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Since upgrading to Big Sur my MacPro freezes alot

how do I remedy this Big Sur freezing issue its rather frustrating

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 4:39 AM

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Posted on Jan 27, 2021 6:20 AM

ruzive wrote:

how do I remedy this Big Sur freezing issue its rather frustrating



Uninstall any and all third party Antivirus, Cleaners, Optimizers, speeder uppers....



To trouble shoot further you can:


—Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5-15 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test as caches get rebuilt.


In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.


This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204443

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 




If no insight or resolve —To get a good look at your 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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Jan 27, 2021 6:20 AM in response to ruzive

ruzive wrote:

how do I remedy this Big Sur freezing issue its rather frustrating



Uninstall any and all third party Antivirus, Cleaners, Optimizers, speeder uppers....



To trouble shoot further you can:


—Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5-15 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test as caches get rebuilt.


In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.


This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.



—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account  https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204443

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 




If no insight or resolve —To get a good look at your 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.

Since upgrading to Big Sur my MacPro freezes alot

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