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<blockquote data-quote="Simone_T" data-source="post: 1168925" data-attributes="member: 186607"><p><strong>SOLUTION!... Maybe QUICKLOOK HELPER and MDS RELATED</strong></p><p></p><p>I was having the same problem with stupid Quicklook Helper. I'd close it in the activity monitor which sometimes solved the problem, and sometimes didn't (it would come back). </p><p></p><p>Then I noticed that MDS was pulling a similar stunt. I read in other forums that the MDS (related to Spotlight) was most likely indexing and this could run almost indefinitely. The recommendation: Go to Preferences=>Spotlight=>Privacy and add the drives/areas of my computer that I didn't want Spotlight continuously indexing (aka privacy). I added all my external hard drives and a bunch of other crap that I don't need indexed b/c I barely use them and VIOLA. </p><p></p><p>MDS problem solved and the Quicklook Helper problem disappeared. </p><p></p><p>I'm not a computer whiz, but I'm guessing the Quicklook is related to Spotlight indexing--perhaps creating thumbnails/previews for the files that are being indexed.</p><p></p><p>Try it and see if it works for you.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p>Simone</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simone_T, post: 1168925, member: 186607"] [b]SOLUTION!... Maybe QUICKLOOK HELPER and MDS RELATED[/b] I was having the same problem with stupid Quicklook Helper. I'd close it in the activity monitor which sometimes solved the problem, and sometimes didn't (it would come back). Then I noticed that MDS was pulling a similar stunt. I read in other forums that the MDS (related to Spotlight) was most likely indexing and this could run almost indefinitely. The recommendation: Go to Preferences=>Spotlight=>Privacy and add the drives/areas of my computer that I didn't want Spotlight continuously indexing (aka privacy). I added all my external hard drives and a bunch of other crap that I don't need indexed b/c I barely use them and VIOLA. MDS problem solved and the Quicklook Helper problem disappeared. I'm not a computer whiz, but I'm guessing the Quicklook is related to Spotlight indexing--perhaps creating thumbnails/previews for the files that are being indexed. Try it and see if it works for you. Good luck! Simone [/QUOTE]
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