Stuck on creating account
My MacBook Pro has been stuck on the loading cursor screen (it just spins forever) for about an hour now, and it hasn’t created my account. I am wondering what is happening, and what can I do to fix this?
MacBook Pro
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My MacBook Pro has been stuck on the loading cursor screen (it just spins forever) for about an hour now, and it hasn’t created my account. I am wondering what is happening, and what can I do to fix this?
MacBook Pro
Force shutdown. Press and hold down the Power button until the computer shuts down. Wait 30 seconds, then do the following:
Repair the Drive for El Capitan or Later
Try what you were doing again, if that is what happens upon the reboot.
Force shutdown. Press and hold down the Power button until the computer shuts down. Wait 30 seconds, then do the following:
Repair the Drive for El Capitan or Later
Try what you were doing again, if that is what happens upon the reboot.
How to Create a New Admin User Account, if You Have None
Reboot the computer. At or before the chime, press and hold down the COMMAND-S keys to start into Single-user Mode. You will boot to a black screen with scrolling white text, release the keys and wait until it finishes. Enter the following lines at the command prompt pressing RETURN after each:
mount -uw /
^ ^ Note spaces
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone
^ Note space
reboot
After you reboot the computer you will be taken to the Setup Assistant. When you get to the point where you are asked to set up your new user account, create a new admin account. Be sure to name this user account something different than any other account that already exists on the system. When you finish the Setup Assistant, it will automatically log you into the new account.
You need do nothing more. Log into the Admin account only when you need to, such as installing or upgrading software. Log into the Standard account for your normal computer uses. If you prefer using just one account, the admin account, then you will need to make some changes as discussed below.
You can transfer your files from the old account to the new one. See Transferring files from one User Account to another. Once you have moved all your files into your new account, you can delete the old account using Accounts or Users & Groups preferences.
This did not work. I think the reason may be because I tired to create an admin account because I couldn’t log in to my other one, and it sent me to the guest login every time. If there’s a fix to that, I would like to know. If not, I might have to contact Apple, and ask them to fix this somehow.
You can use the same Apple ID. What was stated is to use an account name that is not in use by any other account on the computer. If you have User_A already on the computer, then use a new name such as User_B.
When you say name it something else, should I still use the same AppleID?
Thank you for your help. If this doesn’t work, I might have to contact Apple to do something to my laptop.
Stuck on creating account