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Why is that every day, and now many times throughout the day, my laptop is shutting down?
I turn it on, check a few things, leave it on locked or sleep, then a few hours after it shutdown when I try to use it.
Every time it says the system stopped working.
2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
Radeon Pro 560X 4 GB
Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB
32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 15.1
I have a 2018 quad i5 MBP on Sequoia 15.0.1 w the same issue.
I have NordVPN installed too, but am not actively using it most of the time, and the same is true; no issues on 14.6.1, but started immediately after updating to 15.0.1
I came here hoping to see that 15.1 resolves the issue, not that VPNs might be the culprit; MacOS VPN software has always been a toy offering compared to paid VPN clients...
We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...
Using EtreCheck - Apple Community
EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info. Give it Full Disk Access.
Give etrecheck Full Disk Access before running.
Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…
Slow iMac 2017 - Apple Community
Start Over from Scratch
Once this type of software is installed and embedded into the computer > > MacKeeper
You can spend hours or days hunting down all the bits and pieces of this software and never really get it all off the computer
For Apple Silicon computer >> Use Disk Utility to erase a Mac with Apple silicon.
For Apple Intel computers >> Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac followed by How to reinstall macOS
Always make a Time Machine Backup before proceeding
If going this route - I suggest Not using Startup Assist to migrate everything back.
This will probably Re-Introduce ( MacKeeper ) back into the Operating System
If you have any antivirus, cleanup, vpn apps installed uninstall them using the developers instructions. They are known to cause many issues and aren’t needed with macOS. If you don’t have any, check your startup items as you may have a rogue background task loading at login.
I have mackeeper and nordvpn running, and the reason why they are installed, it's because the poor memory management on macOS + vpn reasons.
This started with the update to Sequoia, before I did not have this issue, so I'm very positive it has nothing to do with it.
I have uninstalled the NordVPN and mackeeper to try it out, and I still have the same issues.
I put the laptop to sleep, and minutes later the laptop shuts down due to malfunction.
I wonder if this happens because the laptop is connected to external monitors and power plug.
Let me try doing the same but keeping the laptop lid open and no external monitors or power supply.
I'm still in disbelief that cleanup + vpn are causing the issue, but let me try it and I'll share the results in here.
Thank you.
MBP 2019 Intel - Sequoia 15.1 shutting down
