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my mac wont shut down because it says iphoto is importing photos.

 
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my mac wont shut down because it says iphoto is importing photos. iphoto cancels the shutdown. maybe i disconnected my camera before importing was complete.. but now i just want to shutdown my computer. how do i stop iphoto from cancelling shutdown?? please help!

 

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tried to exit iphoto but iphoto wont let me because it says it is importing photos. also have run battery flat but when i start up again the problem still occurs - iphoto wont let my computer shut down.

Submitted: 1182 days and 14 hours ago.
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Expert:  Pat replied 1182 days and 14 hours ago.

You can force iphoto to quit by hitting command-option-escape. Then choose iPhoto from the list of programs and click "Force Quit". Once that's done, you can shut down your computer.

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