• Will someone, please, review this EtreCheck report?

    From David B.@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 21 20:47:25 2025
    Will someone, please, review this EtreCheck report. **************************************************

    Ref:- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255976877?sortBy=rank

    Hello

    I'm trying to ensure that all is still well with this now-ancient old iMac!

    Here's the report - taken immediately after the erasure of the hard
    drive and reinstallation of macOS Ventura

    Recent EtreCheck Report

    EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.8 (68072)
    Report generated: 2025-02-13 10:25:59
    Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com
    Runtime: 2:45

    Performance: Excellent

    Problem: No problem - just checking

    Description:

    This is the first software to be run on a fresh install of macOS after
    erasure of the hard drive.

    Major Issues: None

    Minor Issues:
    These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate
    future problems or opportunities for improvement.

    No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
    Heavy Photos CPU usage - Photos processes are using large amounts
    of CPU.
    Vintage hardware - This computer may be considered vintage.
    Limited permissions - More information may be available with Full
    Disk Access.

    Hardware Information:
    iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
    Status: Vintage
    iMac Model: iMac18,3
    3.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-7600K) CPU: 4-core
    24 GB RAM - Upgradeable
    BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400
    BANK 0/DIMM1 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400
    BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400
    BANK 1/DIMM1 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400

    Video Information:
    Radeon Pro 580 - VRAM: 8 GB
    iMac (built-in) 5120 x 2880

    Drives:
    disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0128L 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
    Internal PCI-Express 8.0 GT/s x4 NVM Express
    S.M.A.R.T. Details: 62% used, 91.53 TB written, 100% health, 475
    unsafe shutdowns
    disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB
    disk0s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 121.02 GB
    disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 2.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
    disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual
    drive] (6.91 GB used)
    disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (1.88 GB used)
    disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.15 GB used)
    disk2s4 (APFS) [APFS Container] (9.35 GB used)
    disk2s4s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot]
    (9.35 GB used)
    disk2s5 - Update (APFS) (11 MB used)
    disk2s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (1 MB used)

    disk1 - APPLE HDD ST2000DM001 2.00 TB (Mechanical - 7200 RPM)
    Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA
    disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk1s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 2.00 TB
    disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 2.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
    disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual
    drive] (6.91 GB used)
    disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (1.88 GB used)
    disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.15 GB used)
    disk2s4 (APFS) [APFS Container] (9.35 GB used)
    disk2s4s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot]
    (9.35 GB used)
    disk2s5 - Update (APFS) (11 MB used)
    disk2s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (1 MB used)

    disk3 - LaCie Mobile SSD 1.00 TB
    External USB Up to 10 Gb/s USB
    disk3s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk3s2 [APFS Container] 1000.00 GB
    disk4 [APFS Virtual drive] 1000.00 GB (Shared by 6 volumes)
    disk4s1 - E*********** - Data (APFS) (87.54 GB used)
    disk4s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (2.11 GB used)
    disk4s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.15 GB used)
    disk4s4 - M****************) (APFS) (9.35 GB used)
    disk4s5 - Update (APFS) (2 MB used)
    disk4s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (1 MB used)

    Mounted Volumes:
    disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
    Fusion drive
    Used: 6.91 GB
    Shared values
    Size: 2.12 TB
    Free: 2.09 TB

    disk2s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
    Fusion drive
    Used: 1.88 GB
    Shared values
    Size: 2.12 TB
    Free: 2.09 TB

    disk2s4s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /
    Fusion drive
    Read-only: Yes
    Used: 9.35 GB
    Shared values
    Size: 2.12 TB
    Free: 2.09 TB

    disk2s5 - Update
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
    Fusion drive
    Used: 11 MB
    Shared values
    Size: 2.12 TB
    Free: 2.09 TB

    disk2s6 - VM [APFS VM]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM
    Fusion drive
    Used: 1 MB
    Shared values
    Size: 2.12 TB
    Free: 2.09 TB

    disk4s1 - E*********** - Data
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /Volumes/E*********** - Data
    Owners enabled: No
    Used: 87.54 GB
    Shared values
    Size: 1000.00 GB
    Free: 899.63 GB
    Available: 900.06 GB

    disk4s4 - M****************)
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /Volumes/M****************)
    Owners enabled: No
    Read-only: Yes
    Used: 9.35 GB
    Shared values
    Size: 1000.00 GB
    Free: 899.63 GB

    USB:
    USB 3.0 bus
    YSPRINGTECH - USB OPTICAL MOUSE
    Broadcom Corp. - Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. - FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

    USB 3.1 bus
    LaCie - Mobile SSD

    Network:
    Interface en0: Ethernet
    Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
    Interface en1: Wi-Fi
    802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

    System Software:
    macOS Ventura 13.7.4 (22H420)
    Time since boot: Less than an hour

    Security:
    Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers
    System Integrity Protection: Enabled
    
 Antivirus software: Apple

    System Launch Daemons:
    [Not Loaded] 40 Apple tasks
    [Loaded] 185 Apple tasks
    [Running] 164 Apple tasks
    [Other] 2 Apple tasks

    System Launch Agents:
    [Not Loaded] 19 Apple tasks
    [Loaded] 202 Apple tasks
    [Running] 177 Apple tasks

    Applications:
    572 Apple apps
    4 3rd party apps
    3 x86-only apps
    No unsigned apps

    App Extensions:
    QuickLook Previews:
    [Loaded] EtreCheckQuickLook - ~/Downloads/EtreCheckPro.app
    com.etresoft.etrecheck4 *.etrecheck

    Backup:
    Time Machine information is limited without Full Disk Access

    Performance:
    System Load: 2.55 (1 min ago) 8.36 (5 min ago) 10.52 (15 min ago)
    Nominal I/O usage: 19.54 MB/s
    File system: 26.82 seconds
    Write speed: 722 MB/s
    Read speed: 2196 MB/s

    CPU Usage Snapshot:
    Type Overall
    System: 11 %
    User: 31 %
    Idle: 58 %

    Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
    Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
    photolibraryd 83.00 % (Apple)
    EtreCheckPro 12.68 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
    nsurlsessiond (2) 7.58 % (Apple)
    cloudphotod 7.10 % (Not signed)
    kernel_task 5.32 % (Apple)

    Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
    Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
    EtreCheckPro 798 MB (Etresoft, Inc.)
    MTLCompilerService (20) 410 MB (Apple)
    mdworker_shared (26) 231 MB (Apple)
    mds_stores 228 MB (Apple)
    Safari 184 MB (Apple)

    Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
    Process Input / Output (Source - Location)
    nsurlsessiond 9 MB / 616 KB (Apple)
    rapportd 6 MB / 49 KB (Apple)
    mDNSResponder 880 KB / 139 KB (Apple)
    apsd 100 KB / 186 KB (Apple)
    com.apple.WebKit.Networking 10 KB / 10 KB (Apple)

    Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
    Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
    photolibraryd 26 (Apple)
    nsurlsessiond (2) 10 (Apple)
    cloudd (2) 8 (Apple)
    WindowServer 3 (Apple)
    cloudphotod 3 (Not signed)

    Virtual Memory Information:
    Physical RAM: 24 GB

    Free RAM: 9.52 GB
    Used RAM: 6.49 GB
    Cached files: 7.99 GB

    Available RAM: 17.51 GB
    Swap Used: 0 B

    Software Installs (past 60 days):
    Install Date Name (Version)
    2025-02-13 macOS 13.7.4 (13.7.4)
    2025-02-13 XProtectPlistConfigData (5287)
    2025-02-13 MRTConfigData (1.93)
    2025-02-13 XProtectPayloads (149)

    Diagnostics Information (past 60 days):


    End of report

    ==

    Does all appear to be just as it should be?

    Thanks.

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  • From David B.@21:1/5 to David B. on Sat Jun 21 23:04:51 2025
    XPost: alt.computer.workshop

    On 21/06/2025 20:47, David B. wrote:
    Will someone, please, review this EtreCheck report. **************************************************

    Ref:-  https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255976877?sortBy=rank

    Hello

    I'm trying to ensure that all is still well with this now-ancient old iMac!

    Here's the report - taken immediately after the erasure of the hard
    drive and reinstallation of macOS Ventura

    Recent EtreCheck Report

    EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.8 (68072)
    Report generated: 2025-02-13 10:25:59
    Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com
    Runtime: 2:45

    Performance: Excellent

    Problem: No problem - just checking

    Description:

    This is the first software to be run on a fresh install of macOS after erasure of the hard drive.

    Major Issues: None

    Minor Issues:
        These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement.

        No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
        Heavy Photos CPU usage - Photos processes are using large amounts
    of CPU.
        Vintage hardware - This computer may be considered vintage.
        Limited permissions - More information may be available with Full Disk Access.

    Hardware Information:
        iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
            Status: Vintage
        iMac Model: iMac18,3
        3.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-7600K) CPU: 4-core
        24 GB RAM - Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400
            BANK 0/DIMM1 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400
            BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400
            BANK 1/DIMM1 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400

    Video Information:
        Radeon Pro 580 - VRAM: 8 GB
            iMac (built-in) 5120 x 2880

    Drives:
        disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0128L 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
        Internal PCI-Express 8.0 GT/s x4 NVM Express
        S.M.A.R.T. Details: 62% used, 91.53 TB written, 100% health, 475 unsafe shutdowns
            disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB
            disk0s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 121.02 GB
                disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 2.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
                    disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual
    drive] (6.91 GB used)
                    disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (1.88 GB used)
                    disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.15 GB used)
                    disk2s4 (APFS) [APFS Container] (9.35 GB used)
                        disk2s4s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot]
    (9.35 GB used)
                    disk2s5 - Update (APFS) (11 MB used)
                    disk2s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (1 MB used)

        disk1 - APPLE HDD ST2000DM001 2.00 TB (Mechanical - 7200 RPM)
        Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA
            disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
            disk1s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 2.00 TB
                disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 2.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
                    disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual
    drive] (6.91 GB used)
                    disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (1.88 GB used)
                    disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.15 GB used)
                    disk2s4 (APFS) [APFS Container] (9.35 GB used)
                        disk2s4s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot]
    (9.35 GB used)
                    disk2s5 - Update (APFS) (11 MB used)
                    disk2s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (1 MB used)

        disk3 - LaCie Mobile SSD 1.00 TB
        External USB Up to 10 Gb/s USB
            disk3s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
            disk3s2 [APFS Container] 1000.00 GB
                disk4 [APFS Virtual drive] 1000.00 GB (Shared by 6 volumes)
                    disk4s1 - E*********** - Data (APFS) (87.54 GB used)
                    disk4s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (2.11 GB used)
                    disk4s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.15 GB used)
                    disk4s4 - M****************) (APFS) (9.35 GB used)
                    disk4s5 - Update (APFS) (2 MB used)
                    disk4s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (1 MB used)

    Mounted Volumes:
        disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
            Filesystem: APFS
            Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
            Fusion drive
            Used: 6.91 GB
            Shared values
                Size: 2.12 TB
                Free: 2.09 TB

        disk2s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
            Filesystem: APFS
            Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
            Fusion drive
            Used: 1.88 GB
            Shared values
                Size: 2.12 TB
                Free: 2.09 TB

        disk2s4s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
            Filesystem: APFS
            Mount point: /
            Fusion drive
            Read-only: Yes
            Used: 9.35 GB
            Shared values
                Size: 2.12 TB
                Free: 2.09 TB

        disk2s5 - Update
            Filesystem: APFS
            Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
            Fusion drive
            Used: 11 MB
            Shared values
                Size: 2.12 TB
                Free: 2.09 TB

        disk2s6 - VM [APFS VM]
            Filesystem: APFS
            Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM
            Fusion drive
            Used: 1 MB
            Shared values
                Size: 2.12 TB
                Free: 2.09 TB

        disk4s1 - E*********** - Data
            Filesystem: APFS
            Mount point: /Volumes/E*********** - Data
            Owners enabled: No
            Used: 87.54 GB
            Shared values
                Size: 1000.00 GB
                Free: 899.63 GB
                Available: 900.06 GB

        disk4s4 - M****************)
            Filesystem: APFS
            Mount point: /Volumes/M****************)
            Owners enabled: No
            Read-only: Yes
            Used: 9.35 GB
            Shared values
                Size: 1000.00 GB
                Free: 899.63 GB

    USB:
        USB 3.0 bus
            YSPRINGTECH - USB OPTICAL MOUSE
            Broadcom Corp. - Bluetooth USB Host Controller
            Apple Inc. - FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

        USB 3.1 bus
            LaCie - Mobile SSD

    Network:
        Interface en0: Ethernet
        Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
        Interface en1: Wi-Fi
            802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

    System Software:
        macOS Ventura 13.7.4 (22H420)
        Time since boot: Less than an hour

    Security:
        Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers
        System Integrity Protection: Enabled
    
    Antivirus software: Apple

    System Launch Daemons:
        [Not Loaded] 40 Apple tasks
        [Loaded] 185 Apple tasks
        [Running] 164 Apple tasks
        [Other] 2 Apple tasks

    System Launch Agents:
        [Not Loaded] 19 Apple tasks
        [Loaded] 202 Apple tasks
        [Running] 177 Apple tasks

    Applications:
        572 Apple apps
        4 3rd party apps
        3 x86-only apps
        No unsigned apps

    App Extensions:
        QuickLook Previews:
            [Loaded] EtreCheckQuickLook - ~/Downloads/EtreCheckPro.app
                com.etresoft.etrecheck4 *.etrecheck

    Backup:
        Time Machine information is limited without Full Disk Access

    Performance:
        System Load: 2.55 (1 min ago) 8.36 (5 min ago) 10.52 (15 min ago)
        Nominal I/O usage: 19.54 MB/s
        File system: 26.82 seconds
        Write speed: 722 MB/s
        Read speed: 2196 MB/s

    CPU Usage Snapshot:
        Type Overall
        System: 11 %
        User: 31 %
        Idle: 58 %

    Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
        Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
        photolibraryd 83.00 % (Apple)
        EtreCheckPro 12.68 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
        nsurlsessiond (2) 7.58 % (Apple)
        cloudphotod 7.10 % (Not signed)
        kernel_task 5.32 % (Apple)

    Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
        Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
        EtreCheckPro 798 MB (Etresoft, Inc.)
        MTLCompilerService (20) 410 MB (Apple)
        mdworker_shared (26) 231 MB (Apple)
        mds_stores 228 MB (Apple)
        Safari 184 MB (Apple)

    Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
        Process Input / Output (Source - Location)
        nsurlsessiond 9 MB / 616 KB (Apple)
        rapportd 6 MB / 49 KB (Apple)
        mDNSResponder 880 KB / 139 KB (Apple)
        apsd 100 KB / 186 KB (Apple)
        com.apple.WebKit.Networking 10 KB / 10 KB (Apple)

    Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
        Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
        photolibraryd 26 (Apple)
        nsurlsessiond (2) 10 (Apple)
        cloudd (2) 8 (Apple)
        WindowServer 3 (Apple)
        cloudphotod 3 (Not signed)

    Virtual Memory Information:
        Physical RAM: 24 GB

        Free RAM: 9.52 GB
        Used RAM: 6.49 GB
        Cached files: 7.99 GB

        Available RAM: 17.51 GB
        Swap Used: 0 B

    Software Installs (past 60 days):
        Install Date Name (Version)
        2025-02-13 macOS 13.7.4 (13.7.4)
        2025-02-13 XProtectPlistConfigData (5287)
        2025-02-13 MRTConfigData (1.93)
        2025-02-13 XProtectPayloads (149)

    Diagnostics Information (past 60 days):


    End of report

    ==

    Does all appear to be just as it should be?

    Thanks.

    Posting again - to share with folk on ACW

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