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If reinstalling the application fails to correct the problem, the only solution maybe to reinstall the entire Operating System (OSx) and Applications, that is provided that the underlying cause of the problem is software and not hardware related. You can uninstall most applications by simply dragging them to the Trash.

Uninstall and Reinstall Application – If the Application continues to be unresponsive, uninstall and reinstall the Application to see if that fixes the issue.

Once the application is is relaunched it may have corrected itself.

Restart Application – If you are lucky, the application will quit or you can use Force-Quit (see above).

This can usually be fixed by Forcing the Application to Quit by clicking on the Apple symbol in the top left and then choosing “ Force Quit” or by pressing Command-Option-Escape, select the suspected unresponsive application and selecting the “ Force Quit” button. The spinning wheel (SWOD) usually appears when an Application or process has become un- responsive or frozen.

Our Certified Apple Engineers can quickly diagnose and fix the issue by bringing your device to our workshop in Subiaco. The IT Guys (WA) repair iMac’s, Macbooks and Mac Mini’s daily that are brought to us because they have been rendered useless due to SWOD. What is the cause of the Mac Spinning Wheel of Death (SWOD)? AKA “Spinning rainbow pinwheel”, “Spinning ball”, “Spinning wheel”, “Spinning beach ball” and how can it be fixed?Īpple even refer to it as a “ spinning wait cursor“