Green startup screen, urgent help
Hi,
I'm in desperate need of your advice for my Mac Book Pro.While I was using my computer, the screen suddenly went black. I had my skype, adobe illustrator and web browser running at that point of time. My computer had been on for more than 9 hours and more as I'm a design student, I use a lot of programs on at the same time.
My computer is about 2 years old and my battery recently indicated I have to change it soon.Before this incident my computer would get a pixelated screen and hang. After force restarting a few times it would work again.When I on my computer now, it would go into a pale green shade with a pixelated apple logo screen and then black, yet it's still running. I can't on my computer!What can I do right now, is all my data lost?
I'm so worried now as I have a major deadline due soon. And is the repairs expensive (student paying off loans here)Thank you so much for reading, I apologize
for my lack of technically terms.
You can take the HD to a HD recovery specialist. Expect to pay hundreds of dollars or more.
You are probably about to learn a very difficult lesson on why backing up is not something you should do it's something you MUST do. In addition when it comes to backup, redundancy is a VERY good idea. Meaning having multiple backup solutions is smart.
You can take the machine to an AASP and see if they have any other ideas or if they can somehow get the machine to boot maybe they can backup your files using Time Machine.
I am very sorry you have to go through this but I can guarantee you won't forget this lesson.
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The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know the login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
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If you get this far, you're probably dealing with a hardware fault. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider. -
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