WindowServer eating up CPU

[11800506]

I have an eMac 1.25 ghz with 2 gb of ram running Leopard and recently the process windowserver has been eating up large amounts of my CPU (often 60%+). I know that this process is essential to running my mac because it handles the GUI but I have searched on this topic and found no definitive answer on how to fix the issue. Some old threads suggested to delete some widgets or disable spaces but I have tried both yet the problem persists. Does anyone know what I can do to get it to stop using so much of my CPU?

 

[11800506]

Does anyone know? This is really affecting the usability of my computer as now it slows down quite a bit just running Safari.

 

[Berlepsch]

I think we need more input to try and help you. Some of the questions that come to my mind:

• Did you install any new apps or updates recently?
• How is your memory usage?
• Do you note a lot of hard drive access (i.e. swapping)?
• Have you checked the system logs for error reports?

 

[11800506]

Thanks for the initiative to help but I figured out what the issue was. It was a combination of switching my desktop every 5 seconds and running a time machine backup for the first time, but thanks anyways.