If your Mac computer is still running, you need to click the Apple menu (at the top-left corner on the screen) and then select Shut Down.

How to Start up an Intel-based Mac in Safe Mode? No matter you want to boot into MacBook Pro Safe Mode, or MacBook Air Safe Mode, or iMac Safe Mode, you can just select a suitable tutorial based on the macOS you are running and the processor you are using. We will introduce all of these methods in this post. On the other hand, for an Intel-based Mac and a Mac with Apple silicon, the methods are also different. For different macOS, the ways to enter Mac Safe Mode are different. Perhaps, you don’t know how to boot up your Mac in Safe Mode.

Here is a recommended article: How to Start Windows 10 in Safe Mode (While Booting). You can also use it to diagnose the problems with your computer to check whether it is a system problem or not. Tip: The Windows system also has a built-in Safe Mode. So, Mac Safe Mode is particularly useful when you want to solve and isolate some issues that don’t seem to be associated with using any particular app on your Mac computer, like iMac won’t boot past the Apple logo, your computer was restarted because of a problem, Mac won’t boot into Recovery Mode, and more. Don’t worry, these caches can be automatically created again when necessary. Besides, it can delete some system caches like font caches and the kernel cache.

Besides, it can also check your startup disk to find and fix errors like running First Aid in Disk Utility.ĭue to these features, it can help you find whether it is a software issue or a system problem that happens to your Mac. It can boot your Mac computer without starting some software like startup programs, system extensions not required by macOS, and fonts that are not installed by macOS. It is available on all Mac computers like MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, etc.

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