Q: Sometimes, Force quit does not work

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BAL-iP

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Q: Sometimes, Force quit does not work

With some applications, when I try to stop it, the color wheel is there turning. If I try to go to the Apple logo to force quit the program, nothing happens. The program is stalled and there is nothing I can do to rectify the problem. It has happened with several version of OS X. That looks like a bug in the OS. Has anybody experienced the same problem? Thanks.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9), Airport Extreme, Time Machine

Posted on May 6, 2014 10:01 AM

I have this question too

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dominic23

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Mac OS X

A:

You are right. Force shutdown is not an ideal way of shutting down the computer.

Occasionally that may be the only way to get out of the jam.

Here are other ways to Force Quit.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3411

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dominic23 May 6, 2014 11:21 AM in response to BAL-iP
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May 6, 2014 11:21 AM in response to BAL-iP

Can you do a Force Shutdown?

Press power button for 10 seconds or more until the computer shuts down.

Restart.
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BAL-iP May 6, 2014 11:55 AM in response to BAL-iP
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May 6, 2014 11:55 AM in response to BAL-iP

Thank you for your reply. Yes, I did that but it is a "work around" but my question is: is it a bug and nothing can be done, or, other than forcing a shutdown, which is not the right way to shutting down the computer. Is there a way to resolve the problem without forcing a shutdown?
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dianeoforegon May 6, 2014 3:03 PM in response to BAL-iP
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May 6, 2014 3:03 PM in response to BAL-iP

Open the Activity Monitor in Applications/Utilities. When you have the problem, check in Activity Monitor to see what processes are hung. Sort by CPU so the highest is at the top.

Just because an Application is red and says Not repsonding doesn't mean you should force quit. Often it's just working hard.

Check your Memory. How much RAM do you have installed? Are you paging in/out?
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BAL-iP May 7, 2014 8:52 AM in response to BAL-iP
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May 7, 2014 8:52 AM in response to BAL-iP

Thank you everybody for your input.
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Accepted Answer · May 6, 2014 2:33 PM

dominic23

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May 6, 2014 2:33 PM in response to BAL-iP

You are right. Force shutdown is not an ideal way of shutting down the computer.

Occasionally that may be the only way to get out of the jam.

Here are other ways to Force Quit.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3411

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