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Whenever I try to turn on my Mac book Pro, progress bar stops at 100% and never turns on. So kindly provide any solution so that I can access my Mac.
Specs
High Sierra
Mid 2012
4GB ram
Intel I3 processor
P.S. I have tried re-installing high Sierra , SMC reset, disk repair but nothing seems to work.
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Sierra (10.12), null
I texted a friend of mine that does software development for Apple and he was able to help me get past this problem. I was experiencing the same symptoms: upon starting my iMac, the progress bar would load underneath the Apple logo, and it would just sit there and never progress any further. Here's what helped me solve the issue without having to reformat my drive or reinstall the OS.
With the computer shut down, turn it on and hold down Command + S to launch a command shell. Give it a few minutes until it doesn't load anything else on the screen.
Type the following commands, pressing enter after each command:
mount -uw /
sync
reboot
See if this boots you back into the system. If not, try this order:
mount -uw /
mv /Library/Extensions/*.kext /
mv /Library/LaunchAgents/*.plist /
mv /Library/LaunchDaemons/*.plist /
sync
reboot
I was able to get back into my system, but I noticed if I shut down and tried to turn it back on, the problem still persisted. According to my friend at Apple, he was 99% sure it was third party software. So I uninstalled each new program I had installed recently one by one until I narrowed it down to which one I thought was causing my particular issue. My computer appears stable now, and it may be because a program I was using isn't updated for the latest High Sierra update, and the incompatibility caused something weird to happen on startup. Definitely not 100% sure that's what happened, but between using the commands above to get me back into the computer, and uninstalling things one by one and going through this process over and over until I narrowed it down, it solved it for me. Hope this helps someone else!
I’m so glad you were finally able to succeed. One thing you learn when you do a lot of troubleshooting is the importance of patience. The other is the importance of following directions exactly. Many questions can be answered with simple Google queries, such as “Mac recovery where is terminal.” I wasn’t able to respond to all of your questions, but I’m very pleased that you were able to figure things out. Way to go! Patrick
I was stuck on this for a while...using a iMac mid 2011 with macOS high sierra (10.13.4)....solved this by following the above commands...so big thanks as it saved time, energy and DATA...would like to know what causes this problem...is it some mishandling at the users end or it is a common bug of MAC OS???
Hey, you know, stuff happens. Computers and software are insanely complex systems, made by human beings. No matter how carefully they’re crafted, or how thoroughly they’re tested, sometimes things go sideways. The tiniest software mistake can cause this kind of problem. So, don’t be bent out of shape when something goes wrong. Be amazed and thankful that our technology works (quite miraculously) most of the time. Good job fixing your problem. Patrick
Rocknroll21... You are a superstar or Rockstar maybe😁
I followed you instructions above and it got me back into my iMac.
This enabled me to back everything up that hadn't been backed up.
I am very grateful for your post.
Thanks a million.
Before I started trying some of these suggestions, I unplugged all of the external drives from my 4 USB ports, plus pulled the SD card out. Restarted and it is fine! So, try this first if you have anything plugged into your computer.
ThiloJD,
You just saved my life. A good 10 hrs. finding and implementing "solutions", none of which worked. Just about to search for the nuclear option, reformatting, when I found your absurdly simple solution. Boom! I'm booted up. I've no idea why that key combination works, but it worked perfectly.
Big thanks to you for posting that.
I have a macbook pro 13 inch (late 2011) and I tried the commands in recovery mode. After entering the second command, I got the response as attached. Please help...I use my MBP for work.
Not as of now. Although I have submitted my mac at a service center, hopefully they would resolve this issue.
Did you find any solution for this issue? My macbook is on the same issue right now. Hopefully I can get help from your experiences
Hi!!
Please tell later if they were able to find any solution for this issue? Have the same Imac, and teh same problem since yesterday!!!
Thanks
Same issue. I wonder if a recent update has stuffed everyone up.
Sigh
Hi,
I am.also facing same issue for same config MacBook since 29Jan.
Are there any update on this? What is the response of service center guys?
It looks High Sierra update has messed up system.
I have the exact same issue since the time I installed (or tried to install) the recent High Sierra Update.
I tried all options discussed in this thread and did not help.
Hi PrasadYR,
There is no way other than formatting the internal hard disk and installing the os again.
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