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2011 MacBook Pro running very slowly

Hello,

I have a 2011 MacBook Pro which runs very slowly, frequently showing a beachball as I try to use the computer. Should I buy a new computer, or is there more life left in this computer if I make upgrades? I'm a bit technically clueless overall but I did run an EtreCheck report, pasted below.

Thanks for your help!

EtreCheck version: 3.4.5 (455)

Report generated 2017-09-22 11:18:13

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Runtime: 6:42

Performance: Below Average

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Problem: Computer is too slow

Hardware Information: ⓘ

    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)

    [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-2415M) CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

    Handoff/Airdrop2: not supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 1057

Video Information: ⓘ

    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

        Color LCD 1280 x 800

Disk Information: ⓘ

    ST9320325ASG disk0: (320.07 GB) (Rotational)

    [Show SMART report]

        (disk0s1) <not mounted>  [EFI]: 210 MB

        (disk0s2) <not mounted>  [CoreStorage Container]: 319.21 GB

        (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB

    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8  ()

USB Information: ⓘ

     USB20Bus

        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

         hub_device

            Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

            Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

                Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

     USB20Bus

         hub_device

            Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ

    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Virtual disks: ⓘ

    Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) /  [Startup]: 318.84 GB (180.38 GB free)

        Encrypted AES-XTS (Unlocked)

        Physical disk: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online

System Software: ⓘ

    OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G1611) - Time since boot: less than an hour

Gatekeeper: ⓘ

    Mac App Store and identified developers

Startup Items: ⓘ

    EyeConnect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/EyeConnect

    Startup items no longer function in OS X Yosemite or later

System Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    8 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    166 Apple tasks

    [running]    54 Apple tasks

    [killed]    11 Apple tasks

    11 processes killed due to insufficient RAM

System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    47 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    163 Apple tasks

    [running]    67 Apple tasks

    [killed]    14 Apple tasks

    14 processes killed due to insufficient RAM

Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist (? 40bd3462 0 - installed 2015-03-14) [Lookup]

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-07-10) [Lookup]

Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 bda8713f - installed 2016-06-13) [Lookup]

    [running]    com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist (? a7cbca7 db9c2b35 - installed 2014-06-11) [Lookup]

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-04) [Lookup]

    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e afb3bef0 - installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup]

User Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [loaded]    com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist (Skype Communications S.a.r.l - installed 2017-07-02) [Lookup]

    [loaded]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2016-12-10) [Lookup]

User Login Items: ⓘ

    iTunesHelper    Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-09-18)

        (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

    FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.192 (installed 2016-06-24) [Lookup]

    QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-09-22)

    Flash Player: 22.0.0.192 (installed 2016-06-24) Outdated! Update

    Default Browser: 601 (installed 2016-07-30)

    o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-24) [Lookup]

    CitrixICAClientPlugIn: 11.2.0 (installed 2010-08-23) [Lookup]

    SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.7.0 (installed 2016-12-10) [Lookup]

    googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 (installed 2015-12-11) [Lookup]

    Silverlight: 5.1.30514.0 (installed 2015-03-14) [Lookup]

    JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2015-10-18) Check version

User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-25) [Lookup]

3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

    Citrix Online Plug-in (installed 2010-08-23) [Lookup]

    EyeConnect (installed 2011-11-12) [Lookup]

    Flash Player (installed 2016-06-13) [Lookup]

Time Machine: ⓘ

    Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

        32%       firefox

        15%       plugin-container

        14%       WindowServer

        11%       plugin-container

         7%       plugin-container

Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

    473 MB        kernel_task

    320 MB        firefox

    263 MB        plugin-container

    204 MB        plugin-container

    172 MB        plugin-container

Top Processes by Energy Use: ⓘ

     24.28    plugin-container

     19.90    firefox

     14.82    plugin-container

     14.54    WindowServer

Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

    603 MB        Available RAM

    61 MB         Free RAM

    3.41 GB       Used RAM

    542 MB        Cached files

    768 KB        Swap Used

Software installs: ⓘ

    Dr. Cleaner: 3.2.1 (installed 2017-09-04)

    Dr. Cleaner: 3.3.0 (installed 2017-09-18)

    Install information may not be complete.

(Also, I tried to delete Dr. Cleaner, though I obviously left some remnants of the program on my computer and I can't really figure out how to find and delete them.)

First, you only have 4 GB RAM installed - that is considered the absolute minimum for any of the newer OS versions. Second, you do have a slower 5400 rpm hard drive (which does everything about 33% slower than the standard 7200 rpm drive in an iMac).

I'd get in touch with the Dr Cleaner developer/website and see about their uninstall instructions - if you've removed parts of it, you may have to reinstall it and then use their uninstaller.

It's a bit difficult - yours would greatly improve by adding more RAM and replacing the hard drive with an SSD, but on the other hand, it is 6 years old and may not be worth the investment.

Thanks, babowa! I think it probably makes to buy a new computer.

If you plan on keeping your MBP and giving it a 2017 hardware refresh it may costs you about $220 - $320

16gb ram = $120 ( Crucial ram )

New battery = $100

New SSD ( 256gb. ) = $100 ( Crucial BX300 )

or

8gb ram = $60

New battery = $100

New 120gb. SSD = $60

<Link Edited by Host>

I replaced the slow HD in my 2012 MBP with an SSD from OWC and got the RAM there as well; they are one of the two most recommended RAM vendors here. Do not install cheap "value" RAM - Macs are very finicky about their RAM (and any other hardware component). Here is the link to the RAM and SSDs:

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3_13 33MHz_SDRAM

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ssd/owc/macbook-pro/2011

They also have great install videos.

最后更新：2017-09-26 02:32:29

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