To force quit an application with this method, click on the Apple logo on the menu bar at the top-left corner of the screen.
From the Apple Menuįirst popular and common way is from the Apple menu.
You can always get rid of a problematic app directly instead.
Also, we recommended to not make force quitting app a regular practice as it incurs data loss. However, if the touch bar or mouse click fails to work, you can always use keyboard shortcuts instead. Irrespective of the Mac or MacBook model you use, these solutions remain common to majority macOS versions. It’s safe to assume that force quitting an app is the last measure when it is stuck, unresponsive or freezes randomly. That means, it may incur data loss if you’re working on an app like the Pages or Microsoft Word. To stop the app and related processes, you’ll need to force quit on the app. There’s a fine difference between Quit and Force Quit where former only shuts the app while the latter kills all the related processes. You may already know that when you hit the Close button on an app, it doesn’t always quit entirely. Things to Know Before You Force Quit Apps Let’s take a look at different ways to force quit apps. Select methods use your keyboard in case the mouse stops working or responding with a frozen app. Some involve using your mouse and keyboard. I then tried to shut-down/restart my mac (not just put it to sleep), but it wouldn't do either (likely because it can't close opera gx, but no error message was given, it just won't shut down).įinally, I tried to uninstall Opera with hopes of reinstalling it, however, it won't uninstall, displaying the message " The item 'Opera GX' can’t be moved to the Trash because it’s open.".Īt this point, I don't really know what else I can do.We’ve compiled the best ways to force quite apps on Mac. Olivia23 Banned last edited said in Opera GX not responding, unable to open/close/uninstall/restart-system:Įsterday, I tried to open Opera but it wouldn't open and it gave me the "Application Not Responding" message (I'm on a mac), so I tried to Force Quit but it wouldn't do anything (I tried Force Quitting using the shortcut Cmd+Q, Force Quitting by right-clicking the application and selecting Force Quit, as well as Force Quitting manually using the Force Quit applications tab on the mac taskbar, none of those ways worked, and the application is still open).
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