Force shut down mac pro with touch bar

my mac is frozen. i have the touch id so i do not have a power button. how do i force shut down when it is frozen. i am unable to click the shut down button in the drop menu

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Feb 12, 2022 3:39 PM

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Posted on Feb 12, 2022 3:54 PM

arielle143 wrote:

my mac is frozen. i have the touch id so i do not have a power button. how do i force shut down when it is frozen. i am unable to click the shut down button in the drop menu


You can always force quit a shutdown by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Force Shut down your Mac.


Log out, sleep, wake, restart or shut down your Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-mide/guide/mac-help/mchlp2522/mac



Reboot as normal and see where this leaves you...

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Feb 12, 2022 3:54 PM in response to arielle143

arielle143 wrote:

my mac is frozen. i have the touch id so i do not have a power button. how do i force shut down when it is frozen. i am unable to click the shut down button in the drop menu


You can always force quit a shutdown by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Force Shut down your Mac.


Log out, sleep, wake, restart or shut down your Mac

https://support.apple.com/en-mide/guide/mac-help/mchlp2522/mac



Reboot as normal and see where this leaves you...

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