Macbook air freezes with spinning wheel

So, my Macbook Air has suddenly started to freeze and leave me with the dreaded spinning wheel of death. Sometimes I get 10mins into a session, and sometimes the freezing will occur as soon as I log in. I have tried to log in in safe mode, but I also get the SWOD here as well! My details are as follows:
Problem description:
freezing with spinning wheel of death
EtreCheck version: 2.1.6 (109)
Report generated January 28, 2015 at 7:52:18 PM EST
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Air (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
1 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 239
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Time since boot: 0:23:49
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500.28 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.42 GB (358.63 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/VMware Fusion.app
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.5.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.12.1.17 (12.1.17) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0174.73.49) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0174.73.49) [Support]
[not loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.5.7) [Support]
/Applications/VyprVPN.app
[loaded] foo.tap (1.0) [Support]
[loaded] foo.tun (1.0) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (2.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist [Support]
[running] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist [Support]
[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.avast.init.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist [Support]
[failed] com.avast.update.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[loaded] jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist [Support]
[running] vyprvpnservice.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.avast.home.userinit.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Support]
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
VMware Fusion Start Menu Application (/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/VMware Fusion Start Menu.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.296 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.8.2 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
wrc [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Java [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      4% WindowServer
      1% fontd
      0% com.avast.daemon
      0% AppleSpell
      0% com.avast.service
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
404 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
189 MB Safari
163 MB com.avast.daemon
137 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
103 MB ocspd
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
3.25 GB Free RAM
3.37 GB Active RAM
1.06 GB Inactive RAM
902 MB Wired RAM
1.20 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 28, 2015, 07:29:04 PM Self test - passed
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

When I say the freezing happened suddenly, I can recount to a few occasions over the past couple of weeks where I have been watching netflix and around halfway through the program I was watching, I'd get the SPWOD and need to do a hard reboot. The major issues started this morning which I can't link to the installation or update of any programs. I have managed to update to Yosemite today - however that hasn't fixed the problem. In saying this though, the system has been stable for around the last hour, but I've only opened Safari and no other programs.

Similar Messages

Macbook air stuck with spinning wheel on power up

macbook air stuck with spinning wheel on power up

For a gray screen with a spinning wheel here are the procedures to follow.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
This often indicates a failed drive. Hope not.

I installed indesign CS5 on new macbook pro and keeps freezing with spinning wheel once the app opens. Is there an issue with OS Mav or font issue or a plist I can pull. All other Adobe products work.

I installed indesign CS5 on new macbook pro and keeps freezing with spinning wheel once the app opens. Is there an issue with OS Mav or font issue or a plist I can pull. All other Adobe products work.

Migration should never be done with any Adobe program.
If you have done Migration, you have to UNINSTALL first (if even possible) and then download Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool and run that also. When this is done, restart your computer and install the programs from an original Adobe Installer.
Other question is, if your OS is supporting that version. You can try it, it is not officially supported, but it might work.
But CC will work, upgrade to CC2014 (without additional cost), use that as it is better anyway.

13 in macbook pro (early to mid 2011) : after the update, computer freezes with spinning wheel every 30 seconds first with safari and now with all the applications. I don't have any programs installed and still had good enough memory on the RAM.

After the update of my 13 in mac book pro (early to mid 2011) , it freezes every 30 seconds with the spinning wheel and now it just freezes. Ive never had this problem until I recently updated. Also, I just checked now for available update ( which there was one), the update would process till the last step and it shows it cannot be expanded? Now my computer wont even restart (just have a grey screen with a cursor). Can someone please tell me what the heck is going on with my computer?
I also checked the memory and it showed available memory was over 1.5 GB. I dont have any programms installed and do not have backup yet ( dont really need it anyways)
Problems: first with spinning wheel every 30 seconds and now whole computer just freezes when I restart, it only shows grey screen after the starting sound or it takes about 8 to 10 minutes to restart.
This ALL happened right after the update with google chrome crashing. I know my apple care plan expired so I cant even go to genius bar. Do you guys know how much it would cost to get it fixed ? Or any recommendations I can do to fix this?

Try a smc reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

Mid-2010 MacBook Pro: freezing and spinning wheel

Hi there,
I have a mid-2010 MacBook Pro (I know, old) that's been in very good condition. I upgraded my OS to Mavericks in May, which is when it started being slow and crashing/freezing around twice a week. For example, just doing normal things like surfing the web or checking the Airport or battery life will suddenly freeze the cursor which will then turn into the spinning wheel of death. Sometimes I can wait it out if it's a few minutes but sometimes I have to manually turn off the computer and then turn it back on when it's been hours of no change or improvement. I know it's probably best to downgrade back to Snow Leopard but I'd really like to keep my OS. Are there other things I can do to optimize my Mac? I've tried keeping fewer files on the desktop and emptying out the trash often and it seemed to help for a while. Other suggestions?
Thanks for reading!

Wow, that post looks like a mess...I will try to make it more readable.
Thanks for your reply. I had to wait a few days for the problem to crop up again. I followed your instructions to the best of my ability. The thing is that the problem (i.e. freezing and spinning wheel) happened at 8:19 and the closest messages in the Console were are time stamped 8:17 and 8:25. So I will put them here for you to look at if you don't mind:
2014-09-03 8:17:00.034 PM com.apple.usbmuxd[22]: _SendAttachNotification Device 6c:3e:6d:35:85:8d@fe80::6e3e:6dff:fe35:858d._apple-mobdev2._tcp.local. has already appeared on interface 5. Suppressing duplicate attach notification.
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: [EWOULDBLOCK][vnode:0xffffff80243e1780][original:0xffffff80243e1780][callback: 0 count:263 ] onaccessctl_check:1827 result:0 disconnected:0
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: current scan list:
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: (pid 37 [mtmd], vnode 0xffffff80243e1780 [/Users/Rose/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/Session Storage/004039.log], [context 0xffffff80236087b0] [result 0] [setup 0] [disconnected 0] [vfsbusy 0]) - 1 waiter(s)
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: available kctl entries: 9
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: nspace-handler-unblock: did not find token 7629
2014-09-03 8:25:48.490 PM com.apple.mtmd[37]: handler unblock failed. (status=-1/errno=2/token=7629/fd=5)
2014-09-03 8:25:48.490 PM com.apple.mtmd[37]: attempting to thin because of low free space on Macintosh HD by removing
2014-09-03 18:30:17 -0400, estimate 0 bytes to recover, 1 snapshot can be thinned
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:0 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: not SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, return ENOMEM
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:0 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: not SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, return ENOMEM
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:0 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: not SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, return ENOMEM
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:0 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: not SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, return ENOMEM
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: NULL target or context; request:3 kctl_entry:0xffffff80234d5000
2014-09-03 8:25:48.000 PM kernel[0]: sav: onaccess_send: SAV_KCTL_REQ_COMPLETE, intercheck_done()
2014-09-03 8:25:50.584 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[198]: Background: [2070] disappeared out from under us (UID: 501 EUID: 501)
2014-09-03 8:25:52.554 PM sandboxd[139]: ([2068]) assistantd(2068) deny file-read-data /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security-common.plist
2014-09-03 8:27:22.580 PM Console[2087]: setPresentationOptions called with NSApplicationPresentationFullScreen when there is no visible fullscreen window; this call will be ignored.
I hope this is not too much text and I hope it makes some sense. The problem happened while I was closing a tab on Chrome, which wasn't anything sketchy, just Facebook, and nothing too unmanagable (it was the only application active). Thanks for your help!

Computer freezing with spinning wheel -- Heroku??

Hi,
I'm having a couple of issues with my Mac desktop.
After it sits idle for more than an hour, it freezes. At first the mouse doesn't respond. Then, if I can get it moving, I get the spinning wheel that won't go away. I have to end up turning it off, then back on for it to work. I've had the computer for over 3 years and this just started happening about 2 weeks ago.
Yesterday I got an error message when using Safari -- "Heroku -- No app found". I have no idea what this means. Has something hijacked my computer? Strangely, I've been getting the same error message on my iPad lately! Could it have something to do with iCloud sharing information on both?? Sorry for the broad questions, but I'm pretty clueless when it comes to Mac's.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

This forum category is for Older iPods, so I'm not sure how your post ended up here. You may want to post another question, by going here first
https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa
and selecting the appropriate forun category, such as your Mac model or Mac OS X version.
I would do two tests. Start up the Mac in Safe Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564
Although some things will not work in Safe Mode, you can use Safari. Does this problem happen in Safe Mode? If it does not, there may be some system extension or background process running when you start up nornally, that is causing this problem.
To further narrow down the cause, start up normally and create a new user account in System Preferences Users & Groups pane. The new user account can be Admin or Standard. Log out and log in to the new user account (do not use Fast User Switching). In the new user account, does this problem occur? If it does, the cause is likely to be at the system level. If does not, the cause is likely to be something that runs in the background, when you log in to your usual user account.
Doing these test will allow additional troubleshooting to be more focused.

Macbook very slow with spinning wheels when opening apps. Have replaced Ram, done a fresh Yosemite reinstall please help

I have replaced Ram, formatted Harddrive and reinstalled Yosemite, the install took 11 hours. The boot up takes ages and when opening apps I get spinning wheels and they take ages to open. Even typing this the text is delayed, please assist:
Problem description:
My macbook is extremely slow and continuously shows the spinning wheel when opening new apps or switching between apps, the bootup is very long. I have changed the Ramand performed a fresh install of Yosemite, the install took 11 hours
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 9, 2014 at 6:44:19 AM GMT+2
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:39:24
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Jarrod (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (480.23 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
User Login Items: ℹ️
None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
None
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      5% WindowServer
      0% launchd
      0% opendirectoryd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
60 MB mds_stores
60 MB WindowServer
52 MB Safari
34 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
6.01 GB Free RAM
1.32 GB Active RAM
310 MB Inactive RAM
943 MB Wired RAM
934 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

If your Mac runs slowly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH19031?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Start up in Safe Mode. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1564
Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Repair Disk
Steps 1 through 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836

X Server (10.3.9) GUI freezes with spinning wheel

I have a problem with the GUI interface on an eMac running OS X Server v10.3.9 (Build 7W98, Security Update 2006-006).
When I login locally (with any kind of user) it ever happens that the GUI freezes during common operations.
I noticed (or better, it seems) that the problem could be related to the spinning wheel used to graphically inform the user to wait while the operation is progressing. In fact, the GUI freezes (as well as the wheel movement) when I call windows or applications that start the wheel spinning. After less than a couple of seconds everything is frozen except the mouse pointer that, sometimes but not too often, becomes a spinning beach ball. Then it seems it doesn't happen anything more. Only one to ten times, the system restarts after 5 to 10 minutes.
NOTE WELL that even if the local user is frozen, the server services are working well, without any slowing down.
I can get out of the problem only if I login as root via ssh with another terminal and launch the classic "shutdown -r now" (of course, also switching off the eMac).
I've already tried either a permission repair with DiskUtility (booting the system via the original X Server DVD) and running DiskWarrior, but without any results.
I also tried to unplug the Ethernet RJ45 connector to isolate the unit from the network, but again, no way.
Any suggestion?
Thank you very much in advance.
Regards,
MrMars96
eMac Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi Jeff,
thank you for your post.
What do you consider common operations?
Browsing folders with Finder, running Software Update, DiskUtility, Server Admin and so on.
Can you keep the Activity monitor open and see if there
are any spikes?
Yes, I can keep the Activity Monitor open (it doesn't have the spinning wheel, and that's another reason I suspect on it or something related to it).
Sorry for my inexperience, unfortunately I don't know what "spikes" are. I'll surely look for some explanation.
Have you checked the logs?
Yes. As far as I saw, there isn't any important error. Have you perhaps any clue to which log should I inspect with big attention?
Most important, how much RAM do you have. I'd never try an
OS X Server with less than 2GB.
Only 512MB. It's a server for 3 people. Mainly for IMAP service and a light Joomla site (so apache+mysql) still work in progress.
The system worked well for more than a year and half (but Joomla has been installed for 3 months).
Thank you very much for any kind of support,
Michael

MacBook Pro slow with spinning wheel

My MacBook Pro recently on startup gave me a screen which led me to repair my HD or re-install from Disc or I-cloud backup.
As I have no backup disc, I did the HD repair but now the computer is working very slowly and more often than not, gives me
the DEADLY spinning wheel for practically every mouse click. HELP ! HELP ! HELP !

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the system log for messages that may indicate a hardware fault. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator. I've tested them only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, they may not work as described.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|nspace-h|n Cause: -' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Reset the System Management Controller.
If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

Macbook pro problem with spinning wheel

hello....i have a macbook pro 15" i7 and i have a problem with the spinning wheel of Mac os X. I am always seeing this spinning wheel. for example I open mail and safari at the same time and i get this spining wheel for 25 secondes...
any solutions????
please help me...

i open mail and then the activity and i saw that it was sending me password to find any new mails
Did it find any new mails? Or did it just sit there asking for a password?
then how can i see that my home page is set to one that fully loads accurately in my browser???
Find a website you like to visit that doesn't have problems loading. Google and Wikipedia and Apple's own website all should always work.
Go to Safari menu -> Preferences -> Click on the light switch for General.
There you will find a home page field where you can put that website you like.

Imovie freezes with spinning wheel on macmini, recently installed lion

When using imovie I found that the spinning wheel is on constantly and then locks up, I've increased memory to 4Gb and only run one app at a time. Could this be anything to do with recent installation of Lion OS? Or something else even?

Try a smc reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

Macbook pro freezes randomly (spinning wheel of death)

I just got a macbook pro refresh and the thing randomly freezes without warning. Once it's locked up the wheel just spins, I can't access Activity Monitor, can't do anything. I think it's a pretty good computer but, aside from freezing and basically totally breaking randomly. What's up with this? Do the people at Mac not test equipment before selling it to their users. If you google "mac freezes" you get tons of hits, but none of them seem to have the solution. Any help? Thanks!

Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: end composition.
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: update ui
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extras/TextInput.menu/Contents/SharedSupport/TISwitcher.app/Contents/MacOS/TISw itcher[187]: CPSGetCurrentProcess(): This call is deprecated and should not be called anymore.
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: process it in Engine
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: process in EngineAdaptor
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: convert result is gmail.com and len is 9
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: start update ui
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: start g candidates
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: start g composition
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: start create composition
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: generate compelete
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: end composition.
Apr 5 13:16:34 undevice Goopy[165]: dealloc
Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice Google Chrome Helper[209]: unknown error code: invalid numerical value
Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice Google Chrome Helper[209]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Tue Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice.local Google Chrome Helper[209] <Error>: unknown error code: invalid numerical value
Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Tue Apr 5 13:16:48 undevice.local Google Chrome Helper[209] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: process it in Engine
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: process in EngineAdaptor
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: should NOT process
Apr 5 13:17:20: --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: start update ui
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: start g candidates
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: start g composition
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: start create composition
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: generate compelete
Apr 5 13:17:20 undevice Goopy[165]: end composition.
Apr 5 13:20:00 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: [198:24323:253806611897:ERROR:backend_impl.cc(1092)] Critical error found -8
Apr 5 13:20:03 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Handling SIGTERM in renderer.
Apr 5 13:20:03 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Wrote signal to shutdown pipe.
Apr 5 13:25:31 undevice login[252]: USER_PROCESS: 252 ttys000
Apr 5 13:26:25 undevice /System/Library/CoreServices/CCacheServer.app/Contents/MacOS/CCacheServer[189]: No valid tickets, timing out
Apr 5 13:26:47 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: 2011-04-05 13:26:47.502 Google Chrome Helper[232:107] __CFServiceControllerBeginPBSLoadForLocalizations received error 1100 from bootstraplookup2
Apr 5 13:27:45 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Handling SIGTERM in renderer.
Apr 5 13:27:45 undevice [0x0-0x10010].com.google.Chrome[198]: Wrote signal to shutdown pipe.
Apr 5 13:29:22 undevice com.apple.usbmuxd[21]: HandleUSBMuxDictionary client 0x101b00010-Xcode/com.apple.Xcode using library usbmuxd-211 built on Jan 13 2011 at 04:19:31, running usbmuxd-211 built on Jan 13 2011 at 04:20:21

Remote Desktop Admin 3.2 Freezes with Spinning Wheel

I have an Intel MacBook and Intel iMac, both with 10.5.1 installed. I use them to admin a classroom full of iMacs. After logging onto the computers today I noticed that I can not get Remote Desktop to function. Every time I open it I get the spinning color wheel that never stops. I can not do anything with it. I made sure I had the latest updates to the software. Still nothing. I reset my PRAM and Power manager. No Luck. I reinstalled the application. No luck. I manually removed everything emote desktop related and then reinstalled and still no luck. Anyone have any solution advice.

I am also having the same issue on 2 machines. A MacBook Pro and a MacPro. When I look in the console, this is what I see :
Dec 10 10:57:35 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: error connecting 61 Connection refused
Dec 10 10:57:35 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: unable to connect to agent - try again
Dec 10 10:57:36 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: AgentListenerThread messageSize bad 3892510720 67108864
Dec 10 10:57:36 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: AgentListenerThread messageSize bad 134217728 3892510720
Dec 10 10:57:36 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: AgentListenerThread messageSize bad 67108864 134217728
Dec 10 10:57:36 Hercule /Applications/Remote Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Remote Desktop: AgentListenerThread messageSize bad 3892510720 67108864
I have tried to do a clean install of the app in the MacPro, but I still get the same message. Lovely.
Mack

Flash problems in Safari 2.0.1 - freezes with spinning wheel

Safari is freezing up on many sites which have flash content on them. One of the sites I am having the most problems with is MySpace.com
I have the most up to date Flash player and Safari. Running 10.4.2

Hello Pady
You use the cd only when you need to repair the Disk also known as Disc repair. Please read the Directives in the posts carefully , so that you understand them & then apply.
To run Repair Disk permissions you go.> Utilites>Disk Utility pick your Hard Drive & pick Repair Disk Permissions, you can get info after @ the tool bar at the Info button there will be messages when it runs in the window on the Utility. Really though reread the links so that you understand. Also read as much as you can hear at Discussion, that is what I do.
Also make sure that when you post you go to the most pertinent, place to post, where you will get the most attention.
I need to get to sleep.
if you have Qs post.
Regards - Eme

Macbook Pro 10.6.8 won't shut down. Blue screen with spinning wheel.

it's an 15 inch macbook pro. since I bought this computer was working fine about last year. Somehow, start of this year, the problem begins. Everytime when i opened microsoft word 2011 on mac or Photoshop cs5, and quit the software as normaly. When i try to shut down the blue screen with spinning wheel apears. this spining wheel is endless. But funny thing is that after use other software such as games, web browser (safari) etc. and quit them. when i shut down there was not a problem. only word 2011 for mac and adobe photoshop cs5. Any solutions?

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the page that opens.
Step 1
Select "system.log" from the file list. Enter "BOOT_TIME" (without the quotes) in the search box. Note the timestamps of those log messages, which refer to the times when the system was booted. Now clear the search box and scroll back in the log to the last boot time when you had the problem. Post the messages logged during the time something abnormal was happening. That time might be before or after the boot.
For example, if the problem is a slow startup taking three minutes, post the messages timestamped within three minutes after the boot time, not before. If the problem is a system crash or freeze, post the messages from before the boot time, when the system was about to crash or was failing to shut down. In either case, please include the BOOT_TIME message at the beginning or the end of the log extract.
Post the log text, please, not a screenshot. If there are runs of repeated messages, post only one example of each. Don’t post many repetitions of the same message.
If the log doesn't go back far enough in time, scroll down in the Console file list to /private/var/log/system.log.0.bz2. Search that archived log, and if necessary the older ones below it, for the same information.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Edit it out by search-and-replace in a text editor before posting.
Step 2
Do the same with kernel.log.
Step 3
Still in Console, look under System Diagnostic Reports for crash or panic logs, and post the most recent one, if any. In the interest of privacy, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if present (it may not be.) Please don’t post shutdownStall or hang logs — they're very long and not helpful.

Macbook air freezes with spinning wheel

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for