I greatly appreciate your help - I will be getting an external drive ASAP from Apple. Your instructions are immensely helpful. I received a new message this time, when it restarted - I'm assuming it is relatively the same, but it's much longer and detailed than it has been before. This is what I got:
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xfffffff00d1c5f60): x86 CPU CATERR detected
Debugger message: panic
Memory ID: 0xff
OS release type: User
OS version: 21P1069
macOS version: 23A344
Kernel version: Darwin Kernel Version 23.1.0: Tue Oct 10 20:18:38 PDT 2023; root:xnu-10002.41.9~10/RELEASE_ARM64_T8010
KernelCache UUID: 77E47CE4D064B1D2F65D9AACE3E90164
Kernel UUID: 3B8E723F-298A-3D18-A008-2D973B2B1400
Boot session UUID: 0A7431B1-2051-4C97-B28D-0FDCEE3B6838
iBoot version: iBoot-10151.41.11
secure boot?: YES
roots installed: 0
x86 EFI Boot State: 0xe
x86 System State: 0x0
x86 Power State: 0x0
x86 Shutdown Cause: 0x5
x86 Previous Power Transitions: 0x20002000200
PCIeUp link state: 0x94721614
macOS kernel slide: 0x19200000
Paniclog version: 14
Kernel slide: 0x0000000006f58000
Kernel text base: 0xfffffff00df5c000
mach_absolute_time: 0xa1615e1663
Epoch Time: sec usec
Boot : 0x6556bde3 0x000dcbdc
Sleep : 0x6559fb0e 0x00044782
Wake : 0x6559fb8d 0x0001dfd1
Calendar: 0x6559fbb8 0x0002e277
Zone info:
Zone map: 0xffffffdc0e91c000 - 0xffffffe20e91c000
. VM : 0xffffffdc0e91c000 - 0xffffffdcf4f80000
. RO : 0xffffffdcf4f80000 - 0xffffffdd41c4c000
. GEN0 : 0xffffffdd41c4c000 - 0xffffffde282b0000
. GEN1 : 0xffffffde282b0000 - 0xffffffdf0e914000
. GEN2 : 0xffffffdf0e914000 - 0xffffffdff4f7c000
. GEN3 : 0xffffffdff4f7c000 - 0xffffffe0db5e4000
. DATA : 0xffffffe0db5e4000 - 0xffffffe20e91c000
Metadata: 0xffffffdc0cfa0000 - 0xffffffdc0e7a0000
Bitmaps : 0xffffffdc0e7a0000 - 0xffffffdc0e8c4000
Extra : 0 - 0
TPIDRx_ELy = {1: 0xffffffde27b789c0 0: 0x0000000000000001 0ro: 0x0000000000000000 }
CORE 0: PC=0xfffffff00e182f54, LR=0xfffffff00e182f54, FP=0xffffffe5af713ef0
CORE 1 is the one that panicked. Check the full backtrace for details.
Compressor Info: 0% of compressed pages limit (OK) and 0% of segments limit (OK) with 0 swapfiles and OK swap space
Panicked task 0xffffffdd41ca1190: 0 pages, 225 threads: pid 0: kernel_task
Panicked thread: 0xffffffde27b789c0, backtrace: 0xffffffe5af59f6a0, tid: 59424
lr: 0xfffffff00e152ae4 fp: 0xffffffe5af59f710
lr: 0xfffffff00e280d44 fp: 0xffffffe5af59f780
lr: 0xfffffff00e27fd78 fp: 0xffffffe5af59f8a0
lr: 0xfffffff00e115628 fp: 0xffffffe5af59f8b0
lr: 0xfffffff00e152520 fp: 0xffffffe5af59fc60
lr: 0xfffffff00e7ced1c fp: 0xffffffe5af59fc80
lr: 0xfffffff00d1c5f60 fp: 0xffffffe5af59fcb0
lr: 0xfffffff00d1acf40 fp: 0xffffffe5af59fd10
lr: 0xfffffff00d1b3908 fp: 0xffffffe5af59fd60
lr: 0xfffffff00d1ad978 fp: 0xffffffe5af59fe00
lr: 0xfffffff00d1ac7d0 fp: 0xffffffe5af59fe30
lr: 0xfffffff00e1a7f54 fp: 0xffffffe5af59ff20
lr: 0xfffffff00e1206c4 fp: 0x0000000000000000
I will not be able to get an external drive until Tuesday.. Is this new message even worse than before? Do you think my computer will make it until Tuesday when I can back it up? Should I refrain from using my computer?
My apologies again for asking a million questions.. I am deeply appreciative of your knowledge and guidance.