Is com.apple.madrid.plist a suspicious plist?

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I have a Plist called



com.apple.madrid.plist


in ~/Library/Preferences



that was updated just yesterday (not by me)



plist



I do not use FaceTime, iMessages.



What is it ?



I lived in Spain for a while and visited Madrid, but that can not be it :)



OS 10.13.6






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  • I believe the ...madrid.plist file used to have something to do with iMessage and/or FaceTime. BTW/ What version of macOS are you running on your Mac?
    – IconDaemon
    2 hours ago











  • 10.13.6 and I do not use iMessage nor Face Time
    – Buscar웃
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favorite
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I have a Plist called



com.apple.madrid.plist


in ~/Library/Preferences



that was updated just yesterday (not by me)



plist



I do not use FaceTime, iMessages.



What is it ?



I lived in Spain for a while and visited Madrid, but that can not be it :)



OS 10.13.6






plist







share|improve this question























  • I believe the ...madrid.plist file used to have something to do with iMessage and/or FaceTime. BTW/ What version of macOS are you running on your Mac?
    – IconDaemon
    2 hours ago











  • 10.13.6 and I do not use iMessage nor Face Time
    – Buscar웃
    2 hours ago












up vote
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up vote
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down vote

favorite
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I have a Plist called



com.apple.madrid.plist


in ~/Library/Preferences



that was updated just yesterday (not by me)



plist



I do not use FaceTime, iMessages.



What is it ?



I lived in Spain for a while and visited Madrid, but that can not be it :)



OS 10.13.6






plist







share|improve this question















I have a Plist called



com.apple.madrid.plist


in ~/Library/Preferences



that was updated just yesterday (not by me)



plist



I do not use FaceTime, iMessages.



What is it ?



I lived in Spain for a while and visited Madrid, but that can not be it :)



OS 10.13.6






plist




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  • I believe the ...madrid.plist file used to have something to do with iMessage and/or FaceTime. BTW/ What version of macOS are you running on your Mac?
    – IconDaemon
    2 hours ago











  • 10.13.6 and I do not use iMessage nor Face Time
    – Buscar웃
    2 hours ago
















  • I believe the ...madrid.plist file used to have something to do with iMessage and/or FaceTime. BTW/ What version of macOS are you running on your Mac?
    – IconDaemon
    2 hours ago











  • 10.13.6 and I do not use iMessage nor Face Time
    – Buscar웃
    2 hours ago















I believe the ...madrid.plist file used to have something to do with iMessage and/or FaceTime. BTW/ What version of macOS are you running on your Mac?
– IconDaemon
2 hours ago





I believe the ...madrid.plist file used to have something to do with iMessage and/or FaceTime. BTW/ What version of macOS are you running on your Mac?
– IconDaemon
2 hours ago













10.13.6 and I do not use iMessage nor Face Time
– Buscar웃
2 hours ago




10.13.6 and I do not use iMessage nor Face Time
– Buscar웃
2 hours ago










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"Madrid" was the internal codename for iMessage before the iMessage product name was used.




The above is from @pytey on Twitter. You can find many references to Madrid within iMessage, many of which are detailed in Messages on theiphonewiki.com.



Even if you don't use iMessage, the plist still exists as part of iCloud communication. It stores simple metadata, mostly around syncing and CloudKit per the keys in the file.






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  • can I delete it or just let it be
    – Buscar웃
    2 hours ago






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    @Buscar I guess you can delete it (deleting it is regarded as a support step for people having difficulty with iMessage connectivity according to some quick Googling) but since the file is being written to per the modification date, I suppose it would come straight back next time macOS wanted to write a preference.
    – grg♦
    2 hours ago











  • is there a way to find out who is writing the Plist
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago






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    @Buscar sudo opensnoop -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.madrid.plist to watch process accesses
    – grg♦
    1 hour ago










  • dtrace: system integrity protection is on, some features will not be available ... and this... dtrace: error on enabled probe ID 6 (ID 949: syscall::open_nocancel:return): invalid user access in predicate at DIF offset 152
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago










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"Madrid" was the internal codename for iMessage before the iMessage product name was used.




The above is from @pytey on Twitter. You can find many references to Madrid within iMessage, many of which are detailed in Messages on theiphonewiki.com.



Even if you don't use iMessage, the plist still exists as part of iCloud communication. It stores simple metadata, mostly around syncing and CloudKit per the keys in the file.






share|improve this answer




















  • can I delete it or just let it be
    – Buscar웃
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    @Buscar I guess you can delete it (deleting it is regarded as a support step for people having difficulty with iMessage connectivity according to some quick Googling) but since the file is being written to per the modification date, I suppose it would come straight back next time macOS wanted to write a preference.
    – grg♦
    2 hours ago











  • is there a way to find out who is writing the Plist
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    @Buscar sudo opensnoop -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.madrid.plist to watch process accesses
    – grg♦
    1 hour ago










  • dtrace: system integrity protection is on, some features will not be available ... and this... dtrace: error on enabled probe ID 6 (ID 949: syscall::open_nocancel:return): invalid user access in predicate at DIF offset 152
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago














up vote
3
down vote














"Madrid" was the internal codename for iMessage before the iMessage product name was used.




The above is from @pytey on Twitter. You can find many references to Madrid within iMessage, many of which are detailed in Messages on theiphonewiki.com.



Even if you don't use iMessage, the plist still exists as part of iCloud communication. It stores simple metadata, mostly around syncing and CloudKit per the keys in the file.






share|improve this answer




















  • can I delete it or just let it be
    – Buscar웃
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    @Buscar I guess you can delete it (deleting it is regarded as a support step for people having difficulty with iMessage connectivity according to some quick Googling) but since the file is being written to per the modification date, I suppose it would come straight back next time macOS wanted to write a preference.
    – grg♦
    2 hours ago











  • is there a way to find out who is writing the Plist
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    @Buscar sudo opensnoop -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.madrid.plist to watch process accesses
    – grg♦
    1 hour ago










  • dtrace: system integrity protection is on, some features will not be available ... and this... dtrace: error on enabled probe ID 6 (ID 949: syscall::open_nocancel:return): invalid user access in predicate at DIF offset 152
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago












up vote
3
down vote










up vote
3
down vote










"Madrid" was the internal codename for iMessage before the iMessage product name was used.




The above is from @pytey on Twitter. You can find many references to Madrid within iMessage, many of which are detailed in Messages on theiphonewiki.com.



Even if you don't use iMessage, the plist still exists as part of iCloud communication. It stores simple metadata, mostly around syncing and CloudKit per the keys in the file.






share|improve this answer













"Madrid" was the internal codename for iMessage before the iMessage product name was used.




The above is from @pytey on Twitter. You can find many references to Madrid within iMessage, many of which are detailed in Messages on theiphonewiki.com.



Even if you don't use iMessage, the plist still exists as part of iCloud communication. It stores simple metadata, mostly around syncing and CloudKit per the keys in the file.







share|improve this answer












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  • can I delete it or just let it be
    – Buscar웃
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    @Buscar I guess you can delete it (deleting it is regarded as a support step for people having difficulty with iMessage connectivity according to some quick Googling) but since the file is being written to per the modification date, I suppose it would come straight back next time macOS wanted to write a preference.
    – grg♦
    2 hours ago











  • is there a way to find out who is writing the Plist
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    @Buscar sudo opensnoop -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.madrid.plist to watch process accesses
    – grg♦
    1 hour ago










  • dtrace: system integrity protection is on, some features will not be available ... and this... dtrace: error on enabled probe ID 6 (ID 949: syscall::open_nocancel:return): invalid user access in predicate at DIF offset 152
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago
















  • can I delete it or just let it be
    – Buscar웃
    2 hours ago






  • 1




    @Buscar I guess you can delete it (deleting it is regarded as a support step for people having difficulty with iMessage connectivity according to some quick Googling) but since the file is being written to per the modification date, I suppose it would come straight back next time macOS wanted to write a preference.
    – grg♦
    2 hours ago











  • is there a way to find out who is writing the Plist
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago






  • 1




    @Buscar sudo opensnoop -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.madrid.plist to watch process accesses
    – grg♦
    1 hour ago










  • dtrace: system integrity protection is on, some features will not be available ... and this... dtrace: error on enabled probe ID 6 (ID 949: syscall::open_nocancel:return): invalid user access in predicate at DIF offset 152
    – Buscar웃
    1 hour ago















can I delete it or just let it be
– Buscar웃
2 hours ago




can I delete it or just let it be
– Buscar웃
2 hours ago




1




1




@Buscar I guess you can delete it (deleting it is regarded as a support step for people having difficulty with iMessage connectivity according to some quick Googling) but since the file is being written to per the modification date, I suppose it would come straight back next time macOS wanted to write a preference.
– grg♦
2 hours ago





@Buscar I guess you can delete it (deleting it is regarded as a support step for people having difficulty with iMessage connectivity according to some quick Googling) but since the file is being written to per the modification date, I suppose it would come straight back next time macOS wanted to write a preference.
– grg♦
2 hours ago













is there a way to find out who is writing the Plist
– Buscar웃
1 hour ago




is there a way to find out who is writing the Plist
– Buscar웃
1 hour ago




1




1




@Buscar sudo opensnoop -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.madrid.plist to watch process accesses
– grg♦
1 hour ago




@Buscar sudo opensnoop -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.madrid.plist to watch process accesses
– grg♦
1 hour ago












dtrace: system integrity protection is on, some features will not be available ... and this... dtrace: error on enabled probe ID 6 (ID 949: syscall::open_nocancel:return): invalid user access in predicate at DIF offset 152
– Buscar웃
1 hour ago




dtrace: system integrity protection is on, some features will not be available ... and this... dtrace: error on enabled probe ID 6 (ID 949: syscall::open_nocancel:return): invalid user access in predicate at DIF offset 152
– Buscar웃
1 hour ago

















 

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