Questions tagged [reboot]
Rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally.
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Does the command `reboot` hurt a Mac computer?
Does the command reboot (used in Terminal) hurt the computer? Because it is almost like pulling the power cord, which is not a recommended way to power down a computer.
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How do OS X terminal sessions persist through reboots?
Being an avid Linux user prior to buying a MacBook Pro, I typically have several terminal tabs open at any one time.
In the past, crashes and reboots would generally trash my workflow, and the ...
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Rebooting machine with macOS Sierra takes very long time
Since I upgraded my Retina MacBook Pro with macOS Sierra GM (16A319), rebooting the computer takes 20-30 minutes. I select Restart... from the apple menu, everything logs out, then the Mac hangs on a ...
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How to perform hard / cold reboot of iPhone or iPad?
I understand that when I press and release the power button on the top of my iPhone or iPad, it stays on but turns off the screen.
Whereas if I press and hold the power button, a "slide to turn off" ...
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How can I restart an iPhone 4S with a broken lock button and frozen springboard?
My springboard has frozen and the lock button is broken (two months out of warranty and it's not classed as a hardware failure).
How do I restart the phone given that I can't access any apps or ...
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How to perform FileVault authenticated restart when updating OSX from AppStore?
I am aware of the authenticated restart when using FileVault 2 on OS X. Running the fdesetup authrestart command does however restart the system immediately.
Now, when running the OS X Update from ...
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How can I make Mac OS X run a program before shutting down?
I am trying to get Mac OS X to save all my VirtualBox VMs when it reboots. I already have a script that does this, but I need OS X to run this script automatically before a reboot.
When Mac OS X ...
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Rebooting a headless Mac Mini
I have an old Mac Mini on which I installed Ubuntu to be used as a test server.
I completely formatted the hard disk before installing ubuntu, installation went fine and everything is working; so far ...
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How to find what cause Mac OS kernel panic?
For last times i have kernel panics at least once a day.
Anyone have suggestions how i can find what cause issue and how to fix it?
I have latest Yosemite updates installed.
Here is latest Problem ...
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How do I know a mac needs to restart?
Is there a way to figure out from a script whether a Mac needs to reboot? A file, the presence or contents of which I could monitor perhaps?
I'm looking for an equivalent to the file /var/run/reboot-...
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Cannot restart, shutdown or log out
I am on 10.14.4, the same thing was happening at least on 10.14.1.
Laptop: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
So the problem is if I open "Apple Menu" in top left corner and click any of the ...
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No Reboot on MacPro using a new Samsung 860 EVO SSD
From the standard hard disk I can start, restart, and shutdown with no issues.
From the new Samsung EVO 860 I can start and shutdown, but I can NOT restart. It freezes with a black screen. If I remove ...
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Restart automatically if the computer freezes
There is a new option in the power management system preference to "restart automatically if the computer freezes".
How does this work exactly?
How can the computer check that it is frozen if it is,...
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How to force a Mac to restart without pressing the power key?
The Finder was not responding, so I control+click'd the Finder icon on the Dock and chose Relaunch… except that it didn't relaunch.
Activity Monitor happened to be visible and I could see that it ...
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How to know when phone was last rebooted?
Occasionally I get the message about TouchID needing my password after reboot. Problem is, I haven't been rebooting. So I'm concerned my phone is rebooting itself in my pocket without me knowing it. I ...
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-1006F error message when trying to recover mac
my macbook pro crashed and i sent it for repairs.. so the guy installed a new hard drive but then sent it back with a screen having a flashing folder with a question mark.. so i looked at this page ...
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How to prevent reopening of all programs after power outage
When shutting down or logging out regularly, there is an option to reopen, or not, all the programs and their respective windows upon logging in again.
That option for me is unchecked, and the OS ...
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How does iMazing reboot/shutdown iPhone remotely?
I was playing arround with iMazing and found out that it can reboot/shutdown my iPhone 6s without it being Jailbroken.
Does anyone know what commands it uses and how I could do this myself from my ...
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Reboot from the command line (stuck processes)
I started a remote reboot of my machine but a couple of stuck processes are hanging the reboot.
login with SSH is still possible
sudo reboot or sudo shutdown -r hang
two processes are trying to exit
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Why does my iMac reboot every day at the same time?
Every evening around 10:30, my iMac just stops and restarts. It's not a power outage because another iMac next to it (same plug) is not affected.
I'm thinking maybe a service that's set to run at ...
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MacBook Pro 16 inch 2019 having kernel panics stating thunderbolt power on failed and now my USB-C Ports don't work unless I reboot
My MacBook Pro 16 inch, manufactured in March 2020 - running Catalina 10.15.4, will reboot randomly at times, citing a kernel panic - the full log is listed below. Moreover, my USB-C ports don't work, ...
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Lion: Dock settings revert after logging out or restarting
I'm having problem with my user account in Lion. I want to remove some of the icons in the dock. Every time I sign out the dock will be "restored". Not to factory settings but always to the same ...
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Resetting PRAM through Terminal
For some reason, my Mac won't let me reset my PRAM in the usual way (by holding the relevant keys down when restarting), simply nothing happens when I try it and my Mac just boots up normally every ...
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Remote dual boot, how to select OS to boot
I'm installing Bootcamp ( Win7 64bit if that matters ) on my Mac Mini, since you need to pick the OS to start up while booting, how can I do this remotely?
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VNC into OSX, reboot the machine, ...
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Shutdown cause -62
As it says in the topic.
My machine spontaneously rebooted this morning and all the logs have to show is: Shutdown Cause: -62
Only searches only lead to incomplete or deprecated (pre-OSX) lists of ...
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How to find cause of repeated reboots?
I have been having issues with my mid-2009 Mac Pro ever since I installed Mountain Lion. First it was intermittent kernel panics; I did some research and found that this is an ML bug that's triggered ...
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How do I keep my session when I reboot in OS X?
When I reboot my machine, I'd like it to reopen all my programs and windows, and put them back in the same place, after restarting. how do I do this?
(I'm on 10.6, and use spaces)
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What takes place during an iPhone hard reset?
In response to an iPhone 7 freezing issue I'm having, it was suggested to try a hard reset (holding power + volume down for 10 seconds for iPhone 7 or holding power + home on older iPhones).
This ...
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How to permanently disable app relaunch and window restore in Mojave on reboot?
How do I disable both the "relaunch apps after reboot" feature as well as the "reopen windows at relaunch" feature? When I reboot (be it after a hard reset or reboot command) I want to be presented ...
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Super slow browsing on rMBP until reboot
I've just experienced a couple of days of incredibly slow browsing (using Chrome mostly, but changing browser didn't help) on my home wi-fi. After trying many things like rebooting the router, ...
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Operating System becomes unstable after prolonged use
My setup
uname -a prints:
Darwin Jutsu.local 11.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 11.2.0: Tue Aug 9 20:54:00 PDT 2011;
root:xnu-1699.24.8~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64
Mac OS X Version: 10.7.3 as of this post
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unexpected forced logout on iMac
My iMac 24" is about 3 years old.
Specs:
2.66ghz Intel Core 2 Duo / 4gb RAM / OS X 10.6.7
What happens is while I'm in the mid of using the machine, it suddenly goes back to the blue screen and ...
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Mac does not finish rebooting, can't remote connect
I have a Mac Mini, M1, which I use remotely via SSH / VNC.
From time to time I need to issues a reboot to the machine.
After rebooting however, I am unable to establish an SSH connection as all I get ...
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MacBook Pro frequently reboots
I'm going to describe the symptoms I'm seeing, diagnostic steps I've taken, then give the hardware configuration below. I would love to have any suggestions on how to fix this, or where to take my ...
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Can't reboot mac os siera to factory settings
I want to delete everything and restore my MacBook Pro to factory settings. I followed these steps https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-factory-reset-a-mac deleted disk, and after that tried to ...
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I cannot activate Setup Assistant Mac OS Catalina 10.15.1
I accidentally deleted my admin account from directory utilities system. Now I'm using my standard account to login, in the system preferences there is no admin account but when I click the lock it ...
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Can I restart my Mac remotely via screen sharing if the screen shows only linen?
I am currently in Norway. My Mac mini is in my apartment in Australia. I can access screen sharing via Back To My Mac. It connects fine, but the screen has only linen - no menu bar, no dock, no ...
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How can I stop applications from preventing restarts?
I have some applications that routinely prevent restarts from happening correctly (most often iTerm2 and Slack, though others participate as well). When I request a Restart, these applications will ...
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Apple Watch face blank
I mistakenly unpaired my Apple Watch from my iPhone. Now the voice over on my watch is on, screen curtain is on, but my screen is blank. I don't know which button to press and I have been trying to ...
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How to pesistently configure a Macmini4,1 to boot after power failure?
I do have a Macmini4,1 (2010) and I want to use it as a server so it will always start even after a power failure.
Please remind that I am running Ubuntu on it, not OS X.
Still, based on what I ...
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"Magic keys" to force a reboot of a hung macOS system via root-level reboot command?
Have had some problems from time to time on macOS 12.x where it hangs indefinitely. I'm working with Apple engineers on a resolution, but I'd like to figure out how to set up a method to send the ...
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Sierra 10.12.6 incremental update caught in reboot loop
I have automatic updates turned on.
This morning I was prompted to reboot in order to install a new (incremental) update. However each time I reboot I get the Apple logo + installation progress bar ...
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MacBook Pro RAM upgrade causes endless reboot
I recently acquired a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2010) that has 4GB RAM (2x2GB) and according to Apple, the unit should be able to handle 8GB RAM. I bought 2 DDR3 PC3-8500 4GB from memorystock.com and ...
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Mac mini (Mid 2011) randomly reboots, but not while I'm using it
Very strange issue here. My Mid '11 Mac Mini (on OS X El Cap, 10.11.6) is randomly rebooting during the day and (mostly) at night when not in use. I will be up in the middle of the night getting some ...
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Safari loses web site "login" state after computer restarts
I have a problem with Safari losing my web site login state after a computer restart. For example, if I am logged in to Facebook or StackExchange the before a restart, then after the restart I will be ...
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Why My Apple iPhone 5s Rebooted automatically?
I was just using my iPhone 5s and it was in charging mode, but suddenly it re-boot without any specific reason, I am lil worried about it, I am still in warranty period and will you expect me to go to ...
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OSx Mavericks (10.9.1.) randomly restarts
After having updated my macbook pro (mid 2010) and having it run without problems for some month, it now started to randomly reboot when I'm working on something.
Resetting the VRAM didn't help.
Any ...
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How to get my second-hand, factory reset, 2008 iMac to work?
Good day,
1. The Setup
I recently got a 2008 imac from a friend who reset it to factory settings prior to giving it to me. When I tried to turn it on it brought me to a OS X Utilities window. In ...
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Why does my Mac play YouTube videos in open Chrome tabs before it's finished rebooting after installing a security update?
For a while now, I've noticed that if I have a YouTube video active in Chrome when I install a security update, my Mac will start playing that video before about 20 seconds before the login screen ...
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System reboots when I disconnect Blackmagic eGPU from my Mac mini
When I shut down the Blackmagic eGPU using the icon in the Menu bar:
Or if I manually unplug it, the system wants to reboot. All the applications ask "Do you want to close?" Then if I say no, at some ...
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