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Have you ever suddenly freezed by Mac while using the app?

Even if you try to close the app, it will not be closed, and even if you click the end, it will not respond ...

Fortunately, on Mac, you can forcibly terminate the app and restart.

This time, I will introduce how to forcibly terminate the apps that are no longer responded on the Mac.

table of contents

1.Why is the app freezed or stopped responding?

2.How to forcibly terminate the app on a Mac

3.How to forcibly restart or shut down a Mac

4.Check the Mac login item

Why is the app freezed or stopped responding?

There are various reasons why Mac apps are not responding, but here are some of them.

RAM is an abbreviation of Random Access Memory, basically a short -term storage device.Computers use RAM to store open apps, but their capacity is limited.

Therefore, if you open a lot of apps at the same time, the overall operation will be slow, and in some cases the app will not respond.

If this problem is suspected, try closing some open apps or restart your Mac and clear the RAM.

Also, if this problem occurs repeatedly, consider adding Mac RAM.

Unfortunately, not all apps are made with similar quality, some have bugs and do not work properly.

This problem is easier to avoid by downloading the app directly from the Mac App Store, not the third party website.

Apple has judged all apps on the App Store and cannot be said that there is absolutely no bug, but it is much more reliable.

If it is an application that is incompatible with the Mac you are using, it is often possible to start it in the first place, or it will close immediately if you open it.Also, even if it moves, it will freeze on the way.

To avoid compatibility issues, keep the apps up to date.If the update has not been released for a while, check the future updates frequently.

In particular, if you recently updated MacOS, you need to be careful about the compatibility of the app.

How to forcibly terminate the app on a Mac

Above, we have introduced the causes of problems in the app.

Let's take a look at how to forcibly terminate the app if necessary.MacOS has various methods.

To end the app from the Dock of the Mac, click the application while holding down the Control key and select [End] from the menu.

You can also forcibly terminate the app from the Dock.

Click the application while holding down the Control key, then press the option key.Then, [End] in the menu changes to [forced termination].

The easiest way to forcibly terminate the app is to use the menu bar.Open the Apple menu at the top left of the screen and select [End].

Then the [End of Applications] window is displayed.Select the app in question and click the [Forced End] button.

You can also open an application window using a keyboard shortcut instead of a menu bar.

Press the cmd + option + Escape key at the same time.Next, select the app and click [Forced End].

The Mac activity monitor displays the process executed on a computer.

If you have used a Windows machine, you can think of a Mac activity monitor like a Windows task manager.

There are several ways to open an activity monitor.

When the activity monitor is open, make sure that the [CPU] tab at the top is selected.

The list of processes running on the Mac is displayed in the details.

After selecting the app in question, click the stop button (like X) at the top and select [Forced End].

How to forcibly restart or shut down a Mac

If the problem is completed, the problem is not solved, the other apps do not respond, or the Mac reaction is slow overall, you may want to shut down the Mac and restart it.

Use a menu bar to restart or shut down a Mac.

Open the Apple menu and select [Restart] or System End.

When the dialog box asks if you need to open the window again when you re -log in, turn off the option.

Now you can avoid the app that has stopped responding again when starting up.

If your Mac does not respond to the menu bar operation, you can forcibly restart.

To force a Mac to restart, press and hold the CMD key, Control key and power button until the screen disappears.

If it doesn't work, there is a way to press and hold the power button until the Mac is turned off.

However, this method is the same as pulling out the outlet, so the content of the open application may be lost.

So, use this method only if the Mac is not fully responded.

Check the Mac login item

On a Mac, you can open a specific app automatically when starting or logging in.

However, if you have a problematic app, you will be in trouble from the beginning.

The procedure for checking the application that starts at the time of login:

1. Dockのアイコンを使って［システム環境設定］を開くか、アップルメニューをクリックしてメニューバーから［システム環境設定］を選択する。
2. ［ユーザとグループ］を選択する。
3. 左側のユーザアカウントを選択し、［ログイン項目］タブに切り替える。
4. ログイン時に自動的に開く項目のリストが表示される。リストから削除するには、その項目を選択し、リストの下にあるマイナス（ー）ボタンをクリックする。

I hope that the situation will not happen as much as possible.However, it is safe to suppress how to forcibly terminate the Mac app in case of emergency.

If the same app freezes or does not respond, uninstall the app from the Mac to find a substitute.

Original Article: How to Force Quit An App on Your Mac By Makeuseof