How do you check the running processes on a Mac?

Activity Monitor is a utility that provides information about running processes, CPU and memory usage, and network activity on a Mac.

To check the running processes on a Mac using Activity Monitor:

  1. Open Activity Monitor from the Applications folder or using Spotlight search.
  2. In the "All Processes" tab, you can view a list of all the processes currently running on your Mac.
  3. You can sort the processes by various criteria, such as CPU usage, memory usage, and process name.
  4. To get more information about a specific process, select it and click on the "Inspect" button. This will open a new window with detailed information about the process, including its CPU and memory usage, threads, and open files.
  5. You can also quit a process by selecting it and clicking on the "Quit Process" button.

Related Questions:

  1. How do I find out what processes are using the most CPU on my Mac? Sort the processes in Activity Monitor by CPU usage.
  2. How do I quit a process that is not responding? Force quit the process using the Force Quit Applications window.
  3. How do I find out what ports a process is listening on? Use the "netstat" command in Terminal.
  4. How do I troubleshoot a process that is causing problems? Use Activity Monitor to gather information about the process and the system, and use Console to view system logs.
  5. Can I prevent a process from starting automatically? Yes, use the "launchctl" command in Terminal.

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