tracker3 taking 100% CPU for a long time

[Paddy Landau]

/usr/libexec/tracker-extract-3 and /usr/libexec/tracker-miner-fs-3 are constantly taking 100% CPU, causing the machine to overheat and the fans to work overtime.

This should not happen.

What doesn't help:
• Ubuntu Settings > Search > turn off search.
• Restart the machine.
The problem is that on the next boot, tracker3 restarts and again takes 100% of CPU.

EDIT: running "tracker3 status" claims "Estimated less than one second left", but it nevertheless runs continuously.

What does help:
• kill -9 for both processes (until the next boot).
• Disable tracker3 according to:
https://www.linuxuprising.com/2019/07/how-to-completely-disable-tracker.html

Description: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
Release: 22.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: tracker-extract 3.3.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-46.47~22.04.1-generic 5.19.17
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Sat Jul 1 07:06:47 2023
ExecutablePath: /usr/libexec/tracker-extract-3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-08-28 (306 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220809.1)
SourcePackage: tracker-miners
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[AlastairP (alastairp)]

Getting near impossible now to run a Mythtv backend/frontend system now due to this bug.

I never, ever need file indexing as this machine only runs the above! But tracker keeps popping up and consuming so much CPU (4 core CPU) that watching TV and recording just grind to a halt.