Software issues on MacBook Pro, including disk utility failure, Safari crashes, app instability, and touchbar server malfunction

danm7 wrote:

whenever i tried to use cleanmymac to see if it was a malware problem, went unresponsive. tried using a slicer for some 3d models earlier. as soon as i clicked on the file the app went unrepsonvie. some drives fail to mount. everything seems a bit laggy.

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Original Title: macOS falling apart.

re: < cleanmymac >

Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS

unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing

To trouble shoot further you can:

—A SafeBoot Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support will sort many anomalies

Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled temporarily.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.

This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.

—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 

***wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries— connect the charging cable, this will make the wired keyboard successful Safe Boot your Mac.

ref: Protecting against malware in macOS

Protecting against malware in macOS - Apple Support

I see that you are using CleanMyMac. that could very well be the root of your issues. using it often results in the issues you are seeing, along with endless other issues. apps like those are neither needed nor wanted on a Mac.

I would start with totally uninstalling CMM, as well as any other apps you may have that claim to "speed up" or "clean up" or otherwise "optimize" your Mac.

and depending on how long you've been using CMM, and any damage to macOS that likely has caused, a full erase and reinstall might be necessary.

Have you run the diagnostic?

what is the date of your most recent backup, and by what method?