[X4U] Spinning Beachball

[Michael Elliott]

First thing I'd check is how much free space you have left on your  
startup volume.  Low disk space=trouble, since virtual memory, log  
files, etc can take up that space, and make the computer churn the  
hard drive constantly.

Is there any improvement after restarting the machine?

Try making a "dummy" account, and logging into that account.  Does the  
problem persist? If so, might be some faulty preference files or  
system addons.

Have you installed any software that required you to enter your  
administrator password?

Michael


On Aug 14, 2008, at 8:06 PM, Dan A. Currie wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am driving an MDD DUAL 1.25 MHz / 2 GB RAM / 2 - 120 GB and 1 -  
> 200 GB HDD / NETSCAPE 9.0.0.6 / OS X.4.11 and of late my beachball  
> has been spinning a lot more that ever before.
>
> It spins for no rhyme or reason that I can discern - I click on a  
> folder on my desktop it spins, I open an application that I  
> routinely use and it spins and the same with an application that I  
> rarely use, I click on a website in Yahoo or any other search engine  
> or browser and it spins and I click on an image and it spins, I  
> click to send email and it spins!!!
>
> This is new to me and I need some guidance.
>
> Suggestion and opinions welcomed!!
>
> Dan Currie