#Mac mini keeps freezing up install
#Mac mini keeps freezing up update
#Mac mini keeps freezing up mac

#Mac mini keeps freezing up update

Has anyone seen this? I am running on an early 2009 iMac so I’m topped out at 10.11.6, fully patched with whatever Apple allows updates to.”Īs above, you may also meet this kind of issue even after you update to iTunes 12.6 or 12.7. I now have seven iTunes crash logs as well as one iTunesHelper crash log. “I updated iTunes to 12.6 and it continually crashes. Some users have ever reported on forums saying iTunes keeps crashing and freezing after updating to new iTunes 12.6, and a user shared his experience on Apple Discussions: Apple keeps improving performances of iTunes software, but can’t stop variety of errors popping up when people try to sync, update, or restore iPhone/iPad with iTunes, even the iTunes 12.6 and recently released iTunes 12.7.

#Mac mini keeps freezing up mac

You might try contacting Ximeta support and checking whether there are known issues, and if nothing comes to light, then I think you can only make the assumption that in itself, there should not be a problem.Apple iTunes aims to help you sync, backup and restore data on your iOS devices, and plays an important role in the management of your media files on your Windows and Mac computer. There is always some potential for MacOS updates to cause compatibility problems or break operability of third-party devices, drivers, systems or software, and more often than not when it happens it's very hard to pin down with any certainty. Suited for macs, but could there be some problem with Problems? I read on the net that it is very well I'm using Ximeta NDAS system, could it cause me If this was where the tests were sticking, it would be wise to monitor the hard drive for a week or two to make sure the problem doesn't recur. Most such diagnostics relate to hard drive data integrity and structure, and reformatting the drive generally resolves most of the issues those tests may bring to light. It's not clear from this which test it was that was getting stuck, and that may be an important point. Structures test, volume test, none of which revealed I ran the complete disk scan, the directory (it got stuck several times, each time at some other In the middle of testing, both when testing from theĬomputer itself and when booting from a separate CD I also tried the test program which comes with theĪppleCare, and it didn't find anything, but got stock The third may have been the general-purpose diagnostics given to service providers.

#Mac mini keeps freezing up install

The second sounds like the hardware test software, which is accessed by booting with the D key down and the original install disk in the drive. The first is the stock first-line tool since many issues like this are caused by faulty permissions. They booted from a special CD of theirs, which had In the store they ran another diagnostics programm, Needed to boot in some special way for it)

Utility to repair permissions, and some other HWĭiagnostics thingy (don't remember what was it, but I

When I spoke with them on the phone, they used Disk

An erase and install was the appropriate choice. You are certainly right that an 'archive and install' could result in a troublesome file remaining on the system and thus not be certain to resolve the problem. Migrated to this machine a couple of months ago, I I guess if its a file causing me troubles, archivingĪnd restoring it wouldn't help much. I'm using Ximeta NDAS system, could it cause me problems? I read on the net that it is very well suited for macs, but could there be some problem with the latest OS update compatability? I ran the complete disk scan, the directory structures test, volume test, none of which revealed any problem. I also tried the test program which comes with the AppleCare, and it didn't find anything, but got stock in the middle of testing, both when testing from the computer itself and when booting from a separate CD (it got stuck several times, each time at some other stage). In the store they ran another diagnostics programm, they booted from a special CD of theirs, which had it. When I spoke with them on the phone, they used Disk Utility to repair permissions, and some other HW diagnostics thingy (don't remember what was it, but I needed to boot in some special way for it) Since I only migrated to this machine a couple of months ago, I still have all my backups. I guess if its a file causing me troubles, archiving and restoring it wouldn't help much.