Getting out of freezes on Macintosh OS

If your Macintosh OS freezes, the following key combinations may help to recover from the freeze.

Key Combination
Result

Power
or
Power
Turns your computer on and off. Your work will be saved before the computer shuts down.

Command-Period Cancels an operation in progress.

Command-Option-Escape Forces a program to quit. Unsaved work will be lost.

Command-Option-Shift-Power
or
Command-Option-Shift-Power
Restarts or shuts down the computer (on some models). Unsaved work will be lost.

Command-Control-Power
or
Command-Control-Power
Forces the computer to restart. Unsaved work will be lost.

Additional Tips: If you are experiencing difficutlies with Macintosh OS freezes, often times this is related to conflicting extensions and/or control panels. If you are not familiar with the process of resolving extensions conflicts with Macintosh OS, you may desire to review the Resolving Extensions Conflicts document.

Note: Second Nature does not support third-party software, including, but not limited to, Macintosh OS. If none of the suggestions above work in your particular case, you should contact your Macintosh OS support team directly for further assistance.

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