intents_helper and lsd processes taking up too much CPU

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intents_helper and lsd processes taking up too much CPU. It happens when Shortcuts app is running.



macOS 13.5.1 (22G90)

Posted on Aug 23, 2023 7:02 AM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2023 11:13 AM

I noticed that Console was streaming so much output it was using max CPU which is not normal. Looked closer and saw adobe flash mentioned and the incompatible path. So went there, deleted all the Flash stuff and rebooted and the problem is fixed: intents_helper no longer hogs the CPU and Console is back to streaming the normal amount of output.


Last login: Wed Aug 23 18:59:43 on ttys000
mh@MacBook-Air ~ % cd "/System/Volumes/Data/Incompatible Software/"
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % ls
Adobe Flash Player Install Manager.app	Flash Player.plugin			com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
Flash Player Install Manager		Flash Player.prefPane			flashplayer.xpt
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r Adobe\ Flash\ Player\ Install\ Manager.app 
Password:
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r Flash\ Player\ Install\ Manager 
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r Flash\ Player.plugin           
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % ls -la
total 32
drwxrwxr-x   7 root  wheel   224 23 Aug 19:04 .
drwxrwxr-x@ 30 root  admin   960 23 Aug 12:21 ..
-rw-r--r--@  1 root  wheel  6148 27 Apr  2021 .DS_Store
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel     0 27 Apr  2021 .localized
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel    96 21 Jun  2019 Flash Player.prefPane
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   462 21 Jun  2019 com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   856 21 Jun  2019 flashplayer.xpt
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r Flash\ Player.prefPane 
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r flashplayer.xpt       
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % ls -la
total 16
drwxrwxr-x   4 root  wheel   128 23 Aug 19:05 .
drwxrwxr-x@ 30 root  admin   960 23 Aug 12:21 ..
-rw-r--r--@  1 root  wheel  6148 27 Apr  2021 .DS_Store
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel     0 27 Apr  2021 .localized
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software %   


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Aug 23, 2023 11:13 AM in response to indiekiduk2

I noticed that Console was streaming so much output it was using max CPU which is not normal. Looked closer and saw adobe flash mentioned and the incompatible path. So went there, deleted all the Flash stuff and rebooted and the problem is fixed: intents_helper no longer hogs the CPU and Console is back to streaming the normal amount of output.


Last login: Wed Aug 23 18:59:43 on ttys000
mh@MacBook-Air ~ % cd "/System/Volumes/Data/Incompatible Software/"
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % ls
Adobe Flash Player Install Manager.app	Flash Player.plugin			com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
Flash Player Install Manager		Flash Player.prefPane			flashplayer.xpt
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r Adobe\ Flash\ Player\ Install\ Manager.app 
Password:
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r Flash\ Player\ Install\ Manager 
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r Flash\ Player.plugin           
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % ls -la
total 32
drwxrwxr-x   7 root  wheel   224 23 Aug 19:04 .
drwxrwxr-x@ 30 root  admin   960 23 Aug 12:21 ..
-rw-r--r--@  1 root  wheel  6148 27 Apr  2021 .DS_Store
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel     0 27 Apr  2021 .localized
drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel    96 21 Jun  2019 Flash Player.prefPane
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   462 21 Jun  2019 com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   856 21 Jun  2019 flashplayer.xpt
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r Flash\ Player.prefPane 
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % sudo rm -r flashplayer.xpt       
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software % ls -la
total 16
drwxrwxr-x   4 root  wheel   128 23 Aug 19:05 .
drwxrwxr-x@ 30 root  admin   960 23 Aug 12:21 ..
-rw-r--r--@  1 root  wheel  6148 27 Apr  2021 .DS_Store
-rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel     0 27 Apr  2021 .localized
mh@MacBook-Air Incompatible Software %   


Aug 23, 2023 9:46 AM in response to indiekiduk2

Some findings from Console, these 2 lines and being output every half a millisecond:


NotifyToken::RegisterDispatch(user.uid.504.com.apple.LaunchServices.database) fired for session key <private>
_LSBundleCopyOrCheckNode: cached node not found, registering new node <FSNode 0x11f5cb1f0> { isDir = ?, path = <private> }


Wish I could see what bundle this is so could try deleting it!

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