Jack Stachowicz wrote:
Just upgraded to Monterey and have an issue with my late 2016 MacBook Pro 13 inch. Once the desktop and Menu bar appears, Monterey locks up with a spinning Rainbow wheel. Occasionally, I will get an error that various programs need "Full Disk Access" - which they already have.
On some occasions, after leaving it for in excess of 5 minutes, the spinning wheel stops and everything is fine. On others, the desktop is total frozen. The mouse with move but any inputs either via the mouse or keyboard go unrecognized.
The only thing I can do during these lock ups is perform a hard reset/reboot. Once the system restarts after this hard reboot, everything is fine. I've done a system maintenance via Clean My Mac X but the problem persists.
Anyone have any insights?
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN
all known to cause issues on the macOS
You may or may not have to reinstall the macOS after you install/run "Clean My Mac X"—this app is not advised. excellent marketing campaign, stong wallet vac...
To trouble shoot further you can:
—Try a SafeBoot https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Takes noticeable longer to get to the login screen, does a 5 minute disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, etc.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
In Safe mode third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled, it removes malware, etc hampering smooth operation, however a reboot will put it back to normal mode.
This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-other-users-on-your-mac-mtusr001/mac
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.
