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Messages Quit Unexpectedly

My messages will not open all of a sudden, and it keeps saying "messages quit unexpectedly." Should I take it in to the apple store/best buy or is it an easy fix to either do on here or on the phone?

MacBook Air

Posted on Dec 26, 2022 7:20 PM

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Posted on Dec 27, 2022 1:56 AM

With the application completely closed.


Hold the SHIFT key and then click the icon for Messages from the applications folder


This is a Safe Launch of Only the Application


Still having issues >>


1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


2 - Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading 


3 - Does the issue present in this mode ?


4 - Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.


Still having issues, reply back for more suggestions

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Dec 27, 2022 1:56 AM in response to dakotahkay

With the application completely closed.


Hold the SHIFT key and then click the icon for Messages from the applications folder


This is a Safe Launch of Only the Application


Still having issues >>


1 - Restart in Safe Mode. This will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts. The boot up will be slow and can take some time - Normal.


2 - Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading 


3 - Does the issue present in this mode ?


4 - Sometimes a Safe Boot followed by a Normal Boot will just put things right.


Still having issues, reply back for more suggestions

Messages Quit Unexpectedly

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