What is installd?
If you see installd consuming a lot of CPU in Activity Monitor, here is what it is and what you can do about it.
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Useful macOS defaults: Safari
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Safari, controlling the developer menu, privacy, tabs, and more.
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What is apsd and why is it connecting to Apple servers?
If you see apsd making network connections from your Mac, here is what this process does.
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What is wifiFirmwareLoader?
If you see wifiFirmwareLoader running on your Mac, here is what this Wi-Fi firmware process does.
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What is SubmitDiagInfo?
If you see SubmitDiagInfo running on your Mac, here is what this diagnostic submission process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Terminal
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Terminal, controlling how Terminal looks and behaves.
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What is fontmover?
If you see fontmover running on your Mac, here is what this font management process does.
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What is sessionlogoutd?
If you see sessionlogoutd running on your Mac, here is what this logout process does.
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What is netauth.sys.auth?
If you see netauth.sys.auth or netauth.sys.gui on your Mac, here is what these network authentication processes do.
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Useful macOS defaults: NSGlobalDomain
Handy defaults write commands for NSGlobalDomain, the global settings domain on macOS.
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What are InstallerDiagnostics and InstallerProgress?
If you see InstallerDiagnostics or InstallerProgress on your Mac, here is what these installer processes do.
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What is eapolcfg_auth?
If you see eapolcfg_auth on your Mac, here is what this network authentication process does.
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What is RemoteDesktop.PrivilegeProxy?
If you see RemoteDesktop.PrivilegeProxy running on your Mac, here is what this remote management process does.
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What is captiveagent?
If you see captiveagent on your Mac, here is what this Wi-Fi login process does.
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What is ifdreader?
If you see ifdreader running on your Mac, here is what this smart card reader process does.
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What is usbaudiod?
If you see usbaudiod running on your Mac, here is what this USB audio device process does.
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What is CrashReporterSupportHelper?
If you see CrashReporterSupportHelper on your Mac, here is what this crash reporting process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Finder
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.finder, controlling how Finder looks and behaves.
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What is nfsconf?
If you see nfsconf on your Mac, here is what this NFS configuration tool does.
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What is dhcp6d?
If you see dhcp6d running on your Mac, here is what this IPv6 networking process does.
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What is security.authtrampoline?
If you see security.authtrampoline on your Mac, here is what this privilege helper process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Dock
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.dock, controlling the Dock's look, size, position, and behaviour.
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What is scsid?
If you see scsid running on your Mac, here is what this storage communication process does.
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What is VDCAssistant?
If you see VDCAssistant running on your Mac, here is what this camera assistant process does.
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What is nfsd?
If you see nfsd running on your Mac, here is what this process does and whether you need it.
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