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Determine what is causing random restart
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<blockquote data-quote="Randy B. Singer" data-source="post: 1808566" data-attributes="member: 190607"><p>Let's assume that the problem is an extension since your Mac runs fine in Safe Mode.</p><p></p><p>Here's the thing...if the problem is an extension, it's almost certainly a third party extension. Apple's software and hardware are made for each other and extensively tested, so you should never have a problem with an Apple extension.</p><p></p><p>The first thing that I'd try is disabling all of your Login items.</p><p>System Preferences --> Accounts --> Login Items</p><p>System Preferences --> Users and Groups --> Login Items</p><p>(Path depends on version of macOS you are running)</p><p>Restart your Mac and see if the problem is gone.</p><p></p><p>If that doesn't fix the problem, the logical, and probably the easiest course would be to do a clean install of the macOS and hold off on migrating your third party software over from your backup drive. </p><p><a href="http://www.macattorney.com/upos.html" target="_blank">Upgrading To The Very Latest Macintosh Operating System</a></p><p>See if things are better running with just a clean install of the macOS. If things are better, migrate your third party software over just a few bits at a time. Restart each time and see if everything is okay. Migrate applications over first, things that install low level components last. When the problem re-appears, you will have isolated it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randy B. Singer, post: 1808566, member: 190607"] Let's assume that the problem is an extension since your Mac runs fine in Safe Mode. Here's the thing...if the problem is an extension, it's almost certainly a third party extension. Apple's software and hardware are made for each other and extensively tested, so you should never have a problem with an Apple extension. The first thing that I'd try is disabling all of your Login items. System Preferences --> Accounts --> Login Items System Preferences --> Users and Groups --> Login Items (Path depends on version of macOS you are running) Restart your Mac and see if the problem is gone. If that doesn't fix the problem, the logical, and probably the easiest course would be to do a clean install of the macOS and hold off on migrating your third party software over from your backup drive. [url=http://www.macattorney.com/upos.html]Upgrading To The Very Latest Macintosh Operating System[/url] See if things are better running with just a clean install of the macOS. If things are better, migrate your third party software over just a few bits at a time. Restart each time and see if everything is okay. Migrate applications over first, things that install low level components last. When the problem re-appears, you will have isolated it. [/QUOTE]
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