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Hello, my desktop Mac is stuck on the progress bar and won’t fully start and need to force start

Hello need to force start my desktop Mac, stuck on loading start up progress stage

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 28, 2021 6:43 AM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2021 6:54 AM

Hi,

Following document could help your issue.

If your Mac starts up to an Apple logo or progress bar - Apple Support


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Hello, my desktop Mac is stuck on the progress bar and won’t fully start and need to force start

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