Both Chrome and Finder seemed to freeze, so I restarted the computer. When the restart finished, I was in recovery mode. How do I get back to my regular login screen?

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Both Chrome and Finder seemed to freeze, so I restarted the computer. When the restart finished, I was in recovery mode. How do I get back to my regular login screen?

It starts up and asks for a language. After English, it goes to the OS X Utilities screen. I have gone to disk utility and verified the disks. They both say they are okay. If I click repair, it comes back with an error saying "Live file system repair is not supported." I just want my computer back to normal! Please help! I am still in Mavericks if it matters.

Mac Pro

Posted on Dec 25, 2014 9:30 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 25, 2014 9:37 PM in response to littlelynn2010

I tried to verify a disk 2 in that same menu, it said it needed to be repaired. I clicked repair and it ran for a bit before telling me it could not be repaired. What do I do?

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Answer 2

Eric Root

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Dec 26, 2014 9:27 AM in response to littlelynn2010

Do you have a backup? If so, in the Recovery Partition go to Disk Utility/Erase, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled), click Option GUID, and erase the disk. Then re-install the OS. Reboot and use Setup Assistant to recover your data.

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