Force quit a frozen Mac app
Command + Option + Escape. Unsaved work in that app is gone.
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- Easy · 1 min
- Mac
- Fix: force quit an app on a Mac
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How to do it
Press Command + Option + Escape.
Select the app that is stuck.
Click Force Quit, then confirm.
Use it when the beachball will not go away. For an app that is merely slow, Command + Q is the normal quit and it still asks you to save.
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