Usually referring to the startup process of a device or computer from an initial "cold" state rather than sleep or hibernation.
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How do I silently start up my MacBook Air?
When I start up my MacBook Air, it makes a loud startup sound unless I muted the computer prior to shutting down last time.
However, I cannot guarantee that I had muted the computer last time before ...
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Can't boot Mac, only shows a Folder with a Question Mark?
How do I start up a Mac when all it shows is a Folder with a Question Mark, even with a DVD in the drive?
Image courtesy of Loïc Wolff
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What are only necessary processes (minimal set) for OS X work?
What are only necessary processes (minimal set) for OS X work?
What are the differences in the sets for different versions (Lion minimal set, Mountain Lion minimal set)?
What are the processes that ...
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Renaming the startup disks shown during boot
I'm dual booting OS X (Lion) and Arch Linux, and when I hold down "option" during the boot process, I am presented with both of my startup disk options (i.e., OS X and Linux); however, they are named ...
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mac doesnt boot after single user mode
I had brought an external hard disk to use as a time machine. There was a problem while trying to partition, so i booted into single user mode and ran the ffsck command. This returned an error, and ...
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How to force Startup Manager menu to appear at every boot?
Is there any way to force the Startup Manager menu to appear on every boot? Rather than me having to remember to hold down Alt if I want a different OS.
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Blue screen when booting from USB backup of Mountain Lion
I've not been able to startup my MacBook Pro. I made a backup of Mountain Lion using Lion DiskMaker 2.0.2. When I press option and the power button then select the USB drive, the grey screen with the ...
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Best way to have script start up for all users in Mountain Lion?
We are trying to have a simple drive mapping script start up for ALL users on a Mac Mini. What's the simplest way of going by doing this? I've tried creating a .plist in Lingon and adding it to the ...
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Finder doesn't starts on Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
It happens almost every time after startup. When I click on the Finder it tries to start it, the menubar starts, then the desktop icons disappear for a few seconds then they come back, but the finder ...
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Notification area icons are sometimes invisible in Windows 7 (Boot Camp)
For some reason, sometimes my notification area icons are invisible in Windows 7 64-bit (Boot Camp, on an iMac mid-2010), as seen in this screenshot. Clicking on an invisible item does nothing. ...
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MBP mid-2012 with SSD, does not hibernate
Specs: 15" MBP mid-2012. Upgraded to Gskill 16GB RAM. Mountain Lion 10.8.2 installed in 128GB Plextor M5 Pro SSD in the optibay.
Problem: My MBP doesn't hibernate anymore. Whether when battery runs ...
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MacBook Pro Sluggish boot
My MacBookPro has been extremely slow at the startup. Is there something similar to Window's System Registry that I can see all the boot files and uncheck what I don't need?
I'm running Mac OS X ...
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Fix slow startup after utility disk repair on a SSD
I have a 250Gb Samsung SSD 840 series with Trim support enabled installed on a mid-2009 13" Macbook pro running Snow Leopard (10.6.8, 2.26GHz, 8Gb of RAM) and I experience extremely slow startup after ...
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Deleted Mac OS X boot image but can still access files via Boot Camp Windows
Ok, I know I completely messed up here and it's all my fault, but moving past that -- can anyone help me fix this situation?
I used Boot Camp to install Windows 7 on my MacBook the other day. Then, ...
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Why does Microsoft Office 2011 open automatically upon start up?
Why do Microsoft Office Word, Excel, et cetera open automatically upon login although I've disabled the 'Open at login' feature?
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Why does it take so long to load the login items with “reopen when logging back in” enabled?
With OSX Lion 10.7 Apple has introduced resume:
Restore the state of the computer when shut down.
Reopen the used windows of applications.
While both are quite useful, the option to "reopen ...
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Unibody Macbook Stuck on Apple Logo
My White, Unibody Macbook running OS X 10.8 started to freeze, so I shut it down.
When I went to restart it, it got stuck on the Apple Logo for some five minutes before I just turned it back off.
...
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I have a Dual G5 Power Mac I can only start in safe mode
Processor: Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5
Memory: 1.5 GB DDR SDRAM
I can only start with a safe boot.
I've used the Leopard disk to run Disk Utility to repair the disks. There appears to be no problems. ...
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Formatted a Bootcamped drive as a dynamic disk, now can't boot to either Mac or Windows
I was trying to create an extra partition to get a file from the Windows side of my Macbook Air to the Mac side, and I accidentally made the disk dynamic without realizing it. I am now unable to boot ...
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My MBP (13 inch, MID 2010) will not start up
I have used the internet for the past 2 weeks in search of something that will help me troubleshoot/repair my MBP. It wont boot in Safe Mode using the SHIFT key. Following is everything I have tried ...
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MacBook Pro flashing question mark but I can't repair because hard disk not found in disk utility
Today my MacBook showed up some wheel of death and I waited and waited and then after a long time (10 minutes) decide to force shutdown.
Ok, I know its not a good idea but I've done this before and ...
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Macbook Pro starts with gray screen
When I'm closing the screen on my macbook and tries to start it up a few hours later it always starts with a gray screen. It take about 30 to 60 seconds until I can start using the computer.
The ...
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Startup disk has no more space available for application memory?
I purchased a new Macbook Pro (8,3) last April, and have been using it heavily for xcode development, and little else.
This morning a message popped up:
"Your Mac OS X startup disk has no more space ...
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How can I control (start/stop) applications and services that start up after reboot?
I have a Mac that is slow when using the internet, but other PCs on the same connection aren't as slow.
I suspect there are too many AV scanners running concurrently, or there is some process that ...
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Apps that were open when I restart still open on startup even though I disabled that? [duplicate]
I'm on an iMac mid-2010 with OS X Mountain Lion.
I disabled the feature that reopens windows the next time I startup my computer after a restart, but for some reason the windows that I had open when ...
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Boot Camp startup problems when using “Startup Disk” but not when using “Option” key on startup
There are essentially two ways to start up Boot Camp (mine has Windows 7 in it). The first is to open up System Preferences, click on "Startup Disk", then choose the Windows partition and click ...
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How to recover iPod touch 2G stuck on green screen and Apple logo?
I have an iPod Touch 2G, I have been trying to switch it on for a few days but it won't. When I plug it in my laptop a green screen appears then it is stuck on the apple logo. I tried to start it in ...
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How to image and deploy a Bootcamp setup?
We are rolling out iMac's and MacBook Pro's throughout the business and are setting them up with Boot Camp and an option to boot into Windows 7. Essentially the partition is just split down the ...
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Mac won't startup
I just bought an macbook pro several weeks ago, it should be Mac OS X Lion, 10.8 I guess. This morning, after I press the power button, it keeps staying at a grey screen with an apple logo and a ...
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How can I prevent applications from re-launching at startup?
Using Mountain Lion (10.8.2) on a MBP (13" mid-2009) I have times when applications launch during startup even though they have been exited before the last shutdown. This seems to happen on the order ...
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How do I copy Chrome to TmpDisk on startup/RAMDisk creation?
I have set up TmpDisk to create a 1GB RAM Disk on startup.
This works fine.
How do I get it to automatically copy Chrome onto the RAM Disk every time it starts up?
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How can I open Google Chrome in Presentation mode using a shell script
Previously in 10.6.8, I was able to start Google using
open /Applications/Chrome.app --args --kiosk http://www.google.com
Now, on newer systems, that does not work anymore correctly. The only way to ...
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Auto run a UI app and click a button on startup
I want to do two things when my Mac boots up:
1) Run an app
2) Click a button on that app
Any suggestions for how I can accomplish this?
FWIW, this is app I haven't written so I can't change ...
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Disabling startup items that run despite being unchecked on the “login items” list
I have a number of (background) programs that startup automatically on login even though they have been disabled (unchecked) on the Login Items pane of the Users & Groups System Preferences. ...
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Synology Mac OS X startup mounting folders via NFS
A couple of years or so ago, I modified a script, according to a forum message, which would (I assume) automount the folders found on my Synology server, ie web, video, public, music, photo at startup ...
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“sed” or “awk” launched on opening terminal window
At some point, I've noticed strange behavior of Terminal app - now on opening new window i get this as normal:
Last login: Tue Nov 27 11:54:21 on ttys001
but can't see the "~" sign afterwards and ...
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Stop-sign after boot and “Still waiting for root device”
Need some advice regarding a problem starting up my Mac Mini (mid 2011).
The other day I was browsing websites when the machine froze with the spinning beachball. So I was forced to power off/on my ...
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Login Start-Up Problems
Whenever I log in to my Mac, the following programs automatically open up: Firefox, Excel, Word, PPT, and VLC Media Player. I went into System Preferences, Users & Groups, and Login Items, and ...
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System Tray sometimes empty in Windows 7 in Boot Camp?
For some reason, sometimes when I boot into Windows 7 in Boot Camp, the System Tray will be empty. So when I try to restart via the Start Menu, nothing happens. I have to manually shut down power, ...
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macbook pro with filevault loses startup disk
My MBP (13inch, late 2011) sometimes loses it's startup disk when I have powered it off by holding the power button for 10 seconds. Not every time, but one time out of 5.
(See my other question on my ...
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How to tweak boot time by disabling apple kexts (including cryptography related ones)?
Initially, I am running OSX Mountain Lion on a mid 2010 6,2 MBP.
I wanted to enhance my boot time a little, maybe by disabling some official apple kexts. Has anyone played with that, knowing which ...
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Troubleshooting Slugglish Post-desktop Startup
I have a mid-2010 MBP, with 8gb RAM and an aftermarket 7200RPM hard drive, running Snow Leopard 10.6. I have been using this SL install for about 10 months, and the desktop is barely usable for 3-5 ...
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Average start up time for Macbook Pro running Lion?
I have a new MacBook Pro 13 inch 2.4GHz and I am noticing that the start up timeis about 60 seconds from power on to launching Safari.
Is this an average start up time?
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How to make the pcscd daemon load at startup on Lion?
I've got an obscure cryptographic USB token that works pretty good with Lion except I need to run...
sudo /usr/sbin/pcscd -adf
...each time I want to use it because it doesn't load automatically.
...
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Why does it take so long to boot and shut down my MacBook Air?
It takes about 90 seconds to boot and shut down my MacBook Air. I have got it this year. I have checked numerous things on the Internet but they don't help at all. What do I do?
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Where does mysql register to start itself at boot time?
I've got a Macbook Air that is starting mysql on boot. I've looked in LaunchAgents, LaunchDaemons, .bash_profile and .profile and login items. It's also not in /etc/rc.local.
Where else can I look?
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FileVault unlock startup screen
I don't want anybody turning on my Mac seeing my name and user account picture (all user account configured on the computer, actually!) just because it defaults to choosing a user to unlock the drive.
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Adding options to application, upon startup?
I'd like to change how my Chrome starts up (specifically, i would like to add some options --enable-easy-off-store-extension-install
How can i do it please?
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What is PPPMonitord.app?
I was looking to disable some startup daemons and apps on my Mountain Lion iMac, and I noticed that inside /Library/LaunchDaemons there is a file called cn.com.zte.PPPMonitor.plist which point to an ...
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How do I stop Apache from starting up automatically?
I'm running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 and Web Sharing is turned off in System Prefs.
I don't think this is specifically related to Lion.
Basically, I'm a frontend developer and there are always backend ...
