What's mdimport ?

[Richard Gaskin]

Roger Guay wrote:
> Hello folks,
> 
> Can anyone tell me what mdimport is?  I'm using a Mac with OS X and a  
> utility called Activity Monitor to monitor my CPU usage, and mdimport  
> very often is in the 90% +  range.  What is this that is soaking up  my 
> CPU usage??

I think it's related to Spotlight.  The spike is probably while it's 
indexing.

Whether you use Spotlight or not, I know of no way to turn it off.

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