Safe Mode & Crash Recovery

Safe Mode

Safe Mode starts SequenceSuite without restoring any previously open files. Use it if the app is hanging or crashing on launch due to a problem with a file from your last session.

Two ways to enter Safe Mode:

• Hold Option (⌥) while launching the app from the dock or Finder. A safe-boot banner confirms the mode is active.
• SequenceSuite → Restart in Safe Mode… - available from the menu while the app is running. SequenceSuite quits and relaunches without restoring your files.

In Safe Mode, the Open Files restore is skipped for that launch only. Your settings, Gather destination, Dupe config, appearance, and all other preferences are untouched. The Recent Files list is preserved.

Note

In the App Store version of SequenceSuite, the “Restart in Safe Mode…” menu can’t relaunch the app for you. It will quit and ask you to relaunch with the Option key held.

Crash Recovery prompt

SequenceSuite notices when the previous session ended unexpectedly. On the next launch, a recovery prompt appears before any files are restored.

Option	What it does
Continue with Previous Files	Restores your files as normal. Choose this if the crash was a one-off.
Start in Safe Mode	Skips file restore for this launch. Use this if the same file is causing repeated crashes.

Tip

If the prompt appears repeatedly, use Start in Safe Mode, then reopen your files one at a time to identify which one is causing the problem.

Parse errors

If a file fails to parse on import, SequenceSuite skips it and shows a one-line message per failed file in an error overlay. The successful files in the same batch load normally. Parse errors are not crashes - the app stays open and responsive.