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Sound on Macbook Air Not Working

Hi!

The sound output on my macbook air has not been working. I've tried several things and nothing seems to work. Sometimes if I shut it off overnight, the sound will work the next day, but will go out after an hour or so and the sound is not detected in my sys preferences. Earphones won't work either. Has anyone had this issue and found a solution? Any suggestions are appreciated!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 7, 2020 12:03 PM

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User profile for user: Axel Foley
Axel Foley
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Posted on Aug 8, 2020 12:10 AM


  1. Reset SMC by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset SMC. If that does not solve things then-
  2. Reset NVRAM/PRAM by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset NVRAM/PRAM. If that does not solve things then-
  3. Enter ➔ Safe Mode and see if the screen issue still exists in Safe mode. Log out of Safe Mode and then reboot computer. If that does not solve things then-
  4. Finally if none of the above works then you can enter ➔ macOS Recovery Mode and reinstall the macOS and see if that solves it.


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Axel Foley
User level: Level 10
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Aug 8, 2020 12:10 AM in response to pugsandpizza


  1. Reset SMC by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset SMC. If that does not solve things then-
  2. Reset NVRAM/PRAM by following the directions applicable to your MacBook here ➔ How to Reset NVRAM/PRAM. If that does not solve things then-
  3. Enter ➔ Safe Mode and see if the screen issue still exists in Safe mode. Log out of Safe Mode and then reboot computer. If that does not solve things then-
  4. Finally if none of the above works then you can enter ➔ macOS Recovery Mode and reinstall the macOS and see if that solves it.


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