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Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?

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Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?

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Post by swiley »

cdeutsch wrote: post #17

Apple is bad at software. Impatiently waiting for people to realize this.

They're not just bad at software, they're bad and abuse their users by disallowing using anything else.

Most people probably wouldn't care if Apple at least did a decent job.

Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?

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Post by bobsoap »

crazygringo wrote: post #16

Um, this is a feature not a bug. If you're syncing with an iOS device in Finder, well cancel that first . Lots of applications can prevent rebooting to avoid data loss. Again, this is a GOOD thing. Sheesh.

He said he couldn't cancel. The article is not that long, it's not hard to find.

Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?

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Post by notRobot »

pugworthy wrote: post #12
bamboleo wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not a non-issue at all. I want to reboot my computer so, you, computer, reboot now. There’s no way to interrupt the process or force the reboot just like with any other process.

But if the phone is syncing do you really want to do that? You wouldn't reboot during a disk format for example, or other critical task. That said, the idea that your phone is now a "critical task" is none too heartening.

> But if the phone is syncing do you really want to do that?

It's my fucking computer. If I want it to reboot, it should fucking reboot. If I want it to shut down, it should fucking shut down.

I don't intend to be hostile towards you. I'm just sick of losing more and more control over my own devices which I purchased with my own money.

Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?

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Post by MrStonedOne »

crazygringo wrote: post #16

Um, this is a feature not a bug. If you're syncing with an iOS device in Finder, well cancel that first . Lots of applications can prevent rebooting to avoid data loss. Again, this is a GOOD thing. Sheesh.

A good thing would be including a force restart button.

Also if you read the article, they said they couldn't figure out a way to stop the sync other then rebooting their phone, which likely has a higher chance of causing dataloss.

Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?

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Post by donatj »

gamblor956 wrote: post #8

I have rebooted my (windows) PC every day for the last year. I only reboot my phone when it has a system update. Sounds like just another problem with the Big Sur update for MacOS.

I have not rebooted my Mac since COVID started fwiw.

Re: Remember when you could reboot your computer without rebooting your phone first?

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Post by refried_ »

pugworthy wrote: post #12
bamboleo wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s not a non-issue at all. I want to reboot my computer so, you, computer, reboot now. There’s no way to interrupt the process or force the reboot just like with any other process.

But if the phone is syncing do you really want to do that? You wouldn't reboot during a disk format for example, or other critical task. That said, the idea that your phone is now a "critical task" is none too heartening.

Yeah, phone syncing is not a critical task. Alternative: Finder is currently syncing your phone and you click “Cancel Reboot” for the next 10 seconds if you want. Otherwise your phone sync will be canceled, your computer will restart, and you can restart the phone sync later.
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