macos catalina keeps restarting my computer

This seems to be a common problem. See other threads about this. Both my MacBook Pro (2014) and my i9 iMac (2019) which is a month old is doing this. Restarting in sleep and error message. I keep sending it to Apple, maybe one day they will sort it out.

I have no fix for this. Tried resetting, safe mode, various key combinations etc. Does not seem to help.

Catalina seems to be faulty....?

Latest update 10.15.4 seems to have helped slightly. I'm getting less restarts it seems. Haven't noticed any "xyz needs permission" popups anymore so at least that's something.

Only major annoyance right now is that my laptop is mostly docked and on some mornings it won't wake up no matter how hard I mash on the external keyboard or mouse. I need to remove the laptop from the dock, open it and press the power button. In majority of those cases I am again greeted by the notorious "restarted due to a problem" message, but the "doesn't wake up" thing seems to be a separate issue and the update may not be the safest also as outlined here -> https://www.tomsguide.com/news/nasty-macos-flaw-is-bricking-macbooks-dont-install-this-update

If anyone is wondering - I'm not using any fancy docking stations, it's just a thunderbolt to 2x hdmi adapter + a basic usb-c to usb-a adapter for the peripherals. The restarts are also happening without any accessories connected, just my desk setup isn't the greatest right now, so getting the laptop out from the jumble of wires and opening it to turn it on is a slight pain

@dbgfede hope the reinstall works for you, but from what I've seen in other threads it seems to be a 50/50 shot, so I'll just bite the bullet and keep hoping for some update from Apple. It hasn't impacted my work and I haven't lost any files (yet) so right now this whole thing is just a slight annoyance/ritual each time I open the laptop.

The problem eventually comes back even if you reinstall Catalina and it just keeps getting worse.

Mine use to do it overnight now it does it during the day also.

If you still have this problem leave another comment in this thread.

This is unacceptable!

@DesignStunt; @Merthade; you're right, once again the same issue this morning "Your computer was restarted because of a problem" ..Today 20 Apr 6:21panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8019291b2c): Sleep transition timed out after 180 seconds while notifying clients about upcoming system capability changes. Suspected bundle: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily. Thread 0x74.

Backtracing specified thread.... -

It's sad. While Apple "takes note", will return the MBP 16.

@DesignStunt; @Merthade; @GreenBadger; thank you for support. Will keep following this thread.

Thank you to everyone who reported their problems. I was concerned I was getting the restarts because I’m on an older machine, but seeing that brand new ones have the same problem gives me a little reassurance. I came here after having my machine restart on me for no reason right in the middle of work. Frustrating beyond belief. I’m going to explore downgrading to Mojave since it sounds like some people have had better luck with that.

10.15.5 and still the sam problem.

I have noticed a few things though.

The restart only happen whe doing something in iMovie, like, exporting a movie.

I updated iMovie to latest but no luck.

However, if I do other works, like browsing internet, during the movie is exporting, there is no restart.

This is not a parmanent solution, but seems like it wants me to keep doing something continuously. If I leave it idle, BAM!

Same problem here. It just restart every day. Even in the sleep mode it restart by himself. macOS Catalina, iMac Late 2014 with 16 GB DDR3 Ram.

Hey,

I have experienced the same issue with my new MacBook Pro 16.

Advice: turn the bluetooth off prior "sleep", and it works.

@dbgfede, Could you let me know how you installed it? or I guess I mean which procedure you did? I have an iMac?

Thanks

@mibabcoc....yes, with iMac's as well. I had a brand new nothing else installed iMac. It kept happening. I returned it.

note that i use a macbook pro mid 2012, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD, i ended up downgrading to mojave, everything is running smoothly in it

@xtoph-pha; thank you for your feedback. Which config do you have? Ram?

Hello poil66,

Thanks for that info and for choosing the Apple Support Communities. If I understand correctly, you are having an issue with your iMac restarting unexpectedly and you get a popup message that it restarted because of a problem. To help with this, please follow the relevant steps in this Apple resource, like the steps to check your software and hardware:

If your Mac restarted because of a problem

Cheers!

Since Catalina update, my iMac (27-inch 2017, 3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5, 40 GB RAM) has been restarting at least once every two days. This has never happened with Mojave. This has been an issue in my MacBook Pro (2017) also.

Having the same issue. When I shut down, the screen goes to gray for 3-5 minutes, then finally shuts down (black screen) then restarts on its own. If I start up in safe mode the issue does not occur. I've tried shutting down every possible application but the problem persists. Mac OS 10.15.3.