My 2020 M1 Macbook Air needs a DFU restore for the third time now.
Could I be doing anything that would corrupt the system? I’d say it has normal usage, I’m not trying to mess with it at all.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 26.0
Could I be doing anything that would corrupt the system?
The "usual" suspects for that are:
— anti-virus software
— so-called "cleaning" apps or others that claim to optimize, disinfect, or tune.
— client-side VPNs
— interface altering apps
— torrent software
If you are not sure what is or is not on your Mac, please post a system config report here. Fortunately, there is a simple, secure way to do that.
If you want a data-driven evaluation in this setting where we can neither see nor touch your computer, please post an EtreCheck report. We can quickly and within the limitations of these forums help you determine what issues are at play without our playing a protracted game of "20 Questions" with you that could go on for days.
EtreCheck Pro is available here: https://etrecheck.com/index
The free version will do nicely for this purpose, although the app is worthy of our financial support.
We can see hard data about drive performance, software issues and interferences, and RAM usage. Etrecheck is the development of a long-serving and trusted ASC contributor. It is a reporting app, not a "fix-it” app, expressly for displaying information in these forums to help us help you remotely. It will not reveal any personal or secure information.
Please see this excellent user tip on how to post long text reports like EtreCheck's into a forum response:
How to use the Add Text Feature When Post… - Apple Community
Please post the entire report. What seems insignificant to a new Etrecheck user can speak volumes to those of us who have reviewed thousands of those reports.
Could I be doing anything that would corrupt the system?
The "usual" suspects for that are:
— anti-virus software
— so-called "cleaning" apps or others that claim to optimize, disinfect, or tune.
— client-side VPNs
— interface altering apps
— torrent software
If you are not sure what is or is not on your Mac, please post a system config report here. Fortunately, there is a simple, secure way to do that.
If you want a data-driven evaluation in this setting where we can neither see nor touch your computer, please post an EtreCheck report. We can quickly and within the limitations of these forums help you determine what issues are at play without our playing a protracted game of "20 Questions" with you that could go on for days.
EtreCheck Pro is available here: https://etrecheck.com/index
The free version will do nicely for this purpose, although the app is worthy of our financial support.
We can see hard data about drive performance, software issues and interferences, and RAM usage. Etrecheck is the development of a long-serving and trusted ASC contributor. It is a reporting app, not a "fix-it” app, expressly for displaying information in these forums to help us help you remotely. It will not reveal any personal or secure information.
Please see this excellent user tip on how to post long text reports like EtreCheck's into a forum response:
How to use the Add Text Feature When Post… - Apple Community
Please post the entire report. What seems insignificant to a new Etrecheck user can speak volumes to those of us who have reviewed thousands of those reports.
It would help to have some details on what led to those DFU Firmware Restores.
Out of the software you mentioned I use Proton VPN and Aerospace(A tiling window manager from a JetBrains developer, here's the EtreCheck report:
MacBook Air M1 needs repeated DFU restores
