accountsd process is eating 500% cpu and making macbook pro 15,1 useless after Catalina 10.15.7 update.
Even if you force this process to quit it comes back at ~500% CPU and make lots os apps to hang.
I have tried to disable iCloud Mail integration and other suggestions related to "accountsd" that fixed this issue in previous Catalina versions but nothing worked.
Any suggestions?
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MacBook Pro with Touch Bar
OK, so this worked for me.
CPU immediately went back to normal. Didn't need to logout out of Apple ID, or restart. Just that file rename did it. Thread here - https://www.reddit.com/r/mac/comments/j05c8e/user_reports_show_that_macos_10157_clogs_up_the/
I did the procedure described under "Remove your iCloud Keychain" topic.
Then I did a boot and it seems it was solved.
Log out with your Apple ID!!
I had the issue, ran ONYX and it was solved!
Everyone who has "tried everything" also tried Onyx maintenance ? https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html
Exact same thing here, using MacBook Pro 16” 1019. Logging out of iCloud and logging back in solved the problem, but only temporarily. Booting the next day triggered the same problem. I then simply restarted the system and that seemed to take care of the problem, but I am not holding my breath...
Again & again &again....
This problem started 4 days ago, NVRAM thing didn't work so I deleted the entire Keychain (nightmare).
2 days ago again this problem, so logged out of Apple ID, reboot safe mode, login back, reboot again and it's solved
Today again the same problem, performed a SMC reset and back to normal...
Now just waiting to see what happens tomorrow :(
I did this file backup which removed all my Internet accounts, so I then restored the backup file back and I haven’t seen the issue since (24hrs and counting). Note, I did this on all user accounts on the max
I just disabled all checkmarks in Spotlight Settings an the fan slows down.
I wait until help is in sight
Using ONYX to clean seems ok for my MacbookPro 16 ´ 2019 ... wait and see hope will solve the issue need a 100% MacBook for tomorrow meeting ...
Actually I reinstalled all from scratch. Seems to be working ... unacceptable in every way!!!
Did you restart your laptop after the upgrade?
I installed 10.15.7 Combo 4 days ago. Everything was fine, but issues came back this morning. I have launched Plan B: Onyx. The issues disappeared.
...but please note it removes your mail accounts which I guess you would then need to setup all over again.
If your icloud account is inactive and you still have the problem, close then open wifi and Mail, restart the Mac (optional), and it's ok. And Onyx can indeed perfect the job !
FWIW, I'm running Catalina 10.15.7 on my 2018 Mac mini, but have not seen this issue.
Not sure if it covers everything you have tried, but see if the following article can help:
Accountsd Mac cpu is high
