macOS Shutdown Causes
Shutdown Causes
In terminal, run: log show --predicate 'eventMessage contains "Previous shutdown cause"' --last 24h
Table Caption: This table lists common macOS error codes related to power, temperature, and hardware issues, along with their descriptions and potential troubleshooting steps.
| -103 | Battery cell under voltage detected. | Replace the battery. |
|---|---|---|
| -104 | Possible battery issue? Try a complete charge cycle, or Apple Diagnostics before replacing. | |
| -108 | Probably memory related? Could be running out of RAM (and Paging fails). Can occur during sleep. | |
| -112 | Probably memory related? If on 2012- 2013 15' MBP, probably GPU related. Usually occurs alongside -128. | |
| -127 | PMUforced shutdown. | Possibly fine if you performed a hard shutdown? If not, check power button (make sure it isn't stuck). Otherwise, could be a logic board issue. |
| -128 | Same with -112. |
Table Caption: This table lists error codes, their descriptions, and recommended troubleshooting steps or probable causes for issues detected on a computer system, potentially an Apple device, focusing on battery, memory, and power management problems.