Spinning Cog Never Stops Under Mailbox

Ever since upgrading (now 10.6.1), the progress status spinning cog never stops next to my mailbox. I can send and receive mail without any problems. How can I stop this?

It went away after I quit and restarted the program. I think it had to do the the new indexing for Spotlight, since I just installed Snow Leopard.
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Period. :-(
I don't know if it fully syncs or not but the gear next to my MobileMe address in the sidebar just keeps on spinning.
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Thank you.
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It went away after I quit and restarted the program. I think it had to do the the new indexing for Spotlight, since I just installed Snow Leopard.
Thanks.

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Glad you are booted and running!
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http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?langid=1&navid=54&itemid=22904
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Or is Spotlight scaning the data on the disk?
Even it is doing the scaning, it could have been completed and stop. Have you tried to do the Restore for your iPod?

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So, I just purchased an iPhone 5C on a Verizon plan. All seems to be set up and working, but I notice that whenever I turn wake the phone, on the main screen beside the WiFi indicator there's what I assume is a spinning process indicator that never stops no matter how long the phone's on. If I return to the main screen from doing anything else, that processor (much like the WiFi "Looking for Networks" process on a Mac) continues to run. Is there a way to keep WiFi but shut this process off?
-gf

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It sounds like your Wi-Fi indicator is constantly spinning as long as the phone is on. I would use the following troubleshooting from this article to help troubleshoot the Wi-Fi connetion on the phone:
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
Restart your iOS device.
Tap Settings > Wi-Fi and locate the Wi-Fi network to which you're connected.
Tap and Forget this Network.
Try to connect to your desired Wi-Fi network.
Note: You may need to enter your Wi-Fi password again if your network requires one.
Turn your Wi-Fi router off and on2. If your ISP also provides cable or phone service, check with them before attempting this step to avoid interruption of service.
Update your device to the latest version of software.
Update your Wi-Fi router to the latest firmware2. For AirPort Base Stations, install updates using the AirPort Utility.
Reset network settings by tapping Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. Note: This will reset all network settings including:
previously connected Wi-Fi networks and passwords
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Not sure where to list this as there is not really a category for boot issues.
Today, was unable to access server (remote server), local support rebooted it before I was aware of the problem. However, on reboot the gray screen shows then the spinning cog/gear appears yet the system never gets past this.
The server is obviously not able to load networking services thus I can not reach the server remotely. Local FS rebooted the server several times, they also say they put in a 10.5 DVD (not sure if it was a client or server DVD - they were not sure...). They also booted the server in target mode and hooked a laptop to it and ran Disk Utility (gui) - repaired the disk and permissions - no issues found. They say they also ran techtool on the main volume and found no issues. They also mentioned that the deleted com.apple.loginwindow.plist from /Library/Preferences, and com.apple.finder.plist from ~/Library/Preferences (~ being the local admin account).
From my understanding the server has not yet been rebooted after these last few attempts to fix the issue. Have been unable to get ahold of anyone at the remote site this evening so I will have a go at it tomorrow.
Just curious if anyone else had seen this and if they were successful in fixing the problem.
Let me know if there are any questions and thanks in advance.

Well, if it's getting stuck there (but does boot into single-user mode) then I suspect it's stopping at the final part of the boot stage associated with the spinning gear, namely launchd starts/tries to start but either isn't, or can't (crashing instead).
Since the unit boots in(to) single-user mode, have them manually run
fsck -fy
and make sure it comes back OK.
They should also mount the drive r+w,
and invoke
diskutil repairPermissions /
You should run repair permissions from a matching OS version & type (server vs. client)
and this routine run this way, should also repair a key symlink if it is missing or damaged.
Past that, your install is compromised in a way that can't readily be repaired remotely - certainly not via proxy of proxy (us in this forum, via you, via the guys in the data center).
But, you can try to get them to boot single-user mode and mount the drive r+w,
and read through the logs. /Library/Logs/CrashReporter , and /var/log/console.log and system.log
But that far in is a level of service I'd normally be charging for, and I might have to politely bow out here, as (once again) repair by proxy of proxy is realistically neither all that viable nor enticing for a number of reasons.

Gray screen, spinning cog and midway to first back up of time machine

Hi,
I got a new external hard drive and wanted to back up my system, which I tried using time machine. At some point during the back up, it appeared to me that time machine is stuck. I tried stopping the back up but my machine was not responding, even any other application. I power it down by down the power key. So, I had backed up some data and not all of it.
Now, when I restarted it is showing gray screen with apple logo and spinning cog and not moving beyond that (even after 4 hours). I am kind of worried if my hard disk has crashed and I have lost the remaining data.
Any help regarding trouble shooting this will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
v8r.

Basically, you need to boot from a drive other than the one that is failing. If your external already has an operating system on it, you can boot from that one. Since you're asking, though, I'm going to assume it does not.
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- Next, boot the machine with the failing drive into "Target Disk Mode." When you hear the chime, hold down the "T" key. You should not see the Apple logo. Instead, you should see the FireWire logo slowly moving around the screen. This tells the computer to act as if it were simply an external hard drive.
- Connect the MacBook Pro to your Mac mini via FireWire. If you're lucky, the drive will show up on the desktop of your Mac mini. Copy the files to a safe location.
- If it does not, you'll need to use software to recover the data. If you already have DiskWarrior, you can run DiskWarrior from your Mac mini on the MBP's drive. If you don't or if DW failed to produce a read-only "preview," I would recommend ProSoft's Data Rescue: http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php DiskWarrior has more long-term use, but Data Rescue is better for this situation.
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I have to say upfront that iTunes 7.6.1 is the worst version. Ever.
I couldn't use 7.6 because I got spinning beachballs ALL the time. Had to revert backwards. When 7.6.1 came out I gave it a go and things have ben great.
Until now.
I decided to rent my first movie via iTunes last night. It's not been played yet, but it seems ever since I DL'ed that rental, iTunes is essentially useless. I can play a song and within 10 seconds the beachball comes up and never stops. I can't play another song. I end up force quitting. I won't even try to play the movie rental for fear it'll freeze up during playback and then I'll be screwed.
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Ran Disk First Aid?

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Running 10.7.2 on my MacBook Air, the whirling symbol indicates that the iCloud account never stops looking for new mail. Other accounts do not do this. This does not occur on my MacPro, my I pad or my iphone, either. Is there anything I can do to stop this?

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TS3988 I have taken all the steps to verify my iCloud amccount but in Settings the "verifying" icon at the top of the page keeps spinning and never actually verifying the account

I have taken all the steps to verify my iCloud account but in Settings the "verifying" icon at the top of the page keeps spinning and never actually verifying the account

Did you respond to the verification email from Apple by clicking the Verify Now link? If not, check the email address you used to set up your iCloud account. Check the spam/junk folder as well as the inbox. If it isn't there, go to https://appleid.apple.com, click Manage your Apple ID, sign in, click on Name, ID and Email addresses on the left, then to the right click Resend under your Primary Email Address to resend the verification email.

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I was importing images into Aperture last weekend when the spinning beachball appeared and I had no option but to Force Quit. Now every time I try relaunching Aperture, it indicates it is processing but never stops. I've tried canceling in the Activity screen but even though it says it's canceling the processing, it never stops.
This may have created a second issue as well. Whenever I select a project, I can see the images in browser view, but if I try changing to Split View or Viewer mode, I always get the spinning beachball.
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First try the steps outlined here, Aperture 3: Troubleshooting Basics
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