Freezes, crashes, hangs… they happen, even with the best Mac apps. Here are four ways you can force-quit an app that’s not responding:
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- Click the Apple menu and choose Force Quit (or press Command-Option-Escape), select the offending app, and click Force Quit.
- Option-right-click (or Control-Option-click) the frozen app’s Dock icon and choose Force Quit.
- To force-quit the frontmost app immediately, press Command-Shift-Option-Escape.
- Open Activity Monitor, select the process in the list, click the X button on the toolbar, and click Force Quit.
However, if you want to force quit any app on Mac through the Dock, you must follow the steps below: ● Right-click on the app you want to force quit. ● Hold down the Option key. ● When you hold the Option key, the quit option gets converted to Force Quit.
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If one method doesn’t work, try it a second time, and if that doesn’t work, try another. If nothing works, restart your Mac. Remember that you may lose unsaved changes when force-quitting an app.