How do I view full process paths in Activity Monitor?

Question

I'm using macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 and the Activity Monitor.app only shows the name of the process, and I can't configure it to show the full process paths via the GUI settings.

Is it possible to show full process paths in Activity Monitor.app? Maybe with a default command to toggle a hidden setting for the app?

Answer 1

One way: select the process, then View -> Sample Process. In a few seconds a window will pop up like:

"Path:" contains the fill path to the executable.

Answer 2

Follow the guide on quitting a process and instead of quit, choose the information icon.

• https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/quit-a-process-actmntr1002/mac

When you review the open files and ports, the path to the process is near the top of the list.

You would want to script a better tool for this if you need a general purpose lister and don’t just need an occasional hint where to look for programs.