OS X :: Can't Shut Down Becuase Finder Won't Quit
Mar 4, 2009
I recently made a program go off the dock so that it doesn't bother me, and I also played with some SSH settings in /etc/sshd_config and /etc/services (specifically, the ones mentioned in Rule #4 of Mac Geekery's Basic Mac OS X Security article) and now my computer won't shut down, saying that Finder won't quit.
However, the little white arrow is not below the Finder icon in the Dock. Also my desktop items and top menu disappear. Once the "Logout timed out because Finder failed to quit" window pops up, I reopen finder from the Dock and everything comes back. I have tried manually quitting the hidden server application before shutdown, so I don't think it is that. By the way it is a Mac Book running OS X 10.5.4 which i bought new last august.
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Mar 28, 2012
I have a 3 mo.old MacbookPro - OS X Lion 10.7.3 . Safari suddenly won't open or quit. I can't Shut Down; when I try I get an error message indicating Safari must quit first. I use computer for just the basics -- web surfing,email, i-tunes, and just a few Word documents saved. So I still have most of my memory yet available, and have very few applications installed. Is there a simple solution to fix this and prevent it in the future. So far I am not enjoying my switch from PC to Mac. I have had far too many of these random, complicated glitches which seem to require an advanced degree in computer software to solve.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Sep 4, 2014
Mac won't shut off, safari app won't quit ??
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Mar 12, 2012
My imac will not shut off/restart or let me download the new updates because it says I have to quit the TextEdit first, but it will not let quit it. When I open up the TextEdit the Quit option is in a faded black/Grey color and does not do anything when I click on it.
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), iOS 5.1
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May 7, 2012
I am running Mac OSX 10.7.3 and I recently been having issues shutting down my computer with mail running. Sometimes it takes 2-3 mins for it to shut mail down and other times it says it couldn't shut down because of the mail app. Is there anything I can do short of reinstalling Lion?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), mid 2009 Macbook Pro
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Jun 24, 2010
I open the finder, it does not seem to quit like the other apps, when I right click it, there is no option to quit.
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May 7, 2009
I ran the terminal command to show hidden files and folder. I then restarted finder to expose those files.When I was done, I entered the terminal command to hide hidden files and folders. Typed in "killall Finder," but then nothing happened. My hard disk disappeared from my desktop and the light below the finder turned off.
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Oct 11, 2009
How do I quit Finder same as other programs so that it no longer takes up RAM?Typically, when closing all Finder windows, Finder is still running in the background and taking up precious RAM. I can use Activity Monitor and quit manually, but is there a way to quit it via short cut like cmd-q?
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Nov 10, 2009
Is it normal for the Finder to quit using the Cmd+ Q? I thought it needs to be force quit. But of late, sometimes, accidentally if I press Cmd+Q on a finder window, it quits, and does not relaunch either. So to speak, the Desktop disappears.
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Jul 4, 2009
I was just messing around with Speech Commands and accidentally discovered that if, in Finder, you say "Quit this application", Finder will quit!EDIT: I should also add that if you don't have any other applications open, it will reopen right away
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Feb 28, 2010
I already have the Quit Finder menu item, but whenever I try quitting Finder, Finder just pops back up if I don't have any other open applications. Is there a way to close Finder and have it not open back up unless I click on the icon?
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Aug 1, 2010
After reinstalling Snow Leopard (file system corruption, long story) and upgrading to 10.6.4, I noticed that any Finder windows I leave open when I shutdown or logout do not reappear/re-open on my next login. I was able to do this before the reinstall. I don't know how long my old install was corrupted, so I don't know if the windows staying around was caused by the corruption or not. Is this normal behavior or should they stay open?
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Jan 14, 2010
I am having intermittent problems with MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz with 6GB RAM (yes, six GB) and a Seagate 500MB/7200RPM Snow Leopard OS 10.6.2
Mail will quit when I try to add an attachment
If I go to the Finder from another application, the Finder quits and windows disappear. If I select "new finder window" finder repeatedly quits. After 10 or fifteen times (usually I just restart) I can get the finder window to stay open.
Using Safari and selecting a file to upload causes Safari to quit. Firefox works fine.
I have done a clean install. Problems persist intermittently.
Any advice on how I can fix this?
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Jun 21, 2010
I accidentally quit finder instead of Safari this morning and now Finder will not open. I still have it in the dock but nothing will work. I also do not have the toolbar at the top either. I can still open the other icons on the dock and use them so I can get on Safari, Ical, etc. I thought I did this once before but I can't remember what I did to rectify the situation.
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Mar 20, 2012
When I try to open a folder or click Finder Find File, nothing happens. To get the folder window to display, I must force quit and relaunch Finder. I have just upgraded from Snow leopard to Lion.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 22, 2012
Finder bouncing in dock, splash screen says finder has unecpectedly quit while trying to restore its windows. button for restore or don't restore don not fix problem
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Dec 2, 2014
I've assigned the tags I want to a file, I'll get the beach ball. If I go into the Force Quit window it will say that Finder is not responding. But if I wait about 20-30 seconds it stops and I can go about my business w/o re-starting the Finder. I only noticed this after installing Yosemite. I use tags A LOT.
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.5)
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Feb 18, 2010
I have an older e-mac that I use and the display suddenly became distorted and stretched. I can't see all of the words in finder or even the apple icon to shut down the computer...it has stretched far off of the display.I tried the display settings in system preferences and tried to adjust settings in geometry I can adjust the height but not the width.
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May 2, 2012
When I try to shut down or restart the system, it shows that I have to stop or cancel the operations in the finder? it shows that : The finder can't quit because some operations are still in progress. You can cancel or stop the operations ,and then try again.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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May 18, 2012
After installing the 10.7.4 update my computer shut down. I restart the computer and the finder is not working any more.What can I do?
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Jun 19, 2007
Q. I stopped an update installer of some Apple software and the Finder, now crashes without showing the desktop. Only the Apple logo and a spinning Beachball which never disappears. I can start up in the Unix mode and also in the Windows mode. I have an Imac with Osx 10.4. I could reinstall the system but probably I will loose a lot of unique files and poto's. In the Unix mode I have removed the Installer file from the desktop but it didn't change the startup. I have little experience with Unix.
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Mar 19, 2012
I force quit my finder because my Macbook pro was not allowing me to shut down due to open applications. Now, after several hard shut downs and multiple attempts o shut down in terminal and regular shut down
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Dec 3, 2014
I Had to force quit finder on my mac book air, now the computer does not work. I have a blank desktop when I sign in
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iMac, iOS 5.1, My IMac was made in late 2008
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Jun 3, 2014
I tried every option to empty trash... Clicking alt when I select empty trash in finder... Using terminal / see locked files...
I tried to empty trash by removing files from trash it ended copying files to my desktop instead of removing them from trash...
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iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
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Apr 23, 2012
I am concerned about my MacBook Pro that I am running Lion on... recently I had to force quit the finder. Everything seemed to check out using TechTool Pro 6. Repairing permissions takes a very long time.
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iMac, MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.1)
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Jun 16, 2012
My MacBook Pro is not allowing me to shut it down because it says "The Finder can’t quit because some operations are still in progress", how can I find out which operations are still in progress?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Sep 5, 2014
How do I close an application that won't quit and doesn't show up in the force quit dialogue box? I was trying to open Printer Pro but it doesn't show up in the finder and when I tried to put it in the trash it says it can't throw it away because it's open. The forced quit dialogue box does not list it as open. What do I do?
That was supposed to be APPLICATION
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Feb 6, 2012
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Apr 7, 2009
I am getting a pop up "Are you sure you want to shut down your computer now?".
The one we get, if pressed the power button to switch it off?. The problem is not consistent and mostly I get if left inactive for some time(random). I have run the hardware test(installer DVD and pressing D) without any issue found.
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Mar 22, 2010
Is there a setting in OSX that will set the Finder to show folders on the top before individual files - much in the same way Windows does?
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