How much data consumption

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How much data consumption

How can I see how much data my macbook consumes? I'm working on a remote router and when I use my macbook I see that the data usage skyrockets. I am curious though how much I am actually consuming and where this consumption is coming from.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jan 14, 2024 2:36 AM

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WheelieNick

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Jan 14, 2024 3:26 AM in response to roos166

You can see the network activity via the activity monitor:

View network activity in the Activity Monitor window

In the Activity Monitor app on your Mac, click Network (or use the Touch Bar) to see the following at the bottom of the window:
- Packets in, Packets out: The total number of packets received and sent.
- Packets in/sec, Packets out/sec: The speed of information being transferred (in packets per second). This number can be displayed in the graph.
- Data received, Data sent: The total amount of information moved (in megabytes).
- Data received/sec, Data sent/sec: The amount of information moved over time (in bytes per second), also called throughput. This number can be displayed in the graph.
To display more columns, choose View > Columns, then choose the columns you want to show.

See this link for further reference

View network activity in Activity Monitor on Mac – Apple Support (UK)

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