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vertical line appears on MacBook Pro 2019

Hi,

There is a thin vertical line suddenly appeared on the screen of my MacBook Pro 2019 . it also changes the color with different programmes like in google it appears red. in photoshop it changed into blue. I tried to make screenshot it didn't appeared in screen shot. so I just added line in screenshot with photoshop to give an idea how and where it appears. I tried to restart my MacBook but it appears again. its really annoying. can someone please let me know the problem ? How can I remove it. is it software problem hardware. ? please help.


MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 9, 2020 9:08 AM

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Posted on Jun 9, 2020 11:25 AM

imch2020 wrote:

Do I need to back up my MacBook before resetting NVRAM and SMC ?



No.



I will add however you should have a backup plan in place. All drives fail in due time. Do not wait for a catastrophic failure before you get the backup religion .


You can read more:


3-2-1 Backup Strategy: three copies of your data, two different methods, and one offsite.


Boot clone https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-10081

How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250

Use DiskUtility Restore feature  https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/restore-a-disk-dskutl14062/mac


         note: >System Preferences>Security & Privacy >Privacy>Full Disk Access

                  unlock the  padlock,  press the + button and add Disk Utility 

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Jun 9, 2020 11:25 AM in response to imch2020

imch2020 wrote:

Do I need to back up my MacBook before resetting NVRAM and SMC ?



No.



I will add however you should have a backup plan in place. All drives fail in due time. Do not wait for a catastrophic failure before you get the backup religion .


You can read more:


3-2-1 Backup Strategy: three copies of your data, two different methods, and one offsite.


Boot clone https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-10081

How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250

Use DiskUtility Restore feature  https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/restore-a-disk-dskutl14062/mac


         note: >System Preferences>Security & Privacy >Privacy>Full Disk Access

                  unlock the  padlock,  press the + button and add Disk Utility 

Jun 9, 2020 9:19 AM in response to imch2020

imch2020 wrote:

Hi,
There is a thin vertical line suddenly appeared on the screen of my MacBook Pro 2019 . it also changes the color with different programmes like in google it appears red. in photoshop it changed into blue. I tried to make screenshot it didn't appeared in screen shot. so I just added line in screenshot with photoshop to give an idea how and where it appears. I tried to restart my MacBook but it appears again. its really annoying. can someone please let me know the problem ? How can I remove it. is it software problem hardware. ? please help.


https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/c58ae043-cd50-4aa9-a768-e0386235cf16




Try resetting NVRAM/PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379


Try resetting the SMC https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295



Call Customer Support (800) MY–APPLE (800–692–7753)

or call AppleCare Support at 1-800-APLCARE (800-275-2273)


vertical line appears on MacBook Pro 2019

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