What is seld?
If you see seld running on your Mac, here is what this sealed system volume process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Messages
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.MobileSMS, controlling how Messages behaves on macOS.
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What is findmybeaconingd?
If you see findmybeaconingd running on your Mac, here is what this Find My beacon process does.
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What is corecaptured?
If you see corecaptured running on your Mac, here is what this camera and screen capture process does.
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What is searchpartyd?
If you see searchpartyd running on your Mac, here is what this Find My network process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Reminders
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.reminders, controlling how Apple Reminders behaves.
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What is aned?
If you see aned or aneuserd running on your Mac, here is what these Neural Engine processes do.
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What is oahd?
If you see oahd running on your Apple Silicon Mac, here is what this Rosetta translation process does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Music
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Music, controlling how Apple Music and the Music app behave.
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What is appleh13camerad?
If you see appleh13camerad running on your Mac, here is what this camera process does.
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What is trustdFileHelper?
If you see trustdFileHelper running on your Mac, here is what this certificate trust helper process does.
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What is kernelmanagerd?
If you see kernelmanagerd running on your Mac, here is what this kernel extension management process does.
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What is handwritingd?
If you see handwritingd running on your Mac, here is what this handwriting recognition process does.
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What are gamecontrollerd and gamepolicyd?
If you see gamecontrollerd or gamepolicyd running on your Mac, here is what these gaming processes do.
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What is trustd?
If you see trustd making network connections from your Mac, here is what it does and whether it leaks information to Apple.
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Useful macOS defaults: Photos
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Photos, controlling how Apple Photos behaves.
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What is ContainerMigrationService?
If you see ContainerMigrationService running on your Mac, here is what this app data migration process does.
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What is online-authd?
If you see online-authd running on your Mac, here is what this online authentication process does.
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What is jetsamproperties?
If you see jetsamproperties.Mac running on your Mac, here is what this memory management configuration does.
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Useful macOS defaults: Notes
Handy defaults write commands for com.apple.Notes, controlling how Apple Notes behaves.
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What are uarpassetmanagerd, uarpd, and uarphidd?
If you see UARP processes running on your Mac, here is what these accessory firmware update processes do.
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What is audiomxd?
If you see audiomxd running on your Mac, here is what this audio mixing process does.
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What is syspolicyd?
If you see syspolicyd running on your Mac, here is what this Gatekeeper and system policy process does.
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What is accessoryupdaterd?
If you see accessoryupdaterd running on your Mac, here is what this accessory firmware update process does.
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What is contextstored?
If you see contextstored running on your Mac, here is what this context awareness process does.
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