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Any Apple/Mac techies?

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:12 pm
by kokopelli
My 2009 MacBook will not load after the login...status bar will eventually go all the way but freezes there.
I’ve trie multiple restarts, safe start, control//option/p/r starts.

So I can power up, Apple logo goes to login screen, I login, it acts like its going to start, then never does.

Re: Any Apple/Mac techies?

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:02 pm
by Dustin
Do you have a time capsule for it? If so try rolling it back. I have seen os updates cause that.


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Re: Any Apple/Mac techies?

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:23 pm
by kokopelli
Dustin wrote:Do you have a time capsule for it? If so try rolling it back. I have seen os updates cause that.


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yeah, but it wont turn on to get to it!

Re: Any Apple/Mac techies?

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:36 pm
by Dustin
kokopelli wrote:
Dustin wrote:Do you have a time capsule for it? If so try rolling it back. I have seen os updates cause that.


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yeah, but it wont turn on to get to it!
Start your Mac and hold Command + R to go into recovery mode, from which you can start Disk Utilities, restore from a Time Machine backup, or perform a clean install. This recovery system is stored on a hidden partition on your Mac’s hard drive.

https://www.techradar.com/how-to/comput ... sk-1305702



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Re: Any Apple/Mac techies?

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:59 pm
by kokopelli
Dustin wrote:
kokopelli wrote:
Dustin wrote:Do you have a time capsule for it? If so try rolling it back. I have seen os updates cause that.


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yeah, but it wont turn on to get to it!
Start your Mac and hold Command + R to go into recovery mode, from which you can start Disk Utilities, restore from a Time Machine backup, or perform a clean install. This recovery system is stored on a hidden partition on your Mac’s hard drive.

https://www.techradar.com/how-to/comput ... sk-1305702



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cool! I will try that one....

Re: Any Apple/Mac techies?

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 7:03 pm
by Jff24Gordn
If you do a clean install, all of your stuff is gone.

Re: Any Apple/Mac techies?

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:00 pm
by Dustin
Correct do not do that. Verify you have a back up before you do a clean install.


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Re: Any Apple/Mac techies?

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 11:16 am
by kokopelli
Update....

I was able to get to the Utility screen using Command+R.
First Aid on hard disk and startup disk and both said everything was ok.

I was able to reload iOS, it went through installation then initialization....login--------nothing.
Same problem- status bar will go all the way, but never go past that.

:(

Not sure what to do next. Googling and Apple help has no solution other than replacing the hard disk drive.