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Hi,
I have had some issues with kernel tasks taking a huge portion of my memory in the past few months, computer running extremely slow when there are few applications open with very little, and finally got a bit of time to reboot my device back to the factory. I went ahead and checked EtreCheck Pro and got this result:
Thanks for your help
loqman241 wrote:
Hi,
I have had some issues with kernel tasks taking a huge portion of my memory in the past few months, computer running extremely slow when there are few applications open with very little, and finally got a bit of time to reboot my device back to the factory. I went ahead and checked EtreCheck Pro and got this result:
<Log of EtreCheck Pro.log>
Thanks for your help
You would expect a run of less then 3 minutes <Runtime: 16:51>...
To trouble shoot further you can:
—Try a SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.
This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
loqman241 wrote:
Hi,
I have had some issues with kernel tasks taking a huge portion of my memory in the past few months, computer running extremely slow when there are few applications open with very little, and finally got a bit of time to reboot my device back to the factory. I went ahead and checked EtreCheck Pro and got this result:
<Log of EtreCheck Pro.log>
Thanks for your help
You would expect a run of less then 3 minutes <Runtime: 16:51>...
To trouble shoot further you can:
—Try a SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.
This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
Painfully slow Macbook Pro 16
