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How macOS reports crashes

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It’s no longer Crash Reporter, but Problem Reporter; how to get notifications instead of the default modal dialog; how to read and use crash logs.

December 10, 2021 Macs, Technology

How to recognise and diagnose kernel panics

Recognition, immediate action including capturing the panic log, discovering clues as to cause, further investigations to diagnose and address the cause.

July 5, 2021 Macs, Technology

Reading a Panic Log in Catalina

Your Mac starts up after kernel panic, and shows mystifying details about that panic. Here’s how to get the most out of that information.

August 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

Understanding ‘crashes’ and kernel panics

What’s the difference between a crash and a panic? How can you tell what’s likely to have caused a panic?

August 10, 2020 Macs, Technology

Why did that app crash? Getting to the bottom of the log with Ulbow

An app crashes or quits unexpectedly. How can you work out what went wrong with it? An exploration using my free log browser.

June 19, 2020 Macs, Technology

New Mac troubleshooting page

For three years, I have maintained a troubleshooting article here which provides a short summary listing of the […]

June 9, 2020 Macs, Technology

Did your Mac crash, freeze or panic?

How to tell apart unexpected quits, WindowServer crashes, kernel panics, and more – and what to do about them.

June 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

WindowServer-GPU crash: different from a kernel panic

What is wrong when, out of the blue, the display freezes for ten seconds, then you see a black screen and are asked to log back into your account? Malware perhaps?

June 5, 2020 Macs, Technology

Was that a crash, freeze, panic, or spinning beachball?

Knowing the difference helps you work out what to do in response, and how to work out what went wrong.

November 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

RunningBoard: a new subsystem in Catalina to detect errors

RunningBoard is new to macOS 10.15 and iOS 13. It’s very active in the log, and can cause apps to crash sometimes. So what does it do?

November 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

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