Mdworker process 100% Deleting it with Terminal

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  1. SD-B, Mar 21, 2014

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    Since getting 10.92 I have started to notice in my processes a process, "mdworker" which is continuously using 99.9% processing power

    Upon doing a search, I understand its happening since Maverick and one needs to apparently follow the instructions on the page I have listed below, in Terminal.
    https://discussions.apple.com/message/23832053#23832053

    What I want to know is exactly how I type this......where I see "sudo launchctl unload -w" I see spaces between the words........am I supposed to leave those spaces when I type this in or not?

    As siily a question as this might seem, I just want to be doubly careful and make sure when I do type it in, I do it correctly.
     
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  2. Weaselboy, Mar 21, 2014

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    You would include the spaces just like it is shown. Just copy and paste from here directly into Terminal to avoid any typos.

    To disable:

    Code:
    sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
    To enable:

    Code:
    sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.metadata.mds.plist
    Sometime this happens because Spotlight is hung up on a particular file or folder it is trying to index. Open Console app from /Applications/Utilities and look for any mdworker errors shown and see if that points to a file or folder problem area.
     
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  3. SD-B, Mar 21, 2014

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    I did look through for some time but was unable to find anything for it but I have since disabled it, pasting it in as you typed

    Thank you, for the first time in days its not doing that
     
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  4. thekev, Mar 22, 2014

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    It relates to spotlight as you have seen. You can disable access specifically to system level files while retaining others. This is accomplished through system preferences using the privacy option. Having a lot of newly installed or updated files prompts spotlight to update. You experience this as a result.
     
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