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Hello,
the clock of my new (bought in July) 14" M1 MacBook Pro keeps reverting to Dec 5, 2013 at least once a day, sometimes more often. I have to go to System Preferences, Date & Time and click Open Lock and it immediately reverses to the correct time. But a few hours later, I'll have to do it all again.
What can I do?
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.5
The prime suspect that this point would be software that is intervening in the auto time-setting process and messing it up.
¿Are you running any third-party Virus scanners or a VPN you installed yourself?
The prime suspect that this point would be software that is intervening in the auto time-setting process and messing it up.
¿Are you running any third-party Virus scanners or a VPN you installed yourself?
it is not an accident that the Apple article cited talks about
"Check Language & Region preferences"
... in its last section. Sometimes portions of the settings get clobbered, and the internal time is correct (without which you could NOT make an Internet connection), but only its PRESENTATION is messed up.
Rather than tediously checking each setting, I suggest the following procedure:
change the region to one not appropriate for you -- .e.g, in the US, choose UK.
close the window and save changes.
open the window again and change to the setting you want for the long run -- e.g, in the US, now choose US)
close the window and save changes
Test.
Report any results.
I have tried all the suggestions, upgraded to 12.6, nothing helps. At least once a day, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day, the clock reverts to 2013 and before I can connect to the internet again, I have to set it right in System Preferences.
What should I do? Is this machine broken? Shall I bring it to an Apple Store for repair?
Hello and thanks you for your advice.
I had two VPNs, Windscribe and LuLu and I deleted both. However, that made no difference. But it made me think about unwanted pieces of software on my machine and I ran EtreCheck, which found lots of x86-only apps, extensions, preferences, Kernel extensions etc that were outdated. After carefully deleting most of them, my machine’s clock has now been working fine for over 3 days. Thanks again.
Relevant article: If the date or time is wrong on your Mac - Apple Support
Hi,
Try to set System Preferences > Date&Time, check off "Set date and time automatically".
Hello,
my Date&Time is always set on "automatically" and yet the clock keeps changing
When I check off "Set date and time automatically, the clock still keeps changing to 2013 at least once a day.
Hello,
I seems to make no difference, whether "date and time" are ste to automatic or manual. In both settings, my Macs clock reverts to 2013 every few hours.
Thank you. I tried your suggestion.
But it makes no difference: the clock reverts, it seems randomly to me, about once a day to 2013. And yes, when it reverts, I CANNOT make an internet connection.
MacBook Pro clock reverting to 2013
