com.surteesstudios.hddfancontroldaemon
This is a launchDaemon component that is part of HDD Fan Control, a utility from Surteesstudios that monitors hard drive temperature and automatically adjusts fan speed to keep drives cool. The daemon runs in the background and communicates with the main HDD Fan Control application to manage thermal conditions and fan behavior on Mac systems with multiple drives or external storage.
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1 suggestionThis is not a standalone app but a helper daemon that belongs to HDD Fan Control from Surteesstudios. To get a native Apple Silicon version (if available) or to ensure the daemon works correctly, you need to update the parent HDD Fan Control application itself. Check the Surteesstudios website or within HDD Fan Control's built-in updater (usually accessible via the menu bar or app preferences under "Check for Updates") to download the latest version. The daemon will be updated automatically when you update the main application. If HDD Fan Control does not yet offer a native Apple Silicon build, contact Surteesstudios to ask about their plans, as the Intel-only version will stop working when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028).
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