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Menu Bar in macOS Big Sur!?

macOS Big Sur is running smoothly, but suddenly yesterday I could see that something was wrong with date/time in the menu bar. It’s been grayed out, or it no longer changes/keep the color black/white. Any idea how to fix this?


I also switched from digital clock to analog and then it suddenly have the right color again.

iMac 27″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 17, 2020 10:24 AM

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Posted on Nov 17, 2020 10:26 AM

Boot into Safe Mode (How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support) by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists.  Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


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Nov 17, 2020 10:26 AM in response to DitchComfort

Boot into Safe Mode (How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support) by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists.  Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


Menu Bar in macOS Big Sur!?

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