High data usage on my Mac due to the cloud or internet browsing in general

With my iPhone and Windows computer we used less than two gigs a month for five years. Now I'm using up to 20-25 gigs a month with an iMac. No one seems to be able to tell me why I have this massive data increase and it's costing me a lot of money. Not happy. Help.

Hi mtmackintosh,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.  You may be able to use Activity Monitor's Network Activity feature to help determine what is using the data:
Activity Monitor: View your computer’s network activity
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5151
Cheers,
- Ari

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