Mar 19, 2013 - The equivalent of the Windows Task Manager is The Activity Monitor app. The shortcut control-eject brings up the shutdown/reboot.
CopyTrans is a highly recommended transfer tool to copy or transfer iPod/iPhone/iPad music, videos, Apps, and other contents to iTunes and PC. However, if you have changed your computer to Mac machine, you will find that CopyTrans is helpless. That’s because CopyTrans Mac version is not available yet. So if you want to transfer your iPhone/iPod/iPad media files to Mac or iTunes on Mac for storage or backup, you need a CopyTrans for Mac for help. Look no further! Here I will share some tips on how to copy or transfer music and other media files between iDevice and Mac or iTunes.
CopyTrans for Mac - A Must Tool for Music Transferring
The best CopyTrans alternative for Mac I suggest is iSkysoft iTransfer for Mac. It could be the best all-in-one transfer tool, which not only let you put music, videos, photos and other media files directly to iPhone without incompatible issues, but also let you transfer music and videos from iPhone to iTunes Library, backup photos from iPhone to computer in a single click and fix iOS device won't connect issues. Here are its main features (iPhone X, iPhone 8 supported):
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- Rebuid iTunes Library with music, videos, TV shows, movies, audiobooks from iPhone.
- 1-click to backup photos from iPhone to computer
- Transfer music and videos from iTunes library to iPhone
- Transfer music, videos, photos and more between iPhone, iPad, iPod and Android devices.
Download the free trial version to have a try!
Note:iSkysoft iTransfer Windows version supports transfer contacts between 2 phones and backup SMS from iPhone to computer.
How to use CopyTrans Alternative for Mac
Step 1: Download and install this alternative to CopyTrans
Click the 'Free Download' button below and the program file will be downloaded to your Mac. After that, double click the program file to open the installation instruction. And then you can follow up simple steps to set up the program.
#1: Rebuild iTunes Library with iPhone/iPad/iPod/Android
Launch the program and connect your device with your Mac via USB cable. This CopyTrans Mac alternative software will detect your device and show the device information in the main interface. Now you can directly click the 'Rebuild iTunes Library' button on the main window. Next, select file types and click 'Transfer' to copy them all to your iTunes Library
#2: Backup Photos from iPhone/iPad/iPod/Android Phone to Mac
Click 'Backup Photos to Mac', letting the CopyTrans alternative copy and save all photos on your device to your Mac local hard drive. You can even backup them to an external hard drive.
#3: Transfer Files between 2 Devices
iSkysoft iTransfer allows you to transfer files between 2 devices, regardless of iOS and Android operating system. Just connect 2 devices with Mac at the same time via USB cable. After then, click 'Phone to Phone Transfer'. Next, select file types to transfer between 2 devices.
#4: Transfer Selected Files
Besides the above mentioned 1-click transfer, iSkysoft iTransfer allows you to transfer selected files between iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android phone and Mac. Just navigate to the corresponding file management window, then select files and click either 'Add' or 'Export'.
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If you switch to a Mac after becoming familiar with Windows, you’ll quickly find that the standard Ctrl+Alt+Delete shortcut doesn’t do anything. Mac OS X does have its own version of the Task Manager, but it’s a bit different than Windows’, and you access it by pressing Command+Option+Esc.
While Windows’ Task Manager contains a wealth of information and features, OS X splits some of those features up into separate apps. The Force Quit dialog, which you access with Command+Option+Esc, allows you to close misbehaving applications much like the Ctrl+Alt+Delete Task Manager in Windows. However, if you want more in-depth information info about your running applications and overall system resource usage, you’ll want to use the separate Activity Monitor application.
How to Force Quit Misbehaving Apps with Command+Option+Esc
If an application is frozen on your Mac, you can use the Force Quit dialog to close it. This is particularly useful when using a full-screen application, such as a game, and your Mac doesn’t seem to be responding.
To open the Force Quit dialog, press Command+Option+Esc. This should work even if a misbehaving application has taken over your screen and your Mac isn’t responding to other keyboard or mouse actions. If that shortcut doesn’t work, you’ll likely need to forcibly shut down and restart your Mac. To force your Mac to shut down, press the Power button and hold it for several seconds. You should only do this if your Mac can’t shut down normally.
(Fun fact: Command+Option+Esc is different from the well-known Ctrl+Alt+Delete shortcut on Windows, but it’s actually similar to Windows’ Ctrl+Shift+Escape shortcut, which opens the Task Manager directly without the extra click it takes from Windows’ Ctrl+Alt+Delete screen.)
You can also open the Force Quit dialog by clicking the Apple menu on your menu bar and selecting “Force Quit.”
Scroll down in the list and select the misbehaving application you want to close. Click the “Force Quit” button and your Mac will forcibly close that application.
There are also other ways to force quit a misbehaving application. For example, you can press and hold the Option and Ctrl keys and click an application’s icon on your dock. (You can also press and hold the Option key and then right-click an application’s icon on your dock.) Select the “Force Quit” option that appears to forcibly quit an application.
If an application isn’t responding and you click the red “Close” button on its title bar several times, you may also see a prompt window asking if you want to force-quit the application.
How to View More Information With Activity Monitor
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The Force Quit dialog takes care of closing misbehaving or frozen applications. However, it doesn’t allow you to see how much CPU or memory different applications are using, get an overview of your system’s overall resource usage, or other statistics like Windows’ Task Manager does.
To access those other features, you’ll need to use the Activity Monitor. To access it, press Command+Space to open Spotlight search, type “Activity monitor,” and press Enter. Or, open the Applications folder in the Finder, double-click the “Utilities” folder, and double-click “Activity Monitor.”
This window displays a list of your running applications and other processes. You can view information about their CPU, memory, energy, disk, or network usage–click a tab at the top of the window to choose which. From the “View” menu, you can select which processes you want to see–just your user account’s processes, or every running process on the system.
Overall system resource statistics also appear here. The CPU, Memory, Energy, Disk, and Network tabs all show how much resources all the processes on your computer are using in total.
You can close applications from here, too–just select an application in the list, click the “X” button at the top-left corner of the toolbar, and select “Quit” to close the application normally or “Force Quit” if it isn’t responding.
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For more info on how to read all the information in Activity Monitor, check out our guide.
How to Manage Startup Programs
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If you’ve used the Task Manager on Windows 8 or 10, you’ll know that it also allows you to control which startup programs launch when you log into your computer. OS X also has a similar tool, but it’s not included in the Force Quit or Activity Monitor tools.
To manage startup programs on your Mac, click the Apple menu and select “System Preferences.” Click the “Users & Groups” icon in the System Preferences window.
Select the user account you want to manage–your own user account, probably–and click the “Login Items” tab. Applications that are checked in this list will launch when you sign in, so you can uncheck them if you don’t want them to launch automatically. You can drag-and-drop applications from your dock or Applications folder to this window, too–if you do, they’ll be added to this list and will automatically open when you sign in.
You may have Ctrl+Alt+Delete burned into your brain for a catch-all when something goes wrong. If you ever get into trouble on your Mac, Command+Option+Escape will open the Force Quit dialog and serve a similar purpose. For everything else, you have Activity Monitor and System Preferences to help you out.
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