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Spinning beachball w/quicklook errors. How to fix?

I'm seeing the spinning beachball and the following messages repeated over and over again in the console log.


Is this normal? How can I fix whatever the problem is?


Thank you in advance for any assistance.



8/17/13 11:31:12.408 AM com.apple.quicklook.satellite[3399]: [QL] Using too much memory (193 MB), hit critical threshold (120 MB), exiting immediately to clean up.

8/17/13 11:31:12.638 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0C563B7E-1F62-4C15-A0BC-25D4E0EB4A47[3399]) Exited: Killed: 9

8/17/13 11:31:12.638 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0C563B7E-1F62-4C15-A0BC-25D4E0EB4A47) Throttling respawn: Will start in 3 seconds

8/17/13 11:31:17.789 AM com.apple.quicklook.satellite[3400]: [QL] Using too much memory (193 MB), hit critical threshold (120 MB), exiting immediately to clean up.

8/17/13 11:31:18.019 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0C563B7E-1F62-4C15-A0BC-25D4E0EB4A47[3400]) Exited: Killed: 9

8/17/13 11:33:44.390 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[143]: (com.apple.KerberosHelper.LKDCHelper[2744]) Exited with code: 1

8/17/13 11:36:07.856 AM com.apple.quicklook.satellite[3403]: [QL] Using too much memory (324 MB), hit critical threshold (120 MB), exiting immediately to clean up.

8/17/13 11:36:08.634 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0AA22C61-4A75-4CF4-A96F-D3EDC9F0F150[3403]) Exited: Killed: 9

8/17/13 11:36:08.634 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0AA22C61-4A75-4CF4-A96F-D3EDC9F0F150) Throttling respawn: Will start in 8 seconds

8/17/13 11:36:18.787 AM com.apple.quicklook.satellite[3404]: [QL] Using too much memory (193 MB), hit critical threshold (120 MB), exiting immediately to clean up.

8/17/13 11:36:18.847 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0AA22C61-4A75-4CF4-A96F-D3EDC9F0F150[3404]) Exited: Killed: 9

8/17/13 11:36:18.847 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0AA22C61-4A75-4CF4-A96F-D3EDC9F0F150) Throttling respawn: Will start in 8 seconds

8/17/13 11:36:28.998 AM com.apple.quicklook.satellite[3405]: [QL] Using too much memory (326 MB), hit critical threshold (120 MB), exiting immediately to clean up.

8/17/13 11:36:29.018 AM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0AA22C61-4A75-4CF4-A96F-D3EDC9F0F150[3405]) Exited: Killed: 9

iMac, Mac Mini, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Aug 17, 2013 8:54 AM

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User profile for user: Linc Davis
Linc Davis
User level: Level 10
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Aug 17, 2013 1:33 PM in response to Ray Lauff

This procedure is a diagnostic test. It will make no changes to your system, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.


If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out these instructions.


Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:

sudo iosnoop -n quicklookd | sed 50q | open -f -a TextEdit


Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).



Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:


☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)


☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.


☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.


Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. Confirm. You don't need to post the warning.

If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator. Log in as one and start over.

The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear. You can then quit Terminal.


A TextEdit window will open. If the command produced no output, the window will be empty. Post the contents of the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window), if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.


If any personal information appears in the output, anonymize before posting, but don’t remove the context.


Important: There seems to be an obscure bug in OS X that sometimes causes input devices to lag or stutter after running this command. If you notice that behavior, simply reboot to clear it.

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User profile for user: Ray Lauff
Ray Lauff Author
User level: Level 1
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Aug 18, 2013 10:31 AM in response to Linc Davis

iosnoop output is below. That's a good command to know! Thanks Linc.



UID PID D BLOCK SIZE COMM PATHNAME

501 12479 W 12640 4096 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 12648 4096 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 12712 4096 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 3859344 8192 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 3912256 8192 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 3913088 8192 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 3913632 8192 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 3924720 8192 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 3954528 8192 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 12720 4096 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 12752 4096 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 12760 4096 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 3912256 8192 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 3925472 8192 quicklookd ??/<unknown (NULL v_parent)>/<unknown (NULL v_name)>

501 12479 W 427672168 32768 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLookDaemon/Cache.db-shm

501 12479 W 364825744 16384 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 364825744 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 478496256 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478496384 8192 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 238922864 8192 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/thumbnails.data

501 12479 W 365854432 4096 quicklookd ??/(A Document Being Saved By Quick Look Helper)/thumbnails.fraghandler

501 12479 W 366833240 36864 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 366833240 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 478496256 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498120 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498368 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498408 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478500720 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478496384 8192 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498144 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 377752000 16384 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 377752000 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 478496256 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498144 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498408 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 474952960 16384 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 474952960 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 478496256 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478496384 8192 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 238922872 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/thumbnails.data

501 12479 W 476621624 4096 quicklookd ??/(A Document Being Saved By Quick Look Helper)/thumbnails.fraghandler

501 12479 W 182932928 36864 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 182932928 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite-journal

501 12479 W 478496256 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478496384 8192 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478497512 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498120 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498144 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite

501 12479 W 478498408 4096 quicklookd ??/com.apple.QuickLook.thumbnailcache/index.sqlite




Saw these in the "All Messages" console log during this process:


8/18/13 1:25:18.231 PM com.apple.quicklook.satellite[12501]: [QL] Using too much memory (193 MB), hit critical threshold (120 MB), exiting immediately to clean up. 8/18/13 1:25:18.633 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0E69EC23-6FF6-4221-961F-3F3DD3D0FD81[12501]) Exited: Killed: 9 8/18/13 1:25:18.633 PM com.apple.launchd[1]: (com.apple.quicklook.satellite.0E69EC23-6FF6-4221-961F-3F3DD3D0FD81) Throttling respawn: Will start in 8 seconds

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