What is mobileassetd on Mac?
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Downloads extra system resources from Apple, such as fonts, voices and language data.
mobileassetd downloads and manages optional system assets that macOS fetches on demand, such as fonts, dictionaries, voices, language data and machine-learning models used by system features. It's busiest after a macOS update or when you turn on a feature that needs new data.
- Category
- Apple service
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as mobileassetd
Why is mobileassetd using so much CPU or memory?
- After a macOS update, while new assets download
- Turning on a feature that needs extra data (a new language, voice or dictation)
- A slow or interrupted download being retried
What to do
- 1Let it finish on a good network connection
- 2Keep the Mac plugged in and awake for a while
- 3Restart your Mac if it seems stuck
Safe to quit? With care.
macOS relaunches it; downloads will resume later.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library