Loading Bar Stuck on Almost Full to Full for 8+ Hours Upon Login (SEND HELP)

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Loading Bar Stuck on Almost Full to Full for 8+ Hours Upon Login (SEND HELP)

I recently downloaded a video software that froze my MacBook Pro (its older 2012/13) so I force restarted it manually, and it hasn't been able to login since, as its been stuck on the login loading bar on full.

Initially it just kept rebooting with the error message 'your computer restarted because of a problem (etc; Japanese)' but now has just been hanging there for multiple hours.

I've tried repairing the disk in disk utility multiple times, at which it says everything is okay, but made a possibly big error when before trying anything else stumbled upon an article that recommended to decrypt the disk (horrible idea), and it's been stuck on 0.0% (paused) regardless of power, and I've attempted reconnecting the battery and it didn't help it at all.

So far I've deleted the program from terminal (rm -r) and the app save states, and it hasn't helped, and I recently have been trying to do some stuff in single user mode, but there's a lot I can't do because of the decryption process and my lack of knowledge (and I don't want to permanently damage anything due to that lol)

I'm sure reinstalling Catalina would fix the issue, but that's not possible due the decryption.

I also attempted to back up the ~300gb (1TB) [HD - Data] to an SSD, and it force restarts every time after a short while into the imaging process.

I just signed up here as a last resort, if anyone could help me out, I'd really appreciate it.

I'd rather not pull the folders and reformat the disk if there is a more viable solution.

Many thanks for your consideration and knowledge and help.

Posted on May 24, 2023 10:03 AM

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Answer 1

Ptaxey

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May 24, 2023 11:28 AM in response to CurlyFry7777

Greetings

If I understood the case correctly

Stuck at login loading bar:

- Start by resetting the NVRAM (non-volatile random-access memory) on your MacBook Pro. Restart your Mac and immediately hold down the Option + Command + P + R keys until you hear the startup chime for the second time. This can sometimes resolve boot-related issues.
- If the issue persists, boot your MacBook Pro in Safe Mode. Restart your Mac and hold down the Shift key until you see the Apple logo. Safe Mode can help identify and resolve software conflicts or issues that may be causing the login problem.
- If Safe Mode doesn't work, try booting into Recovery Mode. Restart your Mac and hold down Command + R until you see the Apple logo. From there, you can access various troubleshooting tools and options to repair your disk or reinstall macOS if necessary.

Disk decryption:

- Since the decryption process is stuck at 0.0%, it may be best to interrupt it. To force shut down your MacBook Pro, press and hold the power button until it turns off completely.
- After restarting, boot into Recovery Mode as mentioned above. From there, you can use Disk Utility to verify and repair your disk. Select your startup disk and run First Aid to check for any file system errors or disk issues.

Backing up data:

- If you're having trouble backing up your data to an external SSD due to the system freezing or force restarting, you may need to try an alternative method.
- One option is to connect your MacBook Pro in Target Disk Mode to another Mac using a Thunderbolt or FireWire cable. This allows the MacBook Pro to be treated as an external drive, and you can transfer your important files to the other Mac.
- Alternatively, you could try booting your MacBook Pro from an external macOS installation disk or USB drive. This would allow you to access your files and copy them to an external drive or perform a clean installation of macOS if needed.

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Answer 2

Johnb-one

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May 24, 2023 10:20 AM in response to CurlyFry7777

Hi CurlyFry7777, sorry to hear of your freezing:

try this : reset smc/pmu and zap pram on startup, here’s how( please note, this doesn’t work on the new M1 and M2 macs… see link: https://www.macworld.com/article/224955/how-to-reset-a-macs-nvram-pram-and-smc.html… the pram zap should be done about 3-4 times on startup then release all keys and let your Mac start up as usual… try it out, otherwise start up in “safe” mode by holding down the Shift key on the keyboard … you have to be patient on that one, when you see the words”safe mode” on your screen it’s in safe mode see if the problem reappears

John b

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Answer 3

ku4hx

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May 24, 2023 11:18 AM in response to CurlyFry7777

Does one of these apply? If your Mac doesn't start up all the way - Apple Support (ZA)

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CurlyFry7777 Author

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May 25, 2023 10:54 AM in response to Johnb-one

(johnb) this was one of the first things I had tried, but recently tried again, and there was a second it looked like it was good, and then powered off, and I couldn't turn it back on for about an hour. I think it may have something to do with a corrupted file or something, which is why I was looking into single user mode, and I don't know much about that, but I know you can potentially permanently damage your disk if you're not careful. If you know anything about that. The only disks showing up in that mode for me were rdisk1 when my data drive is in rdisk2 (which is apparently unmounted by default)

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CurlyFry7777 Author

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May 25, 2023 11:00 AM in response to Ptaxey

(ptax) interrupting the decryption process is what causes it to pause (if you run [diskutil ap list] in terminal you can check that) which is what had caused my small issue not being able to resolved with a simple solution in the first place, so I wouldn't recommend that, but I appreciate the concern. I could go to the last resort and back up the core folders to an SSD pretty easily and then reformat the disk completely, but there's less of a guarantee on that if my disk is not in horrible condition (which I don't believe it is, its never acting this way before and I've never had any problems previously) there should be a way to internally repair it regardless of it trying to lock because of the decryption process

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