Easy Force-Quit from the Dock

200711261623If you Control-click on an application in the dock, you are given the option to quit an application, as well as a few other selections. Sometimes, however, quitting an application does not work, and a non-responsive application needs to be force-quitted.
A quick way to do this through the dock is to hold Option before or after you Control-click on the dock icon, which changes the “Quit” option to “Force Quit.”

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Written by Omer Zach on November 26, 2007 at 6:24 pm - Easy Force-Quit from the Dock has 3 comments - Categorized in Easy Tips, OS X Tips, keyboard shortcuts

3 Responses to “Easy Force-Quit from the Dock”

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    Hannus
    Force Quit: ⌘⌥ esc (cmnd/alt/escape) November 27th, 2007 at 7:52 am

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    JD
    Oddly, I've found that force-quitting from the Dock is often not effective, whereas force-quitting through the Apple menu almost always works. I have no idea why they should be different, but it has seemed quite consistent. November 27th, 2007 at 3:57 pm

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    Omer Zach
    @JD: Hmm, I haven't noticed that, although I've often seen force-quit failing from a few different methods...it isn't as reliable as it should be. November 28th, 2007 at 5:39 pm

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