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launchpad show progress bar not moving and states "waiting"

My iMac launchpad show progress bar not moving and states "waiting". Any ideas what this could be?


Posted on Jan 18, 2020 1:29 PM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2020 1:44 PM

Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?


Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

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launchpad show progress bar not moving and states "waiting"

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