I have a Mac OS desktop, High-Sierra 10.13.3. When I try to start in Safe Mode by holding down the Shift at start-up, the screen changes color, but there is no message saying 'Safe Mode'. If this color change means it's in Safe Mode, how do I know when Safe Mode is done checking everything?
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Excerpted from Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support:
"If you're not sure that your Mac is started in safe mode, you can use System Information to check. The Software section of System Information lists Boot Mode as "Safe" instead of "Normal" when you're started in safe mode."
Thank you. I'm learning step-by-step.
Thank you. I just found this same info online. I appreciate all the help.
By the time Safe Mode presents you with a login window, it has already done its System level work, and Safe Boot appears (macOS 10.13.3 shown) in the upper right of the screen. When in Safe Boot mode, the laptop keys will not be lit.
After you sign in to your account, then you are expected to test the application behavior that drove you to boot into Safe mode in the first place — to see if there is a change from its behavior in normal boot mode. Afterward, you boot normally.
How do I know when Safe Mode is done checking? There is no 'Safe Mode' message on screen at start-up.
