For some users, their Mac freezes right after startup or login. The only way to make the Mac work again is by doing a force-restart. Pro Tip: Scan your Mac for performance issues, junk files, harmful apps, and security threats that can cause system issues or slow performance.
Based on the reports, the problem happened right after they installed the macOS update. And the intermittent freezing issue is not limited to MacBook Pro Retina. Other Mac models are also victim s to this freezing problem.
Apple is yet to release an update that fixes this problem. But considering the long list of macOS Mojave bugs that the Cupertino giant has to deal with, it might take some time before this problem is addressed.
MacOS is a very stable and reliable operating system that rarely experiences freezing or unresponsiveness. And when it does, it might mean that there is something wrong with your system somewhere. But before you jump to the solutions below, try these quick fixes and see if you are able to resolve the problem.
I would suggest you contact Apple support directly, or schedule a visit with Genius Bar. Cursor froze, Bluetooth set up trying to locate a keyboard.
Have you updated your Mac to High Sierra? Let me know if this helps. I get the frozen screen and frozen mouse every few days to few weeks and it always occurs when I have been working away from my desk and then plug in various peripherals USB dongle, USB mouse, Ethernet, and display via display port unibody MacBook not Pro late , El Capitan.
Just out of curiosity: what is it people like about Mac? Just transitioned from PC and even for software development I was more comfortable there. I find Mac a bit overrated. I had the same issues when activating auto turn off keyboard backlight after 5 second and problem solved by disabling it from system preference. As soon as I input the user name and password the curser freezes.
The boot process continues behind the frozen curser. The simple solution would be reformat and restore from a backup. Of cource my backup it is 4 months old and the files I need were created after the backup. I would think the system restore, not from the restore partition, but direct from the Apple server would do the same thing. Does anybody have a way out?
I have to manually reboot; had this freezing problem times in the last 12 hours. Really frustrating! Scenario 2 After startup my cursor freezes up in top left corner, and keyboard is unresponsive. I realized after plugging power back the cursor and keyboard started working. Now doing complete reinstalling. Hopefully this fix the issue. I waited and waited for about 20 minutes and I decided to try pressing esc and it worked!!
The only thing that seems to work is re-installing my OS. It gets progressively worse over the course of a month and then it get so bad, I just have to re-install. I just wish there was a definitive test or error message in the console that I could point to so I am not wasting money on a new HD,. My Mac might blow up when I test it. I just got a new Macbook Pro laptop 2 weeks ago, having an issue I cannot resolve. When I first engage my laptop cursor temporarily freezes for at least 30 seconds to a minute.
I have found no way to correct this. Post that my mac is worst ever freezes. I havent changed any of these settings. Having to manually restart. Another common cause is running out of free memory if you are running multiple apps at the same time.
Furthermore, quit apps when you are done with them. To quit an app, click the App name and then click Quit App, for example, if you want to quit Safari:. And then you may choose to quit them in Activity Monitor. Click the Manage button to optimize your storage. You may also consider emptying your Trash can. You may also use iCloud. There are many tips that you can try to free up space on your Mac. Check air vents. Blocked air vents can cause not only performance issues but also system freezing problems.
Check the vents on your Mac to see if they are blocked with dust or dirt. Make sure that vents are allowing heat and air to pass through so that your Mac does not overheat.
We previously wrote an article about the overheating problem. Please read this article. Run a diagnostic test. This test will help you determine if your Mac is experiencing a hardware problem. Check for malware.
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