What is sharingd on a Mac? AirDrop, Handoff and Universal Clipboard
sharingd runs AirDrop, Handoff and Universal Clipboard. It used 16 MB and no CPU on our Mac. Why it spikes, and how to restart it when AirDrop stalls.
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Mac storage, explained.
What fills your disk, where it hides, and what is safe to remove. Every guide gives you a way to check it on your own Mac.
What is fileproviderd on a Mac, and why cloud drives make it busy
fileproviderd links iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive into Finder. When it is busy, a cloud drive is listing or syncing. What to check.
corespotlightd using high CPU on a Mac: apps feeding Spotlight
corespotlightd indexes what apps hand to Spotlight: mail, notes, messages and more. It idled at 5 MB on our Mac. Why it spikes and how to stop one app feeding it.
What is triald on a Mac?
triald downloads and applies the settings Apple uses to roll out and test features. It ran as our user with 1 MB, and its folder held 101 MB. What it does.
What is knowledge-agent on a Mac?
knowledge-agent records how you use apps and the Mac, for Screen Time and suggestions. It ran for 27 hours with 2 MB on our Mac. What it stores and how to limit it.
What is suggestd on a Mac, and why does it read my mail?
suggestd finds contacts and events in Mail and Messages to suggest them elsewhere. It idled at 2 MB here. Why it spikes after a mail sync, and how to switch it off.
What is searchpartyd on a Mac? Find My's background service
searchpartyd runs the Find My network on a Mac: finding your devices, and alerts for unknown trackers. It ran as root with 8 MB here. Why it uses network.
What is rapportd on a Mac, and should the firewall let it accept connections?
rapportd lets your Apple devices find and talk to each other: Universal Control, Handoff, AirPlay to Mac. It used 7 MB here. Why it asks to accept connections.
What is bluetoothd on a Mac, and how to reset it when Bluetooth misbehaves
bluetoothd runs every Bluetooth connection. It used 0.2% CPU and 12 MB on our Mac. Why it spikes, and how to restart it without restarting the Mac.
What is chronod on a Mac? The process behind your widgets
chronod keeps desktop and Notification Center widgets up to date. It showed an energy impact of 0.6 and 5 to 34 MB on our Mac. Why widgets cost battery.
What is tccd on a Mac? The process that guards your privacy permissions
tccd decides which apps may use your camera, microphone, files and screen. Two copies ran on our Mac. How to see and reset its permissions from Terminal.
What is duetexpertd on a Mac?
duetexpertd predicts which apps and actions you want next, for Spotlight and Siri Suggestions. It used 6 MB on our Mac; its data folder was 280 MB.