I have a 2020 M1 MacBook Air. Recently, I have been running out of memory due to a process called searchpartyuseragent. From what I can tell, it slowly uses more and more memory until it has eaten up everything currently available. Usually it gets up to 4GB+ before I get a popup saying my computer has run out of memory. I attached a screenshot for context.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.0
The current version of Ventura is 13.7.2. 13.0.1 is seriously out of date and is missing several fixes and security updates. You should update.
" searchpartyuseragent " is related to the "Find My" application which is part of the Operating System
It is always a good idea to to keep the computer up to date
There are numerous bug and security fixes in each newer version of Ventura
Also, yes this computer does qualify for macOS 14 Sonoma as well; a macOS 15 Sequoia
Though, to position the computer in a better condition
Suggest upDating to current Ventura before moving forwards
There could be some newer Boot ROMs for this computer to make it better suited from future upGrades ( Sonoma / Sequoia )
Always make a Time Machine Backup before doing any upDates / upGrades
Archonic7 wrote:
Also, your answer was a bit passive aggressive :)
Not unless you are defensive. lol You should still update to 13.7.2. If you open System Settings > General > Software Update. It will probably list Sequoia, but there should be the word "more…" to click on, which should be the Ventura 13.7.2 update.
Just to add, besides the more than a dozen updates you have missed, a 2020 M1 MacBook Air can be upgraded to Sonoma or Sequoia.
I will not be upgrading to macOS Sonoma or Sequoia out of storage and performance concerns. However, I have enabled automatic security updates. Thanks.
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searchpartyuseragent using massive amounts of memory on ventura 13.0.1
