refers to shutting down the computer, the process of powering down the computer
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Uncheck “Reopen windows when logging back in” by default
The shutdown/restart dialog has a check-box Reopen windows when logging back in which is checked by default. I need to change its behavior to be unchecked by default. Is this possible? If yes, how can ...
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How to check what is preventing MBP from graceful shutdown/restart and fix it? [Now with log entries]
And hopefully really final edit: After upgrading to Mountain Lion, the issue seems fixed, hopefully permanently.
Final Edit: The problem doesn't happen all the time, sometimes I have to wait several ...
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Is there a better way to shutdown/restart OSX?
Whenever I want to shutdown/restart OSX I click on the menu, select shutdown, and then click the box for not saving the session, and then click OK. Then there's always at least one program that ...
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Can anyone interpret verbose shutdown messages?
I almost always boot up in Verbose mode so I can see what's happening during boot up/shut down. Usually critical errors make themselves obvious, some lesser errors aren't so obvious but can be cleared ...
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Binding a keyboard shortcut to shut down
I want to bind a gesture in BetterTouchTool to the shut down menu that is invoked by pressing the power button on my MacBook Air.
It's fairly simple to bind gestures to keyboard shortcuts, so what ...
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Is it necessary to eject external drives before logging out, restarting, or shutting down?
Is it necessary or recommended practice to eject external drives before logging out, restarting, or shutting down? (The drives are not being unplugged.)
BTW, I am aware that I need to eject my ...
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1answer
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How can I prevent accidentally quitting an application?
I use Adium, but if I set a "Quit Confirmation" in the advanced preferences, it cancels log out. If I don't, it is way too easy to quit it, since it gets focused between apps sometimes.
Is there any ...
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Back up and shut down
At the end of the day, I would like my MacBook Pro to back-up to both Time Machine and Backblaze (or verify that it has done so) and then shut down. Could someone write please write a script that ...
