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Sonoma keeps crashing frequently and randomly. Never had any such issue with Ventura. Issues started after installing Sonoma on my Mac Book Pro (Apple M1 Max, 16 inch). Clearly a buggy OS, all apps up to date. Don't point at apps, please ...it's a Sonoma problem.
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My MacBook M2 (Pro 13" 2022 release) has crashed once a day since the update to MacOS Sonoma, it's surprising that there hasn't been a patch update to fix this problem considering the amount of people that are vocalizing their concerns.
Usually upon opening the lid for the first time after having my computer on the charger overnight, I am prompted to re-enter my password, which tells me that it has been restarted. After logging in, I am greeted with a message stating that _windowserver has crashed, and I can submit a report to Apple or ignore.
This absolutely is not a hardware or application issue as I have had this computer since its release last year, and haven't begun to experience problems until this update.
This is ridiculous, if I could regress back to MacOS Ventura I would do it in a heartbeat.
That info isn't super helpful. It's the rest of the log that might have clues as to what is causing the crash.
Logs of any crashes and the like will be in /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports FYI.
That's almost certainly a hardware problem, likely with a hard disk. Do you have any external hard drives or docks attached?
TRS80child wrote:
Hey team: can we agree on this? ........
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No!
Sonoma is free, and no one is pushing anyone to use it.
If you really think it is buggy in your MacBook, how about giving a feedback to the "Team"?
The Apple "Team" will get a macOS sysdiagnose report and macOS system information report, in addition to whatever you write and attach.
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finally: even with clean install Sonoma = crash. downgrade Ventura = crash. even leaving it on on the login screen = crash
at genius Bar diagnostic find nothing wrong .
MacBook Pro M1 Max 32GB, 1TB SSD
I solved formatting SSD and reinstalling from scratch. Not very helpful, I know, but it was the only way.
The 14.2 update didn’t fully resolve all my issues. I haven’t had major system crashes since 14.0, but immediately after running the update, I logged in and had 2 crash reports waiting for me. Accessing external drives is still extremely slow, especially if it’s a drive with a lot of files, image files with previews, and/or custom icons.
Also, going to the Applications folder on my Mac mini lock up the Finder (it doesn’t happen on my Mac Studio).
….update to 14.2 did not fix the crashing and did also not fix the significant slowdown of TimeMachine backups…which I suspect is associated with a screwed up HDD management process…
Rumour has it that Sonoma is based on Windows Vista technology.
Keen for an update :) Just updated to 14.3 and mines crashing worse than ever
UPDATE: Although it didn't get any worse, the update didn't fix the issue for me, unfortunately.
its in System Settings -> Lock Screen.
Hope that helps..all the best
Sonoma 14.4 ... still crashing. Thank you Apple!
I've tried several methods, and one of them is working for me.
Many users point out that Mac freezes when it is playing videos. The common setting is that the Macbook is attached to an external display and it is using "mirroring".
My preferred solution: You could download applications like better display and turn the main display (Macbook) off, so far this is the best solution for me and it mimics "mirroring". I've been using this solution for almost a week and there is no crash at all while playing videos.
Alternately, other users suggest to change the setting to extended display instead of mirroring and arrange the displays diagonally if you are not using the main display. However, I've not tried this method for a prolong period of time. May be it works for you.
This is also true for my 2019 MacBook Pro that I recently upgraded to Sonoma.
Usually happens when I close the lid. Never had this problem before.
MacBook Pro with macOS Sonoma crashes frequently and randomly.
