Installing Mavericks and stuck on "setting up your mac" screen
It's been stuck on the above mentioned screen for several hours. There is the wheel spinning and setting up is next to it but like I said it has been like this for hours. Should I reboot? Don't know what to do.
Thanks!
Logan
Hi Logan ...
Make sure your Mac can run Mavericks > OS X Mavericks: System Requirements
Shut your Mac down by pressing the power button until the screen goes black.
Then startup while holding down the Option key. At some point you should see the Startup Manager window where you can select the startup disk, v10.6.
If your Mac meets Mavericks v10.9 requirements mentioned at the link above, might be a good idea to check the startup disk for errors before trying to reinstall Mavericks.
Launch Disk Utility located in HD > Applications > Utillities
Select the startup disk on the left then select the First Aid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If DU reports errors, start up from your Mac install disc to make repairs.
Instructions here > Mac OS X 10.6: Reinstalling Mac OS X
Before you try to reinstall Mavericks, make sure your Mac has enough free disk space.
Control click the MacintoshHD icon on your desktop or open the Finder, right or control click startup disk in the Sidebar on the left then click Get Info.
You'll see Available and Capacity. Make sure there's at least 15% available disk space.
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