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macOS 10.15.7 very unstable, constantly freezing and restarting automatically

Hello, I have been with my iMac 5K 27" Late 2014 for several years. Until recently it has always been perfect. From a version of Catalina that I cannot determine because I do not remember and I would be giving inaccurate information, the system began to show kernels panics and restarting automatically (maybe 1 time per hour). Reading the error messages they seemed random and from very different sources. I sent all of them to Apple.


With the 10.15.7 update the system continues to be very unstable, the computer almost unusable, every 45 minutes it restarts automatically but now the screen freezes and it restarts after about 6 seconds, without showing any kernel panic.


I don't have plugged any kind of accessory hardware (I have retired my audio interface), all installed software is legal. A few days ago I formatted the entire system but I still have the same problems mentioned.


This computer before Catalina was perfect, now it is a ruin 😞.

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 27, 2020 3:46 AM

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Mar 9, 2021 5:05 AM in response to Andreu87

I am having the same problem - macbook air 2012 - also overheating - just don't know what to do...may try to start a new post, because I can't see any resolution on this thread...or did I miss something?


I have no new or unkosher software or hardware here.


I keep copying the panic reports into notes - they are hard to read & as someone else said they all seem to come from different sources..


I would completely wipe my computer but I don't know how... getting really hard to do anything here!


continually report to mac.

Apr 22, 2021 4:52 PM in response to Andreu87

Yep! Same issue here. Roommate and I both have 2012 MBP that both have had these same problems from the moment we updated to 10.15.7. Slow start-ups, constant kernal panics, etc. Nothing turned up on Etrecheck for us both. However, both of our computers are too old to upgrade.


Please help. Is there a way to install a past operating system? Both of our machines are not functional right now.

Apr 23, 2021 7:12 AM in response to Honeymustard9

The computer I was referring to is a company owned device. After looking at the logs they determined the culprit to be Google Drive. I deleted Google Drive and all is well again.


The next day I found my computer (lid down and presumably asleep) to be oddly warm. I checked the Activity Monitor and found GoogleSoftwareUpdate continually running and "Not Responding". I deleted all locally installed Google Docs Apps and GoogleSoftwareUpdate.app.


I concluded is was best to remove everything related to Google (Chrome/Chromium excepted).

macOS 10.15.7 very unstable, constantly freezing and restarting automatically

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