QuickLookSatellite using 140-160% of M1 CPU and wont stop

[Phat^Trance]

Anyone know what this process is? Im having lots of problems with the quicklooksatellite draining my M1 macbook battery in 2 hours (from 100%). It doenst matter how long i have it on, only way to get rid of it is to kill the process, but it comes back in a day or so again.

Is there a way to just delete the quicklooksatellite system app?

 

[TriciaMacMillan]

Is that on Monterey 12.3?

And did you try safe mode?

 

[Phat^Trance]

Is that on Monterey 12.3?

Yes

 

[TriciaMacMillan]

And did you try safe mode?

Please also answer this question. Sorry, I‘ve added it a bit later.

I’ve hear about such an issue once when Quicklook Preview was activated in Finder, and there was a (video?) file on the desktop that caused Quicklook to constantly try to generate a preview.

 

[Phat^Trance]

Please also answer this question. Sorry, I‘ve added it a bit later.

I’ve hear about such an issue once when Quicklook Preview was activated in Finder, and there was a (video?) file on the desktop that caused Quicklook to constantly try to generate a preview.

Hmm I have zero videos on my computer

 

[TriciaMacMillan]

Hmm I have zero videos on my computer

It’s not necessarily a video file. Could be any type of file that Quicklook deals with.

 

[Phat^Trance]

It’s not necessarily a video file. Could be any type of file that Quicklook deals with.

i just downloaded some video files and i couldnt get the quicksatellite to go crazy when playing around with it in finder. I do have the quicklook preview activated in finder

 

[TriciaMacMillan]

My guess is that this happens only if there is something awkward with the file, so Quicklook has some problem with it. If it would happen with any video file, there would be a lot more of such reports, I guess.

However, if that doesn’t help you, I’m sorry, I have no other idea.

Still wondering if you have tried safe mode though.