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"Mail" interrupted shutdown, I can’t quit mail? What’s happened?

I’ve just tried to log out and shut down my Mac Book Pro M1. In both cases the message is “quit” mail to log out or shut down. Quit won’t close the mail, so I can’t log out or shut down. What do I do?


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 15, 2021 11:27 AM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2021 11:54 AM

peninlondon wrote:

I’ve just tried to log out and shut down my Mac Book Pro M1. In both cases the message is “quit” mail to log out or shut down. Quit won’t close the mail, so I can’t log out or shut down. What do I do?


You can force quit Mail from >Force Quit>Mail


If no resolve you can always force the Mac to shut down by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.


Reboot as normal.


ref: Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac - Apple ...


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Apr 15, 2021 11:54 AM in response to peninlondon

peninlondon wrote:

I’ve just tried to log out and shut down my Mac Book Pro M1. In both cases the message is “quit” mail to log out or shut down. Quit won’t close the mail, so I can’t log out or shut down. What do I do?


You can force quit Mail from >Force Quit>Mail


If no resolve you can always force the Mac to shut down by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.


Reboot as normal.


ref: Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac - Apple ...


"Mail" interrupted shutdown, I can’t quit mail? What’s happened?

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