Freezes

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John Ruggero
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Finale Version: Finale 25.5
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Post by John Ruggero » Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:48 pm

I get occasional freezes in which Finale 25.5 (Mac) is totally unresponsive and can only be Force Quit at the Apple icon. It happens only after I select a whole measure very quickly in the middle of some other editing process. I haven't been able to isolate anything else that leads up to it yet. Wondering if anyone else has had this happen, and what I can do to prevent it, other than slow down.
2020 M1 Mac mini (OS 12.6) Finale 25.5, Dorico, Affinity Publisher, SmartScore 64 Pro, JW Plug-ins, TG Tools, Keyboard Maestro
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David Ward
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Finale Version: F 25.5 & 26.3
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Post by David Ward » Thu Nov 12, 2020 4:24 pm

I don't think I've ever had a freeze in F 25 or 26, but I do get very occasional crashes (if that's what a sudden unplanned quit is called). I'm not sure what causes these, but I think they may often be sound related. I have ForeverSave2 set to save Finale every two minutes, so I don't lose much.
Finale 25.5 & 26.3
Mac 10.13.6 & 10.14.6

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John Ruggero
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Post by John Ruggero » Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:23 am

Thanks, David. I, on the other hand, never have crashes, just freezes and quite a few of them.
2020 M1 Mac mini (OS 12.6) Finale 25.5, Dorico, Affinity Publisher, SmartScore 64 Pro, JW Plug-ins, TG Tools, Keyboard Maestro
www.cantilenapress.com

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motet
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Post by motet » Fri Nov 13, 2020 4:47 am

Might be worth the Preferences reset experiment.

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John Ruggero
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Post by John Ruggero » Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:14 am

I might try that after this project is over. Thanks, Motet.
2020 M1 Mac mini (OS 12.6) Finale 25.5, Dorico, Affinity Publisher, SmartScore 64 Pro, JW Plug-ins, TG Tools, Keyboard Maestro
www.cantilenapress.com

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