What is SubmitDiagInfo on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Periodically sends diagnostic reports to Apple if you opted in, and cleans up old ones.
SubmitDiagInfo runs periodically. If you've opted in to share diagnostic and usage information, it sends recent reports to Apple; it also cleans up old diagnostic data. It runs briefly and exits.
- Category
- macOS system
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as SubmitDiagInfo
Why is SubmitDiagInfo using so much CPU or memory?
- Many crash or diagnostic reports waiting to be sent
- Cleaning up a large backlog of reports
What to do
- 1Let it finish; it runs briefly
- 2Change sharing in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements
- 3If many reports exist, check Console > Crash Reports for an app that keeps crashing
Safe to quit? With care.
Quitting just postpones it to the next run.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library