Mac UI locked up. Are there any ways to unfreeze it short of cycling the power?

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Mar 15, 20268785 views

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My Mac's UI has locked up. Is there any way to unfreeze the system short of cycling the power?

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If you have SSH enabled on it, you might be able to ssh in from another computer and at least give it a graceful restart with, e.g.,

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