How to Check Running Proccesses on MacOS

How to check running processes on MacBook

Sources: macpaw.com (1) setapp.com (2) hardsoftcomputers.co.uk (3) cleanmymac.com (4)

To check running processes on a MacBook, you can use the Activity Monitor application. Here are the steps to do so:

  1. Open a new Finder window.
  2. Click on the "Applications" option on the left-hand side of the window.
  3. Locate and open the "Utilities" folder.
  4. Double-click on the "Activity Monitor" application.

Once you have opened the Activity Monitor, you can view all the open processes on your MacBook in the "Process Name" column. You can also select "Windowed Processes" from the drop-down box near the top of the Activity Monitor window to view all open programs.

Alternatively, you can use the iStat Menus application, which can be found in the menu bar. The MEM table in iStat Menus shows you applications and processes that are consuming more than their fair share of RAM in real-time. You can also use iStat Menus to open Activity Monitor by clicking on the first icon on the left at the bottom of iStat’s drop-down menu.

If you need to terminate a process, you can do so by clicking on the process in the Activity Monitor and then clicking on the "X" in the toolbar. The process will quit and free up the resources it was taking up. If it is a critical process, it will restart. If it is an application, it will remain shut down.

You can also use the Terminal to quit a process by typing "kill -9" followed by the PID number of the process. Press Enter and the problem process will quit.

To avoid issues altogether, you can use iStat Menus and CleanMyMac X to keep track of applications and processes that are consuming finite resources and prevent them from causing problems.

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