High Sierra macOS freezing and stops

same issue here. MacBook has delays on everything, sometimes freeze and I need force restart. I have MB PRO 2017 2.8ghz intel i7 16gb ram. My mac must go fast like a light speed. but it is not. I have latest update of high sierra. I didn't notice that problems two updates before. I have NOT any special software on the background. Even writing that topic, my writing is slow because MacBook is delaying. And I have everything turned off, every software.

check activity monitor you guys, maybe you can read something more in that

Thx! I suspect it is somehow effecting specific models of machines from 2012-2013. I can see is the discussion that it is not only about MBP but also iMac (but not MBA).

BTW - There is another thread about this problem here: Re: High Sierra freezeHigh Sierra freeze

I highly suggest that all users reporting this freeze (especially with external monitors) use the bug reporter to send feedback. This will send Apple additional info from your Console.app that will help them fix this issue.

BugReporter http://bugreporter.apple.com

Free ADC (Apple Developer Connection) account needed for BugReporter. Setup a free account

http://developer.apple.com/programs/register/

Mac OS X Feedback (no account needed)

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

Apple doesn’t routinely monitor the discussions. These are mostly user to user discussions.

BugReporter http://bugreporter.apple.com

Free ADC (Apple Developer Connection) account needed for BugReporter. Setup a free account

http://developer.apple.com/programs/register/

Mac OS X Feedback (no account needed)

http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html

In the future, I would not advise updating to the macOS until it reaches .4 or better yet, wait until it has reached it's final version usually .5 or .6.

What type of account(s)? (POP, IMAP, Exchange)

What Email Provider? Comcast, Earthlink, Cox, ATT, Yahoo, iCloud, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail (other)

If IMAP, I would remove the account in Mail, this will take you to System Preferences > Internet Accounts. Remove don't just uncheck.

Verify in Mail that the account was actually removed. Then add back one account at a time to make sure it's working properly. see this link for help on verifying: Re: Mail downloading constantly

For Safari, try this....

Quit Safari

In your User's Library, go to Safari folder. Rename SafariXXX

Open Safari. It will not have any bookmarks or history.

Does it crash in this clean state?

If yes, we can get your history and bookmarks out of the old SafariXXX folder.

I do have the same issue. I tried a clean install, with no success. PRAM reset and SMC reset did not help either. I downgraded back to Sierra for the time being, no problem there.

This issue might be related to macOS High Sierra 10.13 slow graphics after battery sleep

Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version - Apple Support

If your laptop is SSD, it was converted to APFS. See this link on how to reformat as HFS+

How to revert back to Apple's HFS+ from APFS - TechRepublic

How to Downgrade from macOS High Sierra | Other World Computing Blog

Downgrading is not a simple process and reverting depends on your backups. If you have a SSD drive and it was converted to APFS, the drive has to be erased and reformatted as HFS+. If you have a HHD (rotational) drive, the process is easier.

Revert to previous version:

The Recovery HD partition will re-install the most current version of OS X that is currently installed on the Mac, whereas Internet Recover will re-install the version of OS X that originally came with the Mac.

Newer Mac Models can go directly to Internet Recovery by using Command+Option+R or Shift-Option-Command-R boot shortcut.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314

macOS Sierra: Revert to a previous macOS version

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH25593

If your Mac is using OS X Lion v10.7.3 or later, you can also use this method to start up from your Time Machine backup disk. Startup Manager identifies your Time Machine backup as ”EFI Boot.”

Hold down the Option key immediately after turning on or restarting your Mac.

Release the Option key when you see the Startup Manager window.

Choose “EFI Boot” as the startup disk.

If you have a Time Machine backup see instructions here:

How to Downgrade macOS High Sierra

If you don't have a Time Machine backup see instructions here:

How to Re-Install OS X with Internet Recovery on a Mac

How to downgrade from macOS High Sierra back to macOS Sierra

https://www.imore.com/how-downgrade-macos

Try booting into safe boot mode. When you get to the login screen, restart normally.

Start up in safe mode

Follow these steps to start up into safe mode.

1. Start or restart your Mac.

2. Immediately after you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Shift key.

3. Release the Shift key when you see the Apple logo appear on the screen.

4. You can login to test or you can restart normally.

More info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

You might also need to zap your Pram:

How to reset NVRAM on your Mac

1. Shut down your Mac.

2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.

3. Turn on the computer.

4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.

5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.

6. Release the keys.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

This is what worked in case you didn't see my comment to warp23's post:

warp23Dec 30, 2017 12:02 PM in response to sckeedoo

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Mac OS X

Dec 30, 2017 12:02 PM Re: High Sierra macOS freezing and stopsin response to sckeedoo

Just to confirm, my MacBook Pro 2014 with NVidia GPU problem is COMPLETELY FIXED. Haven't had a freeze in a few weeks now.

The NVidia Web driver did the trick. Thanks guys.

Neither Mavericks nor Yosemite receive security updates. El Capitan and Sierra still receive security updaters. When the next version of macOS comes out in the fall. El Capitan will no longer receive security updaters. Apple only provides security updates for two version back from current version.

Best option is to revert to Sierra.

Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version - Apple Support

How to Downgrade from macOS High Sierra | Other World Computing Blog

How to revert back to Apple's HFS+ from APFS - TechRepublic

In the future, don't upgrade to a new macOS before letting it mature. Read about it. Follow discussions to see what problems other users are having and most important backup to both Time Machine and a clone backup.

Backup now, or forever hold your peace

Software used to Clone:

CarbonCopyCloner http://www.bombich.com/download.html (All options are available free for 30 days)

SuperDuper! http://www.shirt-pocket.com/ (Free forever to do an erase and install. Purchased version allows for smart updates and schedules)

You will need an external drive for your clone. You can put both Time Machine and clone on same drive, but it's best to put on separate drives. If the drive dies you have lost both types of backup.

Have you updated to 10.13.4? The latest .4 release has fixed several issues like freezing for some users. If you have updated, we need to look for a possible issue with you installed apps and any external devices connected. Testing external devices is the easiest.

Remove all external devices and test. e.g. using an external monitor has caused problems for some users.

Are you using an Apple mouse or third party? Make sure any third party software including the firmware is fully updated.

Next, look at your login items and any process that is running in the background. Apple suggested for me to test for these apps I had installed: Default Folder X, LogiTech and TeamViewer. I found that DefaultFolderX was a problem but an update to DFX fixed the issue. LogiTech rarely tells me there is an update so I manually check on a regular basis that I am updated for my LogiTech mouse.

Download EtreCheck. Paste the results in a reply. This is similar to Apple's System Profiler but has more info that can diagnosis issues on your Mac.

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

More Info on Etrecheck

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-11591

I did.

Tried a fresh install... complete wipe/format everything, but I did not do a restore from TimeMachine. I wanted to make sure that there was nothing old/cruddy brought over.

Didn't matter. I did the reformat a week and half ago, and it's crashed 8 times on me since then.

Even had it in for service to the apple store for a few days and they concluded that there was nothing wrong with it (hardware-wise). He did say that it *could* be a peripheral I have hooked up to it that I'm using (aka a 3rd party mouse like my Logitech), or some other app that I run that's just causing issues with 10.13. We talked it over and my options were basically:

• Wait for an update from apple to fix... whatever it is that's causing the conflict (hopefully)
• unplug one-by-one my devices each time it happens and use it without them until it (again, hopefully) doesn't happen again
• look for and/or update any drivers that external devices may be using
• or... wipe, and reinstall/downgrade to 10.12.

I've already lost waaay to much time with the reformat and setting everything back up "clean", so doing it again isn't in the cards.

..... yet.

My MacBook specs below. As stated in my earlier entry, I am most convinced it's to do with external monitors. As of 5 minutes ago, I was running my laptop thru an LG 4k monitor (with lowered resolution - 1920x1080) and everything started to freeze. I IMMEDIATLEY unplugged the monitor and I am now typing on my laptop with no issues - no reboot. It stopped freezing up instantly.

It might also be just added resolution. I have my laptop resolution set at the 2nd to highest setting right now.

So I recommend:

1. If using an external monitor, use a lower resolution setting (I know it defeats the purpose of an external monitor, but there really isn't another option)

2. Lower your resolution on your laptop if you are NOT using an external monitor.

3. Turn off any unnecessary bells and whistles to the operating system (night shift, window animations, transparencies, etc.)

I hope they fix this issue before the next High Sierra update or else we are still months out from a fix!

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)

• 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7
• 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1 GB
• Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB

I am also experiencing this problem (since upgrading to 10.13.1), it is a MAJOR productivity suck. I am unable to completely eliminate it, but here is a list of things that seem to make it much less terrible:

1. Don't use Chrome or Safari or Opera, use Firefox (and a quantum/nightly build if you can).
2. Keep video viewing to a minimum, this definitely seems related.

Using the two suggestions above has reduced my number of crashes/freezes/reboots from about 10 per day to about 1 or less.

Other items that MAY be related (but I can't yet say for sure) are using an external monitor and/or running in clamshell mode. Following the suggestions elsewhere in this thread to turn off automatic graphics switching has had exactly zero effect on the problem for me (I am running a 16GB RAM late 2013 Macbook Pro Retina with 1TB SSD btw). Hope this info helps someone else and that apple pays some attention to this thread and the bug reporter, this is a VERY serious issue.