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Why is my M1 Macbook Air with 16gb RAM crashing?

It crashes when using safari. When crashing, a purple rectangular shape appears in the bottom right side of the screen. Should I make an appointment to get my laptop checked?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Mar 10, 2022 4:51 PM

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Posted on Mar 10, 2022 5:06 PM

alepatalc Said:

"crashing: Why is my M1 Macbook Air with 16gb RAM crashing?: It crashes when using Safari. When crashing, a purple rectangular shape appears in the bottom right side of the screen. Should I make an appointment to get my laptop checked?"

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Safari and CPU:

Safari may be using too much of the CPU. For how to check, go here: View CPU Activity in Activity Monitor on Mac - Apple Support


Try a Screenshot:

Open Activity Monitor and then open Safari. Take a screenshot right after opening Safari. Then, boot up, looking at Activity Monitor on the screenshot.

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Mar 10, 2022 5:06 PM in response to alepatalc

alepatalc Said:

"crashing: Why is my M1 Macbook Air with 16gb RAM crashing?: It crashes when using Safari. When crashing, a purple rectangular shape appears in the bottom right side of the screen. Should I make an appointment to get my laptop checked?"

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Safari and CPU:

Safari may be using too much of the CPU. For how to check, go here: View CPU Activity in Activity Monitor on Mac - Apple Support


Try a Screenshot:

Open Activity Monitor and then open Safari. Take a screenshot right after opening Safari. Then, boot up, looking at Activity Monitor on the screenshot.

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