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vega23
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2 months ago
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1.6 TB usage in a day

I tend to use 5 - 10GB a day.  In the last 3 days it started spiking.  Didn't notice until I got notified today.  How is this possible?  Nothing has changed on my end.  I have a WFH job and other than that just do a bit of video streaming and online gaming.

 

  • vega23's avatar
    vega23
    2 months ago

    I have a definitive answer.  Something started glitching with the VPN connection I use with my work laptop.  It hits 150MB/s download then gets stuck.  I was leaving my work laptop on overnight during the week while connected to the VPN.  Usage dropped on the weekend when my work laptop was off.

    I figured it out by using the network activity monitor on my work Mac.  I saw 4.5TB of data received and immediately knew that it had to be something going on with the laptop.  This my friends is how you do real troubleshooting.

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  • vega23's avatar
    vega23
    New Contributor II
    2 months ago

    I have a definitive answer.  Something started glitching with the VPN connection I use with my work laptop.  It hits 150MB/s download then gets stuck.  I was leaving my work laptop on overnight during the week while connected to the VPN.  Usage dropped on the weekend when my work laptop was off.

    I figured it out by using the network activity monitor on my work Mac.  I saw 4.5TB of data received and immediately knew that it had to be something going on with the laptop.  This my friends is how you do real troubleshooting.

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      ColleenD
      Moderator
      2 months ago

      vega23 I'm so glad you were able to identify the cause! Thanks for sharing your findings. I hope your employer can help you sort out why the usage was spiking to avoid it happening going forward.. Have a great day! 

    • haripriyar's avatar
      haripriyar
      New Contributor II
      2 months ago

      Hi! Which category in current cycle usage showed the spike? 
      please help me on this because my usage is still showing very high when I’m not even watching anything for more than 3 hours.

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      Darkatt
      Honored Contributor
      2 months ago

      LOL, i was a day late answering, and asking about the VPN.  VPN normally comes up under OTHER.