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/
When I ask the system now it says it is fully up to date. So my question is why this update wasn't installed automatically?! Why do we have to search in Internet, to go until this page, to downscroll and finally to read your (helpfull) comment to be able to maybe solve this problem by downloading a "Combo Update" (that is btw taking ages to download) ??! This is crazy.
When I ask the system now it says it is fully up to date. So my question is why this update wasn't installed automatically?! Why do we have to search in Internet, to go until this page, to downscroll and finally to read your (helpfull) comment to be able to maybe solve this problem by downloading a "Combo Update" (that is btw taking ages to download) ??! This is crazy.
Edit: tried installing the "Combo update" and after 30 minutes and reboot ... here it comes again :-( (more the 600% cpu and laptop unusable).
Killing the commerce process solves for about ... 4/5 minutes. APPLE!!!!! I NEED A SOLUTION 'CAUSE I HAVE TO WORK TOMORROW MORNING WITH THIS **** LAPTOP !!! As I'm sure many of us ...
Many thanks. This tip resolved the issue, albeit with a 40 minute wait while the new OS loaded. Apple today has become like Microsoft in the 90's. Every new "upgrade" involves headaches for the user community and hours of trouble shooting.
I am sad to report that 10.15.7 seems to have introduced the problem for me as well. It’s virtually impossible to switch of iCloud Keychain given that the CPU is at 500%, knowing that this checkbox is already in normal CPU state pretty unresponsive.
Thx @Remogade, but that does not work for me.
After Apple-ID log out, I followed your instructions, killed all the *d processes over activity monitor incl. commerce and after that, "WindowServer".
After relogin, accountsd back on between 400 & 500
I'm having the same problem! seems that if you create another user session you can work it out in the meantime. The problem is that I need all the files on my main session.
Please help! I've tried many of the methods here and not working:
Nothing...
Well, after installing the Combo update everything was fine. I even told my daughter to do the same on her MBA 2012 (same issue started today as well).
Then it started again after a whole day work.
I tried to disconnect the keychain and reconnect, what seems to make things worse: higher CPU load and I cannot complete the login to my Apple account (it asks to reconnect to enable all functionalities and stalls).
yes, i've installed onyx but.....you are installing updates from a company which should deliver proper updates....and not, a mess.....in this corona-tima, lot of people working from home can't call apple and tell them to fix this problem....even being here in a community without any official person from apple, telling: hey, we are working on it.....nothing...
Apple should do some fixes here. And not let the customer alone......like i mentioned before. I use my iMac for working from home. So it's quite crucial for me (and also other people). In this case I do not accept any excuses....what Apple should deliver is a FIX!
I agree. I tried most of the suggestions but all only temporarly fixed the issue. The next time I start my Mac Mini or even after some hours the problem occurs again. This is something that Apple has to fix. Unfortunately they are not very active. I'm really annoyed by this situation.
Hi, same here, bought a MacBook Pro 16" in December and never had so many problems with a Mac (or pc for that matter).
Instead of spending +3k€ on this loud brick I should have purchased the 900€ HP Pavillion my wife received at work, she never had an issue since.
After a couple of days with peaceful MacOS, today, out of nowhere, the accountsd process started the nightmare again.
I repeated the KeyChain on/off again, reboot, fine again.
I refuse to reinstall MacOS since this is such a radical and painful fix. A minor update shouldn't cause such damage to users and it seems, from the broad issue reported here, it could be something easy to detect if Apple really tested this update well.
Is Apple trying to turn MacOS into Windows with its crappy constant updates that brick systems and make users furious?
At least, windows machines are way cheaper than Apple.
This might also have something to do with iCloud being unresponsive during the local/remote data sync. Maybe accountsd is looping trying to sync forever and thus consuming this crazy amount of resources.
I don't know, they really need to take a look at this asap!
C'mon Apple!
Same issue here. Issues with accountsd since monday. Sometimes the issues disappear. But it always seems to come back after some time. Regular freezes of Safari and Spotlight.
iMac Retina 5K Late 2015 - MacOS Catalina 10.15.7
Same here: MacMini 2018, Catalina 10.15.7 update, Mac unusable because aof accountsd eating CPU...
What I tried: disable icloud, disabkle google account, install combo update. All of this brings one day of normal work. The next day accountsd is up again on > 500% CPU.
APPPLE come on!!! Please read your paying customers' feeds and fix this!
Accountsd Mac cpu is high
