Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you can’t get into macOS, there are a few tricks to try. If you can’t get into macOS, there are a few tricks ...

Unfortunately I'm not well versed in my Apple-fu. A friend has a 13" Macbook and it won't boot, there's really no sign of life on it. We've tried holding down the power button for a while and no go.

Apple includes a Safe mode in its Mac startup options that can help you work out if a problem is being caused by software that loads as your Mac boots up. It's particularly useful for resolving issues ...

It’s an unhappy day when you go to turn your MacBook on after an update or blissful recharging sleep — and something goes wrong. Maybe nothing happens at all. Maybe your Mac tries to turn on but doesn ...

I have a Core 2 Duo black MacBook that I purchased in December '07, and it won't boot off my USB stick. To make the stick, I split it into two GUID partitions and restored the 10.6 install disk to the ...

Startup failures Users continue to report botched firmware update processes, resulting in systems that will not startup. In most cases, these issues can be resolved with the aid of the firmware ...

Bombich Software recently updated Carbon Copy Cloner to version 6, and its founder, Mike Bombich, posted a blog entry explaining some of the intricacies involved with updating cloning software for Big ...

After purchasing an Apple silicon M1-based Mac, people have discovered that an external startup volume used with an Intel Mac won’t boot the newer computer. Apple has organized hidden partitions that ...