What is accountsd on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Stores your internet accounts (iCloud, Google, Microsoft and others) and shares them with apps.
accountsd manages the accounts you add in System Settings > Internet Accounts, such as iCloud, Google, Microsoft Exchange and others. Apps like Mail, Calendar and Contacts ask it for account details instead of storing your credentials themselves. It's normally light.
- Category
- Apple service
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as accountsd
Why is accountsd using so much CPU or memory?
- Mail, Calendar or Contacts syncing many accounts
- An account with a wrong password causing repeated retries
- Adding or removing accounts
What to do
- 1Check System Settings > Internet Accounts for accounts showing errors
- 2Re-enter passwords or remove accounts you no longer use
- 3Restart your Mac
Safe to quit? With care.
macOS relaunches it; apps may briefly lose access to accounts.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library