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Load Reduction Workflow

Use this guide when you want the lowest possible background noise before running macos-perf-audit.sh.

Safe Scope

The helper script is intentionally conservative.

It can stop or disable without touching core macOS daemons:

  • AdGuard app helpers
  • LogiOptionsPlus helpers
  • Figma
  • BetterDisplay with --extras
  • Spotlight indexing with --spotlight

It does not stop:

  • Helium
  • T3 Code
  • ChatGPT Helper
  • Raycast
  • Arc
  • Apple system daemons such as duetexpertd, suggestd, or assistantd

Recommended Commands

Inspect current state first:

./trim-background-processes.sh --status

Preview the cleanup plan:

./trim-background-processes.sh --dry-run --spotlight --extras

Apply the recommended cleanup:

sudo ./trim-background-processes.sh --spotlight --extras

Run the audit right after cleanup:

sudo ./macos-perf-audit.sh --duration 120 --interval 5

What --spotlight Really Does

--spotlight disables Spotlight indexing through mdutil.

This reduces indexing work, but some Spotlight-related processes may remain loaded at 0.0% CPU. That is expected and usually not worth forcing further.

Manual Follow-Up

If AdGuard still appears, disable its network extension manually:

System Settings > General > Login Items & Extensions > Network Extensions

Then re-run:

sudo ./trim-background-processes.sh --spotlight --extras

Re-enable Later

To re-enable Spotlight indexing and launchd jobs disabled by the helper:

sudo ./trim-background-processes.sh --spotlight-on