icdd and mds_store constantly writing on disc after update to ventura 13.3

I updated Ventura to 13.3 yesterday and now have two processes that fill up my entire remaining disk space during the day. First one is icdd, second mds_stores.

Here is an image of my computers activity after running it over night:



Of some 160 Gb that should be free, only 1 was left in the morning.... After rebooting in save mode and restarting, got my memory back, but after 2 hours most of the space is gone already.


Any idea how I could stop this ?




MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 30, 2023 2:48 AM

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Mar 30, 2023 3:21 AM in response to capreoli

Ran the Ventura update to 13.3 on Tuesday March 28, 2023 on M1 Mac Mini and Wednesday March 29 on M2 MBA


Not experience this type of issue


Refer to images at bottom of this reply


Suggest the User start with Points 1 to 4 and then Test


Still having issues, move onto Steps 5 and 6 and Test Again


Still no resolve - move onto Step 7 and follow instructions therein 


1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


2 - Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading. It will only load the Minimum amount of Core Apple Processes to allow the the computer to function at a reduced Level of Performance 


3 - Does the issue present in this mode ?


4 - Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.


5 - If not - there could be something in the main User Account playing up. To further isolate this - Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac. Then log out of the Main User account and log into the dummy account and test again if the issue persists.


6 - If the issue is present in the dummy account - then, this appears to be a System Wide issue on the computer.


7 - Download the Application Etrecheck directly from the Developer.


This is a Diagnostic Tool that makes no changes to the computer.


It makes a coherent and readable inventory of both the Hardware and Software used on the computer 


The application is free or paid from added features. 


The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information. 


Post back the Full Report - copy and paste - >>>> using the Additional Text Icon ( 3rd Icon to last ) <<<<






Mar 31, 2023 12:01 AM in response to Owl-53

Hi! Thanks for the prompt reply and suggestions! Tried step 1 to 4 already and it didn't help, nor did reinstalling Ventura. Other users were not affected.

What helped with the mds_store issue was to rebuild the index. Freed a lot of extra space and solved this issue.

For icdd, deleting the 28 Mb deviceInfoCache.plist helped, (went down to 7 kb), but it seems that it slowly builds up again, so this may only be a temporary solution...


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