How to remove Intel Processes from M1 MacBook Air

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How to remove Intel Processes from M1 MacBook Air

I have had a MacBook with M1 chip for a few years and it has some issues. I used a TimeMachine backup from my older computer (as recommended by Apple employee) but I suspect I brought over a lot of incompatible stuff. I saw an article saying that users with M1 should look at Activity Monitor for Intel processes and uninstall whatever is associated with those processes. Can anybody tell me what this process is associated with? I apologize if this is uninformed or the incorrect place to ask this question, please let me know if that is the case.

The process is AdskLicensingService run by _adsklic. I believe it has to do with Autodesk, but I don't use any Autodesk software. Is it safe to kill this process/does anyone know what might be causing this process to run or how I could find out?

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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Feb 28, 2024 5:22 PM

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HWTech

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Feb 29, 2024 7:09 PM in response to Kimi-H

There is a much easier way to locate Intel apps by using the Apple System Profiler. Launch it by Option-clicking the Apple menu and selecting the first item. Within the System Profiler, click on "Applications" under the "Software" section on the left pane. On the right pane click the "Kind" header to sort the list....you will see Intel for Intel only apps which must use Rosetta2 to run, Universal for apps made for both Intel & Apple Silicon, and the final type of just Apple Silicon for a native app with no Intel version. See this article for details:

https://osxdaily.com/2022/10/28/how-to-find-intel-apps-on-apple-silicon-mac/

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