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I'm am running an iMac 27 inch 2020.
3,6 GHz 10-core intel core i9
128 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT 16GB
Monterey 12.3.1
No matter what I am working on, the machine keeps on crashing (freezing). I can't do anything but wait for it to restart. It happens about 3-4 times on an 8 hour workday.
iMac 27″, macOS 12.3
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System freezes and restarts 2-4 times a day. I have not been able to pinpoint if its a certain app causing the problem. Sometimes it freezes when I have online a few simple programs open and at others times it is while I am working in heavy apps like the Adobe Cloud programs.
Everything is updated.
There are a number of problems I can identify pretty quickly.
First is the computer has had a number of system modifications that has likely damaged Mac OS. This has resulted in "Apple security disabled - Apple security software is disabled. " This is a serious issue and needs to be addressed ASAP. Restart in the Recovery Partition (Hold down Command + R on startup) and install Mac OS. This type of install only fills in missing or damaged portions of Mac OS. It should not affect your data or apps, however whenever you should always have a backup of your system. This is a problem for you as there is no evidence that you backup this computer which if correct is both shortsighted and a 100% guarantee of losing data! At the VERY least you should be using Time Machine ( Back up your Mac with Time Machine ) which requires an external HD such as a OWC Mercury Elite Pro to back up to.
Could you post a snapshot of your Energy Saver Preferences please?
Uncheck Afbryd, might fix.
That didn't help.
Update to latest 12.4…why haven’t you done it already? And as @rkauffman87 pointed out, why are security updates disabled?
I am running 12.4 now it was not out when I wrote my initial post.
I have tried turning off automatic updates as my problem startet after an update. I have done all updates manually.
In that case, I’d restore the Mac to factory & Re-install apps. As @rkaufman87 pointed out, your macOS is likely corrupt.
I just did that today and give it a few days before I response. Have to see if it that was the solution. :)
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Mac keeps on crashing - What to do
