Can't access my files, the circle thing keeps going round and round

I can't access my files, the little cursor thing keeps going round and round, is there a way to by pass that or is my powerbook going dead

What version of OS X are you running?
Useful article here on the causes of the Spinning Beach Ball and how to troubleshoot it:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177479/Troubleshoot_the_spinning_beach_b all?taxonomyId=89&pageNumber=1
and also this:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html

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