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macOS Ventura reboot

Hi there,

I have noticed that my Mac Studio, in the last two days was rebooted without a reason.

I tried to have a look in the Console and I found the time when this happened, simply because it seems that the system stopped to trace and then started again when I rebooted it.

I haven't found any error message neither in the console, neither once I restarted the machine.


I tried to fire this command in the terminal:


log show --predicate '(process = "kernel") && (eventMessage CONTAINS "shutdown cause")' --last 48h --style compact


But the output is just empty.


What can I do to continue the troubleshooting?

Mac Studio, macOS 13.0

Posted on Dec 7, 2022 10:31 PM

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Posted on Dec 8, 2022 2:38 AM

It is suggested to start for item 1 and work through each step and test along the way before moving to next step.


In so doing, one may identify the Culprit without doing all steps.


1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


2 - Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading 


3 - Does the issue present in this mode ?


4 - Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.


5 - If not - there could be something in the main User Account playing up. To further isolate this - Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac. Then log out of the Main User account and log into the dummy account and test again if the issue persists.


6 - If the issue is present in the dummy account - then, this appears to be a System Wide issue on the computer.


7 - Download the Application Etrecheck directly from the Developer.


This is a Diagnostic Tool that makes no changes to the computer.


It makes a coherent and readable inventory of both the Hardware and Software used on the computer 


The application is free or paid from added features. 


The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information. 


Post back the Full Report - copy and paste - >>>> using the Additional Text Icon ( 3rd Icon to last ) <<<<


We can have a look at the report for possible issues and may have possible suggestions to resolve the issues.

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Dec 8, 2022 2:38 AM in response to getangar

It is suggested to start for item 1 and work through each step and test along the way before moving to next step.


In so doing, one may identify the Culprit without doing all steps.


1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


2 - Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading 


3 - Does the issue present in this mode ?


4 - Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.


5 - If not - there could be something in the main User Account playing up. To further isolate this - Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac. Then log out of the Main User account and log into the dummy account and test again if the issue persists.


6 - If the issue is present in the dummy account - then, this appears to be a System Wide issue on the computer.


7 - Download the Application Etrecheck directly from the Developer.


This is a Diagnostic Tool that makes no changes to the computer.


It makes a coherent and readable inventory of both the Hardware and Software used on the computer 


The application is free or paid from added features. 


The Report will Not Reveal Any Personal Information. 


Post back the Full Report - copy and paste - >>>> using the Additional Text Icon ( 3rd Icon to last ) <<<<


We can have a look at the report for possible issues and may have possible suggestions to resolve the issues.

Dec 8, 2022 2:46 AM in response to PRP_53

Thanks Phillips. I think I know what was: this computer is connected to a smart outlet. I received a message from the vendor, to update the firmware to prevent crashes. While I was updating the outlet the other outlet crashed. Also the other needed to be updated.

Anyway, is it possible to see the reason of a reboot/hard shutdown because of a power outage? I tried with the command I posted in the previous post but I don't get any detail.

macOS Ventura reboot

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