Harlan Olson
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Q: cant' boot in safe mode.  hangs at apple and progress bar

I have an iMac 27 inch with El Capitan.  I am unable to boot in safe mode, it hangs at apple logo and progress bar.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Sep 6, 2016 9:40 AM

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Harlan Olson

Q: cant' boot in safe mode.  hangs at apple and progress bar

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  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Sep 6, 2016 9:58 AM in response to Harlan Olson
    Level 9 (58,068 points)
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    Sep 6, 2016 9:58 AM in response to Harlan Olson

    Please post an EtreCheck report of your system. We can then look for obvious issues. Please click the link, download the app and run the report. Once you have the report, please copy and paste it to your reply to this post.

     

    If you would like more info on what EtreCheck is, simply click the link and you will find a description of the app.

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Sep 6, 2016 12:39 PM in response to Harlan Olson
    Level 8 (48,341 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 6, 2016 12:39 PM in response to Harlan Olson

    It's normal for a Mac to take a long time to boot "Safe Mode". Expect several minutes, at least, assuming your Mac's boot volume is completely error-free.

     

    Just how long is it before you give up?

     

    Can you boot normally?