute for 100 minutes (adjust the numbers to suit your tastes).
    Now use your Mac as your normally would, including the times when it is running slow.  After you have experienced the slowness, go back and look at the 'sar' output.  If you have mostly zeros with maybe a trivial blip every once in awhile, that is noise and not a paging issue.  If you have some high numbers, then you are paging heavily at that time.  If you have sustained paging, even if small value, it is going to affect your performance.  High numbers will affect your performance even more.

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