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Recently I used iMovie for video editing. If I want to stop or closed the apps, it stuck, even hit "x" didn't change anything & I always need to force quit it. Is it cause by low memory or iMovie is in saving mood of my current jobs?
Looking for help. Thank you.
Hello jojang! Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
We understand that iMovie isn’t responding when you try to close it, but you have to force it to close each time. We'd like to look into this with you to see how we can help.
Apple provides the following resource which may help with this issue: If an app on your Mac stops responding, closes unexpectedly, or won’t open
Make it a great day!
Hello jojang! Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
We understand that iMovie isn’t responding when you try to close it, but you have to force it to close each time. We'd like to look into this with you to see how we can help.
Apple provides the following resource which may help with this issue: If an app on your Mac stops responding, closes unexpectedly, or won’t open
Make it a great day!
Hi, jojang,
If the procedures described in the link that barberlives123 provided above do not solve the issue, try these procedures:
Deleting Preferences
Open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and select to delete preferences in the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new library. Reopen your old library to get back to your projects. Deleting preferences is a safe procedure that will not cause data loss or disruption to your project.
Safe Mode
Try booting up in Safe Mode (see Finder menu for instructions) and, after everything loads, immediately shut down and reboot in normal mode. Then see if iMovie works properly.
Opening iMovie in a new library
Try opening iMovie in a new library. To do that, open iMovie while holding down the Option key and then selecting to create a new library in the box that appears.
Opening iMovie in a new user account
Create a new user account from System Preferences/Users and Groups and try to open and use iMovie in the new account. You can use the Guest account on your Mac for this purpose.
New Project
Another thing you can try is to copy your media into a newly created project and see if that cures the problem. To do that, do an Edit/Select All, Edit/Copy, of the media in your project and then Edit/Paste it into the newly created project.
Resetting the System Management Controller
Try resetting the System Management Controller (but no longer available for the new M1 computers):
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
Resetting the NVRAM or PRAM
Try resetting the NVRAM or PRAM.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063
Contact Apple Support
If none of the above resolve your issue, contact Apple Support. The techs there have the capability of remotely accessing your computer that we cannot do here. To contact apple support click on the Get Support item in the upper right hand corner of this forum’s screen. Navigate to a place where you can enter your phone number.
-- Rich
Thanks for your support. I will try it soon.
Always need to force quit iMovie in MacBook Air
