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ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED on Macbook Pro OS X Yosemite

Hello. Today I would like to talk about an error that has been on my laptop for almost 2 months now.

ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED on a Macbook Pro, OS X Yosemite 10.10.5.

I have tried everything, changing my DNS, clearing my caches, clearing my malware and VSearch, etc. I really need someone to tell me how to fix this as, I have a lot of things to download for my laptop. Please help me! Thank you so much for reading. Have a nice day 😀 Please help meeee. 😟

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED MAC

Posted on Jul 22, 2016 11:40 PM

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Jul 23, 2016 12:31 AM in response to FlameyX

What are you doing on the Mac?

Does this happen when yo are connected to another network?

- Try resetting the SMC and NVRAM/PRAM

Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

About NVRAM and PRAM

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

- Try starting in Safe Mode. Can you connect?

OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262

- Boot to Recovery and repair the startup disk

OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314

Can yo connect in Recovery mode? There is a browser in Recovery

- If it is repairable reinstall the OSX

How to reinstall OS X on your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

- If you do not have a backup use disk utility to restore the internal disk to an external disk so you can try to recover data.

Then format the startup disk and do a fresh install of OSX

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