What to do when you simply cannot quit an application?
Sometimes Skype hangs on me when trying to play a voicemail.
When this happens, I just can't quit Skype. I've tried:
1. Just quitting.
2. Using "Force Quit" from the dock.
3. Using "Force Quit" from the OPTIONCMDESC Force Quit dialog.
4. I've even looked up the pid and tried kill -9 on the process in the Terminal.
5. Logging out (won't logout because the app won't quit).
6. Shutting down (won't shut down because the app won't quit).
It just won't quit.
So when this happens, I shut down all my other apps manually and, since there is no other choice I can see, I force a shut-down by holding down the power button.
I hate doing that, but I can't think of any other alternatives at that point.
Is there something else I can do when this happens?
Thanks,
doug
HI Doug,
Since Skype is 3rd party software you might get more help from the Skype forums here:
http://support.skype.com/enUS/category/SKYPE_FOR_MAC_OSX
One thing you can do is run Disk Utility and Repair Disk Permissions. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select FirstAid, then click: Repair Disk Permissions. Quit DU when it's finished and reboot.
Carolyn
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