Messages frozen upon startup

When I boot up my iMac, Messages starts but is frozen and has no response unless I shut Messages down and restart. Then it operates properly. I noticed this upon a Mac software update - not the current 12.2.1 rather the previous version. Is this an issue anyone else experiences and does Apple know about it so it can be fixed? Thanks all.

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Feb 15, 2022 6:47 AM

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Posted on Feb 15, 2022 7:05 AM

Try booting to Safe Mode. That boot up takes minutes and clears caches and other things that may resolve your problem.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

A lot of times just boot to Safe Mode followed by normal boot resolves problems.

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