My Macbook won't shut down! D:

[swbusiness]

Learn how these things work before you recommend them.

Also as I said in another post:

Great info!! Thank you.

But can you suggest some way to help solve the problem of the user who started the thread?

 

[Blondie :)]

No, do NOT do this! It will only slow your system and will not address the issue being discussed here. Again, read my response to your post in the other thread.

Why is clearing the cache's bad? I have been told that it is a good thing to do...I did it this morning and everything still seems to be running fine.

Update: GGJstudios, I just read your post "Five Mac Maintenance Myths" found at this link: http://www.macworld.com/article/133684/2008/06/maintenance_intro.html and gave it a look. The reason I cleared out my cache is because I had a lot of programs that I was no longer using and had deleted, but the cache's did not clear out. Rather than clearing out only the ones that I was not using, I just decided to delete them all. I haven't noticed any adverse effects yet. Is there a better way to delete the cache's that belong to programs that you don't use anymore? Thanks

 

[GGJstudios]

Is there a better way to delete the cache's that belong to programs that you don't use anymore? Thanks

Yes. The most effective method for complete app removal is manual deletion:

Best way to FULLY DELETE a program​

 

[Billy Buggs]

Not nearly so complicated and....it works like a charm

Make sure you've closed all open windows and applications that you may be using. Also, go into System Preferences, General, and remove the check from the box that states: "Restore windows when quitting..." See if that helps.

Also, the first couple of times when shutting Lion down (especially if have open applications or windows) will take longer.

I expect they will fix this in a future upgrade. Surprised Microsoft hasn't filed a patent infringement suit over this already. Everyone knows Bill Gates holds an exclusive patent on "the do nothing loop".

 

[GGJstudios]

Also, the first couple of times when shutting Lion down (especially if have open applications or windows) will take longer.

If you bothered to read the thread, you'd see the OP isn't running Lion.

 

[Billy Buggs]

Oh excuse me.... my badeh.... wrong thread

Same issue exists in snow leopard, carried into lion. It might solve this poster's problem if they try it. Certainly seems much easier than anything else that has been suggested, and its a pretty benign click of the mouse, so no harm no foul rule applies. But thanks for the polite heads up about not reading the thread. I had two open and actually meant to post this into a different thread.

 

[GGJstudios]

Same issue exists in snow leopard, carried into lion. It might solve this poster's problem if they try it.

No, it can't, because your "solution" has nothing to do with the problem being discussed in this thread, which has to do with problems shutting down, not apps launching on startup.

Also, go into System Preferences, General, and remove the check from the box that states: "Restore windows when quitting..."

That isn't possible on Snow Leopard, since those settings don't exist prior to Lion.

Speaking of "better answers", you're not contributing any.

 

[theramatch1]

My Macbook won't shut down! D:

I think this problem arises because of installation of any new software or It may just be a misbehaving app and the OS would eventually terminate it.

 

[sitesme]

My iMac (Mountain Lion 10.8.3) was not shutting down properly for around year. It would be stuck with the grey spinning gear and wouldn't move from here.

I tried the Safe Mode: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455 and now it shuts down properly.

This fixed my issue and hope it helps someone.