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Q: Photos Agent using battery

Hello,

 

Recently "Photos Agent" has been using lots of energy, and I cannot pinpoint why. It shows up under "apps using significant energy" and is making my fan go berserk and my computer feels like it's about to melt. I checked all the iCloud settings, and Photos is not using iCloud at all – at least it shouldn't be (somehow it is, which is also starting to annoy me, seeing as it was never set up in the first place).

 

I can't see that it's iCloud, and it's not doing anything between iPhoto and Photos because I deleted iPhoto, so what could it be?

MacBook Air, macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Sep 24, 2016 7:37 PM

by LarryHN,Solvedanswer
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A:

Most likely (given no details on your system) it is the People scan - it is slow and is best done with the computer connected to power

 

 

LN

Posted on Sep 24, 2016 7:43 PM

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  • by LarryHN,Solvedanswer

    LarryHN LarryHN Sep 24, 2016 7:43 PM in response to cameron_e
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    Sep 24, 2016 7:43 PM in response to cameron_e

    Most likely (given no details on your system) it is the People scan - it is slow and is best done with the computer connected to power

     

     

    LN

  • by jrwhip,

    jrwhip jrwhip Oct 10, 2016 7:40 PM in response to LarryHN
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    Oct 10, 2016 7:40 PM in response to LarryHN

    What is the People scan?

    I have the same problem. iClould is also not using Photos at all on my computer. This has been going on since I updated to Sierra. My computer is usually connected to power, but this process keeps coming up.

     

    System Info:

    MacOS 10.12

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)

    Processor 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7

    Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

    Graphics Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB