bird causing high CPU

I am praying I can get an answer/advice here. the last week it has been very slow when trying to edit films using premiere pro. i can see that 'bird' is using 96% cpu. how on earth do i fix this? i know it has something to do with icloud however i have TB's of space available in my icloud.

i recently updated to ventura 13.1 and this is when i have noticed the lag. on my laptop which is monterey does not have this issue and 'bird' is only using 0.2%.

please someone help before i loose my mind! i have attached a photo of my activity monitor for reference.

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Posted on Dec 17, 2022 04:50 PM

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Posted on Dec 20, 2022 07:14 AM

Hello maddiecatania,


You mentioned that this process is connected to iCloud. To confirm, have you recently enabled any iCloud features on your Mac, such as iCloud Drive? If so, it's possible that your content is still uploading to your iCloud account, which would explain what you're seeing. The "Store your Desktop and Documents folders in iCloud Drive" section of Use iCloud Drive to store documents on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad covers how to check the sync status for iCloud Drive.


"You can quickly view the sync status of iCloud Drive on your Mac. Move the pointer over iCloud Drive in the Finder sidebar, then click the status or information icon."


If your content is still being uploaded, we'd recommend allowing that process to complete. If this isn't the case, this would indicate unusual activity, and forcing the process to quit may help. Quit an app or process in Activity Monitor on Mac covers those steps.


  1. "In the Activity Monitor app  on your Mac, under the Process Name list, select the app or process you want to quit. An unresponsive process is marked with (Not Responding).
  2. Note: The Process Name list is not available in the Cache tab listings. 
  3. Click the Stop button  in the upper-left corner of the Activity Monitor window (or use the Touch Bar).
  4. Choose one of the following options:
    • Quit: This is the same as choosing File > Quit within an app. The process quits when it’s safe to do so. If quitting the process could cause data loss or interfere with another app, the process doesn’t quit. 
    • Force Quit: The process quits immediately. If the process has files open, you may lose data. If the process is used by other apps or processes, those apps or processes could experience problems."


Regards.






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Dec 20, 2022 07:14 AM in response to maddiecatania

Hello maddiecatania,


You mentioned that this process is connected to iCloud. To confirm, have you recently enabled any iCloud features on your Mac, such as iCloud Drive? If so, it's possible that your content is still uploading to your iCloud account, which would explain what you're seeing. The "Store your Desktop and Documents folders in iCloud Drive" section of Use iCloud Drive to store documents on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad covers how to check the sync status for iCloud Drive.


"You can quickly view the sync status of iCloud Drive on your Mac. Move the pointer over iCloud Drive in the Finder sidebar, then click the status or information icon."


If your content is still being uploaded, we'd recommend allowing that process to complete. If this isn't the case, this would indicate unusual activity, and forcing the process to quit may help. Quit an app or process in Activity Monitor on Mac covers those steps.


  1. "In the Activity Monitor app  on your Mac, under the Process Name list, select the app or process you want to quit. An unresponsive process is marked with (Not Responding).
  2. Note: The Process Name list is not available in the Cache tab listings. 
  3. Click the Stop button  in the upper-left corner of the Activity Monitor window (or use the Touch Bar).
  4. Choose one of the following options:
    • Quit: This is the same as choosing File > Quit within an app. The process quits when it’s safe to do so. If quitting the process could cause data loss or interfere with another app, the process doesn’t quit. 
    • Force Quit: The process quits immediately. If the process has files open, you may lose data. If the process is used by other apps or processes, those apps or processes could experience problems."


Regards.






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