Mac mini M1 freezes

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Mac mini M1 freezes

Hi,

I have one constant issue on a daily basis. Near after I have bought a mac mini m1 and installed Big Sur (by the time of writing I have upgraded to Monterey without any changes to this issue) my new Mac started freezing in some strange way. I could move the mouse and even switch between windows, but I couldn't choose or confirm anything, neither by mouse, trackpad, or keyboard, therefore I also haven't been able to stop some apps manually.

I have a strong assumption that it could be because of overload due to using a lot of different apps due to working from home and also having a lot of tabs opened in my browser.

Anyway, this is very annoying because I'm not sure when I'm going to cross the 'red' line, and also I don't want to perform a hard reset on a daily basis.

Can you please advise me, how can I avoid hard resetting my mac mini m1 when this happens, and I can't take over control over my input devices?

Hard reset also usually invoke issue with Photo syncing.

Thank you for your answers,

Best regards,

Sasha

Mac mini 2018 or later

Posted on Dec 1, 2021 9:34 PM

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Answer 1

PRP_53

Level 10

91,483 points

Dec 2, 2021 2:23 AM in response to SiMacSasha

Suggest downloading the Application Etrecheck directly from a well Respected ASC Contributor.

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Run the application with Full Disc Access ( Security & Privacy - Full Disc Access ).

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Answer 2

lllaass

Level 10

210,459 points

Dec 2, 2021 12:37 AM in response to SiMacSasha

See if this happens when you boot to Safe Mode.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

If OK then see if it reappears after a normal start.

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Answer 3

Mal-S

Level 5

4,990 points

Dec 2, 2021 6:16 AM in response to SiMacSasha

I think you may have pointed to a contributor to the problem. Having too many things on the go at the same time is creating demands on the system. Unless you have a continuing need for certain apps or tabs to be open I would close them after use. Also if you have any anti-virus or cleanup apps installed they should be removed as they are known to mess with the system cause all sorts of issues.

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