Potato Loop Mac OS
Circle with a line through it
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to a circle with a line through it (prohibitory symbol).
Question mark
Oct 07, 2017 The installation failed and indicated I needed to restart the iMac. When I restart, the same message is displayed. Thus, I appear to be stuck in a loop possibly without a valid or bootable OS. I was able to enter Disk Utility mode. I am not familiar with the Mac OS or utilities. I ran First Aid on Macintosh HD with the following results. Potatoes is a sack that contains between one and ten potatoes. If a player has an empty sack in their inventory and clicks on it while potatoes are also in the inventory, up to ten potatoes will be placed in the sack. To remove potatoes from the sack requires right clicking the sack of potatoes and selecting the menu option that removes one potato at a time. The fastest method for this. Apr 06, 2021 Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window. Click the gear icon labeled Options, then click Continue.
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to a question mark.
Options with a gear icon
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to Options with a gear icon.
Blank (empty) screen
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to a blank screen, such as an empty gray, black, or blue screen.
Apple logo
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to an Apple logo or progress bar.
Globe with alert symbol
A globe with an exclamation point means that your Mac tried to start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet, but couldn't. Learn what to do if your Mac can't start up from macOS Recovery.
Lock icon
If your Mac is using a firmware password, the lock icon appears when you try to start up from another disk or volume, such as an external drive or macOS Recovery. Enter the firmware password to continue.
System lock PIN code
Your Mac asks for a PIN code when it has been remotely locked using Find My. Enter the four-digit or six-digit passcode to continue.
Login window
At the login window, enter your user account password to log in to your Mac. If FileVault is turned on, this also unlocks your disk. You might see a default desktop picture in the background, which might change to your chosen desktop picture when you select your account.
Thunderbolt, USB, or FireWire symbol
A large Thunderbolt , USB , or FireWire symbol against a dark background means that your Mac is in target disk mode.
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Mac Os Versions
- Learn what to do if your Mac displays a message that it restarted because of a problem.
- When starting up from Windows using Boot Camp, your Mac doesn't show an Apple logo or the other macOS screens in this article.