FileVault disaster, need HELP!

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McCaffertee Author

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FileVault disaster, need HELP!

Somehow, my FileVault was on, so I turned it off.

2015 Macbook Pro MacOS Monterey

after a while, it restarted, and was displaying the black screen saying: PRESS A KEY OR WAIT A FEW SECONDS

it then goes back to my sign in page, I enter passcode, and it loops back to black screen and then sign in again.

EVEN AFTER I force turn off, then Tuen on, it’s not going thru normal start, just directly to sign in page.

Any ideas on how to fix this issue would be appreciated.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Nov 29, 2022 12:48 PM

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Answer 1

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John Galt

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Nov 29, 2022 3:58 PM in response to McCaffertee

Are you unable to boot Recovery mode as described in that document:

If your Mac restarted because of a problem - Apple Support links to How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support which describes how to boot Recovery.

You won't encounter the dialog shown in that first document because the Mac never even gets that far. You can't even boot Safe Mode. Recovery Mode is the only way out, if there is any.

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John Galt

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Nov 29, 2022 3:44 PM in response to McCaffertee

No, you're not missing anything. If all else fails you end up here:

"If you continue to experience unexpected restarts, contact Apple Support."

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McCaffertee Author

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Nov 29, 2022 3:12 PM in response to John Galt

Thank you for the response…

after the restart, it seems stuck in this loop….it loops back to the sign-in screen and then when I enter passcode, it acts like it’s restarting then displays the black screen, and then back to sign-in screen…

So, I can’t boot to safe or access anything, unless I’m missing something

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McCaffertee Author

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Nov 29, 2022 3:53 PM in response to John Galt

Again thanks…I’m wondering if I made myself clear.

Theres no unexpected restarts happening, just the one time when I believe it was turning off FileVault, and now I’m stuck in this looping. I am/was hoping there is a way to hard-quit, force quit or something.

steve

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