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MBP extremely slow, HDD cable replaced, what next?
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<blockquote data-quote="TitoPartija" data-source="post: 1764307" data-attributes="member: 394335"><p>Hello!</p><p> </p><p>A week ago or so, my beloved sturdy workhorse (Macbook Pro model A1278 mid-2012) became suddenly and unreasonably slow, freezing constantly and beachballing while performing even the easiest tasks. However, before I managed to assess the situation, the infamous flashing question mark on boot appeared, warranting the change of the HDD cable as per these instructions:</p><p> </p><p>MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 Hard Drive Cable Replacement - iFixit</p><p> </p><p>After successfully replacing the HDD cable, I was relieved to see that my files were intact, but the laptop was still running extremely slow, albeit semi-reliably and not crashing no more. Since I used it pretty much every day for past five years, I'd say that installing SSD (or maybe even upgrading RAM) would be in order and would appreciate any inputs on what should I be doing next. Here's an EtreCheck report, it took 35min which reinforces my "waning HDD" theory:</p><p> </p><p>EtreCheck version: 3.4 (420)</p><p>Report generated 2017-07-19 13:11:51</p><p>Runtime: 35:11</p><p>Performance: Poor</p><p> </p><p>Problem: Computer is too slow</p><p>Description:</p><p>Computer is too slow, beachballing occurs while running and using pretty much any program, replaced the HDD cable saving the computer from perpetual flashing question mark.</p><p> </p><p>Hardware Information: ⓘ</p><p> MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)</p><p> [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]</p><p> MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2</p><p> 1 2,9 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-3520M) CPU: 2-core</p><p> 8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]</p><p> BANK 0/DIMM0</p><p> 4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok</p><p> BANK 1/DIMM0</p><p> 4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok</p><p> Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported</p><p> Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n</p><p> Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 1880</p><p> </p><p>Video Information: ⓘ</p><p> Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB</p><p> Color LCD 1280 x 800</p><p> </p><p>Disk Information: ⓘ</p><p> APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0: (750,16 GB) (Rotational)</p><p> [Show SMART report]</p><p> EFI (disk0s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB</p><p> (disk0s2) <not mounted> [CoreStorage Container]: 749.30 GB</p><p> Recovery HD (disk0s3 - Journaled HFS+) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB</p><p> </p><p> HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N ()</p><p> </p><p>USB Information: ⓘ</p><p> USB20Bus</p><p> hub_device</p><p> hub_device</p><p> Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad</p><p> Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver</p><p> Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub</p><p> Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller</p><p> USB20Bus</p><p> hub_device</p><p> Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)</p><p> USB30Bus</p><p> </p><p>Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ</p><p> Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus</p><p> </p><p>Virtual disks: ⓘ</p><p> Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 748.93 GB (106.23 GB free)</p><p> Physical disk: disk0s2 749.30 GB Online</p><p> </p><p>System Software: ⓘ</p><p> macOS Sierra 10.12.5 (16F73) - Time since boot: less than an hour</p><p> </p><p>Configuration files: ⓘ</p><p> /etc/sudoers, File size 1302 but expected 1563</p><p> /etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected</p><p> </p><p>Gatekeeper: ⓘ</p><p> Mac App Store and identified developers</p><p> </p><p>Clean up: ⓘ</p><p> /Library/LaunchAgents/com.avast.secureline.update-agent.plist</p><p> /Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/components/update/com.avast.secureline.update-agent</p><p> Executable not found!</p><p> /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper.plist</p><p> /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper</p><p> Executable not found!</p><p> ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.spotify.webhelper.plist</p><p> ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify/SpotifyWebHelper</p><p> Executable not found!</p><p> 3 orphan files found. [Clean up]</p><p> </p><p>Kernel Extensions: ⓘ</p><p> /Library/Extensions</p><p> [loaded] at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (3.7 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.kairos.driver.DuetDisplay (1.1.2 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p> /System/Library/Extensions</p><p> [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (ZTEDriver_MacV1.3.33) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (ZTEDriver_MacV1.3.33) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriver32 (1.0.3) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriver64 (1.0.3) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData32 (1.0.1) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData64 (4.0.8) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.focusrite.driver.usb2audio (1.8 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_ecm_qmi (1.0.23) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.0.23) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p> /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns</p><p> [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.9 - SDK 10.4) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9 - SDK 10.-1) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9 - SDK 10.4) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p>System Launch Agents: ⓘ</p><p> [not loaded] 6 Apple tasks</p><p> [loaded] 183 Apple tasks</p><p> [running] 93 Apple tasks</p><p> </p><p>System Launch Daemons: ⓘ</p><p> [not loaded] 39 Apple tasks</p><p> [loaded] 172 Apple tasks</p><p> [running] 107 Apple tasks</p><p> </p><p>Launch Agents: ⓘ</p><p> [running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist (Objective Development Software GmbH - installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup]</p><p> [failed] com.avast.secureline.update-agent.plist (? 4f732c42 0 - installed 2015-06-16) [Lookup] - /Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/components/update/com.avast.secureline.update-agent: Executable not found!</p><p> [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? c3a2a448 be93c7fb - installed 2016-11-16) [Lookup]</p><p> [running] com.rosettastone.rosettastonedaemon.plist (Rosetta Stone Ltd. - installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2012-09-27) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p>Launch Daemons: ⓘ</p><p> [loaded] PACESupport.plist (Shell Script ab6b5614 - installed 2012-07-11) [Lookup]</p><p> [not loaded] PT.updd.plist (? 0 ? - installed 2016-11-15) [Lookup]</p><p> [running] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist (? 4ffc17c9 249815ba - installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 a0305b84 - installed 2017-06-14) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2013-05-30)</p><p> [running] com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2010-08-25)</p><p> [running] com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd.plist (? f7188468 7d92d211 - installed 2013-05-19) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e afb3bef0 - installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2016-04-11) [Lookup]</p><p> [running] com.nordvpn.NordVPN.Helper.plist (TEFINKOM & CO S.A - installed 2017-02-28) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Shell Script e3fefdd2 - installed 2016-09-22) [Lookup]</p><p> [running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist (? 31c2e993 dfd5a873 - installed 2013-06-08) [Lookup]</p><p> [running] com.prey.agent.plist (Shell Script 714c4ad6 - installed 2017-03-02) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.sfr.sfr3g.plist (? 3439e71 86bdc726 - installed 2013-06-30) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.surteesstudios.Bartender.BartenderInstallHelper.plist (Surtees Studios Limited - installed 2016-12-24) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper.plist (? 9f7f4405 0 - installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup] - /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper: Executable not found!</p><p> [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2012-09-27) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p>User Launch Agents: ⓘ</p><p> [loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-07-19) [Lookup]</p><p> [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-03-28) [Lookup]</p><p> [failed] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (? b76f297e 0 - installed 2014-07-17) [Lookup] - ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify/SpotifyWebHelper: Executable not found!</p><p> [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (? cd870406 f03ac3b1 - installed 2017-07-02) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p>User Login Items: ⓘ</p><p> CheatSheet Programm</p><p> (/Applications/CheatSheet.app)</p><p> NordVPN Programm</p><p> (/Applications/NordVPN.app)</p><p> iTunesHelper Programm (? 0 - installed 2017-05-16)</p><p> (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)</p><p> Flux Programm</p><p> (/Applications/Flux.app)</p><p> Dropbox Programm</p><p> (/Applications/Dropbox.app)</p><p> AppCleaner Helper Programm (? 0 - installed 2013-05-19)</p><p> (/Applications/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner Helper.app)</p><p> WDDriveUtilityHelper Programm</p><p> (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)</p><p> Alfred 2 Programm</p><p> (/Applications/Alfred 2.app)</p><p> Actions Server Programm</p><p> (/Applications/Actions Server.app)</p><p> </p><p>Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ</p><p> FlashPlayer-10.6: 26.0.0.131 (installed 2017-06-17) [Lookup]</p><p> QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-07-10)</p><p> Flash Player: 26.0.0.131 (installed 2017-06-17) Outdated! Update</p><p> JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 111 build 14 (installed 2016-11-16) Check version</p><p> SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.0.0 (installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p>Safari Extensions: ⓘ</p><p> [enabled] AdBlock</p><p> [enabled] WikiWand </p><p> [enabled] Zotero Connector</p><p> </p><p>Audio Plug-ins: ⓘ</p><p> DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (installed 2013-06-08)</p><p> Hear: 1.1.3 (installed 2014-12-08) [Lookup]</p><p> BartenderAudioPlugIn: 1.0.0 (installed 2016-09-14) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p>3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ</p><p> Flash Player (installed 2017-06-14) [Lookup]</p><p> Java (installed 2016-11-16) [Lookup]</p><p> </p><p>Time Machine: ⓘ</p><p> Skip System Files: NO</p><p> Mobile backups: ON</p><p> Auto backup: YES</p><p> Volumes being backed up:</p><p> Macintosh HD: Disk size: 748.93 GB Disk used: 642.70 GB</p><p> Destinations:</p><p> Time Machine Backup [Local]</p><p> Total size: 999.86 GB</p><p> Total number of backups: 2</p><p> Oldest backup: 23.12.16, 09:15</p><p> Last backup: 10.07.17, 08:50</p><p> Size of backup disk: Too small</p><p> Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 642.70 GB X 3)</p><p> </p><p>Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ</p><p> 6% WindowServer</p><p> 4% kernel_task</p><p> 2% mdworker</p><p> 1% ps</p><p> 1% Little Snitch Agent</p><p> </p><p>Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ</p><p> 786 MB kernel_task</p><p> 176 MB Dropbox</p><p> 168 MB Google Chrome</p><p> 125 MB Finder</p><p> 122 MB mds_stores</p><p> </p><p>Top Processes by Network Use: ⓘ</p><p> Input Output Process name</p><p> 177 MB 8 MB openvpn</p><p> 231 KB 212 KB mDNSResponder</p><p> 56 KB 18 KB Dropbox</p><p> 4 KB 4 KB netbiosd</p><p> 0 B 184 B SystemUIServer</p><p> </p><p>Top Processes by Energy Use: ⓘ</p><p> 7.64 WindowServer</p><p> 3.68 AddressBookSourceSync</p><p> 0.94 Google Chrome</p><p> 0.88 accountsd</p><p> </p><p>Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ</p><p> 3.83 GB Available RAM</p><p> 950 MB Free RAM</p><p> 4.17 GB Used RAM</p><p> 2.91 GB Cached files</p><p> 512 KB Swap Used</p><p> </p><p>Software installs: ⓘ</p><p> Microsoft OneNote: 15.35.1 (installed 2017-06-19)</p><p> OneDrive: 17.3.6916 (installed 2017-06-24)</p><p> OneDrive: 17.3.6919 (installed 2017-07-02)</p><p> Wunderlist: 3.4.7 (installed 2017-07-10)</p><p> </p><p> Install information may not be complete.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Many thanks in advance and have a great day!!</p><p>T</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TitoPartija, post: 1764307, member: 394335"] Hello! A week ago or so, my beloved sturdy workhorse (Macbook Pro model A1278 mid-2012) became suddenly and unreasonably slow, freezing constantly and beachballing while performing even the easiest tasks. However, before I managed to assess the situation, the infamous flashing question mark on boot appeared, warranting the change of the HDD cable as per these instructions: MacBook Pro 13" Unibody Mid 2012 Hard Drive Cable Replacement - iFixit After successfully replacing the HDD cable, I was relieved to see that my files were intact, but the laptop was still running extremely slow, albeit semi-reliably and not crashing no more. Since I used it pretty much every day for past five years, I'd say that installing SSD (or maybe even upgrading RAM) would be in order and would appreciate any inputs on what should I be doing next. Here's an EtreCheck report, it took 35min which reinforces my "waning HDD" theory: EtreCheck version: 3.4 (420) Report generated 2017-07-19 13:11:51 Runtime: 35:11 Performance: Poor Problem: Computer is too slow Description: Computer is too slow, beachballing occurs while running and using pretty much any program, replaced the HDD cable saving the computer from perpetual flashing question mark. Hardware Information: ⓘ MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service] MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2 1 2,9 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-3520M) CPU: 2-core 8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions] 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 = 1880 Video Information: ⓘ Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB Color LCD 1280 x 800 Disk Information: ⓘ APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0: (750,16 GB) (Rotational) [Show SMART report] EFI (disk0s1 - MS-DOS FAT32) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB (disk0s2) <not mounted> [CoreStorage Container]: 749.30 GB Recovery HD (disk0s3 - Journaled HFS+) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N () USB Information: ⓘ USB20Bus hub_device hub_device Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller USB20Bus hub_device Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) USB30Bus Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus Virtual disks: ⓘ Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 748.93 GB (106.23 GB free) Physical disk: disk0s2 749.30 GB Online System Software: ⓘ macOS Sierra 10.12.5 (16F73) - Time since boot: less than an hour Configuration files: ⓘ /etc/sudoers, File size 1302 but expected 1563 /etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected Gatekeeper: ⓘ Mac App Store and identified developers Clean up: ⓘ /Library/LaunchAgents/com.avast.secureline.update-agent.plist /Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/components/update/com.avast.secureline.update-agent Executable not found! /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper.plist /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper Executable not found! ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.spotify.webhelper.plist ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify/SpotifyWebHelper Executable not found! 3 orphan files found. [Clean up] Kernel Extensions: ⓘ /Library/Extensions [loaded] at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (3.7 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup] [loaded] com.kairos.driver.DuetDisplay (1.1.2 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup] /System/Library/Extensions [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (ZTEDriver_MacV1.3.33) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (ZTEDriver_MacV1.3.33) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriver32 (1.0.3) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.driver.JRDMassStorageDriver64 (1.0.3) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData32 (1.0.1) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.driver.JRDUSBModemData64 (4.0.8) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.focusrite.driver.usb2audio (1.8 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.9 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_ecm_qmi (1.0.23) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.0.23) [Lookup] /System/Library/Extensions/PACESupportFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.9 - SDK 10.4) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.9 - SDK 10.-1) [Lookup] [loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.9 - SDK 10.6) [Lookup] [not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.9 - SDK 10.4) [Lookup] System Launch Agents: ⓘ [not loaded] 6 Apple tasks [loaded] 183 Apple tasks [running] 93 Apple tasks System Launch Daemons: ⓘ [not loaded] 39 Apple tasks [loaded] 172 Apple tasks [running] 107 Apple tasks Launch Agents: ⓘ [running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist (Objective Development Software GmbH - installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup] [failed] com.avast.secureline.update-agent.plist (? 4f732c42 0 - installed 2015-06-16) [Lookup] - /Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/components/update/com.avast.secureline.update-agent: Executable not found! [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? c3a2a448 be93c7fb - installed 2016-11-16) [Lookup] [running] com.rosettastone.rosettastonedaemon.plist (Rosetta Stone Ltd. - installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup] [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2012-09-27) [Lookup] Launch Daemons: ⓘ [loaded] PACESupport.plist (Shell Script ab6b5614 - installed 2012-07-11) [Lookup] [not loaded] PT.updd.plist (? 0 ? - installed 2016-11-15) [Lookup] [running] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist (? 4ffc17c9 249815ba - installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup] [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 a0305b84 - installed 2017-06-14) [Lookup] [loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2013-05-30) [running] com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2010-08-25) [running] com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd.plist (? f7188468 7d92d211 - installed 2013-05-19) [Lookup] [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e afb3bef0 - installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup] [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2016-04-11) [Lookup] [running] com.nordvpn.NordVPN.Helper.plist (TEFINKOM & CO S.A - installed 2017-02-28) [Lookup] [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Shell Script e3fefdd2 - installed 2016-09-22) [Lookup] [running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist (? 31c2e993 dfd5a873 - installed 2013-06-08) [Lookup] [running] com.prey.agent.plist (Shell Script 714c4ad6 - installed 2017-03-02) [Lookup] [loaded] com.sfr.sfr3g.plist (? 3439e71 86bdc726 - installed 2013-06-30) [Lookup] [loaded] com.surteesstudios.Bartender.BartenderInstallHelper.plist (Surtees Studios Limited - installed 2016-12-24) [Lookup] [loaded] com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper.plist (? 9f7f4405 0 - installed 2016-10-02) [Lookup] - /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.wdc.WDPrivilegedHelper: Executable not found! [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2012-09-27) [Lookup] User Launch Agents: ⓘ [loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-07-19) [Lookup] [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-03-28) [Lookup] [failed] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (? b76f297e 0 - installed 2014-07-17) [Lookup] - ~/Library/Application Support/Spotify/SpotifyWebHelper: Executable not found! [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (? cd870406 f03ac3b1 - installed 2017-07-02) [Lookup] User Login Items: ⓘ CheatSheet Programm (/Applications/CheatSheet.app) NordVPN Programm (/Applications/NordVPN.app) iTunesHelper Programm (? 0 - installed 2017-05-16) (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app) Flux Programm (/Applications/Flux.app) Dropbox Programm (/Applications/Dropbox.app) AppCleaner Helper Programm (? 0 - installed 2013-05-19) (/Applications/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner Helper.app) WDDriveUtilityHelper Programm (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app) Alfred 2 Programm (/Applications/Alfred 2.app) Actions Server Programm (/Applications/Actions Server.app) Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ FlashPlayer-10.6: 26.0.0.131 (installed 2017-06-17) [Lookup] QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-07-10) Flash Player: 26.0.0.131 (installed 2017-06-17) Outdated! Update JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 111 build 14 (installed 2016-11-16) Check version SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.0.0 (installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup] Safari Extensions: ⓘ [enabled] AdBlock [enabled] WikiWand [enabled] Zotero Connector Audio Plug-ins: ⓘ DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (installed 2013-06-08) Hear: 1.1.3 (installed 2014-12-08) [Lookup] BartenderAudioPlugIn: 1.0.0 (installed 2016-09-14) [Lookup] 3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ Flash Player (installed 2017-06-14) [Lookup] Java (installed 2016-11-16) [Lookup] Time Machine: ⓘ Skip System Files: NO Mobile backups: ON Auto backup: YES Volumes being backed up: Macintosh HD: Disk size: 748.93 GB Disk used: 642.70 GB Destinations: Time Machine Backup [Local] Total size: 999.86 GB Total number of backups: 2 Oldest backup: 23.12.16, 09:15 Last backup: 10.07.17, 08:50 Size of backup disk: Too small Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 642.70 GB X 3) Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ 6% WindowServer 4% kernel_task 2% mdworker 1% ps 1% Little Snitch Agent Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ 786 MB kernel_task 176 MB Dropbox 168 MB Google Chrome 125 MB Finder 122 MB mds_stores Top Processes by Network Use: ⓘ Input Output Process name 177 MB 8 MB openvpn 231 KB 212 KB mDNSResponder 56 KB 18 KB Dropbox 4 KB 4 KB netbiosd 0 B 184 B SystemUIServer Top Processes by Energy Use: ⓘ 7.64 WindowServer 3.68 AddressBookSourceSync 0.94 Google Chrome 0.88 accountsd Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ 3.83 GB Available RAM 950 MB Free RAM 4.17 GB Used RAM 2.91 GB Cached files 512 KB Swap Used Software installs: ⓘ Microsoft OneNote: 15.35.1 (installed 2017-06-19) OneDrive: 17.3.6916 (installed 2017-06-24) OneDrive: 17.3.6919 (installed 2017-07-02) Wunderlist: 3.4.7 (installed 2017-07-10) Install information may not be complete. 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