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My iMac takes more than 30 minutes to start after a restart
I have an iMac, 2019 with 14.3.1 MacOS. I use to keep it on Sleep, but from time to time, I need to either restart or shutdown. Whenever I do this, no matter if I chose to reopen the apps or not, it ...
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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) not booting from USB Catalina getting prohibition symbol
Every time it's powered on (with no keys pressed) it shows a prohibition symbol. Using Command+R for reset doesn't work(same prohibition symbol).
Pressing Option mid-chime brings up the disk menu(its ...
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3rd party keyboard not recognized at startup
What must I do to enable recognition of my logi keyboard at startup.
macOS fails to recognize logi "MX MCHNCL M" * keyboard at startup.
I must enter login credentials via Mac Magic Keyboard.
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iMac 12 mid 2011 model - OS installation issue
My kiddo recently got a iMac 12 mid 2011 model as a gift for homeschooling purposes. The device was working perfectly fine until the reset to remove the previous owners information as per the Apple ...
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Factory Reset iMac won't boot into recovery mode
I today performed a factory reset on my Early 2009 iMac by going into the recovery mode, erasing the disk (as per this video). I then quit the disk utility application and proceeded for a fresh ...
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iMac 10.15 Catalina takes 2+ hours to boot
One of the 12 iMacs here has a big problem: it takes two hours or more from pressing the button to turn it on until finally ditching the progress bar and showing up the desktop.
It is a MacOS 10.15 ...
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Unable to boot iMac, folder with question mark on boot, failed to format drive
I'm unable to boot an iMac with Mac Os Ventura, every time I switch on the computer a folder with a question mark appears on screen.
I just hope the drive is not damage and that I might be doing ...
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the unbootable (unbeatable) imac
have an imac that's been dead since an update tried to reformat the internal hybrid/fusion hdd to APFS.
the mac can only boot into single user mode. recovery hangs, safe mode hangs, boot disks hang.
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How to install a fresh macOS on an iMac with a new hard disk?
I have an old iMac with a brand new disk (completely empty). I do not have the old disk, I just have the new one. Of course, now it can't boot, and the flashing folder with the question mark appears. ...
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2013 iMac not booting off USB SSD clone
My 2013 27" on Catalina 10.15 is running out of disk space. The internal 3TB HDD is broken and I have kept it working by splitting the fusion drive and running it off the still functioning but ...
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iMac will not boot into anything [duplicate]
As the title says, I cannot boot my iMac (late 2012) into anything. I’ve tried everything from booting into Safe Mode, Recovery Mode (and Internet Recovery Mode), doing a diagnostics test (which didn’...
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Can I boot a 2015 iMac Mojave OS into FreeDOS from a properly prepared DVD or USB drive?
In a bit of a jam: My 2015 iMac has just come back from repair for a broken Fusion Drive. Unfortunately, the replacement HDD needs a firmware update, but this was ignored by the repair shop. I'd ...
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iMac 2012 stuck when loading user profiles
I have a very nasty issue on my Mac (2012, High Sierra, SSD, and 20GB RAM).
In the beginning, I was having boot issues (the Apple logo was stuck), but now I can get to a point (using Safe Mode) where ...
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Installing Windows 11 on Mid-2011 iMac (full install, not Boot Camp) but it BSODs after the Win 11 logo disappears
I kept getting a BSOD in OOBE when I was setting up Win 11 (error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION).
I've seen people say that it's because of Windows 11 installing Intel display drivers, instead of AMD ones....
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iMac G4 on Tiger can't find cloned disk or boot from Install Disk
Want to use good old iMac G4 (powerMac 6,1) with 10.4.11, after it sat in storage for years. Booted from original internal HDD and ran fine.
To expand storage, bought "compatible" OWC SSD ...
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