If the issue persists, make an appointment at an Apple Store.

Hold D on boot to run Apple Diagnostics and follow the instructions if any errors are found. Multiple temperature sensors exceeded the defined limit. Try resetting the SMC by connecting the switched off computer to power, holding ⌃control+ ⌥option+ ⇧shift and pressing power.

On a laptop, the Mac should hibernate before the battery becomes so discharged it is unable to shutdown correctly, therefore if you see this shutdown cause on a laptop it may indicate a hardware issue with the battery or with the battery controller for reading the charge. It could be the case that the power button stuck down and forced a shutdown.Ĭheck power supply/battery on a laptop, or the power supply for a Mac without a battery. This does not indicate an issue with your system.Ĭheck the power button if you did not perform a hard shutdown yourself. Shutdown was initiated normally, from the macOS Shut Down menu or other shutdown command such as /sbin/shutdown. Have you got this error too, or any information? Leave a comment below! If during application usage, see if there’s an update to the app by the developer, and leave a comment below with the name of the app and the model of your Mac. If this occurs during boot, try Safe Mode by holding ⇧shift at boot to limit what opens during startup. The troubleshooting steps are by no means exhaustive, but should give you a good starting point for how to proceed with your investigation, especially if you suffer from the issue repeatedly. The number is a cryptic shutdown code representing the cause of the shutdown.īelow are a list of shutdown causes on macOS and OS X with a description of the code and explanations for what the codes mean, including some initial troubleshooting steps.

If Mac has shutdown in the time specified, you should see messages such as Previous Shutdown Cause: followed by a number. Log show -predicate 'eventMessage contains 'Previous shutdown cause'' -last 24h Code language: JavaScript ( javascript )

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