My MBP13 occasionally takes too long to shut down.

[Helljumper]

I was a Windows user up until a few months ago so this isn't that big a deal, but lately, my MBP takes longer than usual to shut down. Usually, it's no more than 2-3 seconds. Now, most of the time it's normal, but sometimes it takes like 20-30 seconds and there is a spiraling icon (hard to describe, think of something refreshing or loading) on the blue screen.

I know it's not a big deal, but I'd like some kind of explanation as to why my MBP is doing this and if it's a sign of worse things to come.

 

[AnonMac50]

All it's doing is doing its processes for shutdown, which could occasionally take some time, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

 

[Helljumper]

Now this is happening pretty much every time I shut down...

 

[RWil85]

Now this is happening pretty much every time I shut down...

check your printer queue..if you have print jobs pending, i know that has messed with mine and other user's MBP sleep function..perhaps it happens for shutdown as well - i cannot remember whether or not it affected mine..

let me know if this helps.

 

[moel]

Also check your not connected to any sort of file server be it ftp or a windows server. If it's having to dismount them it can take an age

Failing all of this, open up disk utility in applications -> utilities and repair your disk permissions

 

[borisiii]

Mine used to show the spiral but never actually shut down, even if you waited more than an hour. I did a PRAM reset and, over a year later, it hasn't done it since.