Can someone from Apple just tell us exactly what Ventura is doing when the "Optimizing Your Mac" alert appears?
Yes, we know it is clearing caches, indexing with Spotlight, etc., but what exactly? Curious minds want to know.
This is a user forum, you are not addressing apple here just fellow users
you can try contacting apple Support -> Get Support (apple.com) / Contact - Official Apple
and or give them feedback -> Product Feedback - Apple
The "Optimizing Your Mac" alert appears after OS update, it is not the same as "Optimize Space" although that process may be included in the suite of operations happening during "Optimizing Your Mac."
Interesting
On the 3 Machines I have upgraded from macOS 11 Big Sur to macOS 12 Monterey and now macOS 13.3 have never experienced this Presented Alert
Then perhaps the earlier suggest to communicate Directly with Apple is Appropriate
In case that was missed
1 - Get Support Choose a product and we’ll find you the best solution.Start now and open an Apple Support Ticket as they are Apple Employees to deal will these types of issues .
2 - Product Feedback - Apple and make it known to Apple regarding this ongoing issue
I get that message after system upgrades, i.e. as from Monterey to Ventura. I've not noticed it with updates, like from 13.1 to 13.2.
Don't now what it is doing but I just ignore it and go on with my work.
Totally Moribund wrote:
Can someone from Apple just tell us exactly what Ventura is doing when the "Optimizing Your Mac" alert appears?
Yes, we know it is clearing caches, indexing with Spotlight, etc., but what exactly? Curious minds want to know.
I am Not from Apple nor does Apple appear on this Apple Hosted Forums.
I am a fellow user just like you
I have not seen a " Optimizing Your Mac"
I have seen " Optimize Space "
Perhaps this Article from Apple may shed some light on this Topic ?
link below
Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support (CA)
Excerpt from above link
Optimize storage space
Your Mac can optimize storage by using iCloud to automatically make more storage space available when needed.* And you can use built-in utilities to quickly find and delete files, apps, books, movies, and other items that are taking up space, then delete items you no longer need.
Optimizing Your Mac
