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<blockquote data-quote="treehouse555" data-source="post: 1834219" data-attributes="member: 377604">Hello Mac Forum <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Needing some help again...I have a 15&quot; MacBook Pro 8.2, mid-2011. It was running Yosemite OS. Hard drive replaced in June 2016, 2 partitions.I logged in as usual, and the start-up status bar got up to about 10%, then the screen went gray. Tried multiple times, but same result.Some Google results suggestions: (Yesss, I regret not posting for help on MacForums!!)First, tried holding down Shift+Control+Option then starting up. Nothing changed. The next suggestion said to hold down Command+R, but no login option this time. Just straight to a gray screen. And...fatal error: I didn't back up files to my external hard drive for a long time. Sooooo many projects, fonts, important docs, that I need )-; If I could just boot-up and back-up EVERYTHING, I'd be one happy camper!! I needed a new laptop anyway, but man, I messed up.Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Kelly</blockquote>

[QUOTE="treehouse555, post: 1834219, member: 377604"] Hello Mac Forum :-) Needing some help again... I have a 15" MacBook Pro 8.2, mid-2011. It was running Yosemite OS. Hard drive replaced in June 2016, 2 partitions. I logged in as usual, and the start-up status bar got up to about 10%, then the screen went gray. Tried multiple times, but same result. Some Google results suggestions: (Yesss, I regret not posting for help on MacForums!!) First, tried holding down Shift+Control+Option then starting up. Nothing changed. The next suggestion said to hold down Command+R, but no login option this time. Just straight to a gray screen. And...fatal error: I didn't back up files to my external hard drive for a long time. Sooooo many projects, fonts, important docs, that I need )-; If I could just boot-up and back-up EVERYTHING, I'd be one happy camper!! I needed a new laptop anyway, but man, I messed up. Any help is appreciated! Thanks in advance :-) Kelly [/QUOTE]

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