MacBook Pro sometime won't shut down after Lion installation.

After installation of Lion my new MacBook Pro (early 2011) sometime won't shut down in the normal way and I have to shut it down using the power botton.

Make sure you quit out of all programs prior to shuting down if you have not done so.
Boot up from your install DVD and run "Repair Disk" from the Utility menu.

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My MacBook Pro 15" won't shut down properly.

I am in search of help cause no one seems to know what the problem is. I have a late 2008 unibody 2.4ghz 15" MacBook pro. everything works smoothly and fine the computer runs superb, but when I go to shut it down I get a gray screen and a pinwheel thing and it just keeps spinning. Ive left it doing this for about 8 hours so I know it's not an issue with time. I can only get it to shut down when i hold the power button which I don't like doing. Everything else is in full working order any suggestions?

Sounds like you might need a SMC reset.
I would also try using Disk Utility to do a Disk Repair, as shown in this link, while booted up on your install disk.
You could have some directory corruption. Let us know what errors Disk Utility reports and if DU was able to repair them. Disk Utility's Disk Repair is not perfect and may not find or repair all directory issues. A stronger utility may be required to finish the job.
After that Repair Permissions.
No need to report Permissions errors....we all get them.
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MacBook Pro(2007) won't shut down completely

MacBook Pro(2007)-Leopard
When I go to shut down the computer, I click on the shut down now or just let it do it's own thing, and everything is fine until it gets to the part where I get the spinning gear cirlce.
It just keeps going and going and going....until I have to force the computer to shut down by pressing the power button.
Unless I reboot and shut down again(usually works second time), the computer will not come on when it is scheduled to in the AM.

Make sure you quit out of all programs prior to shuting down if you have not done so.
Boot up from your install DVD and run "Repair Disk" from the Utility menu.

MacBook Pro OCCASIONALLY won't shut down or restart

It seems like this only happens after I've been dealing with large files or, I guess, doing a lot? Example: I've been working on a large-ish file in Pixelmator and if I work on it long enough, the program lags. I also just purchased a rather large album on iTunes this morning (close to 60 songs) and when it was finished, iTunes lagged. Whenever something like this happens, I try to restart my computer just to sort of refresh it, I guess, but it just sits with my wallpaper and the spinning circle on the screen. For hours. Until I hold the power button, but this distresses me, as this is the EXACT reason I bought a Mac in the first place.
I have tried to run Disk Utility from my installer disc, but after selecting the language, a window pops up saying Snow Leopard can't be installed and asks me to either restore from Time Machine (which I don't use) or just restart regularly. It won't let me access the menu bar options (except "Speech.")
I have zero idea what Onyx is and would like to avoid having to download it if I can.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Is your software all up to date? If not, that would be the first thing to do. When done updating, be sure to repair permissions.
Also, be sure that any third party software you might have is fully compatible with Snow Leopard.
Also check in Activity Monitor to be sure you don't have some runaway process hogging the CPU and bogging everything down.
Don't know why you can't get to Disk Utility on the install disc--the most logical thing to do is to boot from the install disk and navigate to Disk Utility and repair your boot disk. No idea why you're getting this message and can't access Disk Utility.
Can you boot to the Apple Hardware Test? If so, it might be worth running the extended version of it to see if anything shows up in the form of an error code.
If you don't get an answer here, you might try asking in the Snow Leopard forum. Unless something shows up on the hardware test, this sounds like more of a software problem.
Good luck!

My Mac 10.7.5 won't shut down after new software (security update 2013-003) installation-- hangs at grey screen with "software update" at top. It also intermittently goes to sleep without my asking. What to do?

My Mac 10.7.5 won't shut down after a new software installation (Security Update 2013-003). It just hangs at a grey screen with "Software Update" at the top. I have to force quit, then restart-- but the new software hasn't installed.
My Mac also intermittently goes into Sleep mode, repeatedly, unprompted by me. I suspect a connection between these two problems.
I have tried deleting the /Library/Updates folder. It hasn't helped. The update still won't install, and my Mac won't shut down without my forcing the quit.
Help please!

Hi, I've just come accross the same problem... did you manage to get a resolution??
Cheers, Chris.

My MacBook Pro (2.66GHz Corei7) shuts down by itself continuously

My MacBook Pro (2.66GHz Corei7) shuts down by itself continuously

Hi, I am facing the same issue.
Did you able to solve your issue? Please advise.

2008 Mac Pro 10.5.8 shuts down after hours of no use, Set to never shut down. Can be resumed pressing any key but all programs not in startup list need to be restarted and unsaved data lost .   New behavior. No system changes.

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I plugged in iPhone 5 charger to my MacBook Pro and it immediately shut down and I can't get it restarted. Any ideas how to do this without removing the battery?

I plugged in iPhone 5 charger to my MacBook Pro and it immediately shut down and I can't get it restarted. Any ideas how to do this without removing the battery?

If you have your MBP charger, try a SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
If no success, make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar.
Ciao.

Itunes is causing my Macbook Pro to freeze at shut down, any ideas?

For a while I was confused as to why my brand new Macbook Pro was failing to shut down. I continued to use it, and each time I would shut my computer off it would freeze with a loading dial in the lower-middle part of the screen. Eventually I started to run one program at a time. I ran Safari (among other programs), and the computer shut down fine. I ran Itunes, and the computer failed to shut down. I have also realized that Microsoft Office causes my computer to freeze at shut down as well. I have run disk utility to check my hard-drive. Everything came out fine, so I know it is not a hardware problem. Something with the software of Microsoft Office and Itunes are not functioning properly... Anybody have any ideas?

For a while I was confused as to why my brand new Macbook Pro was failing to shut down. I continued to use it, and each time I would shut my computer off it would freeze with a loading dial in the lower-middle part of the screen. Eventually I started to run one program at a time. I ran Safari (among other programs), and the computer shut down fine. I ran Itunes, and the computer failed to shut down. I have also realized that Microsoft Office causes my computer to freeze at shut down as well. I have run disk utility to check my hard-drive. Everything came out fine, so I know it is not a hardware problem. Something with the software of Microsoft Office and Itunes are not functioning properly... Anybody have any ideas?

My Macbook Pro 15" (late 2007) shuts down unexpectedly

I have started having this problem intermittently over the past month, and it has gotten worse over the past two days.
I am using my Macbook Pro normally (watching Youtube videos or online streams primarily), and it will suddenly either go to sleep or shut down entirely. If it goes to sleep, I can press enter and it will wake up briefly before going back to sleep about 3 seconds later, until eventually it will just shut down on its own. If it shuts down completely, I can press the power button to start it back up, but it will shut down again before even reaching the login screen. I tried going into bootcamp, but it shut down before I could select the Windows partition.
The only thing that has worked so far is resetting the SMC by holding Shift+ctrl+alt+power button for a few seconds while it is off. That lets me start it up for a while, but if I ever start using it for something a bit more demanding (again, Youtube or video streams, for example), it will shut down after probably about 30 min. of use.
I just got back from the Apple store today to get my power adapter and my battery replaced. The power adapter cable connection was exposed, and the computer had been saying to service the battery for a couple of years now. After replacing those, the service battery message went away, but it just started shutting down again. The Apple store MRI diagnostics only showed the battery problem.
One other piece of info is that I hear a click from the left side of the laptop before it shuts down (can't tell if left front or left back).
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Hello Shamalama,
If you can't install the Superdrive Firmware Update 3.0 first please make sure it applies to your MacBook Pro.
About SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 - Apple Support
Follow these steps to find out if your Mac requires this update and if the update is successfully installed:
From the Apple () menu in the upper-left menu bar, choose About This Mac.
Click More Info, then select Serial-ATA in the Hardware section of System Profiler.
Select the DVD entry, and inspect the Revision field in the window below.
On an iMac, if you see Revision: KA15 or 2AHG, your iMac needs this update. If the update has been successfully applied to an iMac, the field will be KA16 or 2AHH.
On Mac mini computers, if you see Revision: 2AHF, your Mac mini needs this update. If the update has been successfully applied to a Mac mini computer, the field will be 2AH1.
On MacBook computers, if you see Revision: KA14, KA19, SA15, SA17, 1APF, KK07, or CP06 your MacBook needs this update. If the update has been successfully applied to a MacBook, the field will be KB19, SA18, 1APG, KK08, or CP08.
On MacBook Pro computers, if you see Revision: KA14, KA19 or SA17, your MacBook Pro needs this update. If the update has been successfully applied to a MacBook Pro, the field will be KB19 or SA18.
Learn what to do if you cannot install the SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 .
Then, as linked, check out the article
Mac OS X v10.6.4 and later: Unable to Install SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 - Apple Support
More info on the update and install tips can be found at
About SuperDrive Firmware Update 3.0 - Apple Support
Best,
Nubz

External hard drive won't shut down after switch from OS10.5 to OS10.4.11

i recently chanded my OS from 10.5 to 10.4.11 (as a programme i want to use is not compatible with leopard), but since i have done this my external hard-drive won't shut down automatically when i shut down my mac. i have to switch it off at the plug instead.
can anyone suggest how i can get it to do this again?
i'm a little concerned that i'm damaging the external drive by turning it off manually all the time..
thanks

Some hard drives shut off with shutdown, some don't. Sometimes hard drives that did shut off with one system will not do the same with a different system. My hard drives which did shut off, prior to 10.5 now stay on.
This is not really a problem as all hard drives spin down after 10- 20 minutes when not in use, whether your computer is on or off. Leaving the drive on is fine, shutting it off manually is fine.
-mj
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Mac won't shut down after 10.6.8 update - a possible fix

I noticed that after updating my MacBook Pro to 10.6.8 (using the latest 1.1 combo update) that often times when attempting to shut-down after using Safari the computer would just hang or, I'd get a message that said something like, "OSX didn't log you out because Safari did not quit...".
After putting the system into SAFE BOOT mode and trying to launch Safari I was getting tons of errors about Flash Player plug-in 10.6 crashing.
After downloading the latest Flash player plug-in from Adobe the hang-on-shutdown behavior seems to have stopped.
FYI for those who haven't found a fix.

Hi, I've just come accross the same problem... did you manage to get a resolution??
Cheers, Chris.

10.5.8 won't shut down after bad SD disk removal. It stops all applications but won't get past the final shut down screen.

I had a disk error with a SD disk from my camera. Removed the disk from the card reader and got the Disk Removal Error alert. Then the whole thing froze up on me. Noting else would eject, No other apps would shut down and basically nothing worked. I couldn't shut down so I removed the battery. Restarted the computer ok then tried to repair the SD disk in question. No luck on the repair so ejected it again. Then tried to restart OS and it won't shut down again except everything still works but it just won't shut down.

Some hard drives shut off with shutdown, some don't. Sometimes hard drives that did shut off with one system will not do the same with a different system. My hard drives which did shut off, prior to 10.5 now stay on.
This is not really a problem as all hard drives spin down after 10- 20 minutes when not in use, whether your computer is on or off. Leaving the drive on is fine, shutting it off manually is fine.
-mj
[email protected]

My Mac won't shut down after upgrading to Panther

I recently upgraded to Panther 10.3 from Jaguar 10.2.9. After Panther had installed successfully, I used software update and I'm now running Panther 10.3.9. However, since then my Mac won't shut down. It doesn't hang or freeze - it just does nothing at all.
I've made sure no applications are running or have frozen. I've tried booting up from the OS X disk and running Disk Repair, and I've also tried using the 'fsck' tool. (I entered '/sbin/fsck -f' in single-user mode). Nothing has worked.
Now each time I want to shut down, I have to force shut down. Can anyone help?
800 MHz PowerPC G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9) 1.5 GB SDRAM

Hard shutdowns can cause disk damage. You are better off leaving your Mac on until the problem is sorted.
Have you disconnected all peripheral devices (unmount firewire drives before disconnecting) except Apple keyboard and mouse and tried shutdown? Often peripherals can kick back a signal to the cpu preventing shutdown.
-mj
[email protected]

MacBook OSX 10.5.5 shuts down after 30 minutes of inactivity

If I leave my MacBook unattended, it shuts down after exactly 30 minutes. It asks me if I'm sure I want to Logout. This also happens when I've got iTunes running and listening to music but away from my computer for the 30 minutes. I've tried changing the Sleep options in Energy Saver (System Preferences) but to no avail. Not sure if this was an issue before I downloaded 10.5.5 onto this computer because I've only just begun listening to iTunes through this computer and new speakers and thus been leaving the computer unattended for this length of time. The MacBook is almost 1 year old. I've got it plugged in to power.
I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to prevent this.

Figured it out myself. MacBook wasn't actually shutting down, but rather logging out. Went to System Prefs,; Security; and unchecked logout after _ minutes of inactivity.

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