Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Is an app frozen on your Mac? The spinning beach ball driving you crazy? In this tutorial I'll show you the easiest mothods to force quit an app on your Mac.

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00:00 Two Quick Force Quit Methods
00:23 Keyboard Shortcut Option Command Esc
00:30 Force Quit From Apple Menu
00:45 Select App and Confirm
00:59 When Force Quit Won’t Open
01:09 Hard Restart With Power Button
01:33 Wrap Up and Next Steps