How to fix my MacBook Pro showing incorrect date and time?

Every time I switch the MacBook on, it shows the incorrect date of Sunday, the 12th of November, and I have tried restarting and booting the MacBook up in safe mode. Please help



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MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Feb 17, 2024 7:50 AM

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Posted on Feb 17, 2024 7:56 AM

RealistJay wrote:

Every time I switch the MacBook on, it shows the incorrect date of Sunday, the 12th of November, and I have tried restarting and booting the MacBook up in safe mode. Please help


There is a bug in Sonoma...


resolving the issue from the Terminal.app copy & paste:

sudo rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist



this will remove the corrupt plist. reboot and compare your results


(note—your psswd will not echo on screen, type it in any way use the enter\return key to proceed.)




I will add—The current stable release of Sonoma including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 14.3.1

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Feb 17, 2024 7:56 AM in response to RealistJay

RealistJay wrote:

Every time I switch the MacBook on, it shows the incorrect date of Sunday, the 12th of November, and I have tried restarting and booting the MacBook up in safe mode. Please help


There is a bug in Sonoma...


resolving the issue from the Terminal.app copy & paste:

sudo rm /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist



this will remove the corrupt plist. reboot and compare your results


(note—your psswd will not echo on screen, type it in any way use the enter\return key to proceed.)




I will add—The current stable release of Sonoma including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 14.3.1

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support





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