Mac computers by Apple are one of the best and finest computer systems in the world by a great margin. If companies or individuals are looking for dependable machine options for professional use then Macs are usually the first choice. They are fast, amazingly powerful, trusted by millions of users and very versatile. Though you would get the same configuration computer at a cheap price by competitors but you won’t get the macOS, its apps and also incredible hardware.
So far it can be termed as perfect but wait, is it really? Even though Mac is one such machine that every computer user must try and possibly have, at the end of the day, it is still a machine. It will slow down over the time, freeze and even crash if not properly maintained. But don’t worry, to avoid the same, I am going to share with you 5 tips to fix Mac freezing issues and get the performance back. You don’t have to be an expert to carry out these steps, even a beginner can do them and I will try to keep the language as simple as possible. Have a look:
5 Tips to Fix a Frozen Mac
1. Get rid of frozen apps
Now I do understand that frozen is a state when nothing is moving but don’t worry. The Activity Monitor in Mac is designed to keep working even if nothing else is working. You will need to launch the activity monitor to kill the unresponsive apps that are making your Mac to freeze.
- On your press Command key + Spacebar to open the Spotlight search.
- After the Spotlight is launched, type Activity Monitor in the search bar.
- Select Activity Monitor from the search results and it will then launch.
- Now on the Activity Monitor click CPU tab and you will see frozen processes in the red.
- Click on the X button given above after selecting a frozen process. That will close the frozen process.
2. Check for updates
If you were able to get your computer running after closing the apps by the above method the best thing you can do is to make sure that this never happens again. So you can start by checking for updates. Installing new updates is one of the easiest ways to keep your Mac in an efficient condition. There are updates on the operating system, drivers, security, patches, bug fixes and what not. They help keep the system running and compatible with other software updates and upgrades as per systweak. You can also make sure that the storage in the hard drive is not full. If it is then try to move some data to external drives or cloud storage in order to make ample storage space. I would suggest you keep around 10 to 15 GB of free space in your hard drive.
3. Shut down your Mac
Shutting down the Mac can resolve a lot of problems. It also clears the RAM, closes all the programs and helps your computer to start again. Now if the Activity Monitor’s step doesn’t work then you can try this one. If you are not able to shut down your Mac from the OS then you can force shut it from the power button present behind the screen. You will need to hold the switch for a few seconds before it seems to work. Usually people prefer to unplug the main power as that seems to be faster and a lot easier than holding a button down. But I would suggest you against it. Unplugging may cause your computer to lose some of the data which could have been saved otherwise. You will surely lose the data on which you were working and the one that you didn’t save. But you can definitely save your hard drive to lose more of it.
4. Check for Disk Errors
Now there can be issues with your disk or some glitch in the data present which can present some problems like disk errors. These issues can also be responsible for freezing your computer. This tends to happen mostly with older Macs that have Hard Disk Drive instead of a Solid State Drive. But don’t worry, Macs are designed with their own Disk Utility Software which you can use to get rid of these disk errors. To access Disk Utility, open the Applications folder and look for Disk utility in it. After you find it, launch the Disk Utility app. If you are sporting an older version of macOS, Yosemite or older then you will have to first click on Verify Disk and then click on Repair Disk. If you are operating a newer version then you will have to simple click on First Aid.
5. Get rid of junk files
Junk files can be one of the causes that is hampering your computer’s performance. Junk files contain duplicate photos, videos, browser cache, media cache, logs, cookies, incomplete files like downloads and setups, etc. All of this may look small at first but if you continue to ignore it for some time then you will find rapid growth in it. Even if your hard disk is not full, you may still face issues like freezing, crashing, etc. So I suggest you get a Mac optimization software and get rid of all the junk files.
So these were the 5 tips to fix Mac’s freezing issues that I wanted to share with you. If you still face issues then maybe your system is infected with malware and viruses. You can get antivirus software and get rid of them all. Though Mac is more secure than other OS but it is not perfect.
Hope it helps.
Thanks for reading!
