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Gear icon in menu bar

Hi, I've this gear icon on the left keeping popping up all the time. It's visible for a second, then disappears. Again and Again... I've no clue what this is. When I click on this I don't get any information. Can somebody help?


In safe mode this won't appear.


MacBook Pro 14″

Posted on Sep 18, 2023 10:27 PM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2023 10:53 PM

It's solved. After starting safe mode and returning to normal mode I could click this icon for a few second.


"processDiscovery.spt" - I found out this is correlated to Amphetamine App from the app store I installed which uses a Process Discovery Script. Just in case somebody has the same issue. If you deinstall this Process Discovery Script, the icon won't appear anymore.

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Sep 18, 2023 10:53 PM in response to sebastianm23

It's solved. After starting safe mode and returning to normal mode I could click this icon for a few second.


"processDiscovery.spt" - I found out this is correlated to Amphetamine App from the app store I installed which uses a Process Discovery Script. Just in case somebody has the same issue. If you deinstall this Process Discovery Script, the icon won't appear anymore.

Gear icon in menu bar

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