August 2020 iMac 27-inch slow - EtreCheck report attached

I've been having a lot of problems with my machine. Screenshots below of system details and activity monitor below. I mostly use Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as Safari, Apple mail & messages.  


I'm maxed out on 3rd party RAM (OWC) but my performance has been super sluggish almost from the start. Now it's even more sluggish -- delays when I move cursor in Adobe programs, lots of delays in rendering within Adobe programs, and big lag when I type in all programs. Even when I close all the programs and restart, all the slowness persists.


I ran Etrecheck and report is attached. I'm not technically savvy, and wondering if anyone can point me to the issue(s)? 


(Also, yes, I know I don't have Time Machine running -- I had some problems with external hard drive, which I'm currently replacing so I can restart that process.)


Thank you so much.






iMac 27″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 29, 2021 11:22 AM

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Jul 29, 2021 11:28 AM in response to amvent

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.


Your system is in good shape, except for this:

2021-07-29 12:08:00 CalNCService Crash (97 times)

Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CalendarNotification.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/CalNCService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/CalNCService


As a test, disable Calendar accounts.


Also, as another test, can you install the Apple RAM and see if performance improves?


Jack

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