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Drimac1 Author

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iMac will not start. I hear it try but nothing shows up

What to try to get it to open

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Oct 23, 2021 1:30 PM

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Old Toad

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Posted on Oct 23, 2021 2:00 PM

1 - try starting up in Safe Mode according to Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support . If successful try to reboot normally again.

If that fails continue with #2:

2 - Boot into the Recovery volume (boot with the Command + R keys held down), select Disk Utility and run First Aid on each of the volumes of your hard drive. Then try to reboot normally.

If still unsuccessful, repeat #2 except this time reinstall the system.

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