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Bridge Activity is a monitor of everything moving over your Bridge links. At the top you see live receiving and sending speed and lifetime totals; below are three charts — Throughput (speed over time), Total transferred (the running amount) and Items transferred (scraps versus files) — and a searchable Activity log naming every item sent and received, plus connections and pauses.

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Open it on the Mac from More → Bridge Activity… or the Devices card; on a PC it's the Activity tab. You can view All devices or pick one.

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Bridge & your devices · Bridge Activity

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What is Bridge Activity and what does it show?

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Short answer: Bridge Activity shows live send and receive speed, lifetime totals, charts of throughput, total transferred and items transferred, and a searchable log of every item sent and received — for all devices or one.

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Bridge Activity is a monitor of everything moving over your Bridge links. At the top you see live receiving and sending speed and lifetime totals; below are three charts — Throughput (speed over time), Total transferred (the running amount) and Items transferred (scraps versus files) — and a searchable Activity log naming every item sent and received, plus connections and pauses.

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Open it on the Mac from More → Bridge Activity… or the Devices card; on a PC it's the Activity tab. You can view All devices or pick one.

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