corespotlightd process is eating up my CPU.

TigerHappy wrote:

corespotlightd process is eating up my CPU.

I have tried reindexing spotlight but problem reoccurs, re installed macOS Taho 26.2 and still. I dont know what to do. It is so so so frustrating. Any permenant solutions for this problem? What if I dont want Spotlight anymore can I just remove it from my system all together.

Predicated on uses's byline " MacBook Air 15″, macOS 26.2 "

This would be a Apple Silicon computer M1.M2, M3 or M4 machines

Use the Activity Monitor application and select View >> View All Processes. Identify the processes using the most CPU and memory. 

Often, it’s a combination of processes. 

When the computer uses a lot of CPU and Memory, it may indicate a lack of empty space on the drive. 

In this case, the CPU and Memory usage increase as the system searches for empty space to save changes. 

Also, consider the number of Web Browser tabs in use.

Each tab may consume significant CPU and memory resources.

View memory usage in Activity Monitor on Mac - Apple Support

To avoid a game of 20 questions   

Download the Application Etrecheck  ( External Link ) directly from the Developer.

This is a Diagnostic Tool that makes no changes to the computer.

It makes a coherent and readable inventory of both the Hardware and Software used on the computer 

The application is free or paid for added features. 

The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information. 

Post back the Full Report - Share Report >> Copy , then  paste  >>>> using the Additional Text Icon  <<<<

You cannot remove Spotlight from the system. It is part of macOS.

You may be able to exclude large portions of your drive from Spotlight indexing by going into System Settings.

If you were to clear Spotlight’s cache, that would make it think that it needed to index everything from scratch, all over again.