Apple adds a new way of seeing the boot of our Mac and this has caused a certain stir in social networks and forums, by users. Many of them wonder if the bar that appears when starting our Mac with OS X Yosemite 10.10 installed is normal and the answer to that question is yes, if it is normal.
We are not clear why Apple adds this progress bar or loading line during the startup of the new OS X 10.10, but this bar has been there since the first beta and it is something that we do not think they will eliminate at the moment. Can this progress bar make the user start feeling faster?
Or, on the contrary, does it cause more impatience and give the feeling of slower loading? The truth is that seeing an apple on the screen completely still was not so bad (at least for my taste) and it made you not look at it constantly waiting for the Mac to start, but when adding the bar create that effect of being aware to fully charge.
The progress bar reminds us of firmware loading (although it is thicker) on the Mac and iOS devices when updating. We do not know if Apple will keep it there forever but for now we can tell you that if you see the loading bar every time you restart your Mac with OS X Yosemite, don't worry, it is something normal that comes to all of us.
The problem is that in my imac in full update to Yosemite, the computer has been in this screen exactly and from there it has not left. Great for Apple. I've run out of computer…. I'm worried that this is already looking like the always excellent windows upgrades…. 🙁
two days after installing yosemite, the same thing happened to me, someone knows how to solve it ??????????????
with mavericks never happened !!!!!!!!!!!
when you turn on your imac hold down cmd + r until options appear I hope I have helped you and please answer how you solved it
regards
hold down cmd + r until you get options and follow the steps comment how you solved it
Greeting to recover your mac you only have to press the shutdown button for a second then before making the sound press ALT if you have a good internet connection erase all the main data and install from the Apple servers it is all greeting and have a good time
It has a slower closing, with the same bar
Now I was more comfortable with the progress bar, I have measured the time it takes to start up and shut down and it gives me this:
Start-up: 1:43 minutes
Shutdown: 2:43 minutes
Clearly, the shutdown takes a long time, I don't know why, the startup not so long, but it also takes a little longer. What do you think, the same thing happens to you?
Regards,
1,43 and 2,43 is outrageous ... to me with a normal hard drive 45 seconds and with SSD about 20 seconds
Dude, I have a 21.5-inch iMac, and it takes 1 minute to turn on from when I press the power button until it sends me to the user screen; for me it takes a long time and I have already tried with the repair and verification of disk permissions…. It is normal?
I put a 480gb Kingston Savge SSD to my late 2008 macbook and the system starts only if I have the external disk, when I put the disk as an internal disk the system does not start.
The progress bar reaches the end and stays there.
What could it be/
The same happens to me. It takes a lot to log in and an eternity to shut down the computer.
It takes me years to start! It is not my usual mac that in a few seconds was already started…. turn off yes, it turns off fast. I hope they solve the problem of slow startup soon….
3 teams and the same thing happens. Two Mac Book laptops and one iMac. When you install the Yosemite on top, the system startup and shutdown take forever. The laptop battery drains quickly. Far are the 6 hours of autonomy that it achieved with previous versions. In normal use, browsing the internet on several occasions, Safari has unexpectedly closed for me. Has anyone tried installing Yosemite from scratch? Has anyone found any solution to this problem?
I hope they can HELP me:
Yesterday I turned on the Macbook pro and I waited as normal for the start bar to load and what happened ... NOTHING stayed like this ... I don't know what else to do ... I had to turn it off by holding the off button for a while ... Please if you know how sort out.
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Please write how you solved it, I have the same problem and reinstalled yosemite but I have the same problem, APPLE WHAT IS HAPPENING ??????????
I have exactly the same problem ... but in my case I can't even enter the keyboard with «R» or any other type of known combination ... (Apple's technical service in Quito-Ecuador told me to leave the machine and five days they are just going to give me the diagnosis, are they crazy, or are they waiting for someone to post something here) ... Help!
Good Sebas,
did you manage to start the machine well?
regards
Jordi ... I had to do a complete reset of the Yosemite system and with that I solved my problem ... (I was also "out of service" for almost three weeks and additionally the HD disk cable was damaged ... once the problem was fixed I returned to action! !)
Sebas the same thing happened to me with my iMac today, I had the Snow leopard cd and reinstalled but from what I think, there is a part of the boot that is corrupted or deleted, I don't know how. I lost 2 external disks for an unknown reason until now and then the one from the Mac was eliminated I think the problem is not mine, my of you but that the Yosemite 10.10.10 has something; (
24th October 2014
I have a MacBook pro at the end of 2011, I installed the new yosimite and it has been a nightmare, to start it lasts a world and after that it makes me remember my times with Windows where the machine was frozen, the system is extremely slow, someone knows what happens ?
The same thing happens to Pedro, the same in a late 2011 only that when it starts it turns off completely and does not turn on again with the power button, I don't know what to do, I hope you help us, thanks in advance.
I had done a backup with time machine before updating, I have no choice but to install the previous version of yosimite again and the machine was flying as usual, nor crazy I reinstalled that yosimite
I have the same situation as Sebas, I get stuck in the start bar and nothing else happens. I would appreciate if someone can indicate the solution.
regards
My solution was to start with alt, then I went to Disk Utility and did the checks and repairs of the case. It worked perfect (and).
I have 3 Macs and I regret installing Yosemite. Before with my Macbook pro and with SSD disk, the system load was almost instantaneous, as well as when shutting down. Now it is eternal ... the mouse sticks to me in some applications and I have Lag. I need to get back to the Maverick…. Steve !!!! comes back!!
I am updating from Mavericks to Yosemite on my Macbook, when running Yosemite it has been frozen with 9 minutes to finish the installation, it takes more than 12 hours. Some have told me that it may be the internet and it takes up to a day to install. What I can do? ran out of computer?
Hi Elis,
12 hours is not normal that it takes to install so something fails in your installation. I advise you to reload the system again. If you have a backup all your files and documents are saved so you don't lose anything.
regards
Since I had no problem updating Mavericks in the past, I thought that there would also be no problem installing Yosemite since they published that it was much better, and I did NOT save anything.
If I need the information.
My pc has already been 48 hours without showing signs of life.
I can do?
It is always advisable to carry out a backup on Time Machine or hard disk, it is something that we always warn before updating 🙁 Having said that and seeing that your Mac does not advance, turn it off and then start with the - alt - key pressed and select the disk recovery.
You already tell us
Thanks. I followed your suggestion. My Mac came back to life.
I turned on my macbook pro and the same boot bar appeared, it has been in the middle for hours. I installed Yosemite 3 days ago and everything is fine, but now it stayed here. How do I solve it?
Hello everyone. Exactly the same thing they describe here was happening to me: after I installed Yosemite, it worked fine for a couple of days and suddenly, it was left on the home screen and the static progress bar. My solution was to start with alt -as recommended by Jordi-, then I went to Disk Utility and there, "Verify and repair disks" and "Verify and repair permissions". I went out right there and rebooted. It worked. I write from my Mac working perfect. 😉 I hope it helps you.
I have the same problem that I can do to solve and verify the disks and it does not start?
Hello Sebas, I installed from 0 and it's fine, you have to create the boot disk and that…. There are tutorials on you tube, Yosemite takes up more resources on mac, so if your ram is low you will have problems that everything runs slower, also depending on the processor, but be careful make backup copies, the subject of some apps like autocad 2015 does not work for me (of course it is not the original) I have no way to crack it ..., I hope it will help you. in conclusion format from 0
greetings.
Well, I had the problem yesterday, the only solution that I found was to be so with alt and power at the same time go to the recovery disk and download Yosemite again and it is okay for me that there are missing adjustments to this update.
Right now Jhon fredy f was writing to you, I'm glad you solved it now perform a verification and repair of discs and enjoy.
I have to say that my Mac works wonderfully with Yosemite and I don't understand why it works so well for some (like me) and others it doesn't work for them directly ... I already explained it in the tutorial about updating from scratch https://www.soydemac.com/2014/10/17/como-instalar-de-cero-os-x-yosemite-10-10/ Sometimes it is best to install clean, which does not cost much and is very effective in eliminating problems and bugs of the previous OS X.
regards
do not be stupid. If you already know you have a mac, why do you want to see a fucking apple there?
I have a question!
If it is installed from scratch, the startup and shutdown time of the equipment is reduced?
I mean that I have seen some video of the equipment startup on YouTube and the apple does not appear loading, as if it were almost immediate. Someone knows something about it??
regards
I thought I was the only one with the problem that it locks on the bar, sometimes it starts and sometimes it doesn't.
since the yosemite update, imovie and iphoto appear on the launchpad loading and paused but they never finish loading, as well as when the imac starts up, the progress bar appears that only loads a third part and then everything normal
Installed clean from scratch, Yosemite takes a long time to start up compared to Mavericks. Not so much in turning off. I don't know how to solve this problem.
In what ways can I get back to Mavericks? With the recovery partition? the one that appears when starting with alt? or with copies of time machine. With yosemite my boot camp was lost. Can I get it back like this?
Boot times with Yosemite installed from scratch:
Newly purchased 21 ′ iMac mid-range: 45 ′.
2011 MacBook Air: 20 ′.
Is it normal for the iMac to take so long? I'm about to go to the store to see what they tell me.
Joel, I have the same Imac and it takes 45 seconds too. It takes forever. I did not like this boot with progress bar at all. Otherwise my Imac works perfect with Yosemite.
My maC pro of 5000 dollars was already a garbage stalk with this software, I installed it and when it turned on I never charge again. I hate them Apple team, they suck without Steve Jobs
Ruben excuse me, where have you paid 5000 dollars? that price is not in the apple store, it is rare
I am installing this, the additional components have already been downloaded but now the machine is stuck in "completing installation" and it does not exceed "there are (n) 6 minutes left"
I NEED HELP! Please!
Press alt when you start the pc and check the disk permissions and partitions if you have, in my case I decided to erase everything and install from 0, I have a copy of time machine on a 1 Tb external SSD disk luckily but for Unfortunately, the Yosemite corrupted the copy and I could not recover it. I'm on Yosemite 10.10.10 with 4 teras SSD and 16 Gb of ram with no problems.
The same, I have tried everything and the error persists. The few times that I have been able to start correctly I get a popup from the operating system indicating that there has been a problem with the graphics. I'm tired of it, I'll see how I return to Mavericks.
I have exactly the same problem that the progress bar reaches the middle and from there it does not advance FOR HOURS ... but in my case I cannot even enter through the keyboard with "R" or any other known combination ... (in the apple technical service in Quito-Ecuador they told me to leave the machine to them and that in FIVE DAYS they will just give me the diagnosis, they are crazy !!!, or they are waiting for someone to publish something here, hahaha)… please Help! !!
The only thing that occurs to me if you have not been able to enter either with the 'Alt' key at the beginning or by reviewing the PRAM, etc., is to reinstall the system via WiFi or take the technical service.
Greetings Pablo, you already tell us
Jordi ... I had to do a complete reset of the Yosemite system and with that I solved my problem ... (I was also "out of service" for almost three weeks and additionally the HD disk cable was damaged ... once the problem was fixed I returned to action! !)
For all of them, it takes me a long time to start the session and load icons 1:45 and I have the shutdown in 10 seconds, since I close the shutdown with all the applications already closed and the startup as well,
regards
Apple and Os X are killing me every day it looks more like Microsoft and its filthy Windows as they go there will be no other option but to move to Ubuntu.
Hello! Finally I have managed to solve the shutdown problem without installing from scratch.
Over a minute, it now takes me a few seconds to shut down my iMac.
I deleted the contents of these folders:
MacintoshHD/Library/LaunchAgents
MacintoshHD/Library/LaunchDaemons
I rebooted and emptied the trash.
By turning off the problem again it was solved.
I have a problem with yosemite. Both installed clean and directly on the first day it goes well and turns off and on in 2 and 5 seconds with a macbook pro retina and after the first day it restarts again and again while loading the white bar and there it remains in a loop without being able to do anything and have k put back mavericks. Neither booting in safe mode nor restoring disk permissions nor anything works. The technical service gave me a solution, wait for a new update from yosemite to correct this error but they do not know what error it is and neither do I. I have done it 4 times and I am already seeing that in my life I will have yosemite. Am I the only one that happens to him? Do you know any solution? My determination to update is that I have an iphone 6 plus and an ipad retina and with yosemite I can do many things with all the devices together. I hope you can help me.
Thank you
Hi how are things. I am new to this Os x my problem is similar, I updated my OS to Yosemite 2 days ago, the problem is that the bar stays in the middle with the apple on top as it happens to some. For my advantage (or disadvantage) is that I have the HD participating in iOS x and Window; Windows runs wonderfully, I would like to know how to repair or install the Mavericks, since I tried from the bootable usb and only the loading circle appears (typical) and from there it does not happen either. I do not mind losing files what I need is to install the Mavericks. P. D I did not make the copy to restore. I look forward to your help and thank you in advance
Hello everyone, I'm new around here ... my problem is similar to Ismael Torres, I have my 27-inch iMac with a partition for windows and another for Yosemite, the problem occurred a few days ago when when I turned on the computer it stayed on a totally gray screen, just after the process bar they talk about here, it loads and it gets stuck on that screen and if you wait a long time it restarts automatically, I tried all the possible commands and each one of them brings me to the end to that gray screen and from there it does not happen, (ALT, CMD + S, etc ...) I also created a bootable USB with the Yosemite system, but it begins to read the USB and it takes me to the gray screen again, without giving me an option accessing the System Disk Utility… the only partition that works is the windows partition and I can only access it in safe mode. I think the only possible solution is to take the information from the windows partition and save it to an external disk and then extract the disk and format it as a slave on another computer. After a lot of thinking about it, I think that at some point when updating Yosemite something related to BOOTCAMP was loaded and for this reason the normal startup of the equipment does not go, the truth is, I don't even know what to do ... I hope to find a solution before having to disarm the hard drive, greetings.
Is it possible that by accessing the Windows partition you can make a backup copy and then format the disk? I think it is the only option that can work for you or ask directly for Apple technical assistance before training in case they know the solution to the problem. What is clear is that in some of the steps of the Yosemite installation it created a conflict with the installed Windows partition.
We wait for the solutions and you tell us Carlos.
Thanks Jordi, I also suppose that it is the only solution, but the problem later will be to format the disk without having to physically remove it, I think the most convenient thing would be to connect it to another iMac that I have and format it with the disk utility of this one, with a Firewire cable. But before all this, I think I'm going to listen to you and call technical assistance in case they have another type of solution, which I doubt very much ...
Thank you, I'll keep telling you how I solve it.
Jordi and starting over FireWire wouldn't it be a better idea than formatting if you have two Macs? I repaired many macs with Yosemite with the same problem keeping CMD + R connecting it with another pc before by FireWire and I changed the boot partition and the Mac ran out and I was able to save 2 Tb of information from a Mac Book 2012
It is possible that IMarco works, but I never carry out that process that you basically comment because I do not have two Macs.
It can be clearly proven that if 😉
Gentlemen, it happened to me that I could not enter when choosing user, it stayed loading and never entered, because seeing some comments here, restart the macbook air press the alt key, then select the HD of the equipment, next screen it asked me 3 questions select the 3 my keyboard does not work, the next thing was to write the user's password to deactivate the FILEVAULT, it restarted and it worked normally.
Thanks for sharing Josue, to enjoy the Mac!
Auxilioooo yesterday I updated my MacBook pro to such a yosimite ... The issue is Q normal reboot and I turned it off later because I was not going to work anymore, and this morning I went to turn it on and it started to load in the belly and before I reached the middle A circle comes out with a line in the middle ... I want to die I have done everything Q they say here ... Start with alt, also with cmd and it goes to the black screen and does not let me write any command ... What do I do about it ... Can someone help me ... Thank you very much
Hello Yosemite has me in an ordeal. Let's see if someone can help me, I don't know what to do anymore, I have a 15-inch macbook pro with 4 gigabytes of ram memory, from the end of 2011. I did the update to yosemite 10.10 it was fine, from time to time I connected it to the tv through thumderbot port, one day I was left with a black screen. restart it. And the apple appears with the yosemite bar, I tried to start it over and over again and the bar does not load all, it then stays on the gray screen .. Then I did a factory restoration .intale yosemite from scratch and at the beginning it goes ok but when
Hello Washington, the truth is that I can not tell you what problem your MacBook has. Try to respect the pram or even reinstall OS X again, if this doesn't work I would advise you to go to an official Apple Store or SAT.
Greetings and tell us
It happens to me that when I turn it on, the apple logo appears and the bottom bar fills up to half and then turns off. I turned it on again with Alt and the HD disk appears, I press it and it pulls me back to the bar that fills up to half and then turns off.
So I went back to hear it von Cmd + R and it gives me some Time Machine options but since it doesn't catch anything ... Help friends please.
Franco, if you have another Mac, press CMD + R while it starts and select the boot disk by FireWire, if you do not have another Mac but if you have a Windows pc, download Rufus this will create a pendrive with the boot for the Mac and Search the internet for the Mac OS Snow leopard that will work on the Mac without problems, you will lose all the data unless you have a backup copy but at least your Mac will come back to life 🙂
Hello friends, it is the first time I write here but I see that everyone has the same problem, the same thing happens to me with a macbook air from 2013, before I had mavericks without problems, it was updated to yosemite and apparently everything runs perfect in the first session, but Be careful if the equipment is turned off or restarted, it never reboots as it should, reinstall yosemite from the server and again the system recovers but it restarts or turns off, and does not go back in, thinking as they say above to start the Installation from scratch, I proceeded to do it from a formatted USB and creating the partitions so that no traces of the previous system would be left, reviewing and verifying the persistence and the state of the disk, and everything goes well, start yosemite as it should but again turn off or You restart the computer and the bar does not advance more than half, this means that something is wrong with that operating system, I tell you what happened to me with a 2011 macbook that also had mavericks and it urges If I went to the service center and they told me that they had to change the flex of the hard disk because it was damaged but the symptoms were the same, I wonder if Yosemite damages the flex of the hard disk, I do not want to think that is to commercialize more, but I would like to know if someone has the image of the maverick system or if apple is responsible for its stupid yosemite, the garbage that has been created throughout its history.
I have a macbook pro by mistake I deleted the macintoh hd and now only a folder with a question appears, they tell me to restart it and then press the alt key and what appears is a little world turning and down it asks me for the wifi password, I enter it it stays there for several minutes and then freezes. it does not go from there, please if someone has a solution to this I thank you very much.
Hi Jordi, I have a mac mini and I want to update to, which tells me that I must restart, but there is still the image of the wallpaper. the truth is that I'm new to mac so I need a little help.
Regards,
Cristian
Look the best thing is that you create a restoration pen drive using disk maker x5 or if you have another mac do like me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryuDTrcp6vw