Hi Brad, I did that, but when I re-booted the Mac, it came right back. Cheers, Donna
> On May 4, 2021, at 7:14 PM, Brad Snyder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Donna, > This is also called a “spinning pizza”. It means the Mac is processing > something. > If it doesn’t go away on its own after a while, you can press and hold the > TouchID button until the computer shuts down. > > - Brad - > > > On May 4, 2021, at 17:34, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > So my husband googled this, and apparently its called the spinning wait > cursor--also unofficially the Spinning Beach Ball of Death. And death seems > to be what it's brought to my Mac. It's completely locked up and neither of > us can get the Mac to do anything. Is this mac toast, or is there some way > out of this? Any help is greatly appreciated, at this point, I'm not even > sure if there's a way to erase my data from the hard disk. > TIA, > Donna > >> On May 4, 2021, at 5:27 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> According to my sighted husband, that is what is on the screen of my Mac. >> He cannot make it go away, and when it is there, we can't click on anything. >> Anyone know what this thing is? >> TIA, >> Donna >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can > reach Cara at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/0C5DCEB1-F953-43CC-B315-99165FFBCEF5%40me.com. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/1BF7F193-80B6-4D02-A790-8BAB9D7172A8%40swbell.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/1BF7F193-80B6-4D02-A790-8BAB9D7172A8%40swbell.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/A3E3108E-65FF-47FA-8F6F-4168A8266A02%40me.com.
