Cloudd is a new app that’s been making waves in the tech world, and it’s all thanks to its innovative design. The app is designed to help you save time and money by helping you organize your data. It’s a great way to keep track of your work, school, and other important information. But what makes Cloudd so special is that it runs on your Mac. That means you can use it anywhere you want, without having to worry about installation or configuration. And because it’s so easy to use, Cloudd has quickly become one of the most popular apps on the Mac platform. So why is Cloudd such a popular app? Well, its design is simple but effective; its features are convenient and time-saving; and its low price makes it an affordable option for anyone looking for an efficient data organizer.
You might have noticed something named cloudd running on your Mac while using Activity Monitor. Should you be worried? What is this? This process is part of macOS, and is related to iCloud.
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This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Activity Monitor, like kernel_task, hidd, mdsworker, installd, WindowServer, blued, launchd, backup, opendirectoryd, powerd, coreauthd, configd, mdnsresponder, UserEventAgent, nsurlstoraged, commerce, parentalcontrold, sandboxd, and many others. Don’t know what those services are? Better start reading!
Today’s process, cloudd, is a daemon, which means it runs in the background handling system tasks. This particular daemon is related to CloudKit, as a quick look at the man page shows us. You can see the man page yourself by typing man cloudd in the Terminal, but here’s what you’ll see:
Of course, knowing about this is only helpful if you know what CloudKit is in the first place. To find that out let’s check out the Apple Developer page, which explains how third party programs can use CloudKit:
Basically this means that any application can use CloudKit in order to save files on iCloud for syncing to other systems. Apple also uses CloudKit for syncing your Mac’s desktop and documents to other devices. The cloudd process works behind the scenes any time an application syncs files to and from iCloud on your Mac.
For the most part, you shouldn’t see cloudd using a lot of CPU or memory, but there are a few exceptions. If you’re syncing a large video file, for example, cloudd might need to work hard at that for a little while.
If you’re a Parallels user, you might be noticing this a lot, as Parallels explains here. The problem: iCloud syncs the entire Documents folder. Some versions of Parallels store virtual machines in Documents, and VMs can be pretty big files. Oops. The quick fix is to move your virtual machines to another folder, outside Documents, or just turn off document syncing entirely.
If these aren’t your problem, try closing any applications that sync with iCloud. If that stops the problem, you’ve possibly discovered a bug with that app, and you should report it to the developer. You could also consider freeing up space in your iCloud drive: syncing fewer files should reduce the workload.
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