Type these two commands to clear your cache and logs folders:.Type cd /Volumes/"Macintosh HD"/Library/.You’ll want to work on your primary hard drive, which is usually called “Macintosh HD”. Type ls /Volumes to get a list of your disks.While in the Terminal, type csrutil disable and press Enter. You may need to disable SIP before you can delete or move some of these files. Close the Disk Utility then click on the Utilities menu then Terminal. If you don’t have over 10GB free, you’ll need to free up some storage. Depending on the size of your hard drive, this process could take a few minutes.Ĭheck your Free Space. This will check the disk for errors and repair them. ![]() Next, you’ll want to click on the First Aid button in the Disk Utility window, then click Run. Click on your Internal Macintosh HD (or the name of your boot disk if you renamed it) on the left side. Our first stop in Recovery Mode will be to select Disk Utility and click Continue. You’ll probably be asked to select your language before you get to the recovery options. You can boot to Recovery Mode by holding down Command (⌘) and R while powering on your Mac. The next few troubleshooting steps will all be performed in Recovery Mode. This mode won’t fix anything, but it will let you see where the Mac is getting stuck, which might give you more ideas as to what’s going on. To see what’s going on in the background during the boot process, you can try to boot using Verbose Mode by powering on your Mac and holding down the Command (⌘) and V buttons. ![]() The SMC is the System Management Controller which is how the Mac interfaces with some of the hardware components. NVRAM is non-volatile random-access memory which stores information such as Speaker volume, Screen resolution, Startup disk selection, and Recent kernel panic information. ![]() Next, you can try to Reset the Mac NVRAM and SMC by following this guide. If you’re able to get into Safe Boot, check your free disk space, try updating all software and drivers, and try the steps below to remove all third party kernel extensions. If that’s the case, move on to the next troubleshooting step. Depending on your issue, your Mac could get stuck at the Apple Logo while booting to Safe Mode. The startup process may take a little longer than usual, so be patient. You can boot to Safe Boot by holding down the Shift key while pressing the power button. Similar to Windows, macOS has a Safe Boot mode which will actually attempt to fix issues while starting. You can plug them back in one-by-one and restart until you find the culprit. Now power on your Mac and if it starts successfully then it is one of your peripheral devices. If you’re not using a Macbook, you can keep your keyboard and mouse plugged in. Disconnect all external devices such as USB drives, printers, docks, etc. Hold down the power button for 10-15 seconds to fully shutdown your Mac. The first step is to perform a full shut down of your Mac and disconnect all external devices. It could also be related to file system corruption or low disk space. There could be third party kernel extensions (kext’s) or drivers that aren’t compatible. If you’ve recently done a macOS upgrade, the upgrade may not have completed successfully. There are a few reasons why your Mac might get stuck on the Apple logo screen during startup, so it’ll take some patience to try each of these troubleshooting steps to determine which one will fix your issue. Luckily, there are a few steps you can try yourself before making an appointment at the Apple Genius Bar. ![]() If you’ve found this article, it is probably because your Mac won’t boot up and is stuck at the Apple Logo screen with the loading/progress bar and never goes any farther.
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