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View CPU activity in Activity Monitor on Mac
Most of the time, the processor on your Mac uses only a small percentage of its processing power. When you use apps that require intensive calculation, the processor uses more of its capacity.
To enable viewing in the Dock, choose View > Dock Icon, then select the Show CPU option you want to view.
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Often the cause of glitches and slowdown of the database is a messed up 1C cache. Cleaning the cache very often leads to restoration of adequate performance of the database.
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