tccd uses 30% of the CPU when some specific Pages documents are opened

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tccd uses 30% of the CPU when some specific Pages documents are opened

Sometimes the Mac has the efficient CPU used a lot. After a while I've figured it is when some of my documents are opened in Pages.

2 processes use a lot of CPU:

tccd uses up to 30%. Usually it is at 0% when those documents are not opened.
Pages also uses CPU, from 8% to 15%

This is seen in Activity Monitor.

Here is a sample message in the Console App:

AUTHREQ_ATTRIBUTION: msgID=3172.311621, attribution={accessing={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.apple.iWork.Pages, pid=3219, auid=506, euid=506, binary_path=/Applications/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages}, requesting={TCCDProcess: identifier=com.apple.CloudDocs.iCloudDriveFileProvider, pid=3172, auid=506, euid=506, binary_path=/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CloudDocs.framework/PlugIns/com.apple.CloudDocs.iCloudDriveFileProvider.appex/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.CloudDocs.iCloudDriveFileProvider}, },

After several different message, the last one is

[0x85f09ae40] invalidated because the client process (pid 3172) either cancelled the connection or exited

The program with this pid is still running it is:

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CloudDocs.framework/PlugIns/com.apple.CloudDocs.iCloudDriveFileProvider.appex/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.CloudDocs.iCloudDriveFileProvider

The whole messages cycle start again in the same order, with the one about pid 3172 as the last one before yet other loops.

This problem started probably in macOS 14. It is still there in macOS 26.

I don't know if this is the right place to report this issue. I usually report system bugs in Apple Feedback.

Thank you.

MacBook Pro 14″

Posted on Oct 12, 2025 3:54 PM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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Oct 12, 2025 5:23 PM in response to Maisomage

You can use the Pages application menu's feedback item. That goes directly to the Pages product team. Only fellow users participate in these public communities and content intended for Apple's eyes won't be seen here.

Based on the information that you have provided, there is nothing you nor we can do about how the operating systemj handles resources, be that Pages, or an amalgam of other competing applications and processes.

I spend zero time in Activity Monitor because I run a tight Mac with ample resources and there is never enough time to get done what I need to do without wasting it in viewing System processes that I have no control over anyway.

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