EtreCheck says I have the following unsigned file that is launched.
Launchd Files
Launchd script: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
Executable: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/SafariSyncClient.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariSyncClient --sync com.apple.Safari --entitynames com.apple.bookmarks.Bookmark,com.apple.bookmarks.Folde
I'm trying to determine what is slowing my wife's computer.
Mac mini, macOS 10.14
TJM-Tom wrote:
EtreCheck says I have the following unsigned file that is launched.
Launchd Files
Launchd script: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
Executable: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/SafariSyncClient.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariSyncClient --sync com.apple.Safari --entitynames com.apple.bookmarks.Bookmark,com.apple.bookmarks.Folde
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As for your question of “What is [this]?”
That is the principle process used, by Safari, to synchronize bookmarks (and history) across different instances of Safari linked to the same Apple ID.
It only tends to be active when different instances get out of sync.
(I saw one person where this process—syncd—was highly active, under Big Sur. Then the user admitted to wiping his/her history on another device.)
TJM-Tom wrote:
EtreCheck says I have the following unsigned file that is launched.
Launchd Files
Launchd script: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
Executable: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/SafariSyncClient.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariSyncClient --sync com.apple.Safari --entitynames com.apple.bookmarks.Bookmark,com.apple.bookmarks.Folde
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As for your question of “What is [this]?”
That is the principle process used, by Safari, to synchronize bookmarks (and history) across different instances of Safari linked to the same Apple ID.
It only tends to be active when different instances get out of sync.
(I saw one person where this process—syncd—was highly active, under Big Sur. Then the user admitted to wiping his/her history on another device.)
Agreed, but my post was more about finding out what this thing is (or was - now gone).
This is about my wife's machine which is running slow. I cleaned up what I could. I plan to run EtreCheck again tomorrow and post the more general question: Can anyone deduce from the report why it's slow. ;-).
It did say “Probably OK”.
I started with Activity Monitor and haven't noticed anything causing a problem -- CPU, Memory, ... But, I've not viewed chosen hierarchically. Thanks for that suggestion. I'll start with that tomorrow. Ah, the mysteries.
Yes, TJM-Tom, the more an Operating System (OS) strives to be user friendly, the more that must go on “under the hood”, so to speak.
One of the nice things is that macOS is built upon the UNIX philosophy that the user should be able to see everything that is happening, if they so choose.
I would download and run EtreCheck
Time tested, safe and is often suggested here on this forum.
My post was info from EtreCheck.
TJM-Tom wrote:
My post was info from EtreCheck.
However, context is also important.
TJM-Tom wrote:
EtreCheck says I have the following unsigned file that is launched.
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I'm trying to determine what is slowing my wife's computer.
While EtreCheck can be helpful for many things, I find Activity Monitor—with the view set to All Processes (I usually choose this with “Hierarchically”, so I can see what processes various subprocesses are associated with)—to be of greatest help, if the problem is software activity related.
While I’m a little surprised that Safari component is “unsigned”, I expect EtreCheck checked it against known code and gave it a “Probably OK”.
What is SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist?
