MacBook Air crashing once or twice a day

Recently my macbook air has been running into problems that have been scaring me, It has been crashing once or twice a day. I start online classes in a month and im afraid that it will crash during classes or when i have to write code. I know macs can run slow if to many applications are open at once but recently it crashed with only chrome and discord open. I have other games installed too like minecraft, League of Legends and Terraria but i havent ran into problems with thoes. if anyone can help that will be great

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jun 1, 2020 8:46 PM

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Jun 3, 2020 4:45 PM in response to GringoStarForever

Hello GringoStarForever,


Thanks for the update! Is this only happening when you're using Chrome and Discord? Also, were you able to try the steps in this link yet? Give these a look to see if they help: If an app freezes or quits unexpectedly on Mac


In particular, booting into safe mode might help. Knowing if you can replicate the issue in safe mode or not helps to rule out some software causes: How to use safe mode on your Mac. Once you test in safe mode, click Apple menu () > Restart to get back to normal. If things work as expected in safe mode, try the steps in the "If the issue doesn't continue in safe mode" section of the link I posted.


Best wishes.

Jun 3, 2020 11:55 AM in response to GringoStarForever

Hello GringoStarForever,


​Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities. I know it's important to keep your Mac running as expected. It sounds like your Mac might be running slowly or having other performance issues.


When you say it crashes, what exactly happens? Does the Mac restart, do the apps quit, or something else?


If the Mac is restarting, I recommend troubleshooting using this resource: If your Mac restarted because of a problem


On the other hand, if the issue appears to be with apps, but the Mac does not restart, try the steps here instead: If an app freezes or quits unexpectedly on Mac


I hope that helps. Reply back here with any questions. Have a good day.

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