How to Force Quit Apps on Mac

Force closing apps on macOS is pretty straightforward. Just come in and learn how to do it.

Despite the fact that Mac computers are excellent for almost any type of work, probably on more than one occasion you have come across that some applications have completely frozen, without the possibility of closing them or doing anything inside them.

If the app is still not responding after a few minutes of waiting, it is likely that something has gone wrong and the app is hanging. The quickest solution to get out of this situation is to force close the app in question, and that is what we come to teach you today.

How to Force Quit an App on Mac

There are several methods to force close apps on macOS. Of course, they are interchangeable, and whenever you can’t use one, you always have the possibility to use the other. Just read on and follow the steps that we will leave you below.

Method 1: The fastest way to force close an app on Mac

This is the fastest method. If an app is having problems on your Mac, all you have to do is press the Option key and right-click the application icon in the Dock.

You will see an option appear that reads “Force Quit“. Tap on it and the app will close like magic. This is the quickest and easiest method, but in case you can’t get it to work for you at some point, we’ll leave you several more below.

Method 2: If the first one doesn’t work…

There is a second method to force close an app on Mac. You just have to follow these instructions to make it:

1. Click on the Apple logo in the menu bar.
2. Select the option “force exit” of the list.
3. A list of applications will open in a window. Applications that are not responding will be marked with the message “not respondingto the side, so you’ll know which one it is.
4. Tap the app, and then tap “force exit“.

Method 3: Force close apps on your Mac using Activity Monitor

Another of the ways that exist to close apps that present problems on your Mac is by using the Activity Monitor. The monitor will allow you to force close of said apps that are causing problems on your computer.

First, you have to enter ‘Applications‘ and then to the ‘Utilities’ folder:

1. open the app activity tracker.
2. Find the name of the application you want to close under the ‘Process Name’ list. Too you can search for it using the tool search in the upper right corner.
3. In case the app is not responding, the label “not responding” will appear next to your name.
4. Select the app and touch the button (X) in the top left-hand corner.
5. In a new window, the system will ask you if you want to close the application, force it to close or cancel. Choose “Force closing“, option that will close the application immediately.

Please note that force closing, no matter what method you followed, could cause you to lose the most recent data from the app. Also, if any of the other applications depend on this process, it is quite likely that they will start to present problems if you force the exit. However, a reboot should be enough to fix it.

You should have regained control of your Mac by now. If the app still keeps crashing for no apparent reason, try updating it from the App Store or try updating the version of macOS your device is running. This should fix the issues, and if it doesn’t, at least you know how to restart the apps on your Mac.

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