OSX and a really long shut down time

Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Howdy all,



I don't think this is normal, but I may be wrong. I have a Powerbook 667 with 768 megs ram running OSX 10.2.5.



The thing takes forever and a day to shut down.



I don't shut it down most of the time now, because it takes so long, but when I do the hard drive is spinning and spinning. Apps seem to hang. I end up having to force quite Adobe acrobat or Word sometimes. And then I get a blude screen, the little spinning graphic normally about a minute and a half, but sometimes up to 5 minutes.



It seems to me it is clearing stuf out ov virtual memory or something, but I'm not sure.



Sometimes I miss OS 9. Shut it downd and BAM! Apps close. And then off!



Is this something I just have to live with, or is there something that I could be doing.



Do I need Norton & to optimize my HD in OSX?



Rebuilding permissions?



thanks for any help.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    I have the exact same Mac. I share your pains.





    OS X: Faster boot times, but now the shutdown takes 5 minutes. Think Different.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    cubedudecubedude Posts: 1,556member
    I notice that a lot too. I never really cared because I don't sit and watch my computer shut down.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    Ha! I just noticed something...you're from Canada yet you say "Howdy"...interesting...



    Sorry, I can't help you, the only problems with speed that I've had is boot time...
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