How to Restart a Mac
If your Mac computer suddenly becomes frozen, or begins to act slow and sluggish, restarting your Mac can help clear its memory and process items at a normal speed upon bootup. There are several methods you can use to restart your Mac,...
Method 1 of 6:
Using the Apple Menu
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Picture 1 of How to Restart a Mac Click on the Apple logo located within the toolbar of your Mac. -
Picture 2 of How to Restart a Mac Click on 'Restart.' -
Picture 3 of How to Restart a Mac Click on 'Restart' once again when asked to confirm that you want to restart your computer. Your Mac will restart immediately.[1]EXPERT TIPPicture 4 of How to Restart a Mac Gonzalo Martinez
Apple Repair Specialist & President, CleverTechPicture 5 of How to Restart a Mac Gonzalo Martinez
Apple Repair Specialist & President, CleverTechRestart your Mac weekly to save memory. Restarting a Mac once a week is recommended to free up memory on your computer. You can use Activity Monitor to check how much memory is being used by other applications and decide when is a good time to restart the Mac. This way, you can use all of the memory that is actually on the computer.
Method 2 of 6:
Using the Shutdown Window
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Picture 6 of How to Restart a Mac Press the 'Control' and 'Eject' keys on your keyboard at the same time. -
Picture 7 of How to Restart a Mac Select 'Restart' when asked to make a selection. Your computer will immediately restart itself.
Method 3 of 6:
Using Hot Keys
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Picture 8 of How to Restart a Mac Press the 'Control,' 'Command,' and 'Eject' keys all at the same time. Your computer will restart instantly without asking you to verify your command.[2]
Method 4 of 6:
Using the Terminal Application
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Picture 9 of How to Restart a Mac Open the Applications folder from the Dock of your Mac. -
Picture 10 of How to Restart a Mac Open 'Utilities.' -
Picture 11 of How to Restart a Mac Click on 'Terminal.' The Terminal window will display on-screen. -
Picture 12 of How to Restart a Mac Type the following command into Terminal: 'shutdown -r now'.- Alternately, you can type the commands, 'reboot' or 'reboot -q'.
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Picture 13 of How to Restart a Mac Press 'Enter' on your keyboard. Your Mac will begin the shutdown process and restart immediately.
Method 5 of 6:
Performing a Hard Reset
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Picture 14 of How to Restart a Mac Quit any processes that are requiring use of the hard drive. For example, if you are moving files between a flash drive and the hard drive, wait until the files have finished moving. -
Picture 15 of How to Restart a Mac Press and hold down the Power button on your Mac until the computer turns off. This process should take between two and three seconds. -
Picture 16 of How to Restart a Mac Press the Power button again to restart your Mac.
Method 6 of 6:
Restarting Using Remote Access
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Picture 17 of How to Restart a Mac Open the System Preferences application from the Dock of your Mac. -
Picture 18 of How to Restart a Mac Click on the 'Sharing' icon. -
Picture 19 of How to Restart a Mac Place a checkmark next to 'Remote Login.' -
Picture 20 of How to Restart a Mac Close the System Preferences window. -
Picture 21 of How to Restart a Mac Open an Internet browser and go to https://google.com. -
Picture 22 of How to Restart a Mac Type 'what is my ip' into the search bar and press 'Enter.' Google will display your IP address at the top of search results. -
Picture 23 of How to Restart a Mac Write down or take note of your IP address. -
Picture 24 of How to Restart a Mac Go to another computer that is connected to the same network. -
Picture 25 of How to Restart a Mac Access the Terminal application, or command prompt if using a Windows computer. -
Picture 26 of How to Restart a Mac Type the following command using your IP address into Terminal to log in to your computer remotely: 'ssh username@ip_address.' -
Picture 27 of How to Restart a Mac Type the word 'reboot' into Terminal and press 'Enter.' Your computer will then restart.
Update 04 March 2020
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