Comments on: The runaway ATSServer process http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/ Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dennis http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Dennis Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:04:42 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-175 Thank-you. I am an uptight #@!%$ when it comes to temps on my 3 yr old MBP... I had never encountered this before, the runaway (seems) process indexing pdfs. I had just unrared 25megs (megs, man, not gigs) and the bloody fans went ape, temp hit 165 and I was hesitant to reboot thinking that with no fans running on the reboot (incorrect) the machine would melt. I will disseminate this info to my MBP friends. Hope devs at Apple TAKE NOTE and mend this. Thank-you. I am an uptight #@!%$ when it comes to temps on my 3 yr old MBP… I had never encountered this before, the runaway (seems) process indexing pdfs. I had just unrared 25megs (megs, man, not gigs) and the bloody fans went ape, temp hit 165 and I was hesitant to reboot thinking that with no fans running on the reboot (incorrect) the machine would melt. I will disseminate this info to my MBP friends. Hope devs at Apple TAKE NOTE and mend this.

]]> By: Ed http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Ed Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:54:06 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-107 Thanks a bunch! I just came home from some errands and noticed my processor and temperature going hog-wild. Going to the Spotlight System Preference panel and deselecting PDFs took care of this instantly. Thanks a bunch! I just came home from some errands and noticed my processor and temperature going hog-wild. Going to the Spotlight System Preference panel and deselecting PDFs took care of this instantly.

]]> By: Alex http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Alex Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:43:20 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-96 Thanks ! Saved my day (and my battery). Thanks ! Saved my day (and my battery).

]]> By: Zubin http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Zubin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:36:21 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-94 Thanks, I had this problem too. I've disabled Spotlight completely as I don't use it (Quicksilver is much better). Poor folks who don't venture into Terminal to find out what to Google for! Thanks, I had this problem too. I’ve disabled Spotlight completely as I don’t use it (Quicksilver is much better). Poor folks who don’t venture into Terminal to find out what to Google for!

]]> By: Marsellus Wallace http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Marsellus Wallace Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:57:21 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-93 THANK YOU same problem and it is now solved THANK YOU

same problem and it is now solved

]]> By: Martijn Bleeker http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Martijn Bleeker Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:18:40 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-92 Hi Niels, I wondered if the problem was still there with snow leopard too. I tried copying the heap of PDFs that caused the problem today, and it looks like they are all indexed (a couple of hours later, I got interrupted, so I'm not sure if it caused an annoying peak in processor usage) So it looks like this problem has been fixed in Snow Leopard, I tried searching for content in these PDFs and spotlight found them, so they are definitely indexed. Hi Niels,
I wondered if the problem was still there with snow leopard too.
I tried copying the heap of PDFs that caused the problem today, and it looks like they are all indexed (a couple of hours later, I got interrupted, so I’m not sure if it caused an annoying peak in processor usage)

So it looks like this problem has been fixed in Snow Leopard, I tried searching for content in these PDFs and spotlight found them, so they are definitely indexed.

]]> By: Niels Bom http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Niels Bom Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:49:24 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-87 Hello Martijn, thanks for your article, I'm wondering when Apple is going to fix this. Surely they can change it so the settings for Spotlight are more configurable, like only index when my Macbook is on a power outlet or start it manually. Or if it finds a big heap warn you. Did anyone with Snow Leopard experience this problem already? Spotlight can be really useful but it should work properly first. Hello Martijn, thanks for your article,

I’m wondering when Apple is going to fix this. Surely they can change it so the settings for Spotlight are more configurable, like only index when my Macbook is on a power outlet or start it manually. Or if it finds a big heap warn you.

Did anyone with Snow Leopard experience this problem already?

Spotlight can be really useful but it should work properly first.

]]> By: helmysty http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-86 helmysty Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:05:46 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-86 Thank you! you saved my lives...! i just got this problem yesterday after downloading gigs of e-books mostly pdf files. my exhaust fan keep noizingg,,then crasshes.. I was trying to figure out a long day, my case is so terrible since every restart my osx tiger frezzez in as little as 10 sec... I almost cry cause many downloaded files havent complete yet if I just reinstall osx.. then at last come idea to cheating by opening activity monitor in 10 sec. :), (so annoying cause i must play 'catch and restart',) after trying many restarting I could make activity monitor on the dock, then make it open at login, then figure out my problems was caused by ATSserver, then force quit that process and at last found this very helpful information, so I move all .pdf to spotlight privacy folder as you sugessted,. and I also managed to keep activity monitor always open at login in order to prevent osx from such problems.. thank you very much!! Thank you! you saved my lives…! i just got this problem yesterday after downloading gigs of e-books mostly pdf files. my exhaust fan keep noizingg,,then crasshes.. I was trying to figure out a long day, my case is so terrible since every restart my osx tiger frezzez in as little as 10 sec…
I almost cry cause many downloaded files havent complete yet if I just reinstall osx.. then at last come idea to cheating by opening activity monitor in 10 sec. :) , (so annoying cause i must play ‘catch and restart’,) after trying many restarting I could make activity monitor on the dock, then make it open at login, then figure out my problems was caused by ATSserver, then force quit that process and at last found this very helpful information,
so I move all .pdf to spotlight privacy folder as you sugessted,. and I also managed to keep activity monitor always open at login in order to prevent osx from such problems.. thank you very much!!

]]> By: Jason http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Jason Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:31:13 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-85 I had this process running crazy when I tried to open a font in Font Book - Times Extra Bold. It took about 10 minutes for the install font window to show up, but before it did all I got was the spinning beachball. I checked the activity monitor, and this process was using most of my CPU while Font Book was beachballing. Macs and fonts are very unreliable. As a graphic designer of 5 years on both mac and pc platforms, I have had nothing but trouble with mac fonts and fontbook. I have never had a reputable TTF font not install on my PC. I had this process running crazy when I tried to open a font in Font Book – Times Extra Bold. It took about 10 minutes for the install font window to show up, but before it did all I got was the spinning beachball. I checked the activity monitor, and this process was using most of my CPU while Font Book was beachballing. Macs and fonts are very unreliable. As a graphic designer of 5 years on both mac and pc platforms, I have had nothing but trouble with mac fonts and fontbook. I have never had a reputable TTF font not install on my PC.

]]> By: billy http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/comment-page-1/#comment-83 billy Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:08:01 +0000 http://blog.thebleacher.com/2008/01/02/the-runaway-atsserver-process/#comment-83 Thank you a lot. I noticed the same problem two days ago,after I have copied 4 folders (1GB) containing e-books from my external disk. What I did is isolating the three of them and letting spotlight index the 4th.Immediately cpu usage dropped from 100% to 70% and when this folder finished being indexed cpu usage dropped to normal again (around10%). I did the same for all 3 folders one by one and after 9 hours of indexing spotlight manged to finish and it seems really awesome. My macbook pro was functioning properly even at 71C although I was holding the fire extinguisher during all this process :p:p Thank you a lot.

I noticed the same problem two days ago,after I have copied 4 folders (1GB) containing e-books from my external disk. What I did is isolating the three of them and letting spotlight index the 4th.Immediately cpu usage dropped from 100% to 70% and when this folder finished being indexed cpu usage dropped to normal again (around10%). I did the same for all 3 folders one by one and after 9 hours of indexing spotlight manged to finish and it seems really awesome.

My macbook pro was functioning properly even at 71C although I was holding the fire extinguisher during all this process :p:p

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