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How do you hard reboot my MacBook without a power button?

Posted on Sep 15, 2022 5:50 PM

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Sep 15, 2022 6:26 PM in response to JWSteele

You can restart from terminal:


Restart computers using Terminal on Mac – Apple Support


Please see this guide on how to restart your Mac from menu bar:


Shut down or restart your Mac – Apple Support


Maybe MacOS Keyboard Shortcuts can help you, if you want to use your power button, e. g.


Power button: Press to turn on your Mac or wake it from sleep. Press and hold for 1.5 seconds to put your Mac to sleep.* Continue holding to force your Mac to turn off.


Control-Command-Power button:* Force your Mac to restart, without prompting to save any open and unsaved documents.


Mac keyboard shortcuts – Apple Support

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