Topic : every app - one at a time - stops responding

Every few days I will have a problem where an application is not responding - I get the spinning pizza wheel. Then I "Force Quit" that app. Usually my most problematic app is Adobe Acrobat Pro version 9.3.4 (which has never allowed me to update, but that's not the reason for this post).
When Adobe Acrobat crashes and I restart, next thing I know, every app - +one at a time+ - stops responding and "Force Quit" tells me that. I am unable to quit these apps the normal way. I must quit them using "Force Quit." So after Force Quitting each app one at a time, I restart my iMac, version OS 10.6.7 and all is well again for the time being.
I have used many maintenance utilities: Cocktail, Drive Genius, Onyx, SLCC, etc. They do their thing, but 3 − 4 days later the same problem occurs.
*_MY QUESTION: Can anyone tell me what may be causing this problem or what it's related to??_*
If I know the answer to this I can maybe fix it.
My only guess is that it may be related to Adobe Acrobat, but I may be wrong about that.

+Can anyone tell me what may be causing this problem or what it's related to??+
Not without more information. At a minimum, you'd have to provide an error messages from the console log relating to the applications that crashed. If you don't want to go to that trouble, just follow the standard procedure for fixing almost any system problem:
(1) Back up all data.
(2) Run "Verify Disk" on your startup volume in Disk Utility, and if any problems are found, boot from your installation disc and "Repair Disk" as many times as necessary until it comes out clean.
(3) Boot from the installation disc and reinstall Mac OS X.
(4) Reboot as usual and run Software Update as many times as necessary to bring everything up to date.
This procedure will solve nearly all problems such as yours, unless they're caused by third-party system add-ons or by a hardware fault.

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Every app - one at a time - stops responding

Every few days I will have a problem where an application is not responding - I get the spinning pizza wheel. Then I "Force Quit" that app. Usually my most problematic app is Adobe Acrobat Pro version 9.3.4 (which has never allowed me to update, but that's not the reason for this post).
When Adobe Acrobat crashes and I restart, next thing I know, every app - +one at a time+ - stops responding and "Force Quit" tells me that. I am unable to quit these apps the normal way. I must quit them using "Force Quit." So after Force Quitting each app one at a time, I restart my iMac, version OS 10.6.7 and all is well again for the time being.
I have used many maintenance utilities: Cocktail, Drive Genius, Onyx, SLCC, etc. They do their thing, but 3 − 4 days later the same problem occurs.
MY QUESTION: Can anyone tell me what may be causing this problem or what it's related to??
If I know the answer to this I can maybe fix it.
My only guess is that it may be related to Adobe Acrobat, but I may be wrong about that.

Click on the HD icon and do a GetInfo. How much free space is there on the drive? You need to maintain at least 15%-20% free of available.
When this is happening, have a look in Console>Files>system.log for any possibly relevant messages. Also have a look in Activity Monitor to see if something is hogging the CPU. Run Acrobat Pro and see what the CPU usage is. Also, in Activity Monitor>System Memory, down at the bottom what do you see for Swap used and Page outs? Should be a low number or zero. If not, you may need more RAM or need to run fewer applications at the same time. Also check to see how much free and inactive RAM there is.
Good article here.
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html
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Launch apps one at a time and disable iTunes at startup

Hey guys
I have two questions:
The first one is, is there any way to launch apps at Login but one after the other and not all at the same time? For instance, I would like to launch Adobe Ps, then Ai after Ps loaded, then Mail, and then others. Is this possible?
The second one is, how can I disable iTunes from launching at Login? I've checked my Starup Items and iTunes is not on the list. Also, I've right clicked the icon in the Dock and "Open at Login" is disable as well but it keeps launching every single time I start up my computer.
Any helps is much appreciated.

In my case, I do need to launch Adobe Ps, Ai and Br, Mail, iChat, Safari, Pages and Cinema 4D every single day for work. Almost everything opens up fast, but like you said, Adobe apps take a lot of memory so they take longer to open. I really hate waiting for these to open up, so I'm looking for a way to make them launch one at a time as soon as I get into the office while I take care of some paper work.
In that case I don't think you need to put in a delay in between the apps to make sure the next only opens after the earlier is finished. I open 5 apps every morning with no delay in between and it always goes smoothly and very fast. Try that first then you can go back and edit the workflow to add the pauses in if you need it.
Is Automator user friendly? I've never used it before. Is it very easy to understand and setup?
It's very user friendly. I've only made about 3 apps (each workflow can be saved as it's own application), the launching multiple application being the last one and it was very easy, took about 5 minutes to create. Of course, someone on here had told me how to do it so that made it very easy.
Unfortunately, I haven't upgraded to Leopard yet and it looks like the interface is very different from Tiger. In Tiger when you open Automator it gives you a list of applications on the left, click on one to select and it will then give you a list of actions available for that application just to the right of that. Double click on the action and it adds it in as your workflow in a large space on the right.
In this case the app I chose was Finder, then Launch Application action. When that is added to the workflow I then had a popup menu of all my apps in my Applications folder so I would just choose the one I wanted. There is even an Other at the bottom to choose an app from elsewhere in case you have any outside the main Applications folder.
To add the pause select Automator from the left hand list of apps and you get a new list of actions, double click on Wait For User Action, which it will put right under the app you are launching as the next step. You can then set the time for how long you want it to wait.
Then go back to Finder and Launch Application and repeat the process for each app you want to open. All the actions in the workflow can be dragged around as much as you want to create a different order.
Very simple. Leopard's interface works differently but I suspect you still need to choose Finder to get to Launch Application and Automator to get to Wait For User Action. Each app has it's own set of actions it can perform but they can all be added together for a workflow.
Then save it as an app and put it on your desktop, or where ever you want, so you can double click to run it then walk away until it's done. Even after saving it you can go back in and edit it at any time, if you wanted to take an app out or add one in, for instance, or want a shorter or longer pause time, etc.

Why does every system upgrade mean that every app. one has been using since you purchased the hardware is now defunct. I use preview, pages and iLife generally but I don't want to upgrade from the previously "wonderful"Maverick to Yosemite.

Along with many others I am getting sick of upgrades being pushed at us continously.
Just as you find all your data and the changes in layout, proceedure and process that have been made,
along comes another system upgrade that means that previously accessible apps have ceased to work
UNLESS you take on the new system. I have been using Apple hardware for 30 years and the experience of
the past 3 years have made me wish I hadn't put all my work and faith into what is now a very dubious tool.
All this management speak of 'Community' and 'Support' is not backed up with any thing other than commercial
trickery and planned obsolescence. Beware; when even your best friends decide they've had enough then your
obscene profits and corporate gangsterism will soon disappear. Just ask Enron.

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Hey my internet connection is working at every app but in viber alone it doesn't it say no connection why?

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Hey Noorul Ameen,
Thanks for the question. It sounds like the issue is isolated to one particular application. I would recommend following the steps in the following resource to troubleshoot the issue:
iOS: An app you installed unexpectedly quits, stops responding, or won’t open
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1702
Thanks,
Matt M.

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Catz537 - I have the same problem as you and I've spent hours on the web trying to find a solution to it. It was a problem with iOS 7 and 8.1.1 doesn't fix it. The the only advice from Apple is completely useless because it requires you, effectively, to delete and recreate your iTunes library and lose all your metadata, album art, notes etc and there's also no guarantee it will work. I wish I could be more help (even more - I wish Apple could be more help) - I updated to 8.1.1 at 1400 today. At 2200 I'm still "waiting for changes to be applied" for a measly 16GB of music transfer.

Firefox 15.1 stops responding for no apparent reason!

As the title says, Firefox 15.1 stops responding for no apparent reason!
I just did a re-format of my system disk and I re-installed Vista 64-bit on it. I have obviously re-installed everything from Windows updates to chipset, graphics and sound drivers. I also pulled down the latest and greatest version of Firefox which at the time is 15.1. So installed that too.
Every now and then Firefox just stops responding for no apparent reason. It looks like it is processing the request (after clicking a link etc.) but it then it's just a silence... nothing happens!
It doesn't even say it can't load the page and Windows doesn't even say that it has stopped responding. Not even after I click like crazy on the Firefox interface like different buttons and tabs and on the web page... not even then does it say "not responding" in the title bar of the window, which is usually the case when you deal with programs that are not responding immediately (you get that dialog that asks you if you would like to close the program or search for solutions online). Just nothing!... it's only quite and does nothing....
At the same time, all other programs are working flawlessly, such as the Explorer (Windows Explorer), or even Internet Explorer. And Internet connection is not lost!
I have no add-ons or extensions installed whatsoever. I just installed Firefox! I haven't even had the time to install Java yet. All I have is Adobe Flash player. That's the only extra. Otherwise it's in its' original form, default settings, etc, etc, etc.
Why is it acting up like this?...
I'm surprised that there even is such a thing as Firefox 15. This one came at the end of August, correct?
I have been on Firefox 14.x something before I re-installed Vista. For a good reason so! This is why I hate the new update model of Firefox and I don't jump on the next train (version) unless it's safe and I'm having compatibility issues with the one I use at the moment. This is why my first step after installing Firefox always is to disable automatic updates! I hate it when the software vendors are pushing out their latest software versions forcefully.
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Trackpad on MBP randomly stops responding

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In the last few days I've had a recurring problem:
Randomly and without any obvious context in terms of actions, apps etc, my trackpad simply stops responding.
I have all options enabled on the trackpad, such as soft click+drag, and the problem has so far only occured when performing that: drop'n drag.
It get's stuck and I cant release whatever I've grapped.
I am now only able to use the keyboard and have to reeboot to be able to use the trackpad again.
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Any suggestions?
Edit: The problem occurs more and more often, usually after I have closed the lid (sleep). Also, I am able to use my Magic Trackpad, which in turn brings the build in trackpad back to working!
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System: 10.7.3.
HDD: 240 Gb SSD with 91 Gb of free space

Hope the information from the below linked article helps.
Cleaning the trackpad with a damp microfiber cloth may help.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1449
Best.

Firefox stops responding every time I make any kind of input. It then flashes and comes right back

Everytime I click on something or type something, Firefox will stop responding for a couple of seconds and then return. It's curious that it will stop responding as I am typing something in and the letters that I typed while it wasn't responding obviously didn't appear but when it came back on the letters were there. Also, when I first turn on the computer, I click on Firefox and it opens right away but closes as soon as I try to do anything. I open it a second time and it is fine until the most recent response problem. I opened the task manager and Firefox was listed at 65,000 in the process monitor. I feel like Firefox is running twice and it is suspiscious. I tried to open it and it said I had to close the one already running which there wasn't. Any ideas.
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*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Multiple_profile_files_created
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See "Creating a profile":
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
If the new profile works then you can transfer some files from an existing profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over the problem.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox
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Windows APP without real internet connection stops working in time

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Hello all,
I am trying to get the following to work. We have an intranet page which users need to connect to, to operate some machines. This is done through an windows 8.1 Tablet with an assigned KIOSK mode app (Kios SP Browser).
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https://www.404techsupport.com/2014/06/installing-free-windows-8-modern-apps-without-the-windows-store/
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Every app I download on my iphone also downloads on my husband's iphone. How do I get this to stop?

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Use a different Apple ID for purchasing. (You can't share anymore)
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