User level: Level 1 (18 points)I have noticed the quicklook freezing, and the finder getting frozen. Activity Monitor shows that mediaanalysis cpu usage is running high. Initially I thought it was Brave, as it seemed to be related to an install of this browser. I uninstalled it, and things seemed ok, but the finder locked again. Checking activity shows that sometimes usage spikes above 100%
I am on a Mac Studio M1 running Tahoe. 32 megs of memory and 2 t of hard drive space.
Posted on Sep 16, 2026 7:08 PM
User level: Level 9 (74,110 points)Sep 17, 2026 3:29 AM in response to Roninmaru
The mediaanalysisd background process is an AI-driven service responsible for scanning local photos and videos. It extracts Live Text, handles face/object recognition, and updates Quick Look previews.
Try this
Open Finder, press Command + Shift + G to open the "Go to Folder" window.
Paste the following path and press Enter:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mediaanalysisd/Data/Library/Caches
Locate the folder named com.apple.mediaanalysisd.
Drag it to the Trash and empty it. (Don’t worry, macOS will rebuild a fresh, clean copy automatically).
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358607