Slow 2015 iMac
Hey guys - not the most tech Savvy but hoping for some simple advice and guidance. My iMac has been running sloooooowww for so long now. Downloaded MacKeeper a couple of years back to try to resolve that improved it a little. Now it’s basically unusable. I read about a diagnostic tool in the community and wanted some help to interpret the results please! Thanks in advance!
EtreCheckPro version: 6.5.6 (6F040)
Report generated: 2022-01-15 09:35:18
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Runtime: 21:03
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.
Failing hard drive - This computer has a hard drive that appears to be failing.
Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed that could be adware and should be reviewed.
Adobe Flash Player installed - Adobe Flash Player is installed on this computer. This is a security risk and no longer supported.
Minor Issues:
Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.
Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. Apple has said that unsigned software will not run by default in a future version of the operating system.
System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.
Vintage hardware - This computer may be considered vintage.
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014) - Vintage!
iMac Model: iMac14,4
1.4 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-4260U) CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM - Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600
BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1536 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 500.11 GB (Mechanical - 5400 RPM)
Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 [APFS Container] 499.90 GB
disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 499.90 GB (Shared by 5 volumes)
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (Shared - 279.27 GB used)
disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 82 MB used)
disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 529 MB used)
disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 2.15 GB used)
disk1s5 - Macintosh HD (APFS) (Shared - 11.31 GB used)
disk2 - TOSHIBA MK2006GAL 20.00 GB
External USB 480 Mbit/s USB
disk2s1 - F*****Y (MS-DOS FAT32) 20.00 GB (15.64 GB used)
Mounted Volumes:
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
499.90 GB (Shared - 279.27 GB used, 240.55 GB available, 206.39 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM]
499.90 GB (Shared - 2.15 GB used, 206.39 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /private/var/vm
disk1s5 - Macintosh HD
499.90 GB (Shared - 11.31 GB used, 240.55 GB available, 206.39 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /
Read-only: Yes
disk2s1 - F*****Y
20.00 GB (15.64 GB used, 4.34 GB free)
MS-DOS FAT32
Mount point: /Volumes/F*****Y
Network:
Interface en0: Ethernet
Interface en1: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Interface en4: iPhone
Interface en5: Bluetooth PAN
Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
iCloud Quota: 1.71 TB available
File sharing: Enabled
Remote login: Enabled
System Software:
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H1615)
Time since boot: About a day
Security:
Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers
System Integrity Protection: Enabled
Antivirus software: Apple and MacKeeper
Security Risk! - Adobe Flash Player installed!
File sharing: Enabled
Remote login: Enabled
Old Applications:
6 x86-only apps
Backup:
Time Machine Not Configured!
Auto backup:
Destinations:
Performance:
System Load: 2.30 (1 min ago) 2.56 (5 min ago) 1.92 (15 min ago)
Nominal I/O speed: 2.27 MB/s
File system: 55.25 seconds
Write speed: 28 MB/s
Read speed: 31 MB/s
CPU Usage Snapshot:
Type Overall
System: 5 %
User: 11 %
Idle: 85 %
Virtual Memory Information:
Physical RAM: 8 GB
Free RAM: 16 MB
Used RAM: 6.56 GB
Cached files: 1.43 GB
Available RAM: 1.44 GB
Swap Used: 760 MB
End of report
iMac Line (2012 and Later)