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catalina Why does my Mac log out automatically how to stop it

catalina Why does my Mac log out automatically how to stop it

iMac 27", macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 22, 2019 9:51 AM

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Oct 22, 2019 10:03 AM in response to michaud1

First boot into Safe Mode (Use Safe Mode to isoloate issues with your Mac), run for a bit and see if it quits on you. Reboot normally and check again.

NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing. 


If it continues download and run Etrecheck. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC and recommended by Apple Support  to provide a snapshot of the system and help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.


Copy the report


and use the Add Text button to include the report in your reply. How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report


Before running Etrecheck assign Full Disk Access to Etrecheck so that it can get additional information from the Console and log files for the report:




Then we can examine the report and see if we can determine what's causing the problem.



catalina Why does my Mac log out automatically how to stop it

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