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MichaDugga Author

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deleted error filling up /var/log/install.log

I just noticed today that every 30 seconds for the past 6 months, the "deleted" (delete-d) daemon has been throwing errors into /var/log/install.log. My install.log is over 500 megs in size. Sure, I could purge it, but I'd rather fix the issue first.

This is what my log is full of:

2018-03-05 16:55:19-06 MyMacbook deleted[414]: diskmanagement: [DMManager(PrivateMethods) clientConforms:error:]: currentThread=86875=0x1535b expectedThread=11523=0x2d03

2018-03-05 16:55:19-06 MyMacbook deleted[414]: diskmanagement: [DMManager(PrivateMethods) clientConforms:error:]: currentThread=86875=0x1535b expectedThread=11523=0x2d03

2018-03-05 16:55:19-06 MyMacbook deleted[414]: diskmanagement: [DMManager(PrivateMethods) clientConforms:error:]: currentThread=86875=0x1535b expectedThread=11523=0x2d03

2018-03-05 16:55:19-06 MyMacbook deleted[414]: diskmanagement: [DMManager(PrivateMethods) clientConforms:error:]: currentThread=86875=0x1535b expectedThread=11523=0x2d03

2018-03-05 16:55:19-06 MyMacbook deleted[414]: diskmanagement: [DMManager(PrivateMethods) clientConforms:error:]: currentThread=86875=0x1535b expectedThread=11523=0x2d03

2018-03-05 16:55:19-06 MyMacbook deleted[414]: diskmanagement: [DMManager(PrivateMethods) clientConforms:error:]: currentThread=86875=0x1535b expectedThread=11523=0x2d03

2018-03-05 16:55:19-06 MyMacbook deleted[414]: diskmanagement: [DMManager(PrivateMethods) clientConforms:error:]: currentThread=86875=0x1535b expectedThread=11523=0x2d03

It seems to log the error 7 times each 30 seconds.

I checked a couple of other computers and they have similar errors in their install.log, but to a lesser extent.

Any ideas what I could do to solve this?

MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3 (although I've upgraded a few times since the problem began)

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)

Posted on Mar 5, 2018 3:02 PM

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MichaDugga Author

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Mar 6, 2018 6:21 PM in response to MichaDugga

Wow. After literally about 20 hours of googling and coming up empty, I began killing off processes one by one.

The excessive logging was due to the program I had installed, "CleanMyMac 3": https://macpaw.com/cleanmymac

I killed the process and the logging stopped immediately!

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Apr 15, 2018 2:40 AM in response to MichaDugga

In this case it's probably a bug. The system logs every time [DMManager clientConforms:error] message is dispatched (method is called). This happens when recoverable space is requested from an app. In case you're using an app that frequently calculates free disk space (iStat Menus for example), the log quickly fills up. I can confirm this is still an issue with 10.13.4 (17E199).

https://github.com/lionheart/openradar-mirror/issues/18928

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Mar 6, 2018 6:23 PM in response to MichaDugga

It goes without saying that "cleaning" products are scams that should never be installed on any Mac or PC.

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