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mac catalina 10.15.2 failing to shutdown

since catalina my mac is hanging indefinitely on shutdown. apps close and dock closes and the mac just hangs with the desktop screen showing. it will sit all night like that if I don't notice. doesn't do it every time, but persistently and frequently.

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 11, 2020 8:01 PM

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Posted on Jan 12, 2020 12:46 AM

Turn off by holding down power button then


Do all three of these things


NVRAM reset

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

SMC reset

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

Safe Boot

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262#issue

them restart as normal

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mac catalina 10.15.2 failing to shutdown

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