MacOS VFS Sync Client using graphics card.

ADFFP · November 3, 2025, 11:51am

Hi all,

I have the VFS Client app for macOS (Intel) and it is constantly using the dedicated graphics card. Is this an error and any way to fix it or is it usual behaviour and I’ll have to deal with decreased battery life?

The attached below are screenshots of activity monitor.

Thanks!

tflidd · November 16, 2025, 10:44pm

I just found this topic on the bug tracker:

github.com/nextcloud/desktop

[Bug]: sync client makes MacBook Pro switch to dGPU, should use iGPU first

opened 08:39PM - 21 Sep 24 UTC

marceloexc

0. Needs triage

### ⚠️ Before submitting, please verify the following: ⚠️ - [X] This is a **bug…**, not a question or a configuration issue. - [X] This issue is **not** already reported on Github (I've searched it). - [X] Nextcloud Server and Desktop Client are **up to date**. See [Server Maintenance and Release Schedule](https://github.com/nextcloud/server/wiki/Maintenance-and-Release-Schedule) and [Desktop Releases](https://nextcloud.com/install/#install-clients) for supported versions. - [X] I agree to follow Nextcloud's [Code of Conduct](https://nextcloud.com/contribute/code-of-conduct/) ### Bug description the new facelift of the sync client will now default to using the dGPU (High performance mode) on a macbook with dual GPUs. The machine will _stay_ on High performance mode, even when the menu bar gui is not being shown. Will only revert back to iGPU once the app is quit I consider this a bug because using the dGPU uses significantly more battery, and should only ever be turned on when using a graphics intensive app (photoshop, blender, coding shaders, etc). This has only started happening when I updated to 3.14.0. previous versions did not do this. [this issue stating the same problem is closed](https://github.com/nextcloud/desktop/issues/501) ### Steps to reproduce 1. open nextcloud sync client 2. use an app like [gswitch](https://github.com/CodySchrank/gSwitch) to determine gpu switching (can list Nextcloud as a dependency) <img width="488" alt="Screenshot 2024-09-21 at 15 24 08" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1b09f0af-a560-4440-bb74-b80b20296438"> ### Expected behavior Syncing clients should never use dGPU when iGPU is available, uses too much battery ### Which files are affected by this bug all files? ### Operating system macOS ### Which version of the operating system you are running. macOS Sonoma ### Package Official macOS 12+ universal pkg ### Nextcloud Server version Nextcloud Hub 8 (29.0.4) ### Nextcloud Desktop Client version 3.14.0 ### Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install? Updated from a minor version (ex. 3.4.2 to 3.4.4) ### Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module? Encryption is Disabled ### Are you using an external user-backend? - [X] Default internal user-backend - [ ] LDAP/ Active Directory - [ ] SSO - SAML - [ ] Other ### Nextcloud Server logs _No response_ ### Additional info _No response_

Also an older topic:

github.com/nextcloud/desktop

[Bug]: Huge Energy Consumption on Mac (idle)

opened 10:01PM - 27 Aug 22 UTC

closed 01:40PM - 09 Oct 24 UTC

JimLoose

bug os:

macOS Performance 🚀

### ⚠️ Before submitting, please verify the following: ⚠️ - [X] This is a **bug…**, not a question or a configuration issue. - [X] This issue is **not** already reported on Github (I've searched it). - [X] Nextcloud Server and Desktop Client are **up to date**. See [Server Maintenance and Release Schedule](https://github.com/nextcloud/server/wiki/Maintenance-and-Release-Schedule) and [Desktop Releases](https://nextcloud.com/install/#install-clients) for supported versions. - [X] I agree to follow Nextcloud's [Code of Conduct](https://nextcloud.com/contribute/code-of-conduct/) ### Bug description The only App on my MacBook Air (M2, 2022) which has huge energy consumption is Nextcloud.app <img width="346" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/195000/187049347-f794721a-6be9-4566-87f6-94c9c4472d25.png"> ### Steps to reproduce You can click on the battery symbol in the upper right corner on your MacOS to see the screenshot or monitor Nextcloud in the Activity Monitor in idle mode <img width="914" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/195000/187049399-1066325d-cb37-4555-a138-7c91d0b31999.png"> ### Expected behavior low energy consumption in idle mode ### Which files are affected by this bug all ### Operating system Mac OS ### Which version of the operating system you are running. MacOS Monterey 12.5.1 ### Package Appimage ### Nextcloud Server version 24.0.4 ### Nextcloud Desktop Client version Version 3.5.4 (macOS) ### Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install? Fresh desktop client install ### Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module? Encryption is Disabled ### Are you using an external user-backend? - [ ] Default internal user-backend - [ ] LDAP/ Active Directory - [ ] SSO - SAML - [ ] Other ### Nextcloud Server logs _No response_ ### Additional info _No response_

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