qemu-system-aarch64 Eating Memory on Mac? Find the App
qemu-system-aarch64 is a virtual machine that an app you installed started, such as Docker Desktop, the Android emulator, Colima or Rancher Desktop. Find that app, then cap its memory.

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qemu-system-aarch64 is a virtual machine that an app you installed started, such as Docker Desktop, the Android emulator, Colima or Rancher Desktop. Find that app, then cap its memory.
Photos stuck on Updating Library with a library on an external drive? Run Disk Utility First Aid on the drive, tick Ignore ownership, then open the library again.
Mac Ethernet capped near 100 Mbps on a gigabit network? The Hardware tab shows the link speed. At 100 swap the cable or adapter; at 1000 look at the router.
Your Mac joins your iPhone hotspot but shows Self-assigned IP and no internet? Set Configure IPv6 to Automatically, reset network settings, or ask your carrier.
You may not install to this volume because the computer is missing a firmware partition? The installer needs your Mac’s internal drive. Erase the external drive as APFS or update the SSD firmware.
Bluetooth headphones mute you in Zoom or Teams calls on a Mac? The app’s automatic mic volume drops your level to zero. Turn it off and set the level by hand.
macOS update says you need to be an owner to continue installing? Your account is not a volume owner. Install from the owner account, or grant yours a secure token.
Time Machine did not finish backing up because some files were unavailable? Back up while unlocked, then use the log to find the locked folders and exclude them.
Your Mac shows the time you closed the lid after waking? Toggle Set time and date automatically, run sudo killall timed, or delete the timed settings file.
syspolicyd stuck at high CPU on your Mac? It is Gatekeeper checking one thing over and over. Find the blocked kernel extension in Console, then reinstall and allow it.