How do I view full process paths in Activity Monitor?
I'm using macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 and the Activity Monitor.app only shows the name of the process, and I can't configure it to show the full process paths via the GUI settings.
Is it possible to show full process paths in Activity Monitor.app? Maybe with a default
command to toggle a hidden setting for the app?
One way: select the process, then View -> Sample Process. In a few seconds a window will pop up like:
"Path:" contains the fill path to the executable.
Follow the guide on quitting a process and instead of quit, choose the information icon.
- https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/quit-a-process-actmntr1002/mac
When you review the open files and ports, the path to the process is near the top of the list.
You would want to script a better tool for this if you need a general purpose lister and don’t just need an occasional hint where to look for programs.