A spinning wheel (or beachball) is a sign from the operating system that an app isn't behaving as it should. This is one of the better problems to encounter because it means your syst… 展开

If the pinwheel refuses to disappear or keeps reappearing, restarting your machine is a good idea. Just click the Apple logo, select "Restart," and then wait. After your machine reboots… 展开

It's reasonable to expect to see the spinning wheel from time to time, particularly when dealing with resource-intensive applications. However, if you start seeing it often a… 展开

If you're stuck on an older version of macOS, like 10.10 (OS X Yosemite) or earlier, you might want to try repairing disk permissions if you're seeing the spinning wheel a lot. To fi… 展开

Hopefully, these tips will give you a good idea of how to solve any future problems with the spinning wheel (or beachball) of death. Keep in mind, though, the one good thing about seei… 展开