What is process cfprefsd in Activity Monitor?

What is process cfprefsd in Activity Monitor? It is being run by user _spotlight, root, and my admin login?

MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)

Posted on Apr 9, 2013 7:22 PM

18 replies

gtyoung10 Author

Level 1

2 points

Apr 18, 2013 6:27 PM in response to Kappy

Why does cfprefsd run with 4 or 5 username like _Ip and sometimes it only runs on 3? I don't understand that.

Apr 18, 2013 6:33 PM in response to gtyoung10

you are worried about nothing. stop over thinking things and enjoy using your mac,

ABTOP

Level 1

9 points

Mar 28, 2017 1:07 AM in response to gtyoung10

one is for NSA, the second is for CIA, and the last one is for FBI.

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What is process cfprefsd in Activity Monitor?

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