Chapter 24. Mac OS Utilities

Mac OS Utilities

The Utilities folder inside the Applications folder (Figure 1) includes a number of utility applications you can use to work with your computer and its files.

The Utilities folder contains a bunch of utility applications for working with your computer and files.

Figure 1. The Utilities folder contains a bunch of utility applications for working with your computer and files.

This chapter covers the following utilities:

  • Activity Monitor displays information about your computer CPU’s workload.

  • Audio MIDI Setup enables you to set options for audio and MIDI devices connected to your Macintosh.

  • ColorSync Utility enables you to check and repair ColorSync profiles and to assign profiles to hardware devices.

  • Console

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