My brand spanking new Macbook Pro has died and I don't know how to fix it! I was trying to get my music off my ipod onto my
MBP. I got directions off the internet to go to
Applications, Terminal and then copy and paste a line of code that
shows hidden folders.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder
That worked but then I saw all these other folders in my MBP Hard drive. So i
stupidly tried to Trash them and start again. Then it started asking
me permission and when i put in my password it was invalid. Then it
started freezing up and no applications would open. So i just
restarted the computer and got the black screen and a message
something like /etc/passwd:No such file or directory
and then some numbers and a message like I0Bluetooth HCI something something. I tried to reinstall the applications but when I did there was still programs that I had installed separately (like Final Cut) on the hard drive. (So maybe it didn't reinstall because that's supposed right, cuz then I would have had to reinstall Final cut?)
Then it still wasn't working properly and it wouldn't even shut down so i
manually shut down. when i restarted it goes from a blinking apple to
an X sign (like a circle with a line through it) and alternates back
and forth between those two pictures.
Sorry that was long- but any ideas?
MBP. I got directions off the internet to go to
Applications, Terminal and then copy and paste a line of code that
shows hidden folders.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE killall Finder
That worked but then I saw all these other folders in my MBP Hard drive. So i
stupidly tried to Trash them and start again. Then it started asking
me permission and when i put in my password it was invalid. Then it
started freezing up and no applications would open. So i just
restarted the computer and got the black screen and a message
something like /etc/passwd:No such file or directory
and then some numbers and a message like I0Bluetooth HCI something something. I tried to reinstall the applications but when I did there was still programs that I had installed separately (like Final Cut) on the hard drive. (So maybe it didn't reinstall because that's supposed right, cuz then I would have had to reinstall Final cut?)
Then it still wasn't working properly and it wouldn't even shut down so i
manually shut down. when i restarted it goes from a blinking apple to
an X sign (like a circle with a line through it) and alternates back
and forth between those two pictures.
Sorry that was long- but any ideas?