10.8: A fix for slow shutdown times
Apr 08, '13 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: Anonymous
At first my MacBook Air would shut down in one or two seconds. A year or so ago it started taking thirty seconds or more. Annoying but hardly fatal. Anyway, I found a trick that helped me:
- Shut down with Reopen windows when logging back in CHECKED.
- Turn the computer back on.
- Shut down with Reopen windows when logging back in UNCHECKED.
This returned the Mac to an almost instantaneous shutdown.
[crarko adds: This makes sense, and if you have a lot of open window states to be saved that would obviously impact the shutdown time. Still, sometimes the obvious is worth pointing out. This tip should probably apply to 10.7 as well.
Hello again, I'm filling in once more this week while Kirk is otherwise occupied -- Craig A.]
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