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My MacBook Pro is stuck in boot screen

Hey ,


My MacBook Pro 13'' is stuck in boot screen(with the spinning wheel)

This is the third time it happens, yesterday it happens and repaired the drive and restored it from the time machine.

And today I turned it on and it was stuck in the boot screen...

Should I re-install the OS?


Thanks,

Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jan 18, 2013 5:59 AM

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Jan 18, 2013 6:16 AM in response to YoavG

Start your Mac in Safe Mode. Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode


Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode only. Startup will take a long time and some features do not work in Safe Mode, but if it eventually boots and runs programs then you have a non-Apple system modification that is preventing your MBP from starting normally.


If it does not boot in Safe Mode then repair your startup volume using Disk Utility again. If it reports errors again the reason may be third party software causing it to be corrupted, or it is mechanically failing and needs to be replaced. In the latter case back up your data and replace the disk drive with a new one.


Reinstalling OS X generally does not fix problems such as this.

My MacBook Pro is stuck in boot screen

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