HELP - Did I lose everything????
Help! My Mac froze up while opening an email from a friend (just opening an email, not an attachment). I tried re-starting several times and completely shutting down, then restarting and I can't get back to my desktop!!!! It goes through the start-up screen (slow to get there) and then my screen goes completely blue and stays there. Every now and then I see a quick flash of my desktop.
I tried re-starting using Norton Anti-Virus and running a scan, it found nothing, and still didn't work afterwards.
Any suggestions? Did I lose all my files????
No, you want to use the install disk. Insert the CD & shut the computer off. Wait 10 seconds, turn it back on holding down the "C" key until you see the Apple screen. It will load from the CD and present you with the install screen which, depending on version, has Options somewhere on it. Click on this and navigate your way, reading each screen carefully, to Disk Repair. Run this and remove the CD; reboot. If your Mac now starts normally don't forget to run Repair Permissions from Disk Utility as well. In fact if your machine is getting more than a few month old you should download and run a "CRON" utility like Onyx, MacJanitor, or Cocktail which do a lot of routine maintenance for you.
Good luck & be sure to post back with results. And like Barry said it's VERY helpful to give more detail about your configuration - as much as possible in fact.
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