I have booted in Safe Mode and as your post suggested was unable to use some of the applications to replicate the situation I was in when the freeze up occurred. I will keep an eye on things though and am in the process of running DiskWarrior on the disk to make sure everything is normal.
Thanks again. Matt. > >> On 11 Nov. 2016, at 2:49 pm, Matt Falvey <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hi Peter, No I haven?t started it up in Safe Mode. What should I do start it >> in safe mode and keep it in that mode for how long to see if the problem >> occurs in safe mode? Should I operate the same apps as I was using before >> when the iMac froze or is it sufficient just to start up in Safe Mode and >> then close down and go back to normal? >> > > The idea is to start in Safe Mode, then try to do the same things which you > notice cause the problem. This is not always completely possible, of course, > because Safe Mode prevents the loading of some software components which > might to necessary for things to work properly, but if your computer > suddlenly starts to behave properly then it?s an indication that the problem > comes from something that is loaded during the normal startup process. It?s > just a starting point, really, but I have actually seen problems disappear > simply by booting into Safe Mode, then restarting normally. > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
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