Airdrop hang up
Hello,
I'm using a 27" iMac 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB 1600MHx DDR3 running OSX 10.9.5.
I dragged some music files to AirDrop to share with my other iMac but the timer icon is still running on both iMacs - I started this operation hours ago.
Force quit, restart, shut down and start up has not resolved the issue.
I'm a real novice so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I Changed the RAM and the HD for 3 times and still the same problem.
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Repiard permissions and the disk.
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Do you receive any error message?
Which Excel version are you using? Excel 2013 or other?
Which workbook format are you using? XLS or XLSX?
Are you performing any specific task?
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Event log:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-Event-Viewer
App crash dump file:
First enable app crash dump collection by copying following words into notepad, saving it as dump.reg and importing
it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting\localdumps\EXCEL.EXE]
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Agent]
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I could really use some input here on why this is happening.
As for the specs on my system, they're as follows:
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1 - 750 GB Seagate Barracude 7200 RPM Sata II HDD
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I tried to be thorough. Thanks in advance for any help!Quote from: PirateDog on 26-August-13, 12:45:18
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This is a candidate, as well as mouse and keyboard. Disconnect USB devices one at a time to find the culprit.
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I'll definitely try unplugging some of these USB devices to see if that helps with the B4 hang issue.
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Thanks for letting me know about the forum flash method. I'll be back later when I have some results.
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