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after force quitting finder it will not relaunch finder without having to restart the computer. Why? in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by mydesigns	Show 0 Bookmarks0	17	22396	August 19, 2016 9:58 AM by mydesigns
imac slow to start up in iMac by Linc Davis	Show 0 Bookmarks0	3	322	May 5, 2016 5:55 AM by Linc Davis
I keep getting a pop up from MegaBackup. I have tried to remove the app but it keeps telling me it is open. I cannot seem to see where it is open and how to close it. Can anyone help? in OS X El Capitan by kathleenfromclarklake	Show 0 Bookmarks0	2	105	February 28, 2016 5:33 AM by kathleenfromclarklake
how can I fix PREVIEW it keeps messing up :( in MacBook Air by FoxFifth	Show 0 Bookmarks0	1	67	December 14, 2015 9:38 AM by FoxFifth
How to free app memory? in MacBook Pro by Linc Davis	Show 0 Bookmarks0	3	82	November 25, 2015 9:36 AM by Linc Davis
My MacBook Pro has been in the security in MacBook Pro by lllaass	Show 0 Bookmarks0	1	148	August 12, 2015 1:15 AM by lllaass
How to unfreeze Mac in Force Quit Applications? Only mouse isresponding. in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by Amit404	Show 0 Bookmarks0	7	71342	April 13, 2015 8:14 PM by Amit404
Why quit programmes in OS X Yosemite by Kurt Lang	Show 2 Bookmarks2	4	149	February 20, 2015 1:57 PM by Kurt Lang
Laptop stuck-how do I turn it off (force quit computer) in MacBook Air by mcmommers	Show 0 Bookmarks0	2	330	January 30, 2015 2:03 PM by mcmommers
I went to the Obama Care health enrollmentsite and my computer suddenly went to a white screen and kept blinking. It acted as if it had a virus. I could not shut it down and finally had to FORCE QUIT. in OS X Mavericks by Greenlife	Show 0 Bookmarks0	16	1101	December 10, 2014 8:49 AM by Greenlife
how to remove downloaded apps from apps store but not yet installed on the computer in OS X Mavericks by jeffd55	Show 0 Bookmarks0	1	129	November 5, 2014 9:49 AM by jeffd55
iTunes will not quit in OS X Mavericks by Grublogger	Show 0 Bookmarks0	0	168	October 18, 2014 1:55 AM by Grublogger
Force Quit in apple Icon Is not Appear ? and the Quit in App Menu (right Click on app) its not appear also ? in OS X Mavericks by Barney-15E	Show 1 Bookmarks1	1	331	May 4, 2014 7:02 AM by Barney-15E
If none of that works, then what do I do? in OS X Mavericks by Linc Davis	Show 0 Bookmarks0	2	307	April 5, 2014 4:18 PM by Linc Davis
Unresponsive MacBook Pro in OS X Mavericks by Linc Davis	Show 0 Bookmarks0	2	714	January 27, 2014 11:58 AM by Linc Davis
tried to download a program from utorrent when i went to open the program my mac needed to restart. once it restarted it s been frozen ever since. in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by seventy one	Show 0 Bookmarks0	7	567	January 24, 2014 2:11 AM by seventy one
What does a folder with a question mark in the middle during start up means and it keeps blinking? in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by Eric Root	Show 0 Bookmarks0	2	604	December 31, 2013 11:40 AM by Eric Root
since installing OS X after creating a document in Pages '08 I click save as and it goes into not responding mode so I have to force quit it and I lose the changes. Anyone else have this problem +/or a solution? in OS X Mavericks by rubytone23	Show 0 Bookmarks0	0	237	December 1, 2013 7:30 PM by rubytone23
hi I was unable to quit Safari on my laptop it is buffering but it is not closing i have re-started the laptop but after re-start the laptop safari is not closing still it is buffering in Safari by dominic23	Show 0 Bookmarks0	1	1185	September 8, 2013 5:47 AM by dominic23
Printer problems Mountain Lion in OS X Mountain Lion by Eric Root	Show 0 Bookmarks0	1	247	August 27, 2013 1:47 PM by Eric Root
My mouse is frozen and will not click on the Cancel or Force Quit buttons. There is a box saying "Do you want to force Mail to quit? Can't move mouse ... it is frozen. Help??? in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by skarlak	Show 0 Bookmarks0	0	460	April 9, 2013 5:37 PM by skarlak
Frozen computer in Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger by Adonnamarcene	Show 0 Bookmarks0	4	1197	March 31, 2013 8:02 PM by Adonnamarcene
Even after Force Quit was used on iTunes it came right back. I think this time it's ****** off!!! Help. in iTunes for Mac by varjak paw	Show 0 Bookmarks0	1	431	January 16, 2013 10:52 AM by varjak paw
Unresponsive iMac? in Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard by BGreg	Show 0 Bookmarks0	1	632	January 16, 2013 5:29 AM by BGreg
mail is stuck in fetch mode and I have to force quit in Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard by Neville Hillyer	Show 0 Bookmarks0	2	916	October 19, 2012 11:57 AM by Neville Hillyer
The information *****. I'm trying to force quit because my cursor is missing and frozen. I can't just get the machine to close because I have to click on options: 'restart cancel sleep shut down'. So I've tried force quitting and nada. Nothing happens. in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by breesir	Show 0 Bookmarks0	8	2183	October 8, 2012 11:48 AM by breesir
Okay, but what happens when whatever process has commandeered the track pad on my laptop, and so I can't move it to the Apple menu? And I also utilized command-option-shift, along with command-option-shift-escape to no avail? in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by wendy a.	Show 0 Bookmarks0	0	320	September 26, 2012 5:46 PM by wendy a.
My Mac is frozen in Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard by BDAqua	Show 0 Bookmarks0	1	1694	September 16, 2012 10:57 AM by BDAqua
Finder freezing up and unresponsive when I try to relaunch in OS X Mountain Lion by jbarnes0226	Show 0 Bookmarks0	0	608	September 12, 2012 3:10 PM by jbarnes0226
Force quit is not working. in Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard by LolaFloresGerry	Show 0 Bookmarks0	5	60631	September 11, 2012 5:28 AM by LolaFloresGerry

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