Q: iMac stuck on install screen (?)
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Oct 20, 2015 6:55 AMby dominic23,Finder > Application > Installer OS X El Capitan.app
Double click on it to start installation.
If this doesn’t help:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203129
Right click on the Installer OS X ElCapitan and “Move to Trash”.
Empty the Trash.
Launch App Store, click “Purchases” tab and download OS X El Capitan again.
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Oct 20, 2015 7:04 AMby shakenbakenyc,Thanks, Dominic. The problem is, I can't get to my desktop to click on anything. I'm stuck on a white screen with an apple in the center and (what I'm calling) the progress bar, at full, below it. Even when I manually shut down the computer via the power button, it returns to this screen.
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Oct 20, 2015 7:16 AMby Paul_31,This might help, and it'll do no harm to try if you haven't already - an SMC and PRAM reset: iMac SMC and PRAM reset
Do you have full backup to restore from if things get worse?
You could also try booting into the Recovery HD (if you haven't already tried it) and running Disk Utility to see if the HD needs repairs:
