If you’re using a desktop Mac, make sure the wall outlet has power and is switched on. If you’re not getting any power, the issue may be your power adapter. You can contact Apple on their website to order a new power adapter.
Use this method to force quit a frozen application on your Mac.
The frozen app should close. You can now reopen the app.
On MacBooks with a Touch Bar, use the button at the top-right of the keyboard, above the Delete key. The power button will be unmarked and black. On Mac Pros, the power button is located behind the screen in the bottom corner. On Mac Pro (Rack), the power button is the pill-shaped button on the front of the computer.
If this doesn’t work, disconnect all your peripherals (keyboard, mouse, printer, etc), and force restart again.
Open the App Store on your Mac, click your name in the bottom-left corner. Locate the app you want to install, then click the download icon. [1] X Research source
You can check your disk space by clicking the Apple menu → About This Mac → Storage.
To update, click the Apple Menu → System Settings → General → Software Update → Update Now On Mac Ventura, click the Apple Menu → System Preferences → Software Update → Update Now.
To start a Safe Boot, restart your Mac and hold the ⇧ Shift key as soon as you hear the startup sound. This will load the Safe Boot mode. If your Mac reboots automatically while in Safe Boot, it is likely working a fixing a problem with the boot drive. If the computer isn’t freezing in Safe Boot mode, reboot your computer as normal to see if the problem was fixed during the Safe Boot.
Reboot your computer and hold ⌘ Command+R during startup. Select Recovery HD from the menu that appears. Choose the Disk Utility option. Select the drive that you want to check for errors and then click the Repair or First Aid tab. Click Repair Disk to begin scanning for problems. If problems are found, Disk Utility will attempt to automatically fix them. This may take a while to complete.
