Why does my Mac have a spinning globe?
Why does my Mac have a spinning globe?
If you see a spinning globe instead of an Apple logo, it means your Mac is starting from a network-based startup disk like Netboot or Internet Recovery instead of a connected or built-in startup disk. If you didn’t mean for your Mac to start this way, press and hold the power key to turn off your Mac.
How do I reset my Mac computer?
How to Factory Reset: MacBook
- Restart your computer: hold the power button > select Restart when it appears.
- While the computer restarts, hold down the ‘Command’ and ‘R’ keys.
- Once you see the Apple logo appear, release the ‘Command and R keys’
- When you see a Recovery Mode menu, select Disk Utility.
How do I fix the circle with lines on my Mac?
If your Mac starts up to a circle with a line through it
- Press and hold the power button on your Mac for up to 10 seconds, until your Mac turns off.
- Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold both Command (⌘) and R to start up from macOS Recovery.
What to do when macOS utilities comes up?
Enter Recovery (either by pressing Command+R on an Intel Mac or by pressing and holding the power button on a M1 Mac) A macOS Utilities window will open, on which you will see the options to Restore From Time Machine Backup, Reinstall macOS [version], Safari (or Get Help Online in older versions) and Disk Utility.
Why won’t my Mac go past the loading screen?
Shut the Mac down, usually by pressing the power button; Now press the Command, Option, R, P keys for at least 20 seconds (sometimes 30 might produce better results); Your Mac should restart automatically and if it gets past the loading screen then the problem is solved.
Is there a line through a circle on a MacBook?
My MacBook has a circle with a line through it at start-up. Won’t go any further. MoreLess MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4) Posted on Sep 6, 2012 6:51 PM
What does a circle with a line through it mean?
A circle with a line through it means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it’s not a macOS that your Mac can use. A prohibitory symbol, which looks like a circle with a line or slash through it, means that your startup disk contains a Mac operating system, but it’s not a version or build of macOS that your Mac can use.
Why is there a circle on my MacBook Pro screen?
Mark, Blinking Folder, or Gray Screen at Startup These are related but not identical issues. Their causes are outlined in Intel-based Mac- Startup sequence and error codes, symbols. Solutions may be found in:
Why do I get circle with line through it when booting from USB?
Each time I tried to boot from the image I would get the circle with line through it. @krspkbl – the reason you are getting “Disk Failed: Resource Busy” is because your USB drive has a mounted partition under it. If you look at your USB drive in disk utility and right click on the partition under it and unmount the process will continue.
