If the issue is happening too often I suggest to investigate the root cause and fix the underlying problem.įollowing are eight possible solutions to get rid off spinning wheel once and for all: Check Mac for Viruses Unfortunately, this is not the best way to deal with the problem, and it’s not suggested if you want to stop a spinning wheel on Mac without losing work.
This way, you will force quit (Apple’s name for terminate) the hung app. In the Force Quit Applications window select the unresponsive application and click on “Force Quit” button. Click on Apple menu in the top left corner of the screen and select “Force Quit…”. The quick and easy way to stop the spinning color wheel is to close the unresponsive app. Known as spinning color wheel, Spinning Pinwheel, Rainbow Wheel, or Spinning Beach Ball, in reality, is just a wait cursor that Mac displays when it is busy with some internal operations.
