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Andreu87 Author

Level 1

14 points

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

28 replies

mmm1_1

Level 1

8 points

Jan 20, 2021 1:28 AM in response to Andreu87

Did any one find the solution for the freezing and restarting under Catalina 10.15.7? It happening every 30 min. Can't do anything.

This happening on a iMac late 2013, 3.5 GHz i7, 32GB ram, NVIDIA GTX 780M 4GB, PCI SSD.

Jan 20, 2021 2:03 AM in response to mmm1_1

On my brand new M1 Mac mini... this continues.

to recover the stuck screensaver, I hold cmd +option and then tap the power button on the computer. This puts it to sleep. Then I wake it up and it’s good to go...

I also found that if I disable the screensaver on all accounts that it doesn’t seem to lock up...

eh2000

Level 1

13 points

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).

Dec 21, 2020 5:09 PM in response to Andreu87

my Mac is constantly crashing with this OS as well. macOS 10.15.7 EXTREMELY UNSTABLE!! ANY Suggestions?

Sep 27, 2020 11:25 AM in response to Andreu87

I don’t see any obvious issues or bad actors in the report.

Andreu87 Author

Level 1

14 points

Sep 27, 2020 11:47 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

😞

xeons4

Level 1

4 points

Oct 22, 2020 6:04 PM in response to Andreu87

The problem is with the mac os 10.15.7, I am facing the same issue in my macbook air early 2015.

Dec 14, 2020 11:06 PM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Sorry, It is a corporate machine, It is not possible to share the full report.

Dec 15, 2020 2:46 AM in response to AmitDhiman

I understand. Usually problems boil down to something that was installed before (sometimes way before) the upgrade.

You should probably do a backup and a clean install.

ronlap

Level 1

13 points

Feb 26, 2021 10:33 AM in response to Andreu87

10.15.7 supplemental update is very unstable on my 2019 Mac Pro. 50% of the time the Mac boots I get the STOP symbol and have to reboot. Also, cannot boot into diagnostics (D key).

eh2000

Level 1

13 points

Mar 9, 2021 6:10 AM in response to Techie2020

yes - as well as OP problems mine is also 'running hard with fan' - and also now starting to crash without being able to backup to ext HD.

Maybe I need to start a new thread to get answers here?

macOS 10.15.7 very unstable, constantly freezing and restarting automatically