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  1. C

    System shutdown by battery backup

    APC has software to shut down a PC in the event of power failure when the battery is running out. Does anyone know of an app for MacOS that does that?
  2. M

    Two issues with MP 5,1: shutdown hangs and undeletable files

    I'm having two rather bothersome issues with my Mac Pro that I've been unable to resolve. The first is that the machine hangs on shutdown - and often on startup as well. On shutdown it hangs on the wallpaper screens - no cursor, no dock or toolbar. I have to force a shutdown with the power...
  3. TRDmanAE86

    iPod touch Ipod Touch 4th gen random respring after powering off?

    With my 4th gen iPod Touch, I've ran into a interesting problem that's happened a few times upon powering down (it happens sporadically whenever I initiate the shutdown procedure). After I slide to unlock, as its shutting down, it keeps showing the spinning circle for around 2 minutes. Then the...
    • TRDmanAE86
    • Thread
    • 4th gen glitch ios 6 ipod touch 4th gen random respring reboot respring shutdown troubleshooting white screen
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iPod touch and iPod
  4. boba120

    iOS 11.2.6 Battery Life/%Indicator/No-Warning/Shutdown bug(s)

    Up until yesterday, I had no issues with shutdowns or battery life, my battery generally lasting 18-20 hours each day. Yesterday I updated to 11.2.6 and now I am experiencing problems. Now, six times my iPhone 6 has shut down after only a couple or three hours. First time I thought it weird I...
    • boba120
    • Thread
    • battery ios iphone shutdown
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iOS 11
  5. sigsegv

    iPhone 7/Plus iPhone 7 shutdowns...

    With the iPhone 6 battery issues I thought I was safe with my iPhone 7, but in the past week I've had 3 unexpected shutdowns on IOS 11.2.2 It goes like this: took the phone off the charger, caught up with the headlines (just plain web - no video), dropped the kids at school, returned home and...
    • sigsegv
    • Thread
    • iphone7 shutdown
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iPhone
  6. K

    iMac Pro iMac Pro Sleep Issues

    Hi, Is anyone else experiencing dirty shutdowns/restarts when putting your iMac Pro to sleep? I'm having to restore apps, files and browser windows every time I reawaken from sleep, or the same happens when I get back to the office in the morning and the computer has shut down completely over...
    • kidcrayon
    • Thread
    • error fault glitch imac pro restart shutdown sleep
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: iMac
  7. wmoore55

    iOS & iTunes update issue iPhone 6

    Hi I have an iPhone 6. I am trying to update it to iOS 10.3.2. I cannot upgrade via wifi. I followed the instructions on Apples website, and tried to sync via iTunes on my PC. I have iTunes updated on my PC, but it tells me that the device (iPhone) doesn't have the latest version of iTunes, so...
  8. D

    Mac GTX 1080 Crashing

    Hi all, having some pretty big issues with my new 1080 8GB (purchased from Macvidcards). Have been getting no response from their support email which is a bummer so was hoping someone here might have a clue what could be going on. Im running a late 2010 5.1 Mac Pro with 64GB RAM, a 12 core CPU...
    • dmay
    • Thread
    • 1080 5.1 crash error gtx mac mac pro nvidia shutdown
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  9. Squillace

    WhatsApp app prevents iMac from shutting down

    Hello, I'm using the WhatsApp official app to get my messages on my iMac while I'm at home, using it for a while now. Since a few months ago, the app keeps preventing the system from shutdown, like 7 in 10 times, when I want to turn off my iMac. The system closes every other app but stops on...
    • Squillace
    • Thread
    • force quit imac shutdown sierra whatsapp
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  10. G

    iMac Shutting Down by itself

    Hello, I just bought a new iMac and while I was using it yesterday and it suddenly shut down and started a very loud electric noise. I held the shutdown button to stop the noise and it stopped. Today I arrived home and started using it, i plugged my xbox controller and it shut down again, this...
  11. urbanforces

    is there an app to schedule launching and quitting other apps?

    is there an app to schedule the launching and quitting of other apps? for example, dropbox launches at boot but i don't need it running all the time, so is there an app to shut it down a minute after boot once it has synced? or can apple script do that? if so, how? thanks
    • urbanforces
    • Thread
    • applications boot shutdown software
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  12. S

    iPhone 6 Shutting Down

    in recent light of Apple acknowledging the iPhone 6S shutdown issue, I am curious how many people are having similar problems with their iPhone 6. My iPhone 6 shuts down seemingly at random, and sometimes takes a while before it powers back up. It sometimes powers off multiple times a day, but...
    • scttwtkns
    • Thread
    • iphone 6 power down shutdown shutting down
    • Replies: 42
    • Forum: iPhone
  13. SolidCake

    Resolved 5 Refurbishes later, Finder still crashes

    Hey Guys, Ever since I bought my MacBook Pro 15", new 2011 model bought in the corresponding year, I have had this problem. When I want to shut down my Mac, Finder crashes and it does not shutdown. I have to forcibly shut down the computer by holding down the power button. I can right click...
    • SolidCake
    • Thread
    • crash finder finder crash macbook pro 15" early 2011 refurbished restart shutdown
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  14. divinity

    Restart and Shut Down takes forever

    I updated my Macbook Pro Retina 2014 model to the MacOS Sierra a couple of weeks back. I realized that when I shut down the Laptop or Restart my laptop it takes at least 15 minutes. I recently also update to Beta version 2 but I'm still facing this issue. Has anyone else faced similar issues...
  15. KingOfStuff

    2011 Macbook Pro 15"

    ok, ive looked into this issue and have seen many threads (including here on MacRumors). almost all responses point to a battery issue. I have a 2011 Macbook Pro8,2 @ 2.3Ghz. About 2 months ago it started powering off randomly. as if you removed all power sources from it. As of recently the...
    • KingOfStuff
    • Thread
    • battery broken logic board macbook macbook pro power power off random shutdown smc
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  16. JamesMcFlyJR

    MacBook Pro (Late 2013) Problem

    My computer is a late 2013 model bought in august 2014 (refurb). I never bought apple care and my 1 year warranty expired a while ago. 2 weeks ago, I took it to apple to fix the staingate. But for the past 4 months, I have been having spontaneous shutdowns (shutdowns for no reason, happens with...
  17. danleon950410

    iPhone iPhone 5S/9.3.2 Shutting down by itself

    I wanna start by saying that i usually don't like to bother anyone creating these threads, but this kind of behavior has never happened to me before, and i'd like to hear everything you guys can tell me about it. Here goes the case: Last night, i was hanging out with some friends and then we...
    • danleon950410
    • Thread
    • battery behavior died iphone issue power shutdown
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: iOS 9
  18. M

    MacBook Pro sudden shutdown

    Hey guys, Last night my mid-2012 MacBook Pro Retina suddenly shutdown and couldn't be powered on for a few minutes after that. I looked into the console and here is the report i found, if anyone could help me to find why that happened, that would be very appreciated ! (I had to cut the end of...
  19. J

    Macbook Pro Crashes When Power cord is removed

    A couple of weeks ago my 2011 13" Macbook Pro started acting weird. Every time I pulled out the power cord it crashed. I can sometimes boot it up without the power cord, but I can't connect the power cord and then remove it. I have tried everything, resetting everything and so on. Someone told...
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