[BUG] Claude Desktop hangs / stops responding after using Cowork on macOS 15.6.1 (Apple Silicon)
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened May 9, 2026 by roy1361 Closed May 12, 2026
Environment
- macOS: 15.6.1 (Sequoia, build 24G90)
- Architecture: Apple Silicon (M1, T8103)
- Claude Desktop: latest (App Support dir ~1.9 GB)
- Claude Code CLI: installed alongside
Description
After opening / using the Cowork tab in Claude Desktop, the app stops responding. Force quit + relaunch is required to recover. Issue is reproducible across sessions.
Notes
Existing reports (#32225, #23830, #26646) cover macOS 26.x. Filing this to track the same class of hang on macOS 15 Sequoia, which does not appear to be covered.
VM bundle (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/vm_bundles, 973 MB) and claude-code-vm (237 MB) cache cleared as a workaround; will report back if the hang reproduces on a fresh VM download.
Repro
- Launch Claude Desktop on macOS 15.6.1
- Open the Cowork tab
- App becomes unresponsive (spinning wheel, no input accepted)
Expected
Cowork tab loads and remains responsive.
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