Best way to debug relatively frequent crashes?

Software
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I use an M1 MacBook Pro to run KiCad (see version info below).

I find that some combination of the schematic editor, pcb editor, footprint editor, symbol library manager and possibly multiple monitors/desktops and/or switching from single to multiple or multiple to single monitors/desktops causes a crash in KiCad.

Now of course I could report a bug, but I wondered if there was anything I could do to help narrow down the problem first as it’s pretty vague from the above.

Does anyone have any ideas?

– version info –

Application: KiCad arm64 on arm64

Version: 7.0.10, release build

Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.4
FreeType 2.13.0
HarfBuzz 7.3.0
FontConfig 2.14.2
libcurl/8.4.0 (SecureTransport) LibreSSL/3.3.6 zlib/1.2.12 nghttp2/1.55.1

Platform: macOS Sonoma Version 14.2.1 (Build 23C71), 64 bit, Little endian, wxMac

Build Info:
Date: Dec 29 2023 04:31:34
wxWidgets: 3.2.4 (wchar_t,wx containers)
Boost: 1.82.0
OCC: 7.7.0
Curl: 7.77.0
ngspice: 41
Compiler: Clang 13.0.0 with C++ ABI 1002

Build settings:
KICAD_SPICE=ON

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Most helpful is, if you manage to find a way to provoke the crash on your system. I know this can be very difficult but it helps the devs big time.

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