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lsd daemon 117% CPU

When Mac connected to iPhone via USB tethering, `lsd` daemon consumes 117% CPU. There are no oddities in Console. Any thoughts (or, better, solutions)?

MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.4)

Posted on Apr 19, 2018 7:43 PM

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Posted on Apr 19, 2018 7:51 PM

lsd in OS X is the LaunchServiceDaemon. launchd is a launch daemon manager! It provides probably the same function as in iOS. According to Apple, it provides support for launching apps and matching document types to apps. As a result, the keys recognized by Launch Services allow you to specify the desired execution environment for your bundled code. You might try rebuilding its database:

Rebuild LaunchServices Database


Open the Terminal application in your Utilities folder. At the prompt paste in the following command in its entirety:


find /System/Library/Frameworks -type f -name "lsregister" -exec {} -kill -seed -r \;


Press RETURN. Wait for the Terminal prompt to return after which you can quit the Terminal.

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