By selecting View > All Processes, Hierarchically from the menu bar, CPU usage is sorted by app or process so all similar processes (example: Google Chrome Helper) are clustered together. The CPU percentages are updated about once every five seconds, so it can sometimes be confusing to determine which app is dominating the Mac’s processor. In some cases, a process may have multiple instances running at once (for example, Google Chrome Helper and ). Some of these processes are apps others are background processes that run continuously. (Activity Monitor, showing CPU activity for all active processes on a Mac.)īy default, Activity Monitor displays a list of running processes by the amount of CPU (Central Processing Unit) load each process is using (see screenshot above). Even easier, use the Command-Spacebar shortcut to bring up the Spotlight search bar, type the words “activity monitor”, then press Return to launch the app. This useful utility is found in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder - from the Finder, select Go > Utilities or use the Shift-Command-U keyboard shortcut to find the app. Today, we’ll show you how to do the same thing on a Mac.įor macOS, the Activity Monitor app is the best way to find out what’s dominating your system resources. Last week the Rocket Yard showed you how to pinpoint troublesome iOS apps - using too much power, consuming your storage, or crashing frequently - and remove them from your device.
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