Safaribookmarkssyncagent slowing down Mac Mini M4

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Safaribookmarkssyncagent slowing down Mac Mini M4

I'm trying to help my dad set up his new Mac. One of the issues we had on his old iMac was Safaribookmarkssyncagent chewing up all his memory and slowing the computer to a crawl. I wasn't able to fix it by turning off iCloud sync, signing him out and then back in of iCloud, etc. So we did a time machine backup and loaded everything on to the new Mac Mini and the problem has apparently transfered over to the new machine. Any idea how to get this thing to stop? I've checked my own Mac and at most that uses about 5mb. His goes up to 40-50gig memory usage.

Mac mini (M4)

Posted on Mar 26, 2025 7:50 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Mar 27, 2025 12:57 PM in response to RobNYC

It will help us get a good idea of what is causing your problem if you provide a report of your system, that way we do not have to play 20 questions with you. The report we are requesting does NOT provide any personal information and is extremely safe to use. Please navigate towww.Etrecheck.com and download the free version of EtreCheck. Once you have you downloaded the app and installed it, please run the report and save it. This report will help us get a good idea what has been installed on your system and help us be able to diagnose what may be wrong.

When you have your report, you can attach it when you reply to this message and we can then review it and help you determine what is needed to get your system running well again.

For instructions on how to download your EtreCheck report and attach it to your reply to this message please click How to use the Add Text Feature When Post… - Apple Community It is helpful to us if you download the report to your Desktop.

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