How to stop AddressBookSourceSync
My Activity Monitor tell me this is using up to 90% of my CPU. I also see CalendarAgent, SyncServciesAgent and Mingle using this much. Where these come from and how can I stop/delete these?
iMac
Note: These instructions are for OS X 10.8 or later. In OS X 10.7, the procedure is the same, but the application is named "Address Book" instead of "Contacts."
Back up all data.
If you use iCloud, uncheck the box marked Contacts in the iCloud preference pane.
From the list of groups on the left side of the Contacts window, select All Contacts. From the menu bar, select
File ▹ Export ▹ Export vCard
Save the exported contacts to the Desktop, then quit Contacts.
Triple-click the text on the line below to select it, then copy it to the Clipboard (command-C):
~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder
from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V), and press return.
A Finder window will open with a folder selected. Move the selected folder to the Desktop, leaving the window open for now.
Launch Contacts. Your contacts will be gone. From the menu bar, select
File ▹ Import
and import from the file you exported above. Your contacts will reappear.
Re-enable Contacts in the iCloud preference pane, if you disabled it earlier. Test. If the issue is resolved, delete the AddressBook folder and the vCard file on the Desktop and close the open folder window.
Otherwise, quit Contacts again and put the AddressBook folder back where it was, overwriting the newer one that will have been created in its place. Post your results.
