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MacOS 2026-11-10

mds_stores high CPU on Mac? Tell mds, mds_stores, mdworker_shared and corespotlightd apart before you fix anything

If mds_stores is using a lot of CPU on your Mac, separate it from mds, mdworker_shared, and corespotlightd with ps, top, and mdutil before you delete anything.

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