My Mac Pro late 2013 was freezing sometimes (once in 1 or 2 days). I tried almost everything that I could find in the forums, except replacing the GPU. It starts after installing Catalina and stayed in Big Sur. After going back to Mojave the problem was completely solved.
Is it possible that the new systems do not completely support this Mac?
Mac Pro, macOS 10.14
Panic Reports are stored at:
/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
If you copy and paste that string into:
Finder > Go menu > Go to Folder
it will take you to where those reports are stored.
They are named with Date&Time and end in .panic
You can post the entire report here, by using the “additional text” Icon in the reply header (looks like a paper with writing).
Please don’t post more about 20 lines of any other types of reports — they are interminable, and any information useful for this purpose is on the first screenful.
There are three quick take-aways from any panic report.
1) The panic-reason,
2) the extensions present at the "scene of the crime", and
3) the BSD process in which the problem occurred.
One more item that is important is the names of any third-party Extensions you have added. They are shown FIRST in the extensions loaded section
I only wanted to say that I am happy with Mojave doing the job with my configuration of two monitors (HDMI and DVI-TB) and Hard disks (TB and USB). This configuration did not work with Catalina and Big Sur. The crashes occurred with all kind of apps, even the Mail and the Finder. It is very difficult to test, because the freeze takes sometimes 2 days to occur.
Does it always happen when running one particular software title?
Does it happen in Safe Mode?
Does it happen when you create a new blank user and log in as that user?
Thanks for the answers.
After testing Catalina and Big Sur on my Mac Pro late 2013 and reading all the forum items and trying all the possible solutions my conclusion is that these new systems have occasional freezes on my Mac. Mojave is for me the way to go for the time being. In 2021, when Capture One is updated to native M1, I will switch to Big Sur on a new Mac.
I have my Mac to get things done and to make things (mainly Photography) and not to spend my time digging into crash logs and system problems. If I want to do that, I better have a Windows PC!
I just installed Catalina and Big Sur on my 2013 Mac Pro and yes they are compatible with this machine. If I were you I'd disconnect most everything externally and do the install and not do a migration. Ifthat works then it should give you ideas what to do. Also I even upgrade my machine from 8 core to 10 core and still no issues.
Mac Pro late 2013 Freezing solution?
