How can I see how fast data is being transferred in Mac OS X?
Is there a simple way to measure how the upload or download speed of data leaving my computer, like when I'm backing up the computer, or uploading large files through a browser?
If so, how can I do this?
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Is there a simple way to measure how the upload or download speed of data leaving my computer, like when I'm backing up the computer, or uploading large files through a browser?
If so, how can I do this?
macos networking speed file-transfer monitoring
edited Jun 23 '10 at 19:46
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asked Sep 5 '09 at 14:36
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Is there a simple way to measure how the upload or download speed of data leaving my computer, like when I'm backing up the computer, or uploading large files through a browser?
If so, how can I do this?
macos networking speed file-transfer monitoring
edited Jun 23 '10 at 19:46
quack quixote
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asked Sep 5 '09 at 14:36
Chris Adams
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Is there a simple way to measure how the upload or download speed of data leaving my computer, like when I'm backing up the computer, or uploading large files through a browser?
If so, how can I do this?
macos networking speed file-transfer monitoring
macos networking speed file-transfer monitoring
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Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder will show network usage, disk usage and many other things. You can sort by process as well.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:39
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MenuMeters - sits in your menu bar showing a constant graph and/or numeric values for upload & download on any interface.
answered Jun 23 '10 at 20:23
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You can do it using iStat pro. It shows you how many GB you've downloaded and uploaded since you booted up.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:44
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+1. iStat Pro is a nice widget, and perfectly fulfills my simple network monitoring needs (occasionally checking the current upload/download rate)
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 15:48
In this case though, it does not do anything more than the Activity Monitor, which is already installed.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 5 '09 at 17:33
@Richard, perhaps so, but in my experience it's quicker/handier to access the info from iStat Pro, by just opening Dashboard
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 19:55
@Jonik Not by the time you download, install, update, etc. If there is a good reason to install an application, I'll install one. But it comes at a price, so I prefer to use the tools I already have. iStat Pro just to look at network numbers is not going to save you time.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 6 '09 at 3:01
1
It shows you all the data you might want at a glance. And I'm no sure you can find info on battery cycles, fan RPM and temperature in Activity monitor. That is why I recommended iStat.
– alex
Sep 6 '09 at 5:52
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In addition to iStat Pro, Little Snitch will also do this. Little Snitch also provides reverse firewall protection, making sure you know which applications are connecting to the internet.
answered Sep 6 '09 at 21:49
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For El Capitan and after, the wonderful Menu Meters listed above no longer works. However, there's a fork of it available which does support El Capitan and adds some new features.
answered Dec 7 at 17:29
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Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder will show network usage, disk usage and many other things. You can sort by process as well.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:39
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Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder will show network usage, disk usage and many other things. You can sort by process as well.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:39
MDMarra
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Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder will show network usage, disk usage and many other things. You can sort by process as well.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:39
MDMarra
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Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder will show network usage, disk usage and many other things. You can sort by process as well.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:39
MDMarra
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answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:39
MDMarra
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MenuMeters - sits in your menu bar showing a constant graph and/or numeric values for upload & download on any interface.
answered Jun 23 '10 at 20:23
JRobert
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add a comment |
MenuMeters - sits in your menu bar showing a constant graph and/or numeric values for upload & download on any interface.
answered Jun 23 '10 at 20:23
JRobert
5,9701626
add a comment |
MenuMeters - sits in your menu bar showing a constant graph and/or numeric values for upload & download on any interface.
answered Jun 23 '10 at 20:23
JRobert
5,9701626
MenuMeters - sits in your menu bar showing a constant graph and/or numeric values for upload & download on any interface.
answered Jun 23 '10 at 20:23
JRobert
5,9701626
answered Jun 23 '10 at 20:23
JRobert
5,9701626
answered Jun 23 '10 at 20:23
JRobert
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answered Jun 23 '10 at 20:23
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You can do it using iStat pro. It shows you how many GB you've downloaded and uploaded since you booted up.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:44
alex
15.3k64673
1
+1. iStat Pro is a nice widget, and perfectly fulfills my simple network monitoring needs (occasionally checking the current upload/download rate)
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 15:48
In this case though, it does not do anything more than the Activity Monitor, which is already installed.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 5 '09 at 17:33
@Richard, perhaps so, but in my experience it's quicker/handier to access the info from iStat Pro, by just opening Dashboard
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 19:55
@Jonik Not by the time you download, install, update, etc. If there is a good reason to install an application, I'll install one. But it comes at a price, so I prefer to use the tools I already have. iStat Pro just to look at network numbers is not going to save you time.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 6 '09 at 3:01
1
It shows you all the data you might want at a glance. And I'm no sure you can find info on battery cycles, fan RPM and temperature in Activity monitor. That is why I recommended iStat.
– alex
Sep 6 '09 at 5:52
add a comment |
You can do it using iStat pro. It shows you how many GB you've downloaded and uploaded since you booted up.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:44
alex
15.3k64673
1
+1. iStat Pro is a nice widget, and perfectly fulfills my simple network monitoring needs (occasionally checking the current upload/download rate)
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 15:48
In this case though, it does not do anything more than the Activity Monitor, which is already installed.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 5 '09 at 17:33
@Richard, perhaps so, but in my experience it's quicker/handier to access the info from iStat Pro, by just opening Dashboard
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 19:55
@Jonik Not by the time you download, install, update, etc. If there is a good reason to install an application, I'll install one. But it comes at a price, so I prefer to use the tools I already have. iStat Pro just to look at network numbers is not going to save you time.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 6 '09 at 3:01
1
It shows you all the data you might want at a glance. And I'm no sure you can find info on battery cycles, fan RPM and temperature in Activity monitor. That is why I recommended iStat.
– alex
Sep 6 '09 at 5:52
add a comment |
You can do it using iStat pro. It shows you how many GB you've downloaded and uploaded since you booted up.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:44
alex
15.3k64673
You can do it using iStat pro. It shows you how many GB you've downloaded and uploaded since you booted up.
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:44
alex
15.3k64673
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:44
alex
15.3k64673
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:44
alex
15.3k64673
answered Sep 5 '09 at 14:44
alex
15.3k64673
15.3k64673
1
+1. iStat Pro is a nice widget, and perfectly fulfills my simple network monitoring needs (occasionally checking the current upload/download rate)
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 15:48
In this case though, it does not do anything more than the Activity Monitor, which is already installed.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 5 '09 at 17:33
@Richard, perhaps so, but in my experience it's quicker/handier to access the info from iStat Pro, by just opening Dashboard
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 19:55
@Jonik Not by the time you download, install, update, etc. If there is a good reason to install an application, I'll install one. But it comes at a price, so I prefer to use the tools I already have. iStat Pro just to look at network numbers is not going to save you time.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 6 '09 at 3:01
1
It shows you all the data you might want at a glance. And I'm no sure you can find info on battery cycles, fan RPM and temperature in Activity monitor. That is why I recommended iStat.
– alex
Sep 6 '09 at 5:52
add a comment |
1
+1. iStat Pro is a nice widget, and perfectly fulfills my simple network monitoring needs (occasionally checking the current upload/download rate)
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 15:48
In this case though, it does not do anything more than the Activity Monitor, which is already installed.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 5 '09 at 17:33
@Richard, perhaps so, but in my experience it's quicker/handier to access the info from iStat Pro, by just opening Dashboard
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 19:55
@Jonik Not by the time you download, install, update, etc. If there is a good reason to install an application, I'll install one. But it comes at a price, so I prefer to use the tools I already have. iStat Pro just to look at network numbers is not going to save you time.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 6 '09 at 3:01
1
It shows you all the data you might want at a glance. And I'm no sure you can find info on battery cycles, fan RPM and temperature in Activity monitor. That is why I recommended iStat.
– alex
Sep 6 '09 at 5:52
1
1
+1. iStat Pro is a nice widget, and perfectly fulfills my simple network monitoring needs (occasionally checking the current upload/download rate)
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 15:48
+1. iStat Pro is a nice widget, and perfectly fulfills my simple network monitoring needs (occasionally checking the current upload/download rate)
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 15:48
In this case though, it does not do anything more than the Activity Monitor, which is already installed.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 5 '09 at 17:33
In this case though, it does not do anything more than the Activity Monitor, which is already installed.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 5 '09 at 17:33
@Richard, perhaps so, but in my experience it's quicker/handier to access the info from iStat Pro, by just opening Dashboard
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 19:55
@Richard, perhaps so, but in my experience it's quicker/handier to access the info from iStat Pro, by just opening Dashboard
– Jonik
Sep 5 '09 at 19:55
@Jonik Not by the time you download, install, update, etc. If there is a good reason to install an application, I'll install one. But it comes at a price, so I prefer to use the tools I already have. iStat Pro just to look at network numbers is not going to save you time.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 6 '09 at 3:01
@Jonik Not by the time you download, install, update, etc. If there is a good reason to install an application, I'll install one. But it comes at a price, so I prefer to use the tools I already have. iStat Pro just to look at network numbers is not going to save you time.
– Richard Hoskins
Sep 6 '09 at 3:01
1
1
It shows you all the data you might want at a glance. And I'm no sure you can find info on battery cycles, fan RPM and temperature in Activity monitor. That is why I recommended iStat.
– alex
Sep 6 '09 at 5:52
It shows you all the data you might want at a glance. And I'm no sure you can find info on battery cycles, fan RPM and temperature in Activity monitor. That is why I recommended iStat.
– alex
Sep 6 '09 at 5:52
add a comment |
In addition to iStat Pro, Little Snitch will also do this. Little Snitch also provides reverse firewall protection, making sure you know which applications are connecting to the internet.
answered Sep 6 '09 at 21:49
mmc
4701417
add a comment |
In addition to iStat Pro, Little Snitch will also do this. Little Snitch also provides reverse firewall protection, making sure you know which applications are connecting to the internet.
answered Sep 6 '09 at 21:49
mmc
4701417
add a comment |
In addition to iStat Pro, Little Snitch will also do this. Little Snitch also provides reverse firewall protection, making sure you know which applications are connecting to the internet.
answered Sep 6 '09 at 21:49
mmc
4701417
In addition to iStat Pro, Little Snitch will also do this. Little Snitch also provides reverse firewall protection, making sure you know which applications are connecting to the internet.
answered Sep 6 '09 at 21:49
mmc
4701417
answered Sep 6 '09 at 21:49
mmc
4701417
answered Sep 6 '09 at 21:49
mmc
4701417
answered Sep 6 '09 at 21:49
mmc
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For El Capitan and after, the wonderful Menu Meters listed above no longer works. However, there's a fork of it available which does support El Capitan and adds some new features.
answered Dec 7 at 17:29
Mordred
379114
add a comment |
For El Capitan and after, the wonderful Menu Meters listed above no longer works. However, there's a fork of it available which does support El Capitan and adds some new features.
answered Dec 7 at 17:29
Mordred
379114
add a comment |
For El Capitan and after, the wonderful Menu Meters listed above no longer works. However, there's a fork of it available which does support El Capitan and adds some new features.
answered Dec 7 at 17:29
Mordred
379114
For El Capitan and after, the wonderful Menu Meters listed above no longer works. However, there's a fork of it available which does support El Capitan and adds some new features.
answered Dec 7 at 17:29
Mordred
379114
answered Dec 7 at 17:29
Mordred
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answered Dec 7 at 17:29
Mordred
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answered Dec 7 at 17:29
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