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MacBook Pro suddenly running insanely slow

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avelyn11

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Mar 23, 2018
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Hey guys, today and completely out of the blue my MacBook Pro has decided to run noticeably slower..
Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Thanks,
Ave.

EtreCheck version: 4.1.3 (4A188)

Report generated: 2018-03-23 14:33:06

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 25:07

Performance: Poor


Problem: Computer is too slow


Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.


No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.

Poor performance - EtreCheck report took over 10 minutes to run. This is very unusual.


Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.


Kernel extensions blocked - There are blocked kernel extensions awaiting user approval.

32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.


Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro9,2

1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-3210M) CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM At maximum

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1333 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

Empty

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 513


Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800


Drives:

disk0 - LITEONIT LCT-128M3S 128.04 GB (Solid State - TRIM: No)

Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk0s1 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 128.03 GB


Mounted Volumes:

disk0s1 - Macintosh HD 128.03 GB (32.25 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /


Network:

Interface en0: Ethernet

Interface en4: iPad

Interface fw0: FireWire

Interface en1: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n

One IPv4 address

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

iCloud Quota: 553 MB available


System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.17 (17A365)

Time since boot: Less than an hour

System Load: 2.87 (1 min ago) 3.71 (5 min ago) 2.05 (15 min ago)


Security:

System

Status

Gatekeeper

Mac App Store and identified developers

System Integrity Protection

Enabled


32-bit Applications:

Name

Version

Creative Cloud Uninstaller

3.7.0.272

Creative Cloud

3.7.0.272

Install

3.7.0.271

AAM Updates Notifier

10.0.0.26

Creative Cloud Installer

3.7.0.272

ArtMatic Browser 7

7.0, © U&I software 2016

Audio 4 DJ Settings

1.1.0.030

AdobeIPCBroker

5.2.0.49

Setup

9.0.0.65

Arena

5.0.0

AAMLauncherUtil

10.0.0.39

CreativeCloud(URIHandler)

3.7.0.272

ServiceCenter

2.6.0.137

MPEG Streamclip

1.9.2

Audio 8 DJ Settings

1.2.0.020

PixelToy

3.0.0

AAM Registration Notifier

3.0.64.0

Traktor Audio 10 Control Panel

3.1.0 (R764)

Traktor Audio 6 Control Panel

3.1.0 (R764)

DVD Player

5.8

Adobe Application Manager

10.0.0.39

Uninstall Product

5.0.65.0

Uninstaller

3.7.0.271


Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Extensions

[Blocked] NIUSBAudio2DJ.kext (Native Instruments GmbH, 2.8.0 (R36) - SDK 10.9)

[Blocked] NIUSBAudio4DJ.kext (Native Instruments GmbH, 2.8.0 (R36) - SDK 10.9)

[Blocked] NIUSBAudioDriver.kext (Native Instruments GmbH, 2.8.0 (R36) - SDK 10.9)

[Blocked] NIUSBTraktorAudio2.kext (Native Instruments GmbH, 2.8.0 (R36) - SDK 10.9)

[Blocked] NIUSBTraktorKontrolS4.kext (Native Instruments GmbH, 2.8.0 (R36) - SDK 10.9)

[Blocked] NIUSBTraktorKontrolX1.kext (Native Instruments GmbH, 2.8.0 (R36) - SDK 10.9)


System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]

9 Apple tasks

[Loaded]

169 Apple tasks

[Running]

110 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded]

37 Apple tasks

[Loaded]

181 Apple tasks

[Running]

111 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[Loaded]

com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (? faec172d - installed 2018-03-18)

[Loaded]

com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-01-24)

[Not Loaded]

com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2018-03-18)

[Loaded]

com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-02-04)

[Not Loaded]

com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-03-23)


Launch Daemons:

[Running]

com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-01-24)

[Running]

com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist (? f00845ea - installed 2018-03-18)

[Loaded]

com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-24)

[Running]

com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-03-23)

[Loaded]

com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-03-05)

[Loaded]

com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2017-12-05)


User Launch Agents:

[Running]

com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2018-02-26)

[Not Loaded]

com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-03-23)


User Login Items:

NIHardwareAgent Application (Native Instruments GmbH

(/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Hardware/NIHardwareAgent.app)

StartUpHelper SMLoginItem (Spotify - installed 2018-03-07)

(/Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/StartUpHelper.app)

ATLoginItemHelper SMLoginItem (Mac App Store - installed 2018-01-11)

(/Applications/DrCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/ATLoginItemHelper.app)


Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: 29.0.0.113 (installed 2018-03-18)

Flash Player: 29.0.0.113 (installed 2018-03-18)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-09-21)

AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (installed 2018-03-18)


Safari Extensions:

Adblock Plus.safariextz - Eyeo GmbH - https://adblockplus.org/ (installed 2017-12-25)


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-02-24)

Native Instruments USB Audio (installed 2017-12-30)


Time Machine:

Time Machine Not Configured!


Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count)

Source

% of CPU

mdworker (22)

Apple

50

com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (3)

Apple

12

WindowServer

Apple

6

Adobe CEF Helper (3)


5

Safari

Apple

4


Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count)

Source

RAM usage

com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (5)

Apple

1.97 GB

mdworker (37)

Apple

837 MB

Safari (2)

Apple

829 MB

kernel_task

Apple

821 MB

Spotify Helper (3)

Spotify

267 MB


Top Processes by Network Use:

Process

Source

Input

Output

com.apple.WebKit.Networking

Apple

653 KB

68 KB

apsd

Apple

16 KB

19 KB

mDNSResponder

Apple

12 KB

11 KB

netbiosd

Apple

2 KB

1 KB


Top Processes by Energy Use:

Process (count)

Source

Energy usage (0-100)

Installer


6

mdworker (37)

Apple

4

mds

Apple

2

WindowServer

Apple

2

mds_stores

Apple

2


Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM

4.12 GB

Free RAM

1.79 GB

Used RAM

3.88 GB

Cached files

2.33 GB

Swap Used

0 B


Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-03-23 12:34:39 AdobeGCClient.app Crash (once)

dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries

2018-03-23 12:09:24 cloudd Crash (once)

*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Path /Users/USER/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/*/Assets deleted/renamed, crashing.'

terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException

abort() called

2018-03-19 13:48:18 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent CPU (once)

2018-03-16 18:11:22 com.apple.qtkitserver CPU (once)

2018-03-16 14:52:43 Arena.app CPU (once)


End of report
 
Thanks for the Etrecheck report.

I don’t see the obvious culprit. I’m unfamiliar with Dr. Cleaner so I can’t have an opinion on whether or not that’s doing you any good. Maybe someone else will see something obvious.

Are you running any cloud folder syncing apps? Google’s "Backup and Sync” is causing issues for some.

A hardware possibility is a bad SATA cable. Your symptoms fall under that.
 
OP:

Is this a 2012 NON-retina MacBook Pro 13" ?
If so, it's could be the internal SATA ribbon cable that connects the drive to the motherboard. The ribbon cable is a "known weak point" on those models. When it goes bad, proper communication can be interrupted between the internal hard drive and the motherboard -- slowing down or not running at all.

Do you have a brick-n-mortar Apple Store anywhere nearby?
If so, make an appointment for the genius bar and show it to them.
They may replace the ribbon cable for free (there was a replacement program for this, not sure if it's still in effect).

Or, you could replace it yourself, it's not very difficult.
Go to ifixit.com to see the procedure.
They also have the part number.
You can buy the ribbon cable from them, or online.

IF you do it yourself, it would be a good idea to replace the internal HDD with an SSD while the back is off. Again, easy to do. USE THE RIGHT TOOLS.
 
Check the temperatures, if they're high (especially if they're stuck at a ceiling of around 100 C).

I had it happen once where the heatsink ever so slightly lifted off the CPU, resulting in constant aggressive thermal throttling.
 
The LiteOn drive is an SSD.
I agree about the possibility of problems caused by a faulty SATA cable.
You have macOS 10.13 (EtreCheck says 10.17, for some strange reason), but not updated to current version 10.13.3 (?)
Why is one memory slot in your MBPro empty? You CAN add a second 8GB stick to max out at 16GB RAM installed.+
 
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