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title: "Bandwidth Analysis"
canonical: "https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/3404791836/Bandwidth%20Analysis"
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The Bandwidth view provides detailed traffic analysis with charts, per-application breakdowns, and geographic distribution of your data usage. While the Dashboard gives a quick summary, this view is where you dig into exactly where your bandwidth is going.

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## Bandwidth Chart

The main chart plots upload and download speeds over time as a continuous line graph. Upload and download are shown in distinct colors so you can see the balance between inbound and outbound traffic at any point.

### Time Range Filters

Use the time range buttons to adjust how far back the chart displays:

| Range | Shows |
| --- | --- |
| **10 minutes** | Very recent activity — useful for real-time troubleshooting |
| **1 hour** | Short-term trends |
| **6 hours** | Half-day overview |
| **24 hours** | Full day pattern |
| **7 days** | Weekly trends |
| **30 days** | Monthly overview |

Shorter ranges give more granular detail. Longer ranges compress the timeline but reveal patterns like daily peaks or weekly cycles.

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## Statistics Cards

At the top of the view, summary cards show:

- **Current Download / Upload Speed** — What's happening right now.
- **Peak Download / Upload Speed** — The highest speeds recorded in the selected time range.
- **Average Download / Upload Speed** — Mean speed over the time range.
- **Total Data Transferred** — Combined upload and download volume.

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## Traffic by Application

This breakdown shows which applications are responsible for your bandwidth usage:

- **Total Sent / Received** — Cumulative data per application.
- **Current Speed** — Live transfer rate for each app.
- **Peak Speed** — Highest recorded speed per app.
- **Activity Timeline** — When each application was most active.

Common high-bandwidth applications include web browsers (streaming, large downloads), cloud sync tools (OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive), and communication apps (Teams, Zoom, Discord).

This is the fastest way to answer "why is my internet slow?" — sort by current speed to find the culprit.

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## Traffic by Country

This breakdown groups bandwidth by the geographic location of remote endpoints:

- **Data Sent / Received per Country** — Volume of traffic to and from each country.
- **Percentage Distribution** — Relative share of total bandwidth per country.

Most traffic typically flows to the United States (where major cloud providers host infrastructure), but this varies based on the services you use and your geographic region.

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## Practical Tips

- **Internet feels slow but download speed looks normal?** Check upload speed — saturated upload (e.g., cloud backups, video calls) can degrade your overall connection quality.
- **Unexpected spike in the chart?** Switch to the "Traffic by Application" tab and sort by peak speed to identify which app caused it.
- **Large data volumes to an unexpected country?** Cross-reference with the Connections view to identify the specific process and IP address involved.
- **Want to monitor over time?** Check back periodically with the 7-day or 30-day view to establish your normal usage baseline. Deviations from this baseline can indicate new software, malware, or misconfigured applications.
- **Bandwidth data not appearing?** Ensure the tray service is running — bandwidth monitoring depends on continuous data collection from the background service.