Mac won't boot

Can anyone help identify what this boot screen means? My iMac froze when starting the screensaver. When I rebooted it just hangs on this screen with the little blue symbols in the background. I can't seem to find this screen anywhere on the internet. Was running 10.13.6

iMac, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 14, 2020 7:16 PM

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Sep 14, 2020 7:31 PM in response to Santouche1

You can give this a try:


Reinstall El Capitan or Later Without Erasing Drive


Please be sure you back up, if possible.


  1. Restart the computer. Immediately, at or before the chime, hold down the Command and R keys until the Apple logo and progress bar appear. Wait until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
  3. Select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the side list.
  4. Click on the First Aid button in Disk Utility's toolbar. Wait until the Done button activates, then click on it.
  5. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
  6. Select Install OS X and click on the Continue button.


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