Endless computing Systema Data size

I have an iMac M1 (16Gb RAM) under Sequoia 15.3 which seems to work well. However, when I use the "space" tab in System Setting what I see at the bottom is an endless attempt to compute System Data space (see picture, it's in Italian but I think people can figure out...).

If I use Disk Utility tool this is what I see:

and, again,

Should I worry about the issue of MacOS trying an endless computation of System Data size ???

This is an issue I had from day one, basically, even with Ventura.

This does NOT happen on my MacBook Air (M1, same MacOS).

Thanks

Maurizio

iMac 24″

Posted on Feb 5, 2025 3:06 AM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Feb 5, 2025 3:14 AM

Have you run Disk Utility's Disk First Aid on all connected drives?

In Disk Utility>View, select Show all Devices, highlight the top left entry.

Run Disk First Aid on all items in the left panel, from top down.

Are you running any VPN, Anti-Virus, or Cleaning apps?

We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...

Using EtreCheck - Apple Community

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info. Give it Full Disk Access.

https://www.etrecheck.com/

Give etrecheck Full Disk Access before running.

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maurizio277 Author

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Feb 11, 2025 9:00 AM in response to lkrupp

I did the same. When I log out of Apple Account the problem disappears, but when I log in again it comes back.

This is a clue.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

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Endless computing Systema Data size