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Lyconet8

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Q: Is there a way by using Network Activity to get more information about the total data used over a period and by which network activity? The monitor shows total data used but does not indicate the period

In the Activity Monitor application is there a way by using Network Activity to get more information about the total data used over a period and by which network activity? The monitor shows total data used but does not indicate the period. I can see 22GB uploaded so I want to see by which application and over which period.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on Jun 28, 2016 4:17 AM

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by JimmyCMPIT,

JimmyCMPIT Jun 28, 2016 7:05 AM in response to Lyconet8
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Jun 28, 2016 7:05 AM in response to Lyconet8

not from activity monitor, it will show a total amount for a session but it's not specific as to where the packets were sent once they came in.
you can get a bit more specific from the terminal using the nettop command, or using a 3rd party application

http://osxdaily.com/2013/06/07/watch-network-traffic-mac-os-x-nettop/
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