HT4796 It says "less than a minute remaining" and has said that for 12 hours now.

It says "less than a minute remaining" and has been stuck on that for over 12 hours.  I'm transferring information from my PC to Mac - all was going well for the first 8 hours, then it just hung.

Hold down the power button for a few seconds to force a shutdown, then restart. It will probably be OK.

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