How to reduce mediaanalysisd cache size on MacBook Air?

There are a whole Host of files used by this specific process " mediaanalysisd "

Some of them are listed below 

In my Setup, the two dominate processes are Photos  and Visual Intelligence which Apple Intelligence is analyzing all my pictures 

ie Clean up in Photos

• Create a Memory movie in Photos

Contacts, not so much as there are seldom many changes in Contacts 

You made delete this folder in order to reduce space that is used

Depending on factors, this folder maybe recreated again and continue to grow

Hopefully, grow but not as big as it is now but it may grown just the same

/Users/xxx/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/private/com.apple.mediaanalysisd/MediaAnalysis/mediaanalysis.db-shm

/System/Library/Video/Plug-Ins/VCPHEVC.bundle/Contents/Resources/InfoPlist.loctable

/System/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/LDAP.sourcebundle/Contents/Resources/InfoPlist.loctable

/Users/xxx/Library/Photos/Libraries/Syndication.photoslibrary/database/Photos.sqlite-shm

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/VisualIntelligence.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Localizable.loctable

It sounds like the MediaanalysisD cache is taking up a lot of space. You can try deleting the cache files related to MediaanalysisD to free up some space. Just be cautious when deleting system files and consider seeking help from a professional if needed.

Asap delete that folder

alexbenzz wrote:

It sounds like the MediaanalysisD cache is taking up a lot of space. You can try deleting the cache files related to MediaanalysisD to free up some space. Just be cautious when deleting system files and consider seeking help from a professional if needed.

Try going the extra mile and providing additional information on how this is done  and why it is necessary ?

1. Test your answer. When answering a technical question, if possible, make sure your Submission works on your own Apple device before you post it.

OP may find this idea really helpful ?

Just saying 

copyjane wrote:

This is helpful because I actually don't use Photos on my Macbook (heavily on my Phone and iPad, but not at all on the MacBook, because I have come up with a great process for keeping my photos and image files).

The directory that is that big is: /Users/me/Library/Containers/com.apple.mediaanalysisd/Data/Library/Caches/com.apple.mediaanalysisd/com.apple.e5rt.e5bundlecache/24E263/

which then contains 310 items that are 68.2 MB each, with hash names like

889DC0051FA6CCC97D30F0266D9152C283A0DD23916E5F36F2EFEB8F6E6DB65C.tmp.27435_51691422272.bundle

The above kind of implies

The computer is not using Photos in iCloud on both the computer and iPhone ?

I ask, as using Photos in iCloud on one device (iPhone) would by nature, be also on iCloud and would Sync back to the computer

Meaning, the photo on the iPhone would be, yes in iCloud , and could also be on the computer ?

We can and may thank @BDAqua for that suggestion 😎🤞