When your Mac computer freezes continuously, it is indeed a frustrating situation. Though it is a rare occurrence, MacOS often while running in a cycle gets stuck in a loop. 

When this issue occurs, the spinning rainbow/beachball wheel appears and you become unable to move the mouse cursor or to use the keyboard. In this juncture, you become unable to log in, turn off, or shut down the Mac device. 

Most of the time, this issue occurs due to an error associated with the Operating System. This error prevents the Mac device to respond properly.  

If you are stuck with the same issue and tired of searching how to fix mac freeze- issues, then you have arrived at the right page. Here in this guide, you will get to learn the effective hacks which can help you to solve this issue. 

Hence, you are recommended to take a glance at the guide discussed below. So, let’s start. 

Easy Tips and Tricks to Fix Mac Freeze- Issues

You often try to solve this issue by pressing the Escape, Option, Shift and Command key simultaneously from the keyboard to close the frozen app. Sometimes, it solves the issue, but this is not a permanent solution.  

Here, in this solution part, we are going to present the foolproof methods. You should stick to the methods explained below. 

Procedure 1: Force Quit the Application

Most of the time, it happens that an application might get stuck in the middle of your work. Then, you will see the mouse cursor will turn into a spinning rainbow beach ball. It indicates that the application is not responding. 

It can happen due to several causes which include an error in the application, high usage of the CPU, and low free RAM. To fix this issue, you should close the application that is not active and free up the RAM.  

To close the application, first, you have to bring it to the foreground so that the name of the application is visible in the menu bar. Then, select Quit from the list of options. Else, you can also hit the Q and Cmd key both at the same time from the keyboard.  

When the application gets stuck, the usual Quit command won’t help. Bring up the Apple menu. Tap on the ‘Force Quit’ option. Otherwise, if you prefer, you can also press the Esc, Cmd and Option key simultaneously from the keyboard. 

Now, you should choose the application from the next page and click on the ‘Force Quit’ option. After that, if you see that the application keeps running after applying the ‘Force Quit’ option, then perform the next method.  

Procedure 2: Restart the Device

Another solution you should try to solve this issue is a simple restart. It is a simple method and can fix the memory leaks, crashes, hangs and other issues related to an application. 

To restart the Mac device, you should navigate to the Apple Menu and tap on the Restart button. When you will see the confirmation alert, again click on the Restart button.

As a result, the macOS quits all the applications that are running in the background of the computer. It eliminates the memory leaks, as well as free up the CPU and RAM. It also decreases the number of swap files of the hard disk of your Mac computer.

If you are unable to open the Apple menu, then you can press the Cmd and Control key simultaneously from the keyboard and hold them to perform a force restart. Alternatively, press the Power button and hold it for approximately 10 seconds.  

Procedure 3: Check Third-party Add-ons on Software

Your Mac device might freeze continuously while using a particular program or due to the outdated programs. Update the programs by visiting the official website of Microsoft. Or you can also reinstall it to solve this issue.  

Procedure 4: Update the macOS

According to some users they have solved this issue by updating the Mac Operating System to the latest version. To update the Mac computer, you should take a glance at the steps mentioned below: 

1. First, navigate to the Apple menu.
2. Tap on the ‘System Preferences’ option.
3. Click on the ‘Software Update’ option to check for the update.
4. If you see the latest version is available, then you should click on the Update button.
5. Now, it will start to update the system. Once the updating process completes, click on the Finish button.
6. After that, exit from the current window and restart the system to apply the changes.

Now, you should check if the issue has been resolved. 

In the above guide, we have provided 4 simple hacks to get rid of the ‘Mac freeze’ issue. Once you apply the above methods, it will definitely help you to put an end to this technical error.