Q: Once in a while, my upgraded Mac OS X v10.10.x/Yosemite get stuck after its required reboot.
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Jul 19, 2016 6:59 PMby dianeoforegon,HelpfulIt could be a connection issue where the app is trying to connect online.
Try downloading and running the combo updater. This often helps odd issues.
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1832
MORE INFO ON WHY RUNNING COMBO FIXES ISSUES
Apple updates available from the Software Update application are incremental updates. Delta updates are also incremental updates and are available from Apple Downloads (software updates are generally smaller than delta updates). The Combo updates contain all incremental updates and will update files that could have become corrupted.
Combo updaters will install on the same version as they're applying--no need to roll back or do a clean install.
"Delta" updaters can only take you from one version to the next. For example: 10.10.4 to 10.10.5. If somehow the 10.10.4 is missing something it should have, and that something isn't changed between 10.10.4 and 10.10.5 it will still be stale after the delta update.
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Jul 19, 2016 10:18 AMby dianeoforegon,Have you run the combo updater? Did it help? If no then try repairing your drive from Recovery.
Boot into the Recovery Drive by holding down Command R when restarting.
Run Repair Drive using Disk Utility in Recovery.
If your drive is OK, then do this next step in Recovery.
In the menu bar, select Utilities -> Terminal. Type resetpassword in the Terminal and press Enter.
1 Select your main hard drive.
2 In the dropdown box under "Select the user account" make sure to select your username.
3 Select the option: "Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs", click the Reset button. It's not obvious when it's complete.
4 Quit the Reset Password application.
5 Quit the Terminal.
To Restart: Click Mac OS X Installer in the top left and click Quit Mac OS X Installer. Click the Startup Disk button. Click on your main hard drive and click the Restart button.
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Jul 19, 2016 10:31 AMby antdude,dianeoforegon wrote:
Have you run the combo updater? Did it help? If no then try repairing your drive from Recovery.
Boot into the Recovery Drive by holding down Command R when restarting.
Run Repair Drive using Disk Utility in Recovery.
If your drive is OK, then do this next step in Recovery.
In the menu bar, select Utilities -> Terminal. Type resetpassword in the Terminal and press Enter.
1 Select your main hard drive.
2 In the dropdown box under "Select the user account" make sure to select your username.
3 Select the option: "Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs", click the Reset button. It's not obvious when it's complete.
4 Quit the Reset Password application.
5 Quit the Terminal.
To Restart: Click Mac OS X Installer in the top left and click Quit Mac OS X Installer. Click the Startup Disk button. Click on your main hard drive and click the Restart button.
No since it is updated already. I will try them if it gets worse, but then I have had this problem ever since I got this MBP from work in August 2015.
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Jul 19, 2016 11:50 AMby antdude,Garratt wrote:
Because you have "Terminal" as your avatar, I have a question.
I use OS 10.10.5, and the Terminal app' is Version 2.5.3 (343.7), anyway, it will open bur it won't allow me to enter a "Password"
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, and to anyone else out there.......
Please start a new forum thread instead of using mine.
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Jul 19, 2016 7:00 PMby antdude,dianeoforegon wrote:
It could be a connection issue where the app is trying to connect online.
Try downloading and running the combo updater. This often helps odd issues.
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1832
MORE INFO ON WHY RUNNING COMBO FIXES ISSUES
Apple updates available from the Software Update application are incremental updates. Delta updates are also incremental updates and are available from Apple Downloads (software updates are generally smaller than delta updates). The Combo updates contain all incremental updates and will update files that could have become corrupted.
Combo updaters will install on the same version as they're applying--no need to roll back or do a clean install.
"Delta" updaters can only take you from one version to the next. For example: 10.10.4 to 10.10.5. If somehow the 10.10.4 is missing something it should have, and that something isn't changed between 10.10.4 and 10.10.5 it will still be stale after the delta update.
Is this the correct web page with its download link: Download OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo Update ? Its post date was from almost a year ago. :/
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Jul 22, 2016 7:21 PMby antdude,OK, I downloaded this huge combo update for Mac OS X v10.10.5/Yosemite,
but it wouldn't let me install onto MBP's tiny SSD:
http://i.imgur.com/16rFzG1.gif ... Is 16.21 GB not enough or something?
The web page only says the requirement is Mac OS X v10.10.5. :/
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Jul 22, 2016 7:56 PMby dianeoforegon,Verify under the Apple in the Menu bar > “About this Mac” that you are running Yosemite 10.10.x
If yes, try restarting in Safe boot mode then try the updater. While your disk space is a little low, you do have room to run the installer.
Safe boot
* shutdown
* start the Mac and *wait* for the startup chime to sound
* after the sound, press and hold down the shift key
* keep holding and *wait* until the grey Apple logo appears
* now release the shift key and just wait (it could take a few minutes)
* eventually the login screen appears with the words SAFE BOOT in the top right of the window
* continue to login to see if the problem goes away.
More info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
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Jul 24, 2016 3:27 PMby antdude,dianeoforegon wrote:
Verify under the Apple in the Menu bar > “About this Mac” that you are running Yosemite 10.10.x
If yes, try restarting in Safe boot mode then try the updater. While your disk space is a little low, you do have room to run the installer.
Safe boot
* shutdown
* start the Mac and *wait* for the startup chime to sound
* after the sound, press and hold down the shift key
* keep holding and *wait* until the grey Apple logo appears
* now release the shift key and just wait (it could take a few minutes)
* eventually the login screen appears with the words SAFE BOOT in the top right of the window
* continue to login to see if the problem goes away.
More info: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Wow, safe mode takes forever!! Anyways, same results when I tried the combo updater. I found out that Apple doesn't allow users to reinstall the updates after installing them from App Store's updaters. See my https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.sys.mac.system/-iI2ENHBxx4/SUUB3h5TAgAJ newsgroup thread.
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Jul 24, 2016 4:34 PMby antdude,dianeoforegon wrote:
This must be new behavior. I've never seen this before. You can run the full installer. This should not damage your data, but it's always advised that you backup first. It does not remove the apps you have installed.
Eh, it's OK. It is a minor issue. Just shut down and boot up if it happens again. I have done like five/5 times already since last summer.
