Sequoia 15.6.1 keeps restarting

Sequoia 15.6.1 keeps restarting. I've attached an Etrecheck report.

I THINK it has somethign to do with the 'MDS_stores' task but I could be way off.


Thanks for your help here.


MacBook Pro (M1 Max, 2021)

Posted on Nov 11, 2025 3:01 PM

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Nov 15, 2025 11:46 AM in response to zamboknee

zamboknee wrote:

Thoughts?


Yes, but your not going to like it.


You have loaded on so many third party App's and other stuff, that it impossible to see any one thing that is causing your problem.



Sadly the only way out of this that I see, is to completely wipe the M1 MacBook Pro and start over.

Then only reinstall the minimum amount of third-party App's that you really need to use.

Do not reinstall any third-party Protecting, Cleaning, Optimizing App's or VPNs.

Nov 15, 2025 11:53 AM in response to den.thed

Yeah, that's what I figured. I had this issue a while back, posted in Communities and was told basically the same thing. Not wanting to take that step I took it to Apple Genius and they found nothing wrong but there WAS a fix that was recommended and it took care of things for the time being.

Anyway, I'm gonna wipe it I guess.

What's the process for that?

Sequoia 15.6.1 keeps restarting

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