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my Mac is crashing a lot, what can I do?

My Mac has started crashing a lot, all updates have been made, what can I do to try and stop it from crashing?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jan 9, 2023 11:07 AM

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Posted on Jan 9, 2023 11:19 AM

What do you mean by crashing? Is it kernel panics where it restarts and you get a message that a problem occurred? If so, start up in safe mode, and see if you still get the panics.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

if it doesn’t panic in safe mode, then you have a third-party system modification installed, causing the problem.

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Jan 9, 2023 11:19 AM in response to Rixstein

What do you mean by crashing? Is it kernel panics where it restarts and you get a message that a problem occurred? If so, start up in safe mode, and see if you still get the panics.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

if it doesn’t panic in safe mode, then you have a third-party system modification installed, causing the problem.

my Mac is crashing a lot, what can I do?

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