macos – “App is just not open anymore” / “App not responding” intermittent (72 hours) problem opening apps on Mac mini M4 in Sequoia

I am experiencing a problem just like the one Gary describes right here: Typically, I’m not in a position to launch any apps on my Mac

WHAT HAPPENS:

Somewhat steadily (appears to be roughly each 72 hours), my Mac now not permits me open apps. Apps which can be open proceed to operate simply advantageous, but when I attempt to open the rest this occurs (so as):

• Icon bounces in dock indefinitely.

• If I click on the icon whereas it’s bouncing, it disappears fully

• If I wait, it stops bouncing. The icon stays (even when I don’t ordinarily maintain it within the dock)

• If I attempt to reopen it, I get a message the “[App name] is just not open anymore”, which is unusual, as I anticipate it to not be open and intend to open it.

Typically, extra not often, I get the “You may’t open the applying [App name] as a result of it not responding” or no message in any respect (actually nothing occurs – no icon bounce, nothing)

*Be aware that this occurs with ANY/ALL APPS, so it doesn’t seem like associated to any single app pref file or something like that. It’s a deeper OS problem. One thing – an orphaned kext file, a haywire international pref file, and so forth… – is inflicting it.
**There’s a variation on this sample the place open apps go haywire (will not maximize from the dock), however new apps will be open by typing their names into the Highlight search bar. In these cases, newly opened apps don’t seem on the dock as anticipated…

WHAT WORKS:

The one factor that makes this problem go away is a reboot. Works each time, in truth. It’s simply not sensible to reboot this usually. The workaround I might used on my iMac was to easily schedule an automated reboot by way of Terminal. Not perfect. I might actually desire to maintain my laptop on and reboot by myself phrases.

WHAT DOESN’T WORK:

I’ve tried a number of different options primarily based on comparable posts, none of which have any impact:

• Reseting SMC

• Booting in Secure Mode to clear the cache

• Re-installing the OS fully (and even MIGRATING to a more moderen machine with a more moderen model of the OS)

• Deleting antivirus scanner in accordance with producer’s instructions

• Now not working Chrome in case some bizarre auto replace factor was taking place

• Meticulously going by unsigned apps, outdated pref and kext recordsdata, and so forth. and eradicating all of them painstakingly with frequent reboots.

WHAT I CAN’T (EASILY) DO:

• Can’t drive stop the app by way of the apple icon because the app isn’t technically working and due to this fact doesn’t seem within the record

• Can’t try to open the app by way of Terminal as I can’t open Terminal

• Can’t try to see what background processes may be inflicting points as I can’t open Exercise Monitor

Actually actually REALLY reluctant to nuke the entire laptop and begin contemporary as I’ve a number of intricate settings (outdated POP mail apps that I take advantage of for reference with unorthodox folder buildings that may’t be simply backed up and replicated, and so forth.). It is vital to me that I discover the perpetrator and depart the remainder of the system intact.

• On these events the place I’ve had the foresight to have Terminal and Exercise Monitor open forward of time, I’ve observed the next:

• Related processes seem in Exercise Monitor however seem “caught” (no processor energy or RAM is dedicated to them).

• If I try to open from Terminal whereas Exercise Monitor nonetheless reveals a course of, I get the standard “app is just not open anymore” or “app not responding” message. If I drive stop the method in AM and attempt to open in terminal, nothing occurs in any respect on display screen and I get a message indicating a “-600” error that wouldusually point out some kind of corruption within the app itself, however – once more – this is applicable to ALL APPS and so they all return to regular on reboot, so there have to be one thing else happening.

A FEW MORE NOTES:

• I do typically use AppCleaner to uninstall apps as I do not need to need to manually seek for leftover pref recordsdata or extensions or software help recordsdata, and so forth., however I don’t and have by no means used questionable “Mac Cleaner” apps.

• I’ve VPN software program put in, nevertheless it’s discreet and barely if ever used (although I do use it in sure cases and am reluctant to take away it). It is by no means working throughout this phenomenon.

• I had Anydesk put in (distant entry software program), however eliminated it (and all remnants of it). 72 hours haven’t handed since then.

• No crontabs concerned in any respect.

• This all began on my outdated iMac (which was working Ventura on the time). Had been utilizing it for YEARS with no points when this all of the sudden popped up. Nothing had modified about my system – no new apps put in or new peripherals, no change to my utilization habits or strategies, and so forth. There was seemingly a Ventura replace close to that point, however I am unable to consider the rest that might have triggered this.

Etrecheck report hyperlink under.

I see comparable questions pop up on this web site and others however have by no means seen somebody put up an answer (customers merely dropped out of the dialog earlier than confirming any fixes)…

NEW INFO

• After I was in a position to attempt to open the app by way of Terminal, that is the message I bought:
  The appliance /System/Purposes/QuickTime Participant.app can’t be opened for an surprising motive, error=Error Area=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-600 “procNot Discovered: no eligible course of with specified descriptor” UserInfo={_LSLine=388, _LSFunction=_LSAnnotateAndSendAppleEventWithOptions}

• You’ll find my Etrecheck report on the backside of this put up: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255933572?login=true&sortBy=rank&answerId=261109299022

• After working “{kmutil showloaded; ls -l /Library/LaunchDaemons;} | grep -v com.apple” in Terminal, I get the next:

{kmutil showloaded; ls -l /Library/LaunchDaemons;} | grep -v com.apple

No variant specified, falling again to launch

Index Refs Tackle Measurement Wired Identify (Model) UUID

whole 56

-rw-r–r– 1 root wheel 474 Dec 4 16:31 com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist

-rw-r–r– 1 root wheel 486 Dec 4 16:31 com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist

-rw-r–r– 1 root wheel 794 Oct 16 10:26 com.google.GoogleUpdater.wake.system.plist

-rw-r–r– 1 root wheel 181 Dec 7 2023 com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

-rw-r–r– 1 root wheel 428 Jan 10 09:08 com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist

-rw-r–r– 1 root wheel 568 Aug 25 2010 com.microsoft.workplace.licensing.helper.plist

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 103 Jan 10 2013 com.oracle.java.Helper-Device.plist -> /Library/Web Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Sources/com.oracle.java.Helper-Device.plist

-rw-r–r– 1 root wheel 622 Apr 5 2024 us.zoom.ZoomDaemon.plist

Within the above, I see some issues I most definitely do not want (Microsoft auto updater is 15 years outdated and does not apply to my present Workplace set up from the App Retailer). Is it potential that certainly one of these daemons is working some kind of replace routine each 72 hours and that is inflicting points? It might definitely clarify why it appears to occur on a schedule… Can also’t think about why I might want a java helper these days. Additionally joyful to ditch Adobe fully and depend on Mac’s native Preview app for pdfs if that may very well be the trigger…