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shephepe Author

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big sur slow boot

Anyone else suffering from slow boot with Big Sur?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 8, 2021 1:31 PM

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Jack-19

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Posted on Apr 8, 2021 2:11 PM

Hi shephepe,

Let's try this first;

NVRAM Reset: Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
SMC Reset: How to reset the SMC of your Mac - Apple Support
First Aid: How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility - Apple Support
Safe Mode Boot: Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support. (Boot to Safe Mode, login, then Restart into normal mode. Also, the Safe Mode boot will take up to 12 minutes. That is normal.)

After all that is done, test again and observe.

Cheers,

Jack

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