iMessage is "Not Responding" on my MacBook Pro

I've been trying to open up iMessage on my MacBook Pro for a few weeks now, but everytime I try, I get a "Application Not Responding" message.


I've tried restarting my computer and force quitting the application, but I don't know how to fix this. Any suggestions?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 7, 2020 6:03 PM

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Nov 12, 2020 1:59 PM in response to MaraudersJPSBRL

Hello MaraudersJPSBRL,


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities!


It is our understanding from your post that you have not been able to open Messages on your MacBook Pro. We recommend testing the issue while your Mac is in safe mode.  The following articles have the steps you will need to test the issue in safe mode:

 

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support


"Safe mode prevents your Mac from loading certain software as it starts up, including login items, system extensions not required by macOS, and fonts not installed by macOS. It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility. And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed."


Best Regards. 

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