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  1. W

    MacBook Air Slow to Shut Down

    Hi, My MacBook Air is slow to shut down. What happens is when I try to power it off, I get a loading icon, which stays there for about 10 minutes, and then the computer finally shuts down 10 minutes later: I closed all applications before trying to shut it down. Any ideas as to how I...
  2. Alvin777

    Restart, Shutdown Keyboard Combo at Login?

    Hello Apple & Mac friends, is there a keyboard combo to make the 'Shutdown' & 'Restart' appear when at the login (upon booting up)? Because, sometimes you want to restart it but it's already on the login in, if you do a hard reboot by doing a hard downdown using the power button, it might...
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • keyboard combo restart shutdown upon boot-up
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: macOS Sonoma (14)
  3. G

    iPhone unresponsive and dark for 5 min

    iPhone 14 mini erratic behavior after 16.7.0 update; not fixed with 16.7.1. Safari behavior: unresponsive and acting as if there’s no internet connection — but chrome working just fine. iPhone acted “bricked” for about five minutes: Black screen, warm to touch, reset procedures had no...
  4. LRSFC-djackson

    How to troubleshoot Macs failing to shut down / restart?

    At my workplace we're finding that Macs won't correctly shut down or restart when choosing those options from the login window or from the Finder menu bar. When attempting to shut down or restart from the login window, the screen goes black briefly, then we see the Fast User Switching animation...
  5. haralds

    Controlled UPS turn-off after Mac Shutdown

    I am using both TrippLite SmartUPSs and CyberPower UPSs with my Mac. My Synology NAS and Internet routers/WiFi are on an older Belkins. In case of shutdown, the Synology NAS shuts itself down and then turns off the Belkins UPS. On power restoration, everything is turned back on and the NAS...
  6. circatee

    Shutdown, or not?

    Seen a few conversations about this. Alas, I have my own question. If traveling back and forth to work, from home with a MacBook, running the latest OS, is it worth it to shutdown the MacBook, or just use Sleep mode? PS: Windows user, slowly moving over to macOS. Hence, the question.
    • circatee
    • Thread
    • shutdown sleep
    • Replies: 39
    • Forum: macOS
  7. M

    Help! Macbook Pro crashing on shutdown 2018 15

    Hi. I'm nearing the end on my sanity on this and would really like some feedback. I recently got a 2018 15 MBP, the machine had Big Sur on it and was working perfectly. I installed High Sierra as I need to run some old software. Seemed to go fine ( although a curious extra partition appeared...
    • Mi7
    • Thread
    • 2018 15" crash highsierra macbbok pro shutdown
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  8. V

    iMac starting up during night from shut down state

    I have a 27" iMac with macOS Catalina 10.15.7 (19H114). When I go to bed I shut it down, wait and watch the screen go dark & the power go off (supposedly). For all appearances it seems to be powered off. In the morning, though, I find its screen saver on and it's at the login screen. There were...
    • vermindo
    • Thread
    • shutdown wake reason
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iMac
  9. S

    Kernel panic on shutdown

    Hello, I'm getting kernel panics whenever I shutdown or restart my Mac. This happens _only_ on shutdown and restart. I recently changed the language on my Mac, and then the problems started happening, but I'm not sure it's from the language change. I'm using a 27-inch iMac from 2017, with Big...
  10. C

    2007 Macbook A1181 not booting after powered USB insertion that lead to initial shutdown

    I was using my 2007 Macbook and I (foolishly) tried inserting a random 12V/3AMP AC adaptor into a cheap USB Hub I have whilst it was plugged into my macbook and then my macbook immediately shut off and hasn't booted back up. I've tried removing battery and resetting the SMC, the magsafe...
    • crotchrocket
    • Thread
    • 2007 connection macbook 13 macbook unibody power shut dow randomly shut off shutdown snow leopard upgrade snow leopard
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: MacBook
  11. K

    Shutdown Interrupted by External Drives

    I wasn't sure if this was the right forum for this. Perhaps it should go in the accessories section. Either way, I have a 2019 Mac Pro that is experiencing persistent shutdown issues when my external hard drives are mounted. I have a WD My Book Duo Thunderbolt drive (attached via a TB2 to TB3...
  12. M

    Sleep/shutdown/mute timer for Mac: iWannaSleep 2.0

    Some of you may still remember my little sleep/mute/shutdown/... timer for Mac "iWannaSleep", which I wrote and released topping 16 years ago. Much to my surprise, it was included on many Shareware-CDs of Mac magazines from all around the globe (hey, the internet was not available / affordable...
    • Marco Binder
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    • applescript automator mute run shell script script shutdown sleep timer timer app utility
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  13. Rob Hein

    Macbook Pro Mid 2010 Shut down randomly

    I got this old mac Macbook Pro Mid 2010 that has this problem, it will just shut down randomly, and give me a grey screen, i think it said kernel something, sorry im no expert here. Log file Kernel Screenshot I have read online, this is a common problem with this model, and i've tried...
    • Rob Hein
    • Thread
    • crash crashing gfxcardstatus gpu graphic card macbook mid2010 restart shutdown
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. costabunny

    MP 1,1-5,1 cMP 2009 dual CPU - Random shutdowns

    Hi y’all My Mac Pro 4.1 dual CPU was a swap for my XBox One S. It was purchased direct from Apple UK by my friend who did the swap. He has had it in his photography studio, and it has done light work over it’s life. Anyways; first thing I had to do was put a boot disk in it and re-install...
    • costabunny
    • Thread
    • 2009 4.1 5.1 mac pro power shutdown
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  15. MacFlaX

    MP 7,1 MacPro 2019 shutdown after external USB drive connect in VMware Fusion

    Just trying to install Win 10 Pro on Mac Pro 2019 via VMware Fusion 11.5.1. After connect of an external USB drive (SATA SSD with SATA-USB-C adapter) via USB/TB back connector the MacPro 2019 shuts down. Fans at max after restart. After SMC ok again. But another shutdown after 2nd trial to...
    • MacFlaX
    • Thread
    • mac pro 2019 shutdown vmware fusion
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  16. G

    Eccentric desk top

    Macbook Mac OS High Sierra.10.13.6 Just recently my destop seems to have taken on a mind of its own. It seem to be confusing 'sleep' with 'shutdown' . If I leave my machine on sleep and go away for a couple hours, I'll come back and find that my Mac tried to shut down. Only Firefox refusing to...
    • goliah
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    • desktop macbook shutdown sleep
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook
  17. B

    MacBook Air 2014, screen after shutdown

    When I shutdown my MacBook Air Early 2014, the screen first turns to semi black for a second and it's like a stain getting smaller towards the bottom until it's fully, darker black. It doesn't show on camera so I can't show it, but I was wondering if this is normal. It looks like the pixels are...
    • Biebsy
    • Thread
    • apple macbook screen shutdown
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  18. R

    Macbook Pro (Late 2013) heats up and shuts down

    I have a late 2013 Macbook Pro and starting a couple weeks ago while not doing any intensive work just browsing basic websites, my computer froze up and then shut down. It gets really hot above the keyboard, freezes, and then shuts down. Here are my specs: Late 2013 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 Dual...
    • RKolton
    • Thread
    • battery heat high sierra macbook macbook pro malware osx 10.13.6 overheat shutdown
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. B

    Random shutdown after SSD upgrade and battery swap

    Hello, noob to the forums here... I’ve done a search and not found anything strictly relevant to my circumstances. I have recently upgraded a mid 2012 pro to a Samsung 1tb SSD and generic battery (good one though), so I have 2 possible causes. I also upgraded the ribbon between the SSD and...
  20. Gleerup

    Drained macbook pro battery, random shutdowns

    Hi So i am having problems with my macbook pro 13" retina. About a week ago i drained the battery until it was completely empty and left the laptop without charger for about a week (i know this is a bad idea but was in a rush at the moment...) Then i returned home yesterday, charged the...
    • Gleerup
    • Thread
    • battery black dead drained macbook power pro random screen shutdown
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
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