Mac Pro

A background process named **installd** sometimes sends CPU and memory usage through the roof on Mac, even when you’re not actively installing anything. Here’s what this process does, why it misbehaves, and how to make it behave again without breaking updates.

When multiple people need to access the same web resources proxies quickly become a team dependency.

That pop-up lands like a punch: “Citrix will damage your computer.” Sometimes it names a helper like ReceiverHelper or an updater instead of “Citrix Workspace.” Either way, your brain instantly goes to worst-case scenarios.

A background process named mdsync sometimes sends CPU usage on Mac through the roof while Spotlight is indexing data. Here’s what this process does, why it misbehaves, and how to bring it back to normal without breaking search.

I accidentally deleted some files. I now realize they are quite important. Unfortunately, then I emptied the trash, thinking those files were clutter. Is there any way to recover my files?

The duetexpertd process is a legitimate macOS daemon, but when it goes rogue it can peg your CPU, drain battery, and make your Mac feel unusable. Here’s what duetexpertd does, why it might spike resource usage, and how to bring it back under control.