Has anyone had an issue with their IMAC freezing while loading Monterey?
Has anyone had an issue with their IMAC freezing while loading Monterey?
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Has anyone had an issue with their IMAC freezing while loading Monterey?
I cannot thank you enough for your knowledge and time. I followed the link you provided and went to the section where it discusses the computer stalls while opening showing the Apple Logo and the Progress bar. I followed the instruction and had to unplug all accessories before it would finally finish the start up. It finally worked and I am typing this from the desktop.
Again, I am most grateful for your patience and persistence in working with me to resolve the problem.
I cannot thank you enough for your knowledge and time. I followed the link you provided and went to the section where it discusses the computer stalls while opening showing the Apple Logo and the Progress bar. I followed the instruction and had to unplug all accessories before it would finally finish the start up. It finally worked and I am typing this from the desktop.
Again, I am most grateful for your patience and persistence in working with me to resolve the problem.
Please navigate to www.Etrecheck.com and download the free version of EtreCheck. Once you have you downloaded the app and installed it, please run the report and save it. This report will help us get a good idea what has been installed on your system and help us be able to diagnose what may be wrong.
When you have your report, you can attach it when you reply to this message and we can then review it and help you determine what is needed to get your system running well again.
For instructions on how to download your EtreCheck report and attach it to your reply to this message please click https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250000211
I suspect that you may have a hardware problem. Please read the following and use the steps within. If your Mac doesn't start up all the way - Apple Support
If you still do not have luck then please call AppleCare to book an appointment at your local AASP. If you happen to be in the USA that number is (800) 275-2273. Outside the USA please refer to AppleCare contact Information
Best of luck!
When I tried to download Monterey the downloaded completed to about 60- 70% and then just froze. I restarted several times and it did the same thing. I then tried Recovery restart and it basically did the same thing.
How can I download Etrecheck when my computer won't open? I am writing this on my laptop. I believe my desktop and my laptop are synced through the Cloud. I sincerely appreciate your help and hope you understand that I am not very savvy with technology. Thank you.
I have even tried unplugging the computer and waiting several minutes before plugging back in and when I do so it immediately tries to restart but then freezes. This morning I tried to Safe restart-same result and Recovery restart-same result. Thank you again.
Yes sort of. I started the update (said 9 hours even though it goes a lot faster than that) so I walked away. The update stopped 3 times, so on the 4th try I babysat it and went into the settings panel every 10 minutes or so and it finally loaded, installed and updated. Not sure what that's about, possibly turning the screen saver feature off while you're downloading.
By chance do you have any third party antivirus or cleaning apps installed?
I am not very tech savvy but I do not believe I do
The freeze happened when I was downloading Monterey but I, quite frankly, don't know if the problem is Monterey or the computer. Thank you.
Your initial post did not state you cannot startup. Please ensure the computer is powered off, then hold down the power button for about 15 seconds and see if it starts up.
It actually starts and tries to open but then the white bar below the Apple moves until it gets to about 70% and then just stalls. It powers up but just won't open completely. Thank you.
Glad it is working, it may be an issue with one of your external peripherals.
Has anyone had an issue with their IMAC freezing while loading Monterey?