Messages running at 50-60% CPU after most recent public beta

[Bkord123]

Anyone else having this issue? I reset the SMC, checked and unchecked which accounts Messages syncs contacts with and neither helped.

 

[dof250]

I'm having the same issue. Just wait for the next beta

 

[tmoerel]

Same here on a iMac 5k

 

[Bkord123]

Well I'm glad it isn't just me. Thanks for replying.

 

[Bkord123]

Quick update. After several days of it running high, Messages seems to have settled down. It's been about 12 hours and I haven't seen it spike to the 50-6-% range since. Maybe some process was finally rectified?

 

[adrianlondon]

Yeah, I noticed mine going crazy when the battery ran out quicker than usual and my fans were on. Messages was taking up 100% CPU doing ... nothing.

The only reason I'd left it open was because I have an issue that if I quit it a few seconds after using it, it hangs and has to be force quit. I've logged a Feedback but Apple reckons I'm the only one with this issue (i.e. they've not read it ).

 

[Bkord123]

Keep an eye out for Chrome also. It was running poorly on Catalina until I updated Chrome to whatever release came out recently. It runs fine now.

 

[Dwalls90]

It was probably the software update re-indexing the archive or uploading/matching against iCloud. Most software updates trigger CPU intensive tasks that may last a day or so after upgrading.

 

[Bkord123]

That's good to know, thanks.

 

[tmoerel]

The problem was persistent but has since been resolved in the latest beta.

 

[Bkord123]

The problem was persistent but has since been resolved in the latest beta.

Agreed. Nothing running hot anymore.

 

[gigapocket1]

Just browsing this forum. This Catalina update is going to be interesting.
My iCloud message database is 137gb.. May have to leave my Mac on for a few nights lol

 

[adrianlondon]

My iCloud message database is 137gb.

This is why I stick with the default 5GB iCloud storage. It makes me keep on top of things so it never gets that bad

 

[calmasacow]

Just browsing this forum. This Catalina update is going to be interesting.
My iCloud message database is 137gb.. May have to leave my Mac on for a few nights lol

Is there a way to limit how big the iMessage dB can get?

 

[gigapocket1]

Is there a way to limit how big the iMessage dB can get?

on iPhone and iPad theirs an option that asks how long you will like to keep messages. So it auto deletes messages after x amount of days. Which reduces storage

 

[adrianlondon]

Yep - MacOS has the same. 30 days, a year, forever.