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richard234

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Q: what is with your spinning beach ball?

havw iMAC OS X version 10.6.8 why and how does one get this dam spinning beach ball to stop????? I have had to do a shut down many times

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Sep 8, 2012 8:40 AM

I have this question too

Q: what is with your spinning beach ball?

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by Klaus1,

Klaus1 Sep 8, 2012 9:06 AM in response to richard234
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Sep 8, 2012 9:06 AM in response to richard234

Useful article here on the causes of the Spinning Beach Ball and how to troubleshoot it:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177479/Troubleshoot_the_spinning_beach_b all?taxonomyId=89&pageNumber=1
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by baltwo,

baltwo Sep 8, 2012 11:46 AM in response to richard234
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Sep 8, 2012 11:46 AM in response to richard234

Also, see http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html
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