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Wiping up the disk without making first clone copy to external drive is, well, less than ideal. Now, it is possible to reistall macOS 'in place' without loosing apps and data, which can be useful. And unless you have source of this software (installation media, web site installer, or App Store), you cannot get that software back. If you wiped the disk and reinstalled system macOS (which is what I guess you did), there will be only system and system applications (Safari, iTunes, Notes, etc.) but no additional software you may have had from elsewhere. There is no equivalent to Factory reset on macOS computers as compared to iOS iPhones and iPads.

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However, without a full backup of everything on your machine (including apps, settings, etc.), it could be a challenge to get your machine back in working order.įrom your description of what happened, I suspect 2 possibilities: either there is a software problem, or else your internal drive is failing? Having another Mac connected and letting it diagnose the issue would almost certainly answer that. I did exactly that for both of my Macs when I recently 'moved' from Mojave to V10.15.3 of Catalina, and they both work flawlessly.ĭo you have a friend who has a working Mac (assuming you are not using another Mac)? If so, there is a possibility that the two machines could be connected, and your friend's Mac could be used to try and 'fix' yours. I've never had any subsequent issues with the newer version of the Mac OS.

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If you have always done just updates of one Mac OS to the next, over time, that can cause issues, Myself, for every move I make to the next Mac OS, I always 1) do disk cleanup, maintenance, and repairs (rarely ever need any) by using Onyx and Tech Tool Pro, 2) make a SuperDuper! backup of the final, 'clean' prior Mac OS system, and 3) do a clean, fresh installation of the new Mac OS (after, of course, insuring it is bug free, and also after insuring that all the third party apps I use are compatible with the new OS). Again, if it’s not possible, it’s not a big deal I just thought I’d ask because it’s been sitting in my drawer for the past few months and I want to have hope that I can fix it. My only desire to have this laptop working again is so I can use it as a tool to transfer files/music to my iPad and to back up when needed.

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I’m using an iPad Pro as a replacement and it’s working well for me at the moment. My question is - is there any way that I can get this fixed? Any tips and tricks on what I can do to get it to work again or is my laptop done for good? It’s no big deal if it is or not, it is a 7 year old laptop and has lasted me much longer than any Windows computer I’ve ever owned.

I know it’s my fault for trying to do it on my own, I probably just should have taken it to the Apple store, but I was at a loss at what to do! No matter what I did, my laptop would continuously freeze and reboot. This is where I’m stumped and I don’t know what to do or if it’s even possible to fix it. Did that, but this is where I think the problem is - now there’s apparently no software on my laptop as whenever I try to turn it on, it goes to a folder with a question mark over it.

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Now, for some reason, there was no option to factory reset in the settings, so I googled how to do it and they mentioned something about clearing the disk in safe mode. I even left it alone thinking it may fix itself, and still. I tried everything, resetting the PRAM and the SMC, no luck. Five minutes in - beachball, freezes, reboots. Then it would freeze, I wouldn’t be able to do anything, and the laptop shuts off, reboots, and repeat. Five minutes in, I get that dreaded beach ball. Then a few days later, I get home from work, and as usual, go on my laptop. Anyway, fast forward to when Catalina was released - my laptop updated as usual. I only had to repair it once back in 2015 as the logicboard died. It worked wonders, did what I needed it to and lasted me a long time.

So, to make a long story short - I’ve had my 2013 15” MBP since January of 2014, I believe.

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