Export Assets - Affinity Designer (Problem)

[fjunk]

Results:
 

Running First Aid on “Macintosh HD:tmp:” (disk1s1s1)

Verifying the startup volume will cause this computer to stop responding.

Verifying file system.
Volume could not be unmounted.
Using live mode.
Performing fsck_apfs -n -l -x /dev/rdisk1s1
Checking the container superblock.
Checking the EFI jumpstart record.
Checking the space manager.
Checking the space manager free queue trees.
Checking the object map.
Checking volume.
Checking the APFS volume superblock.
Checking the object map.
Checking the snapshot metadata tree.
Checking the snapshot metadata.
Checking snapshot 1 of 1 (com.apple.os.update-5DC2B8AA591ED241EC5D606CA1EC8CA686322F70563020EFC688A81456FCA796)
Checking the extent ref tree.
Checking the fsroot tree.
Checking the file extent tree.
Verifying allocated space.
The volume /dev/rdisk1s1 appears to be OK.
File system check exit code is 0.
Restoring the original state found as mounted.

Operation successful.

Is there a way to start this on reboot, before the disk is mounted?

[thomaso]

46 minutes ago, fjunk said:

It would've been helpful to know not only that, but of the location you just laid out.  It would've been useful back when I first brought up this problem.

As far I read about CleanMyMac it would display a list of possibly related files before deleting them together with an .app file. Also this tool seems to have some Anti-Malware function, which generally is known to be possibly harmful to the rich macOS internal security features, including its sandbox and regularly hidden auto-updated malware black-lists ("X-Protect", "MRT").

In case you have more 3rd-party system tools installed you might want to check their reliability with the EtreCheck.app ( https://etrecheck.com/ ). It would list all installed apps, daemons, tasks etc and mark possible culprits for further investigation. The app itself is reading only and does not "repair" anything.

[thomaso]

5 minutes ago, fjunk said:

Is there a way to start this on reboot, before the disk is mounted?

It will auto-run if you boot in Safe Mode (hold shift until mac's boot sound). Note this checks the basic data structure only, it does not check user related file content (e.g. preference settings, missing files or modified access rights).

[fjunk]

10 minutes ago, thomaso said:

In case you have more 3rd-party system tools installed you might want to check their reliability with the EtreCheck.app ( https://etrecheck.com/ ). It would list all installed apps, daemons, tasks etc and mark possible culprits for further investigation. The app itself is reading only and does not "repair" anything.

How much good will this "free download" do before I have to pay for it?  Enough?

[R C-R]

24 minutes ago, fjunk said:

I went to launcher instead and am running "First Aid" on this drive.

Is there some reason you do not want to try relaunching Finder? It is quick & simple.

Quote

Is there a way to start this on reboot, before the disk is mounted?

If you have another drive you can start up from, you can avoid having to use live mode, which is what causes the system to stop responding until the repair is finished, if that is what you are hoping to avoid, but you have to have an OS of some kind running to use Disk Utility.

EDIT: as @thomaso mentioned, you can start up in Safe Mode, which performs something similar to Disk Utility's First Aid, but note that it disables startup items, may disable hardware acceleration (which will cause the screen to redraw very slowly), & may take up to several minutes to complete starting up before you can do anything other than watch the progress bar fill in by fits & starts.

[thomaso]

Just now, fjunk said:

How much good will this "free download" do before I have to pay for it?  Enough?

Sorry I don't know, you just could try and see what it finds & outputs in its list.

In case you don't trust this app right now you could do a research first, e.g. at Apple's Developer Forum:
https://www.google.com/search?q=etrecheck+site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.apple.com

[fjunk]

Thank you for the tip on developer.apple.com.  I did most of my support work for Microsoft systems and as such am more familiar with their system than Macs.  Haven't been a Mac owner for as long, so much of it is new to me.

The first comment I looked at asked, "Why is it no longer being offered at the App Store? In and of itself, not necessarily good or bad.  Just checked. Not there.

As I write, I'm running it.

 

[fjunk]

Full Report:

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Detailed Report:

Runtime: 3:45

Performance: Good

 

Problem: Other problem

 

Major Issues:

    Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

 

    No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.

    Gatekeeper disabled - Gatekeeper security protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    System Integrity Protection disabled - System Integrity Protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Security updates disabled - Security updates are disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Apple security disabled - Apple security software is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

 

Minor Issues:

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

 

    Heavy RAM usage - Apps are using a large amount of RAM.

    Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage.

    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.

    x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system.

    Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future.

 

Hardware Information:

    MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

    MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro16,1

    2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 (i9-9980HK) CPU: 8-core

    32 GB RAM - Not upgradeable

        BANK 0/ChannelA-DIMM0 - 16 GB DDR4 2667

        BANK 2/ChannelB-DIMM0 - 16 GB DDR4 2667

    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 31

 

Video Information:

    Intel UHD Graphics 630 - VRAM: 1536 MB

    AMD Radeon Pro 5500M - VRAM: 8 GB

        Color LCD (built-in) 3072 x 1920

 

Drives:

    disk0 - APPLE SSD AP2048N 2.00 TB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

    Internal PCI-Express 8.0 GT/s x4 NVM Express

        disk0s1 105 MB

        disk0s2 [APFS Container] 1.77 TB

            disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 1.77 TB (Shared by 7 volumes)

                disk1s1 (APFS) [APFS Container] (Shared - 15.33 GB used)

                    disk1s1s1 - M***************: (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (Shared - 15.33 GB used)

                disk1s2 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (Shared - 848.86 GB used)

                disk1s3 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 490 MB used)

                disk1s4 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 623 MB used)

                disk1s5 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 20 KB used)

                disk1s6 - S*****e (APFS) (Shared - 211.17 GB used)

                disk1s7 - Update (APFS) (Shared - 5 MB used)

        disk0s3 226.91 GB

        disk0s4 - N*****E 209 MB

 

    disk2 - WD My Passport 2626 2.00 TB

    External USB 5 Gbit/s USB

        disk2s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

        disk2s2 - M*********t (Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)) 2.00 TB (734.35 GB used)

 

    disk3 - OWC miniStack 6.00 TB

    External USB 5 Gbit/s USB

        disk3s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

        disk3s2 [APFS Container] 6.00 TB

            disk4 [APFS Virtual drive] 6.00 TB (Shared by 1 volumes)

                disk4s1 - B****p (APFS) (Shared - 721.55 GB used)

 

Mounted Volumes:

    disk1s1s1 - M***************: [APFS Snapshot]

        1.77 TB (Shared - 15.33 GB used, 702.32 GB available, 697.13 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /

        Read-only: Yes

 

    disk1s2 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]

        1.77 TB (Shared - 848.86 GB used, 702.32 GB available, 697.13 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data

        Encrypted

 

    disk1s3 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]

        1.77 TB (Shared - 490 MB used, 697.13 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot

 

    disk1s5 - VM [APFS VM]

        1.77 TB (Shared - 20 KB used, 697.13 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM

 

    disk1s6 - S*****e

        1.77 TB (Shared - 211.17 GB used, 697.22 GB available, 697.13 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /Volumes/S*****e

        Encrypted

 

    disk1s7 - Update

        1.77 TB (Shared - 5 MB used, 697.13 GB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update

 

    disk2s2 - M*********t

        2.00 TB (734.35 GB used, 1.27 TB free)

        Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)

        Mount point: /Volumes/M*********t

 

    disk4s1 - B****p

        6.00 TB (Shared - 721.55 GB used, 5.28 TB free)

        APFS

        Mount point: /Volumes/B******1

        Owners enabled: No

 

    disk5s1 - F**********************************************3

        1.27 GB (1.19 GB used, 80 MB free)

        Mac OS Extended

        Disk Image

        Mount point: /Volumes/F**********************************************3

        Owners enabled: No

        Read-only: Yes

 

Network:

    Interface en7: Belkin USB-C LAN

    Interface en8: USB 10/100/1000 LAN

    Interface en0: Wi-Fi

        

    Interface en6: Bluetooth PAN

    Interface en10: USB 10/100/1000 LAN 2

    Interface en9: Thunderbolt Ethernet Slot 1, Port 2

    Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

    iCloud Quota: 2.30 GB available

 

System Software:

    macOS Big Sur 11.6 (20G165)

    Time since boot: About 11 hours

 

Notifications:

 

    Firefox.app

        6 notifications

    NordVPN IKE.app

        9 notifications

    Discord.app

        7 notifications

    Blender 3.0a.app

        100 notifications

 

Security:

    Gatekeeper: Anywhere

    System Integrity Protection: unknown (Custom Configuration)

    Security Updates: Disabled

    Antivirus software: None!

 

Unsigned Files:

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.avahi-dnsconfd.plist

        Executable: /opt/local/sbin/avahi-dnsconfd

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.avahi-daemon.plist

        Executable: /opt/local/sbin/avahi-daemon

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

        Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.openvpn.plist

        Executable: /usr/local/opt/openvpn/sbin/openvpn --config /usr/local/etc/openvpn/openvpn.conf

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/org.macports.kdecache.plist

        Executable: /opt/local/bin/kbuildsycoca4

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

        Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.virtualbox.startup.plist

        Executable: /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/LaunchDaemons/VirtualBoxStartup.sh restart

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

        Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

        Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.nomachine.uninstall.plist

        Executable: /Library/Application Support/NoMachine/nxuninstall.sh

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist

        Executable: /opt/local/bin/dbus-daemon --nofork --session

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist

        Executable: /opt/local/bin/dbus-daemon --system --nofork

        Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

 

    Running app: ~/Library/Printers/Canon MF230 Series UFRII LT 2.app/Contents/MacOS/PrinterProxy

 

    Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

    Plugin: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Folx3Plugin.plugin

 

    Preference Pane: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefPane

 

    Apps: 97

 

Old Applications:

    107 x86-only apps

 

Kernel Extensions:

    /Applications/NoMachine.app

        [Loaded] nxaudio.kext - com.nomachine.driver.nxau (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 4.1 - SDK 10.8)

        [Not Loaded] nxtun.kext - com.nomachine.driver.nxtun (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 4.1)

        [Not Loaded] nxusbproxy.kext - com.nomachine.driver.nxusbproxy (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 3.0 - SDK 10.11)

        [Not Loaded] nxusbvic_11.0.kext - com.nomachine.driver.nxusbvic (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 3.0 - SDK 10.16)

        [Not Loaded] nxusbvhci_10.11.kext - com.nomachine.driver.nxusbvusb (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 3.0 - SDK 10.11)

        [Not Loaded] nxusbvhci_10.9.kext - com.nomachine.driver.vusb (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 3.0 - SDK 10.9)

        [Not Loaded] nxfs.kext - com.nomachine.kext.nxfs (NoMachine S.a.r.l., NoMachine Disk Adapter 4.1.b1 - SDK 10.6)

        [Not Loaded] nxusb-legacy_10.7.kext - com.nomachine.kext.nxusb-legacy_10.7 (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 9.2 - SDK 10.7)

        [Not Loaded] nxusb-legacy_10.8-10.10.kext - com.nomachine.kext.nxusb-legacy_10.8-10.10 (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 9.2 - SDK 10.7)

        [Not Loaded] nxusblog.kext - com.nomachine.kext.nxusblog (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 6.2.18 - SDK 10.11)

        [Not Loaded] nxusbvhci.kext - com.nomachine.kext.nxusbvhci (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 6.2.18 - SDK 10.11)

        [Not Loaded] nxusbvic.kext - com.nomachine.kext.nxusbvic (NoMachine S.a.r.l., 6.2.18 - SDK 10.11)

 

    /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox

        [Loaded] VBoxDrv.kext - org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (Oracle America, Inc., 6.1.26)

        [Loaded] VBoxNetAdp.kext - org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (Oracle America, Inc., 6.1.26)

        [Loaded] VBoxNetFlt.kext - org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (Oracle America, Inc., 6.1.26)

        [Loaded] VBoxUSB.kext - org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (Oracle America, Inc., 6.1.26)

 

System Launch Daemons:

    [Not Loaded] 36 Apple tasks

    [Loaded] 182 Apple tasks

    [Running] 145 Apple tasks

    [Other] One Apple task

 

System Launch Agents:

    [Not Loaded] 17 Apple tasks

    [Loaded] 167 Apple tasks

    [Running] 150 Apple tasks

 

Launch Daemons:

    [Loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-09-14)

    [Running] com.nomachine.server.plist (NoMachine S.a.r.l. - installed 2021-06-02)

    [Loaded] com.nomachine.uninstall.plist (? 9bb99a66 - installed 2021-06-02)

    [Running] com.nordvpn.osx.helper.plist (TEFINKOM & CO S.A - installed 2021-02-19)

    [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (? e3fefdd2 - installed 2021-07-05)

    [Running] com.rogueamoeba.aceagent.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2021-01-21)

    [Loaded] com.rogueamoeba.acetool.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2021-01-21)

    [Other] homebrew.mxcl.openvpn.plist (? 6c1980bc - installed 2020-08-21)

    [Not Loaded] org.freedesktop.avahi-daemon.plist (? a70df244 - installed 2020-09-18)

    [Not Loaded] org.freedesktop.avahi-dnsconfd.plist (? 26ad36c9 - installed 2020-09-18)

    [Not Loaded] org.freedesktop.dbus-system.plist (? e1cd8f49 - installed 2019-10-28)

    [Not Loaded] org.macports.net-snmp.plist (Joshua Root - installed 2020-11-20)

    [Not Loaded] org.macports.slapd.plist (Joshua Root - installed 2020-11-20)

    [Running] org.openvpn.client.plist (OPENVPN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - installed 2020-07-03)

    [Not Loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist (? 700b9385 - installed 2021-08-14)

    [Loaded] org.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2021-04-20)

 

Launch Agents:

    [Running] com.Roche.DeviceLink.Mac.plist (Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc - installed 2019-09-16)

    [Not Loaded] com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-09-14)

    [Running] com.nomachine.localnxserver.plist (NoMachine S.a.r.l. - installed 2021-06-02)

    [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? e8a9a299 - installed 2021-07-05)

    [Running] jp.co.canon.ScanGearMF.appl.Canon-MF-Scan-Agent.plist (Canon Inc. - installed 2020-11-25)

    [Running] jp.co.canon.ScanGearMF.appl.Canon-MFSU-Agent.plist (Canon Inc. - installed 2020-11-25)

    [Not Loaded] org.freedesktop.dbus-session.plist (? 5d31cfb1 - installed 2019-10-28)

    [Not Loaded] org.macports.kdecache.plist (? 33f2f432 - installed 2019-12-25)

    [Loaded] org.xquartz.startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2021-04-20)

 

User Launch Agents:

    [Other] com.movavi.converteragent.startup.plist (? 0 - installed 2020-08-24)

    [Not Loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist (Oracle America, Inc. - installed 2021-08-14)

 

User Login Items:

    [Running] AltTab (Louis Pontoise - installed 2021-10-16)

        Application

        /Applications/AltTab.app

 

    [Not Loaded] AppCleaner SmartDelete (Julien Ramseier - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/App_Cleaner/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner SmartDelete.app

 

    [Loaded] DesktopClock Helper (App Store - installed 2020-06-08)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/BackgroundClock.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DesktopClock Helper.app

 

    [Loaded] Boom2Daemon (App Store - installed 2021-09-28)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Boom 2.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Boom2Daemon.app

 

    [Not Loaded] Boom Helper (Global Delight Technologies Pvt. Ltd - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Boom 3D.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/BoomHelper.app

 

    [Running] CleanMyMac-MAS Menu (App Store - installed 2021-10-14)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/CleanMyMac-MAS.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/CleanMyMac-MAS Menu.app

 

    [Running] S8EX82NJP6.com.macpaw.CleanMyMac-mas.HealthMonitor (App Store - installed 2021-10-14)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/CleanMyMac-MAS.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/CleanMyMac-MAS Menu.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/S8EX82NJP6.com.macpaw.CleanMyMac-mas.HealthMonitor.app

 

    [Not Loaded] DynamicWallpapersHelper (App Store - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/DynamicWallpapers.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DynamicWallpapersHelper.app

 

    [Not Loaded] Folx Schedule Helper (ELTIMA LLC - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Folx.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/FolxScheduleHelper.app

 

    [Not Loaded] GeoGebra Classic 6 Login Helper (App Store - installed 2021-10-22)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/GeoGebra Classic 6.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/GeoGebra Classic 6 Login Helper.app

 

    [Not Loaded] HasteLauncher (App Store - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Haste.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HasteLauncher.app

 

    [Loaded] Menu World Time Launcher (App Store - installed 2021-08-11)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Menu World Time.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Menu World Time Launcher.app

 

    [Not Loaded] NordVPNLauncher (App Store - installed 2021-10-09)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/NordVPN IKE.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/NordVPNLauncher.app

 

    [Not Loaded] Scratch 3 Login Helper (App Store - installed 2021-09-28)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Scratch 3.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Scratch 3 Login Helper.app

 

    [Not Loaded] SnagitHelper2021 (TechSmith Corporation - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Snagit 2021.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SnagitHelper2021.app

 

    [Not Loaded] SnagitRecorder2021 (TechSmith Corporation - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Snagit 2021.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SnagitHelper2021.app/Contents/MacOS/SnagitRecorder2021.app

 

    [Not Loaded] SnagitLaunchAtLogin (TechSmith Corporation - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Snagit 2021.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SnagitLaunchAtLogin.app

 

    [Loaded] SnappyHelper (App Store - installed 2021-09-21)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/Snappy.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SnappyHelper.app

 

    [Not Loaded] weatherbugosxhelper (App Store - installed 2021-06-09)

        Modern Login Item

        /Applications/WeatherBug.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/weatherbugosxhelper.app

 

Internet Plug-ins:

    JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 301 build 09 (? - installed 2021-07-20)

 

User Internet Plug-ins:

    Folx3Plugin: 3.0.1 (? - installed 2021-05-11)

 

Audio Plug-ins:

    ACE: 11.6.3 (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2021-03-24)

    BoomAudio: 1.0.4 (Global Delight Technologies Pvt. Ltd - installed 2021-08-11)

 

Safari Extensions:

    AdBlock Engine (App Store - installed 2021-09-21)

    AdBlock Icon (App Store - installed 2021-09-21)

    Folx (ELTIMA LLC - installed 2021-09-21)

    Haste (App Store - installed 2021-09-21)

    Privacy Dashboard (App Store - installed 2021-07-17)

    Privacy Protection (App Store - installed 2021-07-17)

    Wayback Machine (App Store - installed 2020-07-01)

    reddirect Extension (App Store - installed 2020-07-01)

 

3rd Party Preference Panes:

    Java (? - installed 2021-06-09)

 

Backup:

    Time Machine Not Configured!

 

Performance:

    System Load: 2.88 (1 min ago) 3.16 (5 min ago) 3.22 (15 min ago)

    Nominal I/O speed: 2.40 MB/s

    File system: 15.81 seconds

    Write speed: 2726 MB/s

    Read speed: 2886 MB/s

 

CPU Usage Snapshot:

    Type Overall

    System: 2 %

    User: 5 %

    Idle: 93 %

 

Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:

    Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)

    EtreCheckPro 16.44 % (Etresoft, Inc.)

    Brave Browser Helper (Renderer) (67) 13.80 % (Brave Software, Inc.)

    WindowServer 13.24 % (Apple)

    Finder 11.56 % (Apple)

    coreaudiod 9.44 % (Apple)

 

Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:

    Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)

    Brave Browser Helper (Renderer) (67) 6.52 GB (Brave Software, Inc.)

    Affinity Photo 1.93 GB (App Store)

    com.apple.appkit.xpc.openAndSavePanelService (8) 1.03 GB (Apple)

    EtreCheckPro 939 MB (Etresoft, Inc.)

    Brave Browser Helper (GPU) 922 MB (Brave Software, Inc.)

 

Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:

    Process Input / Output (Source - Location)

    corespeechd 2 KB / 9 MB (Apple)

    mDNSResponder 7 MB / 2 MB (Apple)

    remoted 324 KB / 443 KB (Apple)

    firefox 715 KB / 15 KB (Mozilla Corporation)

    biometrickitd 429 KB / 189 KB (Apple)

 

Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:

    Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)

    WindowServer 11 (Apple)

    coreaudiod 6 (Apple)

    Brave Browser Helper (Renderer) (67) 4 (Brave Software, Inc.)

    Brave Browser 3 (Brave Software, Inc.)

    Blender 2 (Stichting Blender Foundation)

 

Virtual Memory Information:

    Physical RAM: 32 GB

 

    Free RAM: 35 MB

    Used RAM: 25.99 GB

    Cached files: 5.98 GB

 

    Available RAM: 6.01 GB

    Swap Used: 0 B

 

Software Installs (past 60 days):

    Install Date Name (Version)

    2021-08-26 Affinity Photo (1.10.1)

    2021-09-08 Zoom (5.7.6.1320)

    2021-09-11 UTM (2.2.4)

    2021-09-14 macOS 11.6 (11.6)

    2021-09-14 Microsoft AutoUpdate (4.39.21091200)

    2021-09-16 VdhCoApp (1621932612)

    2021-09-21 Safari (15.0)

    2021-09-21 Canon MF Printer Driver (10.11.7)

    2021-09-23 iSee Pro (9.36)

    2021-09-28 Boom 2 (1.7.1)

    2021-09-28 Scratch 3 (3.26.0)

    2021-09-28 Numbers (11.2)

    2021-09-28 Pages (11.2)

    2021-09-28 Keynote (11.2)

    2021-09-30 Device Support Update (1.0.0.0.1.1632960232)

    2021-10-02 SF Symbols (3.0)

    2021-10-03 MacFamilyTree 9 (9.3.2)

    2021-10-04 Friendly Streaming (5.9.11)

    2021-10-05 Pixelmator Pro (2.1.5)

    2021-10-08 550 Royalty Free Fonts (8.0)

    2021-10-09 macFonts Free (1.0)

    2021-10-09 NordVPN IKE (6.8.1)

    2021-10-11 Free VPN (3.850)

    2021-10-14 CleanMyMac X (4.8.9)

    2021-10-18 Record It (1.6.3)

    2021-10-18 GarageBand (10.4.4)

    2021-10-18 iMovie (10.3.0)

    2021-10-22 Amadine (1.2.4)

    2021-10-22 GeoGebra Classic 6 (6.0.672)

    2021-10-22 Vectornator (4.4.0)

    2021-10-23 Affinity Designer (1.10.1)

 

Clean up:

    ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.movavi.converteragent.startup.plist

        /Applications/Movavi Video Converter 20 Premium.app/Contents/MacOS/ConverterAgent.app

        Executable not found

 

Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days):

    2021-10-22 14:06:24 Blender 2.93.5.app - High CPU Use (9 times)

        Executable: /Applications/Blender 2.93.5.app

        Details:

            dyld: in dladdr()

 

    2021-10-21 18:39:46 Blender 3.0a.app - High CPU Use (9 times)

        Executable: /Applications/Blender 3.0a.app

 

    2021-10-21 16:52:47 5KPlayer.app - High CPU Use (2 times)

        Executable: /Applications/5KPlayer.app

 

    2021-10-21 15:05:58 VLC.app - High CPU Use

        Executable: /Applications/VLC.app

 

    2021-10-21 13:48:35 WindowServer - High CPU Use (2 times)

        Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework/Versions/A/Resources/WindowServer

 

    2021-10-17 00:40:33 GIMP-2.10.app - High CPU Use

        Executable: /Applications/GIMP-2.10.app

 

End of report

[fjunk]

23 minutes ago, R C-R said:

Is there some reason you do not want to try relaunching Finder? It is quick & simple.

Not "relaunching" Finder - the "Launchpad" app.

Also, is there anything running it as thomaso suggests that will provide more or more useful information than just running it Live?

 

27 minutes ago, thomaso said:

It will auto-run if you boot in Safe Mode (hold shift until mac's boot sound). Note this checks the basic data structure only, it does not check user related file content (e.g. preference settings, missing files or modified access rights).

 

[thomaso]

7 minutes ago, fjunk said:

Major Issues:

    Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

 

    No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.

    Gatekeeper disabled - Gatekeeper security protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    System Integrity Protection disabled - System Integrity Protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Security updates disabled - Security updates are disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Apple security disabled - Apple security software is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

Any reason for these fundamental security features being unused, especially SIP? In case you did not deactivate them in purpose (and/or possibly don't know how to activate again) I recommend to do a clean install of the entire macOS and apps, without using the MigrationAssist.app (to avoid to re-install unhealthy items like app and modified preferences).

Also, there seem to be more than CleanMyMac to be related to the system and/or the macOS Finder. At least you could uninstall them and try to live without these various tools helper tools.

[fjunk]

1 minute ago, thomaso said:

Any reason for these fundamental security features being unused, especially SIP? In case you did not deactivate them in purpose (and/or possibly don't know how to activate again) I recommend to do a clean install of the entire macOS and apps, without using the MigrationAssist.app (to avoid to re-install unhealthy items like app and modified preferences).

I'm new to Mac and don't really know much about how Macs do Security. Are you suggesting I wipe my system clean?  In which case, just how much should I backup?  Without really winding up in the same place?

[R C-R]

14 minutes ago, fjunk said:

Not "relaunching" Finder - the "Launchpad" app.

Relaunching Finder has nothing to do with the Launchpad app. It is just a way to force Finder to refresh what is shown on the desktop & (possibly) to fix a few other mostly cosmetic issues, like icon previews in Finder windows not refreshing as quickly as you might expect them to. As I explained, to relaunch Finder, you use the Force Quit item on the Apple menu.

[fjunk]

1 minute ago, R C-R said:

Relaunching Finder has nothing to do with the Launchpad app. It is just a way to force Finder to refresh what is shown on the desktop & (possibly) to fix a few other mostly cosmetic issues, like icon previews in Finder windows not refreshing as quickly as you might expect them to. As I explained, to relaunch Finder, you use the Force Quit item on the Apple menu.

I see said the blind man as he bumped into the wall.  I know about "Force Quit" and the three key sequence that opens up the window for that.  Use it quite a bit.  I'm also aware of how to clean up the recently used list files both in Finder and from System Preferences.

As, mentioned earlier, I'm new to the Mac system, so more than a few things pass under my radar and over my head.

Whatever you might suggest will be appreciated.

[R C-R]

4 minutes ago, fjunk said:

I'm new to Mac and don't really know much about how Macs do Security. Are you suggesting I wipe my system clean?  In which case, just how much should I backup?  Without really winding up in the same place?

It is always a good idea to backup everything. For Macs, the simplest way to do this is to use Time Machine. It is very easy to set up but it does require having a separate drive that you can back up your files to.

Regardless, we need to know if you intentionally disabled the built-in security features before making any more suggestions. In particular, it is not easy to disable SIP, so there is no way you could have done that by accident; so if you did not disable it, this suggests your system has been compromised by some third party, possibly to make it easy to take over by remote control and/or to hide malware already installed on it.

[thomaso]

4 minutes ago, fjunk said:

I'm new to Mac and don't really know much about how Macs do Security. Are you suggesting I wipe my system clean?  In which case, just how much should I backup?  Without really winding up in the same place?

First I recommend not to modify anything in macOS which is not meant to be modified by users – at least until the Mac don't feel new and its macOS unknown to you.

Yes, in case of this listed major issues I recommend to do a clean installation, starting with initializing the disk first + creating new volumes from scratch. You can backup first your current mac entirely, but I recommend to copy from this backup on a new installation only your user files but no apps and no files from the library folder.

At the end of the installation process you will get asked to activate your iCloud account – but you also may do it later (it's written in smaller text). I would recommend to work on local disks only. There is no real necessity to have data permanently auto-copied to a cloud volume or even store them only there.

[fjunk]

Just now, R C-R said:

Regardless, we need to know if you intentionally disabled the built-in security features before making any more suggestions. In particular, it is not easy to disable SIP, so there is no way you could have done that by accident; so if you did not disable it, this suggests your system has been compromised by some third party, possibly to make it easy to take over by remote control and/or to hide malware already installed on it.

The only reason I would've done that was when I was trying to install Dual Boot Linux.  Since then I've discovered that I can use either UTM or Oracle VirtualBox for Linux installs.

So, that would be me.

[fjunk]

1 minute ago, thomaso said:

Yes, in case of this listed major issues I recommend to do a clean installation, starting with initializing the disk first + creating new volumes from scratch. You can backup first your current mac entirely, but I recommend to copy from this backup on a new installation only your user files but no apps and no files from the library folder.

Well, that's going to be awhile.  Not until I get around to it.  The doing.  I've got a two TB drive (Just checked that).  That's a lot of disk space.  Probably going to have to buy an external drive to be sure I have enough room for a backup as well as Time Machine. 

[fjunk]

1 hour ago, fjunk said:

 No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.

    Gatekeeper disabled - Gatekeeper security protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    System Integrity Protection disabled - System Integrity Protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Security updates disabled - Security updates are disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Apple security disabled - Apple security software is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

 

I'm working on the Backup and Time Machine.  Gotta get a sufficiently sized external hard drive for that.

- Gatekeeper enabled

- Security updates enabled.

- SIP will be enabled today or tomorrow.

- Apple security software is a bit general and non-specific.  Having trouble pinning that one down.  Currently running a Firewall.  What else?

Find My is running as is Bluetooth, which, my understanding is necessary for Find My to work.

[R C-R]

56 minutes ago, fjunk said:

So, that would be me.

Not to put to fine a point on it but basically by disabling SIP & turning off the other security features, your system is not just vulnerable to malware attacks but also vulnerable to your doing things that can cause all sorts of problems that normally the system would prevent you from doing, up to & including removing files essential to the proper operation of the Mac.

Additionally, all the extra extensions, 'helpers,' & other items that modify how the OS operates that have been installed multiply greatly the possibility of software conflicts that can cause various kinds of mis-operation, some of which may affect only one or a few apps.

So my recommendation is to start over like @thomaso suggested, installing the OS from scratch on a newly initialized disk. Then do not disable anything security related or install any third party helpers or the like until you have researched each of them & you are sure you have a need to use them.

[fjunk]

Give me about a week or two to put it all in order as best I, and Apple Support, can figure out, and I'll check back in for an update.

[fjunk]

8 hours ago, fjunk said:

Major Issues:

    Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

 

    No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.

    Gatekeeper disabled - Gatekeeper security protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    System Integrity Protection disabled - System Integrity Protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Security updates disabled - Security updates are disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

    Apple security disabled - Apple security software is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

 

Update on this (Full Backup and reinstall?  Still working on):

 

Major Issues: None (Fixed)

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 RAM usage - Apps are using a large amount of RAM.
  Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage.
  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.
  x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system.
  Limited drive access - More information may be available with Full Drive Access.
  Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future.
 

[R C-R]

13 hours ago, fjunk said:

System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.

Basically, what this means is you are not running any factory standard version of the macOS. Instead, you are running a modified version that few if any other users are running, one that may cause instabilities or unexpected behavior when used with any app it has not specifically been tested against.

You are of course free to do this if you want but when asking for help resolving any issues you may have with any app, Affinity or otherwise, it would be a good idea to mention this ASAP when you post your request.

[fjunk]

1 hour ago, R C-R said:

You are of course free to do this if you want but when asking for help resolving any issues you may have with any app, Affinity or otherwise, it would be a good idea to mention this ASAP when you post your request.

There are somewhat standard programs that would qualify as "modified" simply because Apple will flag them on opening requiring a bypass in Security and Privacy such as: OpenSCAD, FreeCAD, and Krita off the top of my head. I'm in the process of making a full Time Machine backup of my 2 TB drive:  1.76 TB (so pretty close to full).  After that I'm either going to want to reinstall from the App Store probably to ensure clean versions of the programs and go from there on the rest (several versions of Blender - because it changes so much from one version to the next, NordVPN, some other stuff for blender that comes from PIP a program used to install python based modules for an addon, Java.  I've used MacPort and HomeBrew.  Is that a problem?  Inkscape and Gimp, I think install without a hitch.  A few image viewers and video players VLC for example.  XNView for images.

These are all well used and for the most part widely trusted.

Anything you can think of that might be a red flag.  I might purchase and install EtreCheckPro.  That's where a lot of this info is coming from.  Based on input, I'm guessing it might, like CleanMyMac be more useful initially for information than action, depending on whether or not, and how its process differs from CleanMyMac.  It did provide considerably more useful info than CleanMyMac, or for that matter someone from another business, listed with BBB who seemed to clean my mac with little more than, as I informed them, I could've done myself.  That's another story.

Always interested in good information on this, either from any of you out there with more knowledge about Macs than I or good sources like developers.apple.com.

Thank you, much.

I'm not so smart that I'm loathe to admit what I do not know.  And, should I ever have any misgivings about what I do or don't know, there's no shortage of people ready to remind me.  Some of them are right.  A good number of them are wrong.

I try to be a good (and humble) listener.  I learn more that way.

 

[R C-R]

1 hour ago, fjunk said:

There are somewhat standard programs that would qualify as "modified" simply because Apple will flag them on opening requiring a bypass in Security and Privacy such as: OpenSCAD, FreeCAD, and Krita off the top of my head.

What is being flagged as modified are items that run usually faceless background processes that change how the system (the OS, itself) functions. Application programs like Krita, FreeCAD, etc. cannot do that unless they have been hacked & you have been tricked into granting them system system level access privileges.

Besides, you do not need to bypass SIP to install apps like FreeCAD or Krita. You just need to follow the  procedure mentioned here, in the section named "If you want to open an app that hasn’t been notarized or is from an unidentified developer."

[fjunk]

4 hours later.

There were boxes on the shelf of 4 TB, 6 and 10 TB drives.  Turns out, all they have in stock are 2 TB drives.  It's a chip / distribution problem.  I suggested they might consider removing the boxes of the drives they don't have, or at least post a message to the effect that all they have in stock are 2 TB drives.
They didn't seem to like either idea.

And, as I now know, 2 TB is not enough, even to backup a 2 TB drive not fully being used.

So, no "T"ime "M"achine "B"ackup (TMB).

---

And, until the chip / distribution problem is resolved, there may not be.

Just purchased a 5TB Passport Drive USB 3.1 compatible from Amazon.

Should be here next week.

We'll see.

---

Turns out I already have a 5 TB external drive.  

After much stupidity trying to get a Mac to read it or reformat it.  Turns out, it's formatted for Linux.  So, I plugged it into my wife's Linux based laptop and presto, all the files on there show up fine.  Offloading them to her Linux Laptop then will try to reformat it or erase it from her Linux box before plugging it back into my Mac and attempting another "T"ime "M"achine "B"ackup (TMB).

Life is too short for this.