Under normal operation, the Mac system is relatively smooth and is not prone to lags. If your Mac freezes, it may be caused by external environment or application problems. Next, let’s learn more about why Mac freezes and how to solve Mac computer freezes.
1. Why does Mac freeze?
The closeness of the mac system, the application of SSD solid-state applications, system updates, etc., allow the mac system to maintain stability for a long time and achieve smooth running speed. However, it cannot withstand the influence of system garbage, external environment, and network environment, and Mac will also suffer from lagging. The specific reasons may include:
1. Too much memory usage
If there are too many applications running at the same time in the mac system, or some applications take up too much memory, it will cause the system to run out of memory and freeze.
The memory mentioned here refers to the temporary memory of the system, which is used to temporarily store the operating data of the CPU. When the memory capacity is certain, excessive memory usage will lead to insufficient memory required for system operation.
Figure 1: Out of memory
2. The application is incompatible and not upgraded
If a new version of the Mac system is released, it can be directly upgraded and used. However, if the system is upgraded but the applications used in the system are not upgraded, it may cause incompatibility with the system.
Applications that are incompatible with the system may fail to open or become unresponsive when opened. For unresponsive applications, the system may keep trying to open them, which will cause the Mac to freeze.
Figure 2: Application
3. Malicious programs installed
Although the application programs in the app store have passed the audit and safety, because Apple also allows the installation of third-party programs downloaded from the Internet, even the mac system may have the problem of installing malicious programs.
Most malicious programs take up a lot of resources during use, causing system lags.
4. Insufficient storage space
In addition to insufficient memory causing lags, insufficient storage space can also cause system lags. If the storage space is too full, the temporary files and cache files generated during the running of the application cannot be saved, which will prolong the loading time of the program, causing excessive occupation of system resources and causing freezes.
Figure 3: Storage space
2. How to solve Mac computer freezes
There are many reasons for mac computer freezing. Many people will solve the freezing by restarting, but restarting often "fixes the symptoms but not the root cause". To avoid the freezing problem fundamentally, you can start from the following aspects:
1. Clean up system space
Too many system cache files and temporary files will occupy your Mac's storage space. In addition, if some applications have too many cache files, loading the cache files while loading the application will take up a lot of memory.
Therefore, it is necessary to regularly use cleanmymac, a Mac system cleaning software , to clean up system garbage. For user cache files, system cache files, user log files, etc., cleanmymac can perform unified cleaning. It also provides detailed viewing of the applications to which the cache files belong, and can clean the cache files of certain applications in a targeted manner.
Figure 4: Cleaning up system junk
2.Manage applications
Update applications that need to be updated in a timely manner, and uninstall applications that are not in use in a timely manner to prevent them from taking up storage space.
Due to the application uninstall function that comes with Mac, there are different uninstall methods for applications downloaded from the app store and those downloaded from the Internet. Therefore, it is recommended to use cleanmymac’s uninstaller to uninstall unused programs in a unified manner.
In cleanmymac's uninstaller, select "All Applications" to see all installed applications. Click the circle in front of the program to check it to uninstall it in batches.
Figure 5: Uninstaller
For applications that need to be upgraded, as shown in Figure 6, you only need to use the "Update Program" function of cleanmymac to view the update information of each application and achieve one-click upgrade. The operation is simple and efficient.
Figure 6: Upgrading the application
3. Remove malicious programs
Regularly use cleanmymac's malicious program removal function to scan the system to keep your mac in a healthy state. Even if you accidentally download and install malicious programs on the Internet, you can remove the malicious programs through regular scanning operations.
Figure 7: Removing malware
4. Real-time monitoring of system health status
In daily use of Mac computers, you can open cleanmymac's real-time monitor to monitor the system's malicious programs, memory, CPU usage, temperature and other indicators in real time. When your Mac computer freezes, you can use cleanmymac's real-time monitor to troubleshoot the problem in time to avoid long-term system freezes.
Figure 8: Real-time monitoring
3. Summary
The above is the relevant content about why Mac freezes and how to solve Mac freezes. Many causes of mac lag are caused by excessive memory usage and application incompatibility. You can usually use cleanmymac to clean up junk files, application updates, and malicious programs on the system regularly to keep it healthy. Operating status.