Last Updated on January 3, 2022 by Rick Darlinton
One of the most common problems facing Mac users is that the Mac stuck on apple logo or progress bar error. This really very frustrating, especially when you need to use the Mac urgently. In this post, we will bring some solutions about how to fix if Mac can’t start up past apple logo or progress bar.
Restart your Mac
It works well to fix plenty of bugs on your Mac by restarting the Mac such as the issues of Mac blue screen of death, Mac shuts down itself and more. Similarly, you can restart the Mac if the device can not start up and you face the problem of Mac stuck on apple logo.
Enter safe code on Mac
When some glitches appear on Mac, you can also try to enter the safe code to identify some software bugs such as some third-party apps that are not compatible with the Mac. Follow the steps below to enter safe mode on Mac for fixing the issue of Mac stuck on apple logo.
- Press the power button and then immediately press and hold the shift key
- Release the shift key when the login screen appears
- Log in as required
After entering the safe mode, if the Mac can start up normally then you can check the issues.
Remove external devices
This is another solution you can try to fix Mac getting stuck on apple logo by removing external devices such as usb hubs, speakers, printers, drives and more. It is possible that some of these external devices intervene with the performance of the Mac device. After removing them, if the Mac can boot up smoothly, you can move forward to check whether some of the external devices are faulty.
Reinstall MacOS
If the solutions above do not work to fix the error of Mac stuck on Apple logo, you could try to reinstall MacOS on your device. Please note reinstalling MacOS will not delete the data on your mac if you do not erase the drive. Instead, reinstalling MacOS will just overwrite system files and change settings. To reinstall MacOS, follow the steps below.
- Turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold command +R on your intel Mac or press and hold power on M1 chip mac unless you ser the apple logo
- Enter the user and password as required to enter the utilities interface
- Select the option of Reinstall MacOS Monterey and follow the instructions to complete the process
Repair mac disk
There are perhaps some disk errors that cause the problem of mac stuck on apple logo. If this is the case, you can try to repair mac disk using the within the utility. Follow the steps below to take it a try.
- Turn on Mac and then immediately press and hold power for intel processor mac or hold and press command +R on apple silicon mac until the apple logo appears.
- Enter the user and password as required
- After entering the utility interface, select the optoon of disk utility.
- In the disk utility, choose view and show all devices.
- The side bar will show the disk, containers and volumes. Select the last volume under the container and then click on First Aid button and continue to tap on Run to check the errors. After this, you can select the next item above the last volume and repeat the same process to check errors. Next, you could operate the same way for containers and disk to check errors.
Run Apple Diagnostics
If none of the solutions above do not help fix the error of Mac getting stuck on Mac, it is also advisable to run Apple Diagnostics on your Mac. Follow the ways below to test the device
- If you use Apple silicon mac, turn on Mac and immediately press and hold the power button when the mac begins to boot up
- Release when the Mac startup options appear
- Press and hold command and D keys
- If you use intel mac, turn on your Mac and press and hold D key when the Mac starts up.
- Please release the D key if you see thr Apple progress bar is showing up.
- Apple diagnostics will start to check the errors and show the results
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