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Macbook Pro M4 high bandwidth use despite Activity Monitor/Malwarebyte scan being clear

I am on day 3 of using my new Macbook Pro M4 14" and noticed through routerlogin.net that my Mac is using quite a lot of bandwidth that is impacting my internet speeds. Bandwidth is only being used through HTTP Protocol over TLS SSL.




Activity monitor looks to be clear.

I have tried Wireshark, I am not the most computer savy but it looks clear as well?

A Malwarebytes scan also shows malware is not an issue.

Could someone please help me figure out what the culprit is?

MacBook Pro (M4)

Posted on Dec 3, 2024 8:40 PM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2024 3:28 PM

My router does not support wifi 6 unfortunately.


I solved the issue, changing the screensaver from shuffle to a static screensaver stopped the bandwidth usage. I did not expect it to take so long to download.


I was hasty in posting this issue, I tried to delete the post but I had restarted my laptop and lost the ability to do so after re-visiting this thread after solving the issue.

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Dec 11, 2024 3:28 PM in response to Owl-53

My router does not support wifi 6 unfortunately.


I solved the issue, changing the screensaver from shuffle to a static screensaver stopped the bandwidth usage. I did not expect it to take so long to download.


I was hasty in posting this issue, I tried to delete the post but I had restarted my laptop and lost the ability to do so after re-visiting this thread after solving the issue.

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Dec 4, 2024 5:03 AM in response to indeliblemistakes

For one the Speed is lower because and from your first image


The wifi connection is over a 2.4 gHz connection


Whether the Router supports wifi 6E "


You may what to explore this further with a maker of the Router


FYI - using a M4 Desktop and the difference between 2.4 gHz and 5 gHz and 6E gHz is like day and night


Over a 5 gHz from a Fibre Optic to router is exactly what I play for


Over a 6E ghz from the same router is about 1 GB up and down speeds, consistently



Use Wi-Fi 6E networks with Apple devices




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