Seems like in Oct/Nov 2025 something happened to my MacBook. I'm not able to finish a normal log in. I can boot to safe mode and work on things, but the system will not finish a regular boot. I've seen many issues with this, and have tried several of the fixes. In safe mode, I've ran disk fix, and it says everything is ok.
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Original Title: Macbook not finishing login
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.7
I recommend using Etrecheck to identify memory resident applications and startup routines that could be messing you up. Since safe mode works, go to Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Users and Groups ,select the user, and select login items and delete each one to see if that makes a difference after logging out and back in.
Check also your disk space isn't over 85% full. iCloud and OneDrive can be syncing outside of safe mode, and filling up your computer in the process.
I recommend using Etrecheck to identify memory resident applications and startup routines that could be messing you up. Since safe mode works, go to Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Users and Groups ,select the user, and select login items and delete each one to see if that makes a difference after logging out and back in.
Check also your disk space isn't over 85% full. iCloud and OneDrive can be syncing outside of safe mode, and filling up your computer in the process.
Unable to login to my MacBook
