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howwow Author

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"AppleMobileDeviceHelper quit unexpectedly..."

Hello all and Merry Christmas!

Recently when restart my iMac I will get this pop-up window "AppleMobileDeviceHelper quit unexpectedly. Click Reopen...." with the buttons Reopen, Report... and Ignore. Clicking on any of these buttons doesn't seem to work or any response.

The last few times I was able to Force Quit with Activity Monitor. But the latest round seems to be unsuccessful.

How do I get rid of the window? Or prevent this from happening every time I restart?

Thanks and best regards.

Posted on Dec 23, 2021 6:17 PM

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lllaass

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Posted on Dec 24, 2021 12:59 AM

Boot to Recovery and repair/First Aid the startup disk. You can't repair/First Aid the disk you booted from.

About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers - Apple Support

If disk OK then do normal startup and see if problem reoccurs.

If still problem boot to Safe Mode, which takes minutes and redownload the installer and start normally and see if problem reoccurs.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

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