After updating to Sonoma 14.6.1, I noticed a slowdown in processing speed. After checking my Activity Monitor, I noticed calaccessd was using nearly 100% of my %CPU and 3.33 GB of memory.
How do I fix this???
MacBook Air, macOS 14.6
This process you are having issues with, is using the Calendar Framework
" /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CalendarDaemon.framework/Support/calaccessd
" After updating to Sonoma 14.6.1, " how many times has the computer been restarted since the update
It is surprising what a couple of restarts can sometimes clear up issues
FYI - Current Sonoma has now reached version 14.7.4 as of February 10 current year
On this machine used for this reply
A M4 Apple Desktop with 16 GB Unified RAM and 500 GB SSD running Sequoia 15.3.2
2 Threads Open versus your 5 Threads Open
Idle Wake Up 0 versus your 1 Idle Wake up
If a couple of normal restarts don't help give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.
NOTE 1: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following;
• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)
• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
• Disables user-installed fonts
• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
NOTE 2: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will insure a successful boot into Safe Mode.
Thanks for the help, @PRP_53, and Old Toad!! I restarted the machine a few times, and my %CPU utilization for calaccessd normalized without needing to boot in Safe Mode.
@PRP_53, I noticed that you are running Sequoia 15.3.2. Unfortunately, when I tried to upgrade, I had insufficient memory. After looking at the memory, I found Messages using 71.29 GB for MOV files from September 2023!! I don't want to delete them, but they should already be stored in the cloud. Your thoughts???
Old Toad, thanks for your help! I will try booting in Safe Mode if the issue comes back. I would greatly appreciate it if you can help with the memory issue I described in my response to @PRP_53. I need to upgrade my MacBook and bump up the RAM, but will not until I solve this issue with Messages carrying these older MOV files.
To save the 71.29 GB of MOV files to an External Drive
Click on each MOV file in you image
Use >> Show in Finder
Move ALL the MOV Files to the external drive
Then Delete the MOV files from the Internal Drive
Remember to Empty the Trash ( Bin )
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Update to Sonoma 14.6.1 on my MacBook Air M2 8GB using nearly all %CPU by calaccessd
