Q: What is com.apple.MediaLibraryService?
I just upgraded to Mavericks and iTunes 11.1.2. A few other quick notes on my setup:
- I wirelessly sync to my iPhone 4S running iOS7.
- My iTunes and iPhoto libraries are located on a remote disk that I am connected to wirelessly. My router is a Time Capsule with a Lacie HD hooked up to it. The Lacie is where the iTunes and iPhoto LIbraries are located.
First, everything seems to work fine. There is one thing that I noticed though, when I am listening to iTunes internet radio (WXPN or Radio Paradise), I notice that this app (com.apple.MediaLIbraryService) keeps running in the background. It is a drain on the CPU and battery and I notice that my Lacie HD is always spinning. Before the upgrade, the drive would sleep, even while I was listening to internet radio on iTunes because I was not accessing any files.
The app does disappear when I shut down iTunes.
What is the app doing and how can I stop it from being a CPU and battery drain, along with stop spinning up the Lacie HD?
Thanks in advance!
John Mc
MacBook Air (11-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9)
Posted on Nov 2, 2013 7:32 AM
If you type "sudo fs_usage" into the terminal window, it'll show you what processes are using the file system. It looks like iTunes is using the com.apple.MediaLIbraryService to index photos on my network drive.
Posted on Nov 14, 2013 5:20 PM