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| Number: | KB0000013 | Workflow: | published |
| Knowledge Base: | IT | Published: | 2014-09-09 |
| Category: | Operating Systems / Mac OS X | ||
| Author: | Sam Sorokin | ||
| Valid to: | 2100-01-01 | ||
| Short description: | How do I quit an application that isn't responding?\n\t\t | ||
How do I quit an application that isn't responding in Mac OS X?
In Mac OS X, you may occasionally find that applications lock up and do not respond to any commands, including Quit. When this happens, sometimes the only solution is to issue a Force Quit command. Force quitting an application will not save your latest changes, but it will often allow you to revive the misbehaving application without restarting your entire computer.
To force quit an application, from the Apple menu, choose . Select the misbehaving application from the list, and then click . You can also bring up this window by pressing Command-Option-Esc.
Note: You cannot quit the Finder; the only option available to you is , which will reload the Finder.
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- <p> </p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>How do I quit an application that isn't responding in Mac OS X?</strong></span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span></p>\n<p>In Mac OS X, you may occasionally find that applications lock up and do not respond to any commands, including Quit. When this happens, sometimes the only solution is to issue a Force Quit command. Force quitting an application will not save your latest changes, but it will often allow you to revive the misbehaving application without restarting your entire computer.</p>\n<p>To force quit an application, from the Apple menu, choose <span class="menuitem">Force Quit...</span>. Select the misbehaving application from the list, and then click <span class="menuitem">Force quit</span>. You can also bring up this window by pressing <code>Command-Option-Esc</code>.</p>\n<p>Note: You cannot quit the Finder; the only option available to you is <span class="menuitem">Relaunch</span>, which will reload the Finder.</p>\n<p> </p>
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