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Quicktime screen recording keeps crashing with "cannot capture"

I have been trying to screen record on macOS Mojave (10.14.6) with Quicktime Player. I usually have three applications open including QuickTime during recording. It started crashing 20 minutes in, then 5, then 1. I really just need to record videos for my friends and macOS should be a stable operating system. Any help is appreciated!

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.14

Posted on Dec 24, 2019 8:13 AM

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Posted on Dec 24, 2019 9:27 AM

Verify your QT has permission checked


>System Preferences>Security&Privacy>Privacy>Screen Recording




other options:

How to take a screenshot on your Mac - Apple Support


You can make a video recording of the entire screen or just a selected portion of it.

How to record the screen on your Mac






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