I consistently see this in Activity Monitor. What is QTKitServer? What does it do? How can I fix this? Thanks in advance.
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QTKitServer-(54124) Safari (Not Responding)
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This happened a few times with Mountain Lion with me so this definitely isn't Mavericks-specific.
QTkitserver-(2030) Safari (not responding)
Yeah, Same problem here on my Macbook Pro late 2011 Mavericks updated from Mountain Lion.
- I found that some people had issues with Perian, but I have never installed perian.
- HTML5 beta on Youtube is disabled
- I have already tried to uninstall CLICK to plugin2.8.8
No positive result.
Anyone any more ideas?
I still haven't resolved this issue. However, I was told by another forum member that it is no longer needed in Mavericks.
Apparently, QuickTime has changed (it no longer works with plugins such as Perian anymore, among other changes) and QTKitServer is not needed.
I don't know how to uninstall it. My guess is to trash /System/Library/Frameworks/QTKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.qtkitserver.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.qtkitserver, but I haven't tried this yet.
I don't know how to uninstall it. My guess is to trash /System/Library/Frameworks/QTKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.qtkitserver.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.qtkitserver, but I haven't tried this yet.
So... which one is the obsolete quicktime component?
Attachments
The only files I have left in that folder are:
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
AC3MovieImport.component
Perian.component
The ones that I deleted and fixed the QTKitServer not responding were:
SoundboothScoreCodec.component
FLV.component
AppleIntermediateCodec.component
AppleMPEG2Codec.component
Flip4Mac WMV Import.component
Flip4Mac WMV Export.component
Flip4Mac WMV Advanced.component
AC3MovieImport.component
Perian.component
The ones that I deleted and fixed the QTKitServer not responding were:
SoundboothScoreCodec.component
FLV.component
If you inspect the non-responsive process in Activity Viewer, you should see an indication of what's causing it.
Do you mean this:
See file in attachment.
Can I just put the 'com.apple.qtkitserver.xpc'in:
/System/Library/Frameworks/QTKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.qtkitserver.xpc/
To my trash? What does this Quicktime server do??
In general, deleting anything from /System is going to cause problems and is ill-advised. Obviously this is part of QuickTime that Apple put in there for a reason.
I can't see your attachment.
Open Activity Monitor, then find the QTKit process that is not responding, and either click the little "i" button or type Command-I. Under the Open Files and Ports pane you will see a bunch of text. In there you'll find some Quicktime components. In mine there were a couple but Divx.framework was the root of the trouble. You'll be able to see which file and its path in the info window to be sure.
I have this:
/
/System/Library/Frameworks/QTKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.qtkitserver.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.qtkitserver
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/HIToolbox.rsrc
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/Localized.rsrc
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/Resources/QuickTime.rsrc
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/Localized.rsrc
/private/var/folders/n6/7xj17c1911z26dgm20xtb3ym0000gn/C/com.apple.scriptmanager.le.cache
/private/var/folders/n6/7xj17c1911z26dgm20xtb3ym0000gn/C/com.apple.LaunchServices-044501.csstore
/usr/share/icu/icudt51l.dat
/usr/lib/dyld
/private/var/db/dyld/dyld_shared_cache_i386
/dev/null
/dev/null
/dev/null
count=2, state=0x2
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/HIToolbox.rsrc
/System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/Localized.rsrc
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/Resources/QuickTime.rsrc
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickTime.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English.lproj/Localized.rsrc
->0xc8d24df4a49972c1
My issue returned. After reading Rjjcvb's post about 32-bit, I realized that it was Perian's fault and have since removed it.
Thanks, Rjjcvb!!
Thanks, Rjjcvb!!
Yeah my Macbook Pro is a LOT faster after installation.
But I still have this QTKitServer safari no responding.
In the beginning it opens when I open safari, at this moment it does not consumes a lot of memory or CPU. But after a while (even without going to youtube) the QTKitserver just stops responding out of nowhere
But I still have this QTKitServer safari no responding.
In the beginning it opens when I open safari, at this moment it does not consumes a lot of memory or CPU. But after a while (even without going to youtube) the QTKitserver just stops responding out of nowhere
Oh. That's interesting. I'll have to keep an eye on activity monitor again. Thanks for the info.
