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Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by ryandrake on Monday October 24, 2022 @12:07PM (#33318528)
FWIW my very expensive 2017 iMac has the same behavior. CPU pegged 24/7 by "mds" and "mdworker_shared". Just opening Activity Manager right now, I see about 20 mdworker_shared processes, each claiming ~11% CPU. I think disabling Spotlight get this under control, but then again, I like and use Spotlight. Surely Apple is capable of writing software that doesn't need to run full blast constantly.
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Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by sbuk on Monday October 24, 2022 @12:12PM (#33318606)
Just checked mine - 13" MPB 2018 - just booted no mds, mdworker_shared initially at 1.7% cpu now process has exited.
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Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by ryandrake on Monday October 24, 2022 @12:18PM (#33318672)
Yea, trust me, it's annoying. I have no idea why it's happening, and web searches and stack overflow have not been particularly helpful. I have resigned myself to just living with a warmer room and having my mac's fans running constantly. This problem has been going on for years, and it's obviously not on Apple's Radar (pun intended).
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Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ... by sbuk on Monday October 24, 2022 @03:46PM (#33321583)
Lol! If you live near a store, take it in. I’ve had lots of good experiences with Apple stores and soft/hardware issues. The ‘geniuses’ can be a a bit full of themselves, but all in all outcomes are good.
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