My VLC Crashes on My Mac
VLC is a universal media player application that's compatible with all major operating systems. The application's Mac version is lightweight and can run DVDs and a large variety of video file types with its array of codecs. Of course, the program is not immune to crashes and other errors.
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Preferences Reset
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If your VLC application repeatedly crashes, you should first try to reset the app's preferences. Open the Preferences dialog and click to reset before restarting the entire application. This will refresh the program to the default settings in place when you downloaded the application; this process can resolve several issues that may cause conflicts and crashes on the system.
Configuration File
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If you can't even open the preferences menu without crashing VLC, locate the VLC configuration file. The config file is stored in the "VLC" folder within the "Preferences" sub-directory of your main "Library" folder. Drag this file to the trash and empty the trash can. Open VLC to see if your changes have taken effect.
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Verbosity Commands
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Increase the verbosity level within the Preferences menu to check and log the specific error that caused the crash. Read the debug messages in the dialog window and cross reference the error with VLC's support page to identify your problem.
Fresh Installation
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If none of the above methods can solve your problem, a full delete and reinstall of the application may resolve your crashes. A new installation will guarantee that you have the latest update with all of the most recent bug fixes,as well as the most recent list of codecs to accommodate new file types. If the problem persists, the issue may be related to the file itself rather than the player.
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