02-15-2017, 05:02 PM
Running my new 2015 iMac, 10.11.6. I get this phenomenon where one or two background processes take over all my CPU and render the whole computer unresponsive. The spinning beachball appears on every app, one by one, beginning with Finder. When this happens, looking Activity Monitor (before it goes unresponsive too) shows a process called distnoted using over 200% of CPU. I also see sysmond using 103%. I have to shut down with the power switch and restart.
I've searched Google and it seems to be a not unusual thing with El Cap. But I don't know what triggers it and if there's any way to prevent it. Has anyone else experienced this? It seems to happen randomly, maybe once a week.
I've searched Google and it seems to be a not unusual thing with El Cap. But I don't know what triggers it and if there's any way to prevent it. Has anyone else experienced this? It seems to happen randomly, maybe once a week.