# CPU usage increases steadily

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 6, 2025, 5:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cpu-usage-increases-steadily/356007 "2025-03-06T05:49:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cpu-usage-increases-steadily/356007/10 "2025-03-06T06:25:34Z")

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There is no longer running process taking much time.

HTOP shows ever changing CPU utilisation.

Netplan’s stats attribute the raising CPU utilisation to sideqik:

 ![The image shows a graphical audio editing interface with various waveforms and tracks displayed, along with a highlighted section indicating five percent progress. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/4/9/649f7b82db4d04461bbff24db4773b5e6b13e650.png)

Is there any profiling tooling for sideqik I could enable?

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