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I'm pretty handy with Unix but this problem and fix seem like pure magic. What problem with Spotlight indexing / Time Machine could cause the entire GUI to lock
by NelsonMinar 14y ago
I'm pretty handy with Unix but this problem and fix seem like pure magic. What problem with Spotlight indexing / Time Machine could cause the entire GUI to lock up in the first place? I'm used to random Apple apps like Finder and iTunes beachballing because they are badly written, but the whole OS?
The "alternative fix" hidden text at least explains why booting Safe Mode might magically fix things; it's "rebuilding things and clearing caches". What a mess.
- JonnieCache 14y agoThe idea that a kernel-level process sandboxing system getting confused could freeze the GUI seems pretty legit to me.
- NelsonMinar 14y agoI suppose so, but that's a pretty severe bug. The whole sandboxing system is pretty controversial in the first place, the idea that bugs in it are causing users' GUIs to lock up is pretty horrible.
- coldtea 14y agoWell, it's not like millions of users are in tears all around the country. I for one, have had no such problem. Bugs happen, anyway, it will be fixed in a subsequent update.