MacBook Pro, shutting down on its own.

Hello, I use my Mac mainly for music production. My Mac keeps on shutting down on its own. It feels hot and fans are whirring. MacBook Pro 16. I have shut it down several times but still seems to be doing it. Any ideas would be appreciated.



Posted on Dec 25, 2023 11:14 AM

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Posted on Dec 26, 2023 10:36 AM

PacmanZombie wrote:

Hello, I use my Mac mainly for music production. My Mac keeps on shutting down on its own. It feels hot and fans are whirring. MacBook Pro 16. I have shut it down several times but still seems to be doing it. Any ideas would be appreciated.



If no kernel panic dialogue....(?)



The computer over heats it will shut itself down in self preservation.

Keep your Mac laptop within acceptable operating temperatures - Apple Support


Verify you are running no third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS and advised to Uninstall all




if no insight—You can get a good look at your User/System config. and reveal conflicts or issues, you can download/run this trusted utility https://etrecheck.com


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Dec 26, 2023 10:36 AM in response to PacmanZombie

PacmanZombie wrote:

Hello, I use my Mac mainly for music production. My Mac keeps on shutting down on its own. It feels hot and fans are whirring. MacBook Pro 16. I have shut it down several times but still seems to be doing it. Any ideas would be appreciated.



If no kernel panic dialogue....(?)



The computer over heats it will shut itself down in self preservation.

Keep your Mac laptop within acceptable operating temperatures - Apple Support


Verify you are running no third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS and advised to Uninstall all




if no insight—You can get a good look at your User/System config. and reveal conflicts or issues, you can download/run this trusted utility https://etrecheck.com


If you need help interpreting the report you can post it here in its entirety in the "Additional Text" box in the editing toolbar below, in your reply.



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