I have a spinning coloured disk on my desktop

Why do I have a spinning coloured disk on my desk top? I have added a new folder to my desk top and now have this egg timmer disk

Try a restart.
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After updating with the recent security patch I now have constant spinning colour wheel almost every key stroke is responded to by the wheel. Can this be fixed?

Since installing the recent security patch I am getting the spinning colour wheel on almost every keystroke in Finder and in Gmail. Any way to speed up - or is this the result of the new security measures?

It would help to give us more information. Etresoft: EtreCheck is a free app developed by one of the contributors to this forum which will generate a system report on your computer. If you can paste the report here we can take a look and see what might be the problem.

Have just installed Mavericks and restarted the MacBook Pro. That was 3 hours ago and after logging in, I got my wallpaper and dock, but none of my desktop icons, just the spinning coloured wheel. It's been like that for 2 hours. Is this normal? What shou

Have just installed Mavericks and restarted the MacBook Pro. That was 3 hours ago and after logging in, I got my wallpaper and dock, but none of my desktop icons, just the spinning coloured wheel. It's been like that for 2 hours. Is this normal? What should I do, please?
I tried holding the on/off switch down to make it shut down, but when I turned it back on again, the same thing happened and none of the keys etc makes any difference.
HELP!!!! Please.

No, what you're experiencing is not normal.
Try booting whilst holding down the Shift key - this will allow you to boot into Safe Mode, disabling third-party kernel extensions, etc. Your Mac will be slow to boot and will operate sluggishly. That's normal. If you can get in using Safe Mode then you have some start-up item that doesn't play well with Mavericks.
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Clinton

Hi, I tried to create a slideshow that contain more than 500 photos. Now, trying to open / execute / select the slideshow, iPhoto hangs with the spinning coloured wheel and I have only to force the deletion from System Preference. Any suggestion?

Hi, I tried to create a slideshow that contain more than 500 photos. Now, trying to open / execute / select the slideshow, iPhoto hangs with the spinning coloured wheel and I have only to force the deletion from System Preference. I already tried to rebuild the iPhoto Library (all the possible options) and tried to update teh version from 9.4.3 to 9.5 but the problem still persists: is there a way to delete this slideshow without selecting it ? How can I solve the problem, please?
Kind Regards

Can you restore your iPhoto Library from a backup version, that was created before you added the slideshow?
If not, have you tried to rebuild the slideshow with iPhoto Library Manager?
As described by Terence Devlin here: Re: iphoto library was created with an unrelased version of iphoto please quit and ugrade library by opening it in iphoto 2 or iphoto 4

Spinning coloured wheel

Lately Ive been getting the spinning coloured wheel and the inevitable wait - which feels like ages but is probably only a few seconds - during what should be a fairly simple task, eg deleting emails from my intray.
What's happening?
Is there a maintenance task I should carry out?
Im running Tiger 10.4.2.
JohnC

Hi John.
I have a friend that purchased a 12 in. Powerbook early in 2005 or late 2004. She has a warped casing from the battery problem, although it is not that bad at all compared to some that I have been reading about on this site.
She also has the problem of the forever spinning beach ball. To describe it: the machine starts up somewhat slowly, but not really that slow. But when it gets to the login screen, it farely often will get a little bogged down entering the password. Once that is done, the machine gets slower and slower as it progresses in loading the user account. If it does finish loading the account, then it moves at the speed of the machines 12 years ago, if it doesn't freeze. But like you stated, sometimes it completes its task which shows that it actually didn't freeze. But often, it did freeze, and it is a freeze where the clock is still running, the beach ball is spinning, and force quit doesn't even work.
Another problem that the computer is having is that it is making strange beeps that sound like they are coming from the hard disk. I guess to describe them, I would almost call them Atari 2600 type, but it is a high frequency beep though. I think the people who are complaning about their computers making noise, have the same problem, just with lower frequency beeps.
It sounds like the 12-in powerbooks have been plagued with many problems since they first came out. I am curious if this is true and if it is, have they corrected them? Are they going to/trying to correct them? And if not, why has the 12-in powerbook not been taken off the market yet then?
I hope there was some useful information in there.
Marc

Blue Screen with spinning coloured wheel

My girlfriend borrowed her iMac G4 Flat Panel to a friend and now it won't load the OS properly.
The following happens:
1. The grey screen appears (with the smiling MAC in the middle)
2. The Mac OS X start-up screen appears with the progress bar
3. Then a blue screen, with a spinning coloured wheel in the top left corner
4. After a couple of minutes, a few windows pop open (probably whatever the person accessed last)
5. The windows disappear and all you're left with is a blue screen and spinning coloured wheel in the top left corner
6. The MAC then remains in this state indefinitely
Unfortunately, I’m unable to tell what version of the MAC OS is running.
We cannot find the OS disk either.
I will greatly appreciate any assistance anybody is able to provide.
Thanks

Brannas...
Empty,Blue Screen.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106464
1. Start up in Safe Mode.(shift key at startup)
a. Drag the Fonts folder from the Mac OS 9 System Folder (not the Mac OS X System folder) to the desktop.
b. Drag the Fonts folder from ~/Library/Fonts to the desktop.
b. Restart the computer in Mac OS X.
c. If this solves the problem....you have a corrupt font in one of the above font folders
2. Remove incompatible third-party startup items.
a. Start up in Safe Mode.(shift at startup)
b. Open the Mac OS X hard disk.
c. Drag third-party items out of ....
/Library/StartupItems .......
/System/Library/StartupItems ...
Place them on the desktop .... If you're unsure whether an item is a third-party item or an Apple-installed item, don't move it.
d.Restart the computer.
Note.. If this resolves the issue, add the Startup Items one at a time until the symptom occurs again. That way you'll know which one is incompatible. Repeat these steps and remove the incompatible item.
3. If your computer still starts up to a blue screen, follow these steps.
a. Start up using cpmmand+S....(Single-User Mode).
b. Type: mount -uw /
c. Press Return.
d. Type:
mv /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist preferences2.old
Tip: There is a space between ".plist" and "preferences".
e. Press Return.
f. Type:
mv /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist preferences3.old
g. Press Return.
h. Type: reboot
i. Press Return.
4. Reset certain privileges.
a. Start up the computer in Single-User Mode.
b. Check the volume with fsck.
c. Type: mount -uw /
d. Press Return.
e. Type: chmod 1775 /
f . Press Return.
g. Type: reboot
h. Press Return.
george

How do I get rid of the spinning colour wheel when connecting my iphone or ipad to my mac and starting itunes?

When I connect my iphone 4 or ipad 3 and start itunes, it freezes and the arrow turns to a spinning colour wheel. Was jailbroken in the past but have updated to latest ios and itunes. Used to be able to sync my devices on my mac, but now it just freezes. I uninstalled and reinstalled itunes. Still the same thing.
Any suggestions? Also noticed that the old apps on my iphone from the previous jailbreak are greyed out but I can not remove them by holding them and hitting the X once they are shaking. Delete message comes up and you confirm, but they don't go away.
Thanks for any suggestions as to what I can do.

If the cloud is showing, then it is not on your phone. You can fix it where you cannot see these by going to Settings>Music>Show All Music, turn that off.

TS3276 Mail is not responding. When I double click the icon spinning colour ball come out and my Mac Book Air hang. Can you solve this Problem?

Dear Sir/Madame,
Yesterday my mail worked very well. This morning I could not open the mail. When I double click at mail icon, spinning colour ball appear and my computer hang. I have to force quit the mail. I would appreciate very much if anybody can help me to solve the problem.
Thanks
Bambang Sutrisna

Please follow these directions to delete the Mail "sandbox" folder.
Back up all data.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it:
~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail
Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select
Services ▹ Reveal
from the contextual menu.* A Finder window should open with a folder named "com.apple.mail" selected. If it does, move the selected folder — not just its contents — to the Desktop. Leave the Finder window open for now.
Log out and log back in. Launch Mail and test. If the problem is resolved, you may have to recreate some of your Mail settings. You can then delete the folder you moved and close the Finder window. If you still have the problem, quit Mail again and put the folder back where it was, overwriting the one that may have been created in its place. Post your results.
Caution: If you change any of the contents of the sandbox, but leave the folder itself in place, Mail may crash or not launch at all. Deleting the whole sandbox will cause it to be rebuilt automatically.
*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). In the Finder, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder...
from the menu bar, paste into the box that opens (command-V). You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. Press return.

Lightroom and the spinning colour wheel

Hi all,
It seems my Lightroom has developed a problem! I'm using v1.4.1 on OS X 10.5.2.
Until a few minutes ago, I've had no problem at all with LR, in any module. Plugging in my card reader spawned the import dialog...all was well. In fact I used it 15 minutes ago to browse through some images.
I closed my machine down, then restarted 10 mins later...now LR either displays the splash screen and spinning colour wheel forever, until I force quit, or opens to the last view I was on (a grid view in Library)...then the colour wheel starts up, and again, I have to force quit.
Has anyone had this same prob...any suggestions as to what I can do to resolve it?
I have backups of the catalogue and database files from yesterday...could one or both be corrupt?
Thanks
Nige

Could be, but I'd go for the preferences file first - delete it. You'll obviously lose your preferences but it may get you back where you were.

When going on to iphoto and click on anything i get the curser turning to a spinning colour wheel and this goes on fo ages

When going on to iphoto and click on anything i get the curser turning to a spinning colour wheel and this goes on fo ages

If you want help you’ll need to give us more information. There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 8 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

Spinning colour wheel on i tunes

Hi,
I've been getting the Mac spinning colour wheel a lot lately, but only on i tunes, either downloading or playing stuff from my library. If I browse the web, use apeture photo editing or you tube or email or anything else there is no problem.
Any ideas anyone?
Jon

Sorry, I should have mentioned that I do have the latest version of i tunes.

Reply button spinning colour wheel

I've searched the archives on this, but cannot find a satisfactory fix (I've tried most of the suggested ones).
The very first time I open mail, and click 'reply' or 'new', I get the spinning colour wheel for a few minutes before the action completes itself. It only happens on the first 'new' or 'reply'. Subsequent uses of these buttons causes no delay. If I shut down and restart mail the issue returns (ie, spinning colour wheel the first time I compose or reply).
Despite numerous threads on this and similar experiences, there seems to be no obvious answer. Have I missed anything obvious ?
Thanks.

cannot find a satisfactory fix (I've tried most of the suggested ones).
If you don’t tell us what exactly have you tried, this isn’t very useful information, is it?
What type of account is this (POP, IMAP, .Mac)?
Go to Apple Menu > System Preferences > Network > Show: Network Port Configurations. Make sure that the configuration used to connect to Internet is at the top of the list.
Try disabling Search .Mac For Certificates in Keychain Access > Preferences if it's enabled. Take a look at the following articles for an explanation of why this could be the problem:
http://www.hawkwings.net/2006/07/18/apple-mail-phones-home-too/
http://www.macgeekery.com/tips/mailapp_doesnt_phone_homeeither/

Why does my Mac sometimes have a spinning globe?

Ocasionally, for no apparent reason, a spinning colored disk about the size of a dime appears on my screen and prevents me from doing any activity on the computer. It usually stays for a few moments and then returns comtrol to me. I have virus protection and supposidely no viruses. But I wonder. What gives?

First there are no viruses for OS X so antivirus softare is a complete waste of time and resources. Unless you are using ClamXav I would recommend uninstalling it. Most antivirus software for OS X tend to create more problems than they solve. Please look over the Macintosh Virus Guide.
As for the spinning beach ball this can be caused by many things. The most common causes are a lack of available RAM or a process that is taking up too many resources. Both can be detected using Activity Monitor (Applications - Utilities - Activity Monitor). In general OS X needs 500MB or more of Free RAM to operate well, you can easily check this in Activity Monitor by clicking the System Memory tab and to see how much Free RAM your system has. Run it when you are using your computer in normal operation. Too see if you have a runaway process in Activity Monitor look in the %CPU column and see if you have something using a large amount of CPU. If so that is your culprit.
I would recommend reading and using the Spinning Beach Ball of Death article. You will probably find your cause in one of the examples.

I upgraded to lion. I now have the spinning wheel on the startup screen when I try to enter my user name and password. I tried shutting down and restarting, no luck

I upgraded to lion. I now have the spinning wheel on the startup screen when I try to enter my user name and password. I tried shutting down and restarting, no luck

Reinstalling Lion Without the Installer
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alterhatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Continue button.
Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer.

Iphoto..constant spinning colour wheel, no photo's, nothing works, Help!!!

A few weeks ago I was loading images from my slr like usual, nothing different from the last hundred times I have done it. After this upload the next time I signed into iphoto, it opened, no images were displaying and I instantly have the little colour wheel spinning, this can go on all day as I have tried and it never changes. Anyhow backed up images and decided to update my 8.1 version using the apple apps store. Done that and it ask to upgrade library, done that, then it`s just the same, spinning wheel and the a larger one in the centre of the page. Needless to say no improvement what so ever. I even uploaded 9.1 and that wont even save to my HD.
So after all that I deleted iphoto from my computer and installed a fresh version from my bundle software disc, it uploaded iphoto and I clicked on it, needless to say I am back to square one, just blank page, spinning colour wheel. I can see the options at the top of my mac put cannot click on them, all I can do is force quite. Whats wrong with my iphoto, I need it to work, why wont it.

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

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