Setting up icloud account freezes computer

Ddd117 Said:

"Setting up icloud account freezes computer: My desktop is frozen on setting up icloud account. There are no icons, just box saying setting up account. Cannot get rid of box and turning off computer does not clear box."

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To Exit the Setup:

A. First - Get to Finder:

[Hold Down: command + Press: tab] until you get to Finder (the smileyface).

B. From Finder, Force Quit the Application:

1. Go to: Apple menu
2. Select: Force Quit...
3. Select: the application (an all other application ending in "(Not Responding)"
4. Click: Force Quit button
5. Click: Force Quit button

Ddd117 Said:

"Setting up icloud account freezes computer: My desktop is frozen on setting up icloud account. There are no icons, just box saying setting up account. Cannot get rid of box and turning off computer does not clear box."

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Two Thoughts:

A. Create a New Administrator User:

See if you still get this error - if so, then it is something misconfigured in your current user. If that fixes this, then transfer everything over to the new user, ridding of this current user.

To Create an Admin:

1. Go to: System Preferences
2. Click: Users & Groups
3. Unlock: the Lock
4. Press: the "+" button
5. Add: an Administrator User

If that does not work...

B. Try Via Safe Mode:

[Hold Down: Shift key upon boot] While in Safe Mode, login items do not run, an all macOS caches are set aside, thereby letting everything by default.