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The macOS User Administration Guide

You're reading from   The macOS User Administration Guide A practical guide to implementing, managing, and optimizing macOS Big Sur features and tools

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838643652
Length 804 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Overview of the macOS System, Architecture, and Features 2. Installing and Configuring macOS FREE CHAPTER 3. The Start Up Process 4. User Accounts Management 5. Managing User Security and Privacy 6. The macOS File System: Disks, Volumes, and Partitions 7. Understanding Ownership and Permissions 8. System Resources and Shortcuts 9. Understanding Metadata and Searching 10. Managing Apps and Documents 11. Backups and Archiving 12. Networking in macOS 13. Using macOS Network Services 14. Using macOS Sharing Services 15. Managing Security in macOS 16. Using the Command Line 17. Troubleshooting Tips 18. About Packt

Troubleshooting app issues

In this section, you will find the most common questions regarding app issues. More specifically, we will respond to the following questions:

  • Where can I start to troubleshoot apps with issues?
  • How do I know if a Mac has enough physical memory to perform a task?
  • How can I quit an app that is not responding?
  • How can I verify if an app is optimized for an Apple M1 silicon Mac?
  • What if the app I want to use in my Apple M1 Mac hasn't been optimized yet?

Let's begin addressing all these questions.

Where can I start to troubleshoot apps with issues?

Take these general steps into account when you're troubleshooting apps that are experiencing issues. Follow them in order, going to the next step each time the previous one proves unsuccessful:

  • Restart the app: If the app is not responding, we will explain how to force the app to quit later in this section.
  • Open another known working document: This way, you can verify if the problem is with the document...
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