I have Imac, and I can't shut down it at all

If you've already chosen Shut Down from the Apple menu and it's hanging there indefinitely, press and hold the power button until it shuts off.

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My Ipod Touch have a black screen when an app shut down and I can not shut down the Ipod. The screen is still black and I did the press two buttons solution and it doesn't work. What I have to do now?

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

My mail won't open or close and I can't shut down my mac

My mail won't open or close and I can't shut down my Mac

Same here.
Can't be. This forum covers pre-2006 iMacs; MacBook Pros have a completely different architecture and therefore different issues. For Mail problems, the best place to post is in the forum for your OSX version from the list here:
Mac OS & System Software
BTW, my wife and I both use Apple mail and have not had any issues from about OSX 10.6 on. Admittedly, when Mail was introduced with OSX thirteen years ago, it had some real problems, but they seem to have been fixed.

What does "Analyze audio for flex time editing" in Garage Band? It's taking so long(3 days)! and I can't shut down my pc.

What does "Analyze audio for flex time editing" in Garage Band? It's taking so long(3 days)! and I can't shut down my pc.

Did you ever figure out what was going on? i've got the same issue.
I record 2 hour choir practices then edit the talking out to make more useful accompaniments for personal practice. During my editing process my MacBk Pro (0r GarageBand) decides it needs to "Analyzing audio for Flex Time Editing". It will finish doing it and immediately start over again. I can not cancel it so I just have to force quit Garageband and lose eveeryrthing I have editied since my last Save. I've shut my mac totally off and rebooted and to no avail. Any suggestions?

My update does'nt finish, and I can't shut down!

bought my n95 today, charged the battery for 10 hours, and then after talking to some friends decided to dowload the latest software.
Well, I did everything right. And suddenly my phone shut down, with fullcharged battery, and I just did as it said, and took out the battery, and pressed "retry",
and now the updating of the software has stopped. it's not updating!
I'm afraid to disconnect the cable, because the updates says that if I do do, my phone may stop working. And I can't shut down the update-window.. PLESE HELP ME SOMEONE? I just don't have time to bring my new phone in for service, so it HAS TO WORK! heeeeelp, PLEASE?
/Alexandra

Hi xcarmen
Unfortunately that is just the worst time to get "phone recovery" message and it is highly likely that you will now have to visit a Nokia Care Point to have the software re-installed. Once the USB connection has been broken, Nokia Software Updater fails to recognize the attached device.
I am not saying that it would have made the slightest difference here, but you are advised in FAQ to NSU to plug-in mains charger when updating phone software.
Happy to have helped forum in a small way with a Support Ratio = 37.0

I can't close safari (option is greyed out) and I can't shut down the computer because of it. How do I fix this?

I can't close safari (option is greyed out) and I can't shut down the computer because of it. How do I fix this?

Try to "Force Quit" Safari - either under the Apple menu or by holding down option-Command-esc.
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My air won't open mail and I can't shut down computer because I can't quit mail

My MacBook Air won't open mail. Now I can't shut down the computer because mail interrupts shutdown but I can't quit mail either

Try doing a reboot by holding both the power and home buttons until the apple logo appears, ignore the red slider if that appears.

IMac freezes in mid application and then can't shut down or reboot

I have a iMac which is about 6 years old with 1 GB RAM, 60 GB hard drive and operating on OS 10.4.8 (Tiger). It has about 16 GB memory free as well.
It was running quite nicely until about 2 months ago and then had probems with it running slower and slower while completing applications, and finally it started freezing in mid application with the spinning beachball of death. The computer has to be shut down by pulling the power. Sometimes I can restart it with the power button and . But this latest time, it did not even start from the C drive with the OS X disc in place.
I tried the simple things like fixing permissions, and then I had tried re-loading Tiger both with archived files and also a clean install. Both times the machine worked beautifully for about a week and then would go through the same sequence, with slower processing time, and then the eventual terminal freeze up.
Any suggestions to salvage this machine? I did take it in to an Apple authorized dealer, where they backed up my files and did the clean install. But I don't have a diagnosis. Is the hard drive corrupted? Anything short of replacing the hard drive (which I am not capable of doing myself) or buying a new computer? I loved this iMac, it has an amazing screen, and despite its age was still a very neat machine. It would be great if there is a solution out there.
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
There is no such thing as a Mac OS X clean install as my FAQ explains:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607614
However, your machine is right at the age, or a little beyond where the clock battery may begin to die. This can cause slowdowns and other issues.
The hard drive could also be problematic, as some of these can die in less than a year, while others can last as long as a decade.
The more you install Dashboard widgets, the slower your machine will get, and that can cause problems too. See my FAQ on other slowdowns if neither of these seems to help:
http://www.macmaps.com/Macosxspeed.html

My Mozilla icon is no longer showing on my task bar AND I can not shut down my computer

I have been unable, after multiple attempts, to 'shut down' my computer - while investigating possible reasons, I noticed that although Mozilla shows up on my screen icons, the symbol does not show up on my task bar. Not sure if one has anything to do with the other - but my Mozilla symbol has always showed up on my task bar, until now.

Hi MarilynJ68,
This may be more of a Windows problem than a Firefox one, but I will make a stab at answering it for you.
I am not at the moment using Windows 7. I imagine though that by default it looks for running apps and prompts a user to close or save etc. before closing down.
Use the task manager by I think right clicking the task bar or (was Ctrl + Alt+ Del) '''Ctrl + Shift+ Esc''' That allows you to see running programs and havethe option to stop them.

Trash not loading and I can't shut down.

I sent three items to trash, but it took unusually long, so I canceled it.
It has been loading for more then a week now and I can't normally shut down.
Can somebody help me?

Press and hold the power button down until the screen goes black to force your computer to shut down.

Can't shut down my iMac because HP utility hangs

I am trying to connect my HP Officejet Pro 8600 printer to my iMac, but somehow the communication is not doing well, the HP utility freezes and I can not shut down my comupter anymore. Has anyone a solution?

Are you using the HP support site drivers for your printer that supports Mavericks?

I can't shut down or restart, it keeps saying Photos are being imported to the photo library"

Hello
I have a Imac. I can't shut down or restart. It keeps giving me a pop up "Photos are being imported to the photo library". I can't even quit iPhoto.

If you open iPhoto again and it won't shut down normally force quit again and do the following:
1 - launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down to open the First Aid window. Be sure to follow the circled recommendation in the screenshot.
2 - run Option #4, Rebuild Database.

I have just agreed to software updates on my imac and now can't open my mail. There is a message saying this version of mail isn't compatible with this latest software. I have located the updated mail in the applications folder but it won't open. Help!

I have just agreed to software updates on my imac and now can't open my mail. There is a message saying this version of mail isn't compatible with this latest software. I have located the updated mail in the applications folder but it won't open. I don't have the original operating software disk. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Your reply suggests that you have moved Mail to a different location, which (as I said) will prevent it from being properly updated. You cannot use Mail 4.5 with any recent version of Mac OS X. Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) included Mail 5 and Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) includes Mail 6. I'm assuming that you have either Lion or Mountain Lion, but if that is incorrect, you will need to provide that information.
At this point, you will need to reinstall your system. Hold down command-R at startup and reinstall the system right on top of the old one. This should not disturb any of your documents or applications, though you should have backups beforehand in case something goes wrong. And at this point, with your system in an uncertain state (I don't entirely know what you have done to it), something could go wrong.
You will also want to delete the old copy of Mail 4.5, wherever that is. You can't use it.
In the future, do not move any of the preinstalled applications. Leave them where they are.

Can't get playlists from one one computer to another. Confident Home Sharing is turned on correctly. Have imac and macbook Air and Lion. Using smart lists.

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Please help.. I have just tried to install lion on my iMac and it can't complete because of 'disk error'.. can i delete lion and go back to leopard as there was no problem there?? can't get past grey screen

Please help.. I have just tried to install lion on my iMac and it can't complete because of 'disk error'.. can i delete lion and go back to leopard as there was no problem there?? can't get past grey screen

Just restore your bootable backup/clone or Time Machine backup.

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