Shortcuts for Mac OS X freezes

June 30, 2006

Shortcuts for freezes
Use these shortcuts if your computer appears to “freeze.” Also known as the “Spinning beachball of death.”

Stop a process: ?-period (.)

Force an application to quit: ?-Option-Escape

Turn off your computer: Power key

Force some computers to shut down or restart: ?-Option-Shift-Power key

Force the computer to restart: ?-Control-Power key

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