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Google Drive CPU usage is high after upgrading to Sequoia

After upgrading my M1 iMac to Sequoia yesterday, I've been noticing that the CPU usage for Google Drive is constantly high (25 to 45%). Since none of the Google Drive folders are downloaded, this CPU usage in the past has always been very low--so low as to be almost unnoticeable.


There are a few posts on Reddit about this same issue.



iMac 24″, macOS 15.0

Posted on Sep 21, 2024 8:55 AM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2024 12:23 AM

I noticed the same thing on a 13'' M2 MBP running Sequoia. Whenever I connect my external monitor the CPU usage of Google Drive goes up to 40-50%. It drops to almost 0% when I disconnect the drive. This happens consistently and must be at least part of the problem. Maybe Google Drive thinks the monitor is an external disk that it tries to scan?

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Nov 18, 2024 6:10 PM in response to JustForComment

Two of my machines just auto-updated to Google Drive 100.0.2.0 by themselves, so Google is now rolling out the update to all machines by the look of it.


Thank goodness we can put that to bed now. Thank you all for the community support on this one.


PS - apologies to mod for the need to edit my last post, not sure where I went wrong (I didn't include any links).

Nov 25, 2024 6:20 AM in response to JustForComment

The last Version 100.0.2.0 resolve this problem in my M1 pro.

I was having yhus CPU overconsumption issue for a while, and ir got resolved doing the update.

Just click in the Google Drive icon at the bar, and then select "More Options Menu" and then select "Help.

At the page, click in "Install and set up Drive for desktop for macOS",

Download and install the update without needing to uninstall the previous version, and that’s it!

Google Drive CPU usage is high after upgrading to Sequoia

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