Since upgrading to OS X 10.11.5 Shutdown only shuts down the Finder and everything else continues to function until I do a hard shutdown. Help!
This is not normal. So, what has gone wrong and what do I do about it?
iMac with Retina 5K display, OS X El Capitan (10.11.5), Nothing else seems to be affected.
Hi ..
"everything else continues to function" ..
Exactly what do you mean by everything else?
I think he meant that you could still open apps and apps still work even though you do not have the menu bar anymore for the finder. I have the exact problem but I think I might have posted it in shutdown and battery section instead.
Hello,
I have the exact problem that you have. Upon upgrading to OS X ver. 10.11.5, my mid 2014 15" MBPr is unable to shutdown, log off, or restart. Everytime I perform these actions, the menu bar for the finder disappears, but I still have my dock and I am still able to run apps.
The following are the solutions I have tried so far and worked:
If you decide to keep the update, then you can try performing the said actions through terminal since you are still able to open and run apps in that moment.
shutdown: in terminal, type "sudo halt" (without ") then type your password, then press enter.
restart: in terminal, type "sudo reboot" (without ") then type your password, then press enter.
Or you can also do a Time Machine restore to version 10.11.4 if you have one.
For me, I decided to restore my mac to version 10.11.4 and will probably hold on to updating to 10.11.5 until it gets fixed.
Hope this helps,
JR
The software for a Wacom tablet is known to prevent shutdown in OS X 10.11.5. If that software is installed, and you no longer use the device, please remove the software according to the manufacturer's instructions. Otherwise, refer to the manufacturer for support or an update. Back up all data before making any changes.
Dear Fourtis,
Thank you for your comments.
I tried your first suggestion which appeared to solve the problem the first time it was tried but subsequently failed.
So I did the sensible thing and reverted to using OS X 10.11.4.
I had never done this before and am still sorting through some minor issues that have arisen.
My regards and thanks
Removing the Wacom/Bamboo tablet software and login item and resetting pram helped my problem. I have now been able to restart and shutdown consistantly using 10.11.5. Thanks!
I had the same problem and found this post - thanks Linc, removing WACAM and Bamboo fixed it for me.
Since upgrading to OS X 10.11.5 Shutdown only shuts down the Finder and everything else continues to function until I do a hard shutdown. Help!
