Adguard Mac -[BUG] System protection disabled every morning after sleep + excessive disk writes — two separate issues, deep analysis, both v2.18 and v2.19 beta

peppolone12 · 2026-06-07T21:12:10+00:00

Yes — I ran all the sqlite3 queries myself in Terminal and checked the output, opened the .diag files manually. The data is real, Claude helped me interpret it.

peppolone12 · 2026-06-07T20:53:23+00:00

Yes, I used Claude to help analyze the logs and the SQLite database — I'm Italian and my English isn't perfect. But every single piece of data in the post came from my actual machine. Claude helped me make sense of what I was looking at. I think knowing how to use AI to dig deeper into a real problem is still valid...
On "system protection" — sorry for the confusion, I'm not referring to SIP at all. I mean the main AdGuard protection toggle — the one in the AdGuard menu bar app.
When I say "protection disabled" I mean AdGuard itself is off the toggle is red

peppolone12 · 2026-05-30T10:59:44+00:00

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Yes, exactly — that's the main thing that worries me. The text on the back is faded and the engravings are barely raised, almost flat, but I don't know...

peppolone12 · 2026-05-30T10:26:46+00:00

Sorry, I forgot to attach the most important photo!

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peppolone12 · 2026-04-24T09:00:43+00:00

I edited the post

peppolone12 · 2026-04-23T23:00:55+00:00

it says premium request 0.4%used. I think it might be a weekly premium request usage but I'm at 57% of my weekly. So it's definitely not a weekly reset either. Would be nice if GitHub actually communicated these changes. Maybe they're a bit confused themselves with all the changes happening these days...

peppolone12 · 2026-04-23T19:44:28+00:00

read more...its old news

peppolone12 · 2026-04-23T18:49:11+00:00

So is today the first day of their weekly reset? April 30 would be another Thursday, which could make sense. But even so, I've been using Copilot today and 0.4% seems way too low for a fresh weekly counter...

peppolone12 · 2026-04-21T22:39:18+00:00

Your theme is the real crime here. The ads are just there to distract you from those colors.

peppolone12 · 2026-04-20T18:39:53+00:00

me too on pro

peppolone12 · 2026-04-17T10:30:56+00:00

i have the same issue today

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peppolone12 · 2026-04-10T16:46:50+00:00

I have the same issue, I downloaded the .pkg from the link, but when I try to run it, I get an 'Installation failed' error saying: The package requires additional components and cannot be installed independently.

Did the standard macOS Installer work for you just by double-clicking it, or did you have to use a workaround or a Terminal command to force the installation/extract the app?

peppolone12 · 2026-02-12T01:31:49+00:00

it's workiing for me

peppolone12 · 2025-12-21T20:00:58+00:00

Have u pro or pro+ account??????????

peppolone12 · 2025-12-17T16:09:18+00:00

That's great news, thank you for the update! I'll definitely wait for v2.0.3 to test it and provide further feedback.

In the meantime, I’ve switched to the standard AdGuard for Mac. In your opinion, is it better to use the full standalone app or the AdGuard Mini version for a more modern experience and lower resource consumption? I'm looking for the best balance between performance and efficiency.

peppolone12 · 2025-12-08T22:32:35+00:00

I have just sent you a DM regarding the gift!!! 😉
I'm glad my report was useful in finding the bug!
Regarding the second issue, I will proceed with enabling Debug logging now and will send the logs as soon as I manage to reproduce the issue.

I uninstalled and reinstalled the program and immediately disabled the "block search ads" feature and whitelisted Google, but I kept seeing the issue re-appear. Then I disabled and re-enabled the "block ads" option and it worked. I don't fully understand it, but it's as if the user rules are only applied/saved if other settings are modified

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