iMac stuck at blue screen

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iMac stuck at blue screen

Big problem. So any time i my Mac turn on on, it will start booting as usual but once the blue screen pops up it gets stuck and hangs and occasionally shows a loading animation near the bottom. I tried using verbose mode and once it gets to the blue screen, it shows a blank console and flashes for 1 second the blue screen and back to the console (sometimes showing something about the airport card.) Anyone know why? This Mac (even though it’s old) is the best Mac I have ever had. I’d love to get it back up and running.

Earlier Mac models

Posted on Mar 17, 2023 07:49 PM

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WolfyBoy104 Author

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Mar 22, 2023 06:27 AM in response to The Kwamster

Thanks Kwamster, but any time i try, it will show a thick grey loading bar and do the same thing.

Also Something new, I left it on over night and the cursor is able to move but it is still not able to start. I might be able to send a video soon. And lastly I can put it into target disk mode to access the files. (I was the tinkering with the about this mac, so it might be the system version file.)

edit: accidentally hit the best answer thing, sorry and I may be able to reinstall, but might be risky

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brbo

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Mar 18, 2023 06:08 PM in response to WolfyBoy104

Hi WolfyBoy104

welcome to the Apple Community.

Re: iMac stuck at blue screen : Anyone know why?

Could be any one of several reasons why ... thank you for describing so well what happens when trying to boot now.

Wondering which iMac model (year) you have,

and

what was happening the last time it was working well, (if anything) and before it was shut down. (Eg: iMac struggling to open an image or app / frozen app had to be force quit / memory / storage space mostly used up / disk errors / downloaded incompatible app etc.)

Apple support have a few trouble-shooting articles online. (We can not tell if they'll address issues for your particular Mac model.)

Eg: If your Mac starts up to a blank screen – Apple Support

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Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

How to use safe mode on your Mac – Apple Support

If your Mac doesn't turn on – Apple Support

If needed:

iMac Support Team

(There's a "Get Support" link at the bottom of their webpage)

iMac - Official Apple Support

All the best :-)

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WolfyBoy104 Author

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Mar 21, 2023 06:32 AM in response to brbo

Thank you for replying, this Mac is a iMac (17-inch, Late 2006 CD)

and before this happened all apps randomly started crashing after playing an old copy of world of goo. ( bit of a weird mention) and I restarted and this problem started.

-Wolfy

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Mar 21, 2023 06:39 AM in response to WolfyBoy104

Have you tried starting up in safe mode? Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support (IE)Apple Official Apple Support › en-gb › guide › mac-help

If you're able to do that, completely remove the old app and then restart again.

In general, running older versions of apps can cause all kinds of issues, like if a preference file was overwritten by an older version in your Library. Also, have you seen this thread? xCode, World of Goo and iTunes crash afte… - Apple CommunityApple Official Apple Support Community › thread

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brbo

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Mar 21, 2023 04:04 PM in response to WolfyBoy104

Thank you Wolfy, good to have your info!

👍 Thank you too, to The Kwamster for joining the discussion !

Cheers :-)

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