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MacBook Air M1

My barely used MacBook Air keeps freezing and I always have to force shut it down when it does this. How can I solve this . Thank you

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Feb 10, 2022 2:00 AM

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Posted on Feb 10, 2022 3:12 AM

You may try startup in macOS Recovery and see if repair with disk utilities could help.

With newer 'M1 Apple silicon' system on chip, instructions differ from older 'intel-macs'.


• Use macOS Recovery on a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/macos-recovery-a-mac-apple-silicon-mchl82829c17/mac


Also maybe try Safe mode startup, where mac 'self-checks' some system files, etc.


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Feb 10, 2022 3:12 AM in response to izehiuwa

You may try startup in macOS Recovery and see if repair with disk utilities could help.

With newer 'M1 Apple silicon' system on chip, instructions differ from older 'intel-macs'.


• Use macOS Recovery on a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/macos-recovery-a-mac-apple-silicon-mchl82829c17/mac


Also maybe try Safe mode startup, where mac 'self-checks' some system files, etc.


MacBook Air M1

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