To run the renice command you need to specify the priority number and the target application/process ID. In the example you can see the ID number for OBS streaming software, It’s under the PID column. Open up Mac Terminal and write the command. Note: ALL Applications are defaulted to renice 0!

Assign a priority level to a task before it begins by using the “nice” command. with priority being any whole number within the range of -20 to 20. To assign a priority level to an already running process use the “renice” command. Depending on user permission you may need to use the SUDO (superuser) prefix.

1. Start Task Manager (Right Click on the Start Bar and select Task Manager)
2. Click on the Processes tab.
3. Right Click on the required process and select “Set Priority”
4. You can then select a different priority.
5. Close Task Manager.

Prioritize downloads. If there’s one download you want more than the others that are downloading at the same time, right click on the other downloads and use the ‘Limit Speed’ option to cap their download bandwidth and increase torrent download speed for your file.

The closest equivalent to Ctrl-Alt-Delete on a Mac is the keyboard shortcut ⌘+Option+Esc. Press the Command+Option+Esc keys together to bring up the Force Quit window. Then just select the applications you want to close and click Force Quit..

The Mac Task Manager is a mini-version of the Activity Monitor. To open it, simultaneously press down the [CMD] + [ALT] + [ESC] keys on your keyboard. This will open a window containing a list of all currently opened programs and applications that are running in the background.

You can also hit Command + Shift + U on your keyboard. Then open the Activity Monitor. This app shows you all the processes that are running on your Mac, including disk activity, memory usage, and more.