IMac seems frozen in that following start-up, sun flower just keeps spinning on a blank screen (only Aplple logo on white screen)

IMac seems frozen in that following start-up, sun flower just keeps spinning on a blank screen (only Aplple logo on white screen).  Turning off and on not helpful.  Any ideas?

What  iMac is it and what version of OS X are you running?
Try an SMC reset: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3603
If that doesn't help, try a Safe Boot: restart holding down the Shift key until you see a grey progress bar - you'll need to input your admin password during boot-up - and once booted, restart as normal from the Apple menu.

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