If the CPU usage is edging around 100%, your Mac is trying to do more work than it has the capacity for. But obviously, the higher the usage, the slower your Mac performance will become. Surprisingly to many Mac users, there is no recommended percentage of CPU usage. If you've noticed your device is suffering from any of the issues above, jump to the next step, and I'll show you how to check the CPU usage on your Mac. Often referred to as the brain of a Mac, it executes commands and instructions and interacts with all other parts of your Mac.Īlthough CPU usage constantly changes, depending on which activities your Mac is running, high usage can cause multiple issues for Macs, including:Ĭrashing, freezing, or stalling applications What is CPU usage on Mac?ĬPU (Central Processing Unit) is essentially responsible for performing all of your system tasks. If you're constantly waiting for applications to load or find yourself gazing at the spinning beachball more than you'd like, it's time to check your CPU usage and jump into troubleshooting mode. If you don’t ever use the search feature or just don’t like it, you can also disable Spotlight and all of its indexing.High CPU usage on your Mac could be the reason your device has become painfully slow. If Spotlight isn’t working, you can check out these Spotlight troubleshooting tips which will get you situated again.
Just let the indexing complete, it generally takes between 15 and 45 minutes to complete.
How long it takes to update the Spotlight index depends on a few variables, but mostly the size of your hard drive, the amount of data being indexed, major changes to the filesystem, and the time since last indexing.
How long does mds & Spotlight take to finish indexing? Usually you will see the mds process in conjunction with mdworker, which is another part of Spotlight and it’s indexing engine. You can then click on the Spotlight icon and you’ll see your main hard drive being indexed, with a progress bar and estimated time until completion: An easy way to identify that mds and Spotlight is indexing is to look at the Spotlight icon in the upper right corner of your menubar, when Spotlight is indexing the magnifying glass will have a dot in the center like so:
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