Cannot Force Quit Digital Performer

[Tonio]

nyaha, I mean aha !! .. putting AM in da dock.

Oddly I have been able to hit the escape key in certain situations to free DP from whatever it was trying to do. It tends to help it you have't hit a dozen keys/clicks from that initial moment when DP went into a freeze.

T

[mhschmieder]

Haha, both Activity Monitor and Terminal are in my dock. Fat lot of good that does, in most cases.

[Frodo]

Haha, both Activity Monitor and Terminal are in my dock. Fat lot of good that does, in most cases.

You should dump prefs while you're at it. That often is the source of a lot of inexplicable blockage.

But having access to these utilities in as many ways as possible doesn't hurt. If DP is hopelessly stuck, then it's just stuck. A total restart becomes the only way around it as a last resort.

[monkey man]

It lives in my dock too, and I agree about the succession of key entries you referred to, Tonio. All too often I regret a flurry of keystrokes when I notice... the SWOD/BFH (spinning wheel of death/ beach ball from Hell).

Check your Log for DP crash reports...

Now there's an image Nicky can run with!

Let's see...
I've not crashed my log into DP, even whilst running, as I love her too much? Nope.
I always run with my log and don't report crashes into DP, which perpetuates a bad image? No.
I need to check my log for evidence of collision with DP and run like Hell with the image? Naaa.

I give up, Magilla. Monkey's confused, as always.

[cdemby]

you don't have to go thru all that stuff…
when I have an issue I just call the help line-- 617 576 3066

just hit these keys:
command
option
escape

voila!

[Frodo]

you don't have to go thru all that stuff…
when I have an issue I just call the help line-- 617 576 3066

just hit these keys:
command
option
escape

voila!

Hi Constance:

I think back in 2008 a lot of people were having trouble with apps showing as "Not Responding". I recall a lot of reports back then of apps of all sorts hanging on save or hanging on quit. That was quite a few OSX and DP versions ago, though. I haven't had the hang issue lately, but you're right-- in a pinch, it's Command-Option-Escape.

Best,
frodo

[Dan Worley]

I think back in 2008 a lot of people were having trouble with apps showing as "Not Responding". I recall a lot of reports back then of apps of all sorts hanging on save or hanging on quit...

Wow! What an incredible memory you have there. Now, what did you have for breakfast yesterday?

[MIDI Life Crisis]

[Dan Worley]

Somehow I knew something like that was coming. You're too easy. lol.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

Somehow I knew something like that was coming. You're too easy. lol.

You have no idea... then again, maybe you do. I play for too many standup and comedy shows, I suppose.

[Dan Worley]

Somehow I knew something like that was coming. You're too easy. lol.

You have no idea... then again, maybe you do. I play for too many standup and comedy shows, I suppose.

But as an avid reader of this forum, it was a stupid question on my part. Love the questions marks. Made me laugh.