A computer’s RAM (Random Access Memory) is the working memory, and when that fills up, it needs to reach into the hard drive space to operate.īesides making your MacBook Pro slow, filling up the RAM by multitasking can cause MacBook Pro freezes.
Often, MacBook freezes aren’t caused by certain applications, but from running too many programs at once. Some problems warrant a trip to an Apple Genius Bar, but there are actually quite a few simple things you can try yourself to fix a frozen MacBook.įrom changes in computer habits to updating your macOS, here are five solutions to consider when your MacBook Pro keeps freezing. When a MacBook Pro freezes, you can hit Command + Shift + Option + Escape to kill a frozen app or do a hard restart by holding the power button, but if those freezes keep happening, there’s a bigger underlying issue. What’s more frustrating than a frozen Mac? One that stops working altogether.
