# Brave Crashes immediately after start up - after updating Mac OS **URL:** \ **Category:** Brave Browser\ **Tags:** macos\ **Created:** [April 14, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511 "2024-04-14T17:37:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LocoArtist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@LocoArtist](https://community.brave.app/u/LocoArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/1 "2024-04-14T17:37:20Z")
**Description of the issue:** I recently updated MacOS to Sonoma 14.4.1 on my iMac I hadn’t noticed any issues until this morning. Upon launching the browser, it hangs, I see spinning beach-ball and then it closes. I can’t get it to stay open. **Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): 1. 2. 3.** I downloaded and reinstalled the browser. Still broken. Restarted computer. Still broken. **Reproduces how often:** Constantly this morning. Unable to get it to load. Was working last time I used it. No updates or changes to computer as far as I know. **Operating System and Brave Version(See the `About Brave` page in the main menu):** macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Most current (I assume, since I can’t get it to open.) **Additional Information:** On my MacBook Pro laptop, running the same OS, it’s not crashing. MacBook is running Brave version 1.64.122 Chromium 123.06312.122 ---
**Author:** ![SaltyPear86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@SaltyPear86](https://community.brave.app/u/SaltyPear86)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/2 "2024-04-15T00:45:59Z")
Does installing Brave Beta or Nightly work? ---
**Author:** ![LocoArtist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@LocoArtist](https://community.brave.app/u/LocoArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/3 "2024-04-15T01:40:54Z")
I don’t know how to do that. Where can I find Brave beta? And what is Nightly? ---
**Author:** ![BA76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@BA76](https://community.brave.app/u/BA76)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/4 "2024-04-15T02:42:22Z")
Do you see any crash logs for Brave in the Console ? > **[View reports in Console on Mac](https://support.apple.com/guide/console/reports-cnsl664be99a/mac)** > > Use Console on your Mac to view the reports collected by your computer. ---
**Author:** ![LocoArtist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@LocoArtist](https://community.brave.app/u/LocoArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/5 "2024-04-15T14:59:30Z")
None. And nothing in the system log that I can see. The brave app launches, then, about 5 seconds in, it freezes and shuts down. And this isn’t showing in the crash log. It’s almost like it’s trying to load something and that’s causing the crash. But I can’t get in there fast enough to make any changes. Thanks for the console reminder. It’s been ages since I’ve had to debug. ---
**Author:** ![LocoArtist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@LocoArtist](https://community.brave.app/u/LocoArtist)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/6 "2024-04-15T15:31:44Z")
Update: I downloaded Brave Beta. It’s working perfect. Something must have corrupted the app. Not sure what (which bothers me). But at least I’m up and running again. ---
**Author:** ![kevinw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/94ad74/32.png) [@kevinw](https://community.brave.app/u/kevinw)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/7 "2024-04-15T16:10:58Z")
There’s a freeware uninstall utility for Mac called AppCleaner. It removes more than just dragging the app to the Trash. Might try it on the stable version of Brave and then re-install. ---
**Author:** ![BA76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@BA76](https://community.brave.app/u/BA76)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 7:22am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/8 "2024-04-17T07:22:26Z")
> [@LocoArtist](#): > > **Something must have corrupted the app. Not sure what (which bothers me)** I dont think the app is corrupted… i suspect that an extension or web site could be the cause. For diagnostic purposes, you could launch with extensions disabled from Terminal like this: ```auto open -a "Brave Browser.app" --args --disable-extensions ``` Or force incognito mode like this: ```auto open -a "Brave Browser.app" --args --incognito ``` > [@kevinw](#): > > **There’s a freeware uninstall utility for Mac called AppCleaner.** Dont be too quick to purge the app and browsing history: if you can isolate the cause, the bug can be fixed so the issue does not reoccur. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 7:23am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-crashes-immediately-after-start-up-after-updating-mac-os/543511/9 "2024-05-17T07:23:18Z")
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