Spinning ball on MacBook

When I lifted lip of my MacBook Pro to use and entered my password screen just shows a continuous spinning coloured ball. Help

Useful article here on the causes of the Spinning Beach Ball and how to troubleshoot it:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177479/Troubleshoot_the_spinning_beach_b all?taxonomyId=89&pageNumber=1
and also this:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html

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I have owned my MacBook Pro for several months. Initially, I did not have any problems. Now I have a problem with Yahoo Mail. I can open my account, but when I try to get at my mail, 2 out of 3 times I get the spinning ball that never stops. Now what?

I have owned my MacBook Pro for several months without having any problems with it. Recently I am having trouble with my Yahoo Mail. I can open it fine, but 2 out of 3 times when I try to actually open a message, the spinning ball comes on the screen and does not stop. Sometimes, I can log out or force quit and come back in to my account and use it. Other times, I run into the same problem. Any suggestions?

Killerfinch wrote:
My new yahoo account nestles comfortably in iCloud on the mine iPad.
No, your Yahoo account is not in iCloud (which only handles iCloud mail), it is in Yahoo, and the Yahoo mail account is on your iPad.
But the MacBook Pro will have none of it! I write this question now as I fear that I will be totally demented very soon and unable to formulate my thoughts clearly!
Get the correct settings for your account from Yahoo and set it up manually.
By the way, I also find the "password" issue problematical. It seems Apple want my Apple password rather than my eMail password. All very confusing.
That would depend on what you are trying to do.

MacBook Pro Retina showing spinning ball issues even after Main Logic Board Replacement

HI there!
I'm a proud owner of Macbook Pro, 15 inch, late 2013 model. It has 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 processor; 16 GB Ram, 1 TB PCIe based SSD. The software version is OS X 10.9.4. I have AppleCare.
1. MY mac developed rainbow beach ball issues. Sometimes it'll last for ages. I took several videos of them. I spent hours chatting with online Apple advisors. They did everything they could possibly do: Repair Disk, Repair Disk Permissions, SMC reset, PRAM reset. When nothing worked, I did clean-install the Mac six or seven times. Every time other apps would randomly cause the spinning ball issues. My Mac even restarted all on a sudden because of kernel panic. So at last, I took it to an Apple Store which is a one-mile drive from London. They diagnosed it as a graphics issues and replaced the Main Logic Board and put it to standard testing which revealed no other anomalies. After the repair, I noticed that dock icons remain present for a dew seconds when I restart or shut down the computer. So this time I took it to a London Apple Retail Store. The Genius at first diagnosed it as a display burn-in issues and sent it to be replaced with a new one. However, next day the technician who actually worked on the computer, phoned me saying that they could not reproduce any issues and did not replace the display either. I went to take my Mac back and discovered that the dock icons stuff still persist when restarting or shutting down the Mac. When I drew their attention, they told me that it was a software issue that Apple is aware of. Apple might resolve the issues in the future updates. Well, after getting back to my hotel room, I clean-installed my OS from USB and the dock icon issues were gone. Same version of software, but different behavior.
2. But that's not the reason I'm here. My Mac has again begun to show the rainbow beach ball one day after the repair, when I try to connect to my Airport Time Capsule through Finder in order to selectively transfer files to my Mac. This time the spinning ball would last for a very short time. But if I want, I can regularly reproduce them. I've also noticed this when installing MS Office for Mac 2011 edition. I'm sure I'll get the nasty ball as I use the Mac more and more.
3. I've got some questions: Can it be that during the MLB replacement, some other connectors got harmed? Or the issues are not specific to graphics only? Why didn't Apple find any anomalies during testing? I'll go to Apple Retail Store again, when I get the chance to. Once there, can I ask them for a full replacement of the Mac? Shall they take my request otherwise? I really don't feel comfortable using a shouldered computer which is going to go through many parts replacements.
4. I sincerely need your feedback. Please help me guys out there.

Applecare was no help at all. I called and did the complaint. They confirmed that it is registered to me and everything but essetially told me that they cant give me answers as to what is taking so long. They knew a repair was in progress but wanted to set me up with an appointment at an apple store? (the nearest Apple retail store is Billings which is 240 miles away, or about 4 hours). i tell them its at the repair place and they go on to tell me they can send me a box to mail it in and have it reapir by them.. They are trying to shift the blame to the AASP and his rep. But he said he has been trying with very few answers from Apple as well

I have a 2009 Macbook Pro with 1T hdd 8GB Ram and ran Maverick without problem...Yosemite installation has me completely frozen, nothing works but the spinning ball...I had to force shutdown last night, and haven't turned it on again...what do you ad

I have a 2009 Macbook Pro with 1T hdd 8GB Ram and ran Maverick without problem...Yosemite installation has me completely frozen, nothing works but the spinning ball...I had to force shutdown last night, and haven't turned it on again...what do you advise? During installation emptied cache, etc. Backed up using time machine, fortunately.

Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, 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.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities 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. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.
5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
How to Clean Install OS X Yosemite
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.

New macbook pro has a lot of spinning ball

Hello everyone.
I am completely new in the Mac world and I dreamed for my Macbook pro for years so I hope you will understan my frustration.
At the end of July I purchased a mid 2012 15 inch non-retina mbp - 2,6gb, 4mb ram, 500 gb hd.
Ever since I got it I experienced the spinning ball quite often. But because of my wish for perfection tried not to pay any attention to that.
Then 2 months later suddenly the SD card reader stopped working. So I brought it back to the shop and also complained about the spinning ball. They changed the logical board and told me everything will be fine now. Should not see any spinnig ball anymore.
I gave it a try for the weekend to do some projects where I had to use programs such as Adobe Ilustrator and Photoshop as well as Word, however the spinning ball was still there. Quite often it actually appears just by opening Safari or Itunes, so not only heavier programs. sometimes just when waning to paste something or opening the Finder.
Brought it back to the shop again saying that it seems slower than my old ASUS that had no more than 4gb of RAM. Besides, this one is a new computer and it is empty, so how can it be so slow already now?
A week later I got it back saying it was a defective Hard drive cable that might have caused it. Changed, spinning wheel should be no longer there.
Gave it another try - spinnig wheel still there!
So now I am wondering - is that normal?
boyfriend says - is it normal, friends say - no, I never see it (still working on Adobe programs as well as having 4gb of ram and 2,4mhz)
My guess is that it might be the RAM? but then again - common, it is a new compter and I have only 50gb of information inside. how can it suffer already? Besidesthat, often the spinning ball appears on random situations in random programs. when I spend my day with the computer I see it like 5-10 times a day.
sometimes when I check the Memory activity the Wired memory goes up to 1,70gb out of my 4gb of RAM. Is that the issue? Once I restart the computer, it goes down again. But this is annyoing, right?
Please share your exprience and opinions,
Best regards,
Sarmite

Call Apple Customer Relations - 1-800-767-2275. Ask politely & firmly that you want to be transferred to Customer Relations. Tell them exactly what you stated in your post.
GOOD LUCK!

New Macbook with spinning ball intro

Got a brank new out of the box Macbook today switched it on and during the start up intro welcome film my kid pressed the power button off!
So I rebooted it and now all I get is the spinning beachball no startup film and it hang with the spinning ball...how do I reset it all so I get rid of the ball and back to the welcome intro film?

Try with this.
On start up,press Option-Command-P-R until you hear two beeps.

Having problem with spinning ball using final cut pro x with new macbook pro with retina screen

Having problem with spinning ball using final cut pro x with new macbook pro with retina screen

Update the software. There is no reason to run a two year old version.
Russ

I am trying to upgrade my macbook pro to os x mavericks, but it has been on the reboot process for more than 2 hours. There is only the apple logo with the spinning ball thing. What should I do?

I am trying to upgrade my macbook pro to os x mavericks， but it has been on the reboot process for more than 2 hours. There is only the apple logo with the spinning ball thing. What should I do?

Hi there Candyleehoiman,
I would recommend taking a look at the troubleshooting steps found in the article below.
Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2570
-Griff W.

MacBook Pro 13 and the Spinning Ball of Death. How to fix it?

I bought my macbook pro last year and after several months, (summer 2010) i faced an isight problem. I went to info-quest, where they fix computers here in Athens,Greece and charged me 458 euros. Fortunately, I had the warranty and paid nothing. Till then I was really satisfied with my mac. However, recently i faced another problem with it. Yesterday, my mac became so slow and i get the spinning ball of death. I can't do anything right now, for instance, if i want to shut it down, i have to wait for a long period of time til it shuts down and my mac becomes so unresponsive. To sum up, everything i do, scroll down, scroll up, click the x button, the spinning beachball of death reappears. I really hope there is a solution for this problem.

Any number of things may factor into the appearance of a spinning ball of death, but it basically comes down to an operation or command that is stalled.
First, your quick fix: when you experience a SBOD, click on an empty patch of screen so you can access the pulldown Apple menu. Scroll down to Force Quit; approve of the Force quit, and enter. The command or operation will be aborted, and you'll be able to use your MBP again.
Second, the next time it happens, take note of which application is stalled when you navigate to Force Quit. It will be noted in red, and show as inactive. Now, you know which application is causing you the problem. It may be that the application is faulty, or you have too many windows open at the same time, or there's a conflict of some sort.
Respond to this post so we can fix this once and for all!

Spinning ball, hard drive, macbook pro

Dear Experts
I have mid 2009 Macbook pro (2.66 Ghz). I am frequently running into spinning ball that freezes my mac even for opening Safari, iPhoto etc. I am user of CPU demending softwares. Here is what I did till now
1. Free space on HDD is 78 GB (out of 320 GB HDD)
2. Ran Disk utility --> verified.
3. SMART status is OK.
4. Fixed all permissions.
5. Ran disk tool pro--> SMART status OK
6. Fixed bad alias
7. Removed all cache, junk, trash with CleanMyMac.
However, problems is persisted. I ran a bad sector check on disk tool pro and it shows all time that scan for bad sectors is failed while rest of the tests passed. I wonder whether my HDD is failing or what? I have already backed up on Time Machine.
Any experts has comments/suggestions? That will be of great help.
Thanks
Sai

What you describe seems indicative of hard drive failure. You did yourself no favor, however, by running "CleanMyMac" which may have deleted some very important files.
I would recommend doing a full and complete reinstallation of everything. If you still have the 'beachballing' then I would try replacing the drive.
Clinton

Can't get macbook past spinning ball at start up.PLEASE HELP

"Can't get Macbook past spinning ball at startup. PLEASE HELP"
Older mac book with (?? 10.5.... ??) Froze up. Force Quit "Kindle", "Sketch up" and "Safari". Have tried to use safe boot but after 5 min. of holding shift key the SBOD (Spinning Beachball Of Death) was still spinning away. Tried to load Mountain lion by means of disc---Didnt have original disc for this macbook; inherited it from deceased family member 2 yrs ago--- but couldn't get past SBOD there either. I am willing to erase all on mac book in order to get it up and running again since all my vital files are in my Mac (desktop) and primary use of macbook tends to be internet use.

You could try installing Snow Leopard on the Macbook. Installation DVD is available from Apple:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Are you sure the MB meets the requirements for Mountain Lion?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5444

Macbook pro Spinning ball constanly running slow/stalling

Hello,
I'm not sure whats wrong with my Macbook pro running 10.7.5 If it matters specs are at the bottom. I constantly get the Spinning ball- stalling
I'm not sure if I'm running out of space on my HD or what else the problem coudl be. I deleteddarn huge Adobe programs to free up sapce and it ran super fast for a day, then started freezing up with te ball again. Emptied trash , etc, not sure what i need to do. I feel like im on a PC again and cant' stand it. Thanks
Model Name:    MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:    MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name:    Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:    1
Total Number of Cores:    2
L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
L3 Cache:    3 MB
Memory:    4 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:    4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:    MBP61.0057.B0F
SMC Version (system):    1.58f16
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:    Enabled

Hello,
I'm not sure whats wrong with my Macbook pro running 10.7.5 If it matters specs are at the bottom. I constantly get the Spinning ball- stalling
I'm not sure if I'm running out of space on my HD or what else the problem coudl be. I deleteddarn huge Adobe programs to free up sapce and it ran super fast for a day, then started freezing up with te ball again. Emptied trash , etc, not sure what i need to do. I feel like im on a PC again and cant' stand it. Thanks
Model Name:    MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:    MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name:    Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:    1
Total Number of Cores:    2
L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
L3 Cache:    3 MB
Memory:    4 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:    4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:    MBP61.0057.B0F
SMC Version (system):    1.58f16
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:    Enabled

Ever since i updated software on my macbook pro, yahoo mail new version is constantly crashing with the spinning ball of death. any ideas?

ever since i updated software on my macbook pro, yahoo mail new version is constantly crashing with the spinning ball of death. any ideas?

What is the exact spec of the clips that cause the problem?
(Open one of the files with QuickTime and press Cmd+i to open the Inspector - then report back with the what it says).
Andy

Several macbook issues: date and time, constant spinning ball, super slow

I have a macbook w/ several problems. these problems started about 3 months after i got it and have continued to escalate, now becoming REAL problems.
1. The date and time always "stalls". In order to display the correct date and time i have to click on it (top right), the date and time menu appears, and it naturally resets itself to the correct time. It is not a time zone issue. I think this might happen when it falls asleep, which brings me to problem 2.
2. A lot of times when my computer falls asleep, it doesn't wake up when i open it or when i click the keypad to open. For a while this was such a normal thing that i had to take the battery out for a couple of seconds and then replace it in order for the computer to turn back on. Now, i can push the on/off key to sometimes "wake" it back up. This problem is consistent, yet it doesn't happen every time it goes to sleep. this problem happens maybe 5 times a day.
3. my computer is SUPER SLOW. Not necessarily the internet, just overall performance. Typing emails (entourage) and regular mail. Using excel and word, iphoto, etc. Switching from one program to another causes the spinning ball to appear for longer than normal.
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mac 10.4.11
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 512 MB

arunodaya wrote:
3. my computer is SUPER SLOW. Not necessarily the internet, just overall performance. Typing emails (entourage) and regular mail. Using excel and word, iphoto, etc. Switching from one program to another causes the spinning ball to appear for longer than normal.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. And, i admit in advance, i am not very good at finding my way around the mac, so detailed instructions would be post appreciated! Thanks.
mac 10.4.11
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 512 MB
since you said that you are using excel and word then i'm going to guess that you also have windows on your system... your computer will not function to its full potential running another OS with only 512 of RAM.... you really need up upgrade to at least 1GB for a requirement or 2GB for a much better performance.

Macbook 2011 severe lag and spinning ball

Hi
I recently re-formatted and re-installed os x on to my mbp due to severe lag, everything i did resulted in the spinning ball.
It's still the same so i performed an etrecheck, here are the results, does this mean my disk is fried? Any help greatly appreciated, thanks!
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated 22 December 2014 17:28:11 GMT+7
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 Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1680 x 1050
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:38:8
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS725050A9A362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Rob (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (485.34 GB free) - 12 errors
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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
      12% mds
      12% Safari
      9% com.apple.preferences.users.remoteservice
      4% System Preferences
      2% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
241 MB Safari
175 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
112 MB Finder
112 MB WindowServer
77 MB Spotlight
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
3.73 GB Free RAM
3.18 GB Active RAM
496 MB Inactive RAM
1.17 GB Wired RAM
928 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 22, 2014, 05:28:12 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AppleSpell_2014-12-22-172812_[ redacted].crash
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Dec 22, 2014, 04:55:35 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AppleSpell_2014-12-22-165535_[ redacted].crash
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Dec 22, 2014, 04:51:51 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AppleSpell_2014-12-22-165151_[ redacted].crash
Dec 22, 2014, 04:50:41 PM Self test - passed
Dec 21, 2014, 08:45:39 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/PluginProcess_2014-12-21-204539_[redacted].cras h
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Dec 21, 2014, 08:03:39 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/PluginProcess_2014-12-21-200339_[redacted].cras h
Dec 21, 2014, 08:03:02 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AppleSpell_2014-12-21-200302_[ redacted].crash
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Dec 21, 2014, 04:33:22 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AppleSpell_2014-12-21-043322_[ redacted].crash
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Even without knowing how much RAM you have, it certainly sounds like either too little or a bad stick. Remember that Rosetta likes RAM. The more the merrier.
It could also be that something is hogging your CPU cycles. As suggested, open up your activity monitor (located under applications -> utilities) and check both CPU activity and memory usage. Be sure to open the drop box and select "all processes" not just "my processes."
Apps running under Rosetta are not the only possibilities. Look for anything that is taking up large amounts of RAM or CPU cycles.

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