For example, you could view the longest running system processes by choosing “System Processes” as the filter and “CPU Time” as the sort. The useful part of these filter views is that you can then sort by “% CPU” on top of that. You also can see processes started by you, by the system, and ones that are active or have gone inactive. You can choose to view only processes that have windows, which will show the same list as the Force Quit menu. Under the View menu in the top menu bar, you can change which processes will show up. Generally, if you see something you recognize running as root, it might be safe to close, but most of the processes in this category are system things you shouldn’t touch. Were I to close it, my mouse would stop working. Here’s an example: ckb-next is a third party driver for my Corsair USB Mouse, so I know that ckb-next-daemon, running as root, is a helper process for that app.
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