MacBook Pro M1 stuck on login screen

I opened my MacBook Pro and I had a solid black screen and could only see the cursor. Nothing was working so I turned it off and back on. Now I can get to the login screen. After entering my password, it sticks at 50% and will not move passed there. Any ideas how to get logged in?

MacBook Pro (M1 Pro, 2021)

Posted on Jan 18, 2026 8:31 AM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2026 9:11 AM

then I would try and boot the Mac into recovery. please see Intro to macOS Recovery - Apple Support


and then once in recovery mode, use disk utility to try and repair the disk. please see Repair a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

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MacBook Pro M1 stuck on login screen

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