Notes restarts every 5 secs

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Notes restarts every 5 secs

Every time I have upgraded my operating system the last years the ”Notes” app ("Anteckningar" in Swedish) is restarting every five seconds, which makes it impossible to use the computer. With the last versions (up until Yosemite) I have been able to uninstall ”Notes” from my iMac, to get rid of this problem, but now with El Capitan I cannot do that. It seems that ”Notes” is integrated in the system.

I have no idea why ”something” is forcing ”Notes” to restart all the time.

If I shut "Notes" down, it restarts, and if I leave it open, it gets active every five seconds, which makes it impossible to write in another window.

I really need help with this one! Please!

I would rather not uninstall El Capitan.

I have got an iMac from the middle of 2011.

iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Oct 4, 2015 6:49 AM

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AppleJoe

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Oct 4, 2015 3:02 PM in response to MUhlan

Hi MUhlan,

Thanks for being a member of the Apple Support Communities and for taking the time to post this question!

I understand that Notes has been unexpectedly closing, causing you to constantly address it while your computer is on. To begin isolating and troubleshooting this situation, I suggest reading over and working through the steps in the attached article below.

Isolating issues in Mac OS X - Apple Support

We know that situations like this can be very frustrating, but I want to assure you that we are here to help! We invite you to reply and let us know if these steps were helpful to you in resolving this issue or to provide further information.

We’re glad that you are a part of the Apple Support Communities and can’t wait to hear more from you! :)

Best!

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