Lots of Configd spikes to 100% of CPU

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Lots of Configd spikes to 100% of CPU

I'm running a rather old setup here, MacBook Pro 2015 with OS 12.7 on it. It’s working well but lately I've been getting lots of Configd spikes up to 99/100% if CPU.

I did run an EtreCheck report while this was happening so I've got those results.

Looking at the Console, I did see hundreds lines of

X86PlatformPlugin fSMC_PLimitNotification

then quite a few lines of

default	21:52:49.467361+0200	Adobe Desktop Service	CSSM Exception: -2147413737 CSSMERR_DL_DATASTORE_DOESNOT_EXIST

No sure what's up or if this is related.

Any help to understand what's going on is welcomed.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Aug 25, 2025 1:09 PM

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Answer 1

AlexBrandt2 Author

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Aug 25, 2025 2:05 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Hello,

I believe I found what was causing the issue.

I use personal knowledge management app called https://anytype.io. They had a recent update to 0.46 and it was causing the troubles it seems. I updated to 0.46.2 and the issue with configd are gone now.

So it was caused by a buggy app.

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Answer 2

Aug 25, 2025 1:55 PM in response to AlexBrandt2

please post an etrecheck report, but preferably Not the saved one because it is not intended for sharing and formats wonky and unreadable.

if you follow the directions faithfully, its report (pre-laundered of all personally-identifiable information) can be "Shared" to the System ClipBoard, then Pasted into an ‘Additional Text’ window in a reply on the forums.

Use Etrecheck Pro for free:

http://Etrecheck.com

The amount of data you get can be daunting. If you POST your report, some Readers here are willing to look over those reports, and can provide valuable insights.

Then start a reply on the forums, click the "additional text" icon, and PASTE

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