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- iMac: 5K 27” (2020), 3.3 GHz, 32Gb RAM. iPad2, iPad mini4, iPhone 13 Mini, Apple Watch SE
My iMac won't boot up (grey screen or "read file failed.status 7,mach_kernal) . I've tried to search for this answer but I'm not getting the idiot instructions on how, exactly, to boot from my external hard drive-nor what to do next. Am in the middle of an important work project so I really need to sort this.
The law of s*d strikes again. While keying this, on my iPad, my iMac went to a blue screen and then gave me the login window and appears to be working. My question remains though for next time-meanwhile I really need to know what to do. Restore permissions? Run Onyx? Look into changing my hard drive ? Buy new iMac? Make new CCC copy?. I do have Time Machine backups BTW?
UPDATE - On checking my system is running on a backup from October last year. No files updated/created since then are there. Need help Urgently!!!
All or any assistance gratefully received. Thank you.
The law of s*d strikes again. While keying this, on my iPad, my iMac went to a blue screen and then gave me the login window and appears to be working. My question remains though for next time-meanwhile I really need to know what to do. Restore permissions? Run Onyx? Look into changing my hard drive ? Buy new iMac? Make new CCC copy?. I do have Time Machine backups BTW?
UPDATE - On checking my system is running on a backup from October last year. No files updated/created since then are there. Need help Urgently!!!
All or any assistance gratefully received. Thank you.