Remedies for 2013 Mac Pro with increased shutdowns

I have an older (late 2013) Mac Pro that has been mostly bulletproof reliable for years. It has been shutting down at night, requiring restart. I know at this age, anything can go wrong (like its owner). But am hoping to postpone getting a new unit due to cash crunch. Any suggestions for most common/likely remedies appreciated. (new power supply, other?)

Thanks.

Monterey 12.7.6 is the latest OS available for this model

(Mac Pro Late 2016, 3.5Ghz 6 Core Intel Xeon E5, 64gb 1866 Mhz DDR3)

Posted on Apr 10, 2025 10:32 AM

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Apr 10, 2025 11:52 AM in response to JazzJunkie

Kernel Panic Reports are stored in the Folder at:

/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports


If you copy and paste that string into:

Finder > Go menu > Go to Folder


it will take you to the Folder where those reports are stored.


Kernel panic reports are named with Date&Time and start or end in ‘panic’

If you find one, please post as much as you can here, by using the “additional text” Icon in the reply footer (looks like a paper with writing). (Once the report devolves into incessant software-names or incessant Base-64 dumps with lots of AAAAAA lines, you are done.)


Please don’t post more about 20 lines of any other types of reports — they are interminable, and any information useful for this purpose is on the first screenful.


If you post your kernel panic here in its entirety, using the additional text icon in the reply footer, we do have some Readers (typically with developer background) who can attempt to interpret those panic reports. Even if no clear symptom emerges, this can still save a step if you DO need to contact Apple support later, because Apple Support specialists can read the panic reports you posted here, if you tell them what discussion or what Avatar.

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Remedies for 2013 Mac Pro with increased shutdowns

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