Mac Book Pro 2011 (Installed with X Yosemite) Problem. Help!
I tried to start up my Mac Book Pro and it took me to the screen where you choose the user. I click on my account and put in my password. A grey loading bar appears below. It gets about a third of the way there and then the whole computer shuts down. Just shuts off like I pushed the power button. So I tried to Safe Boot but my computer doesn't seem to recognize it as a Safe Boot for when I hold shift upon it restarting, it just takes me back to the "choose your user" interface. So then I tried the Utilities screen which I was able to open. I tried to repair my "MacintoshHD" Disk (The top one in the left column) and it said that it was unable to fully verify the disk. I kept trying and this fixed the problem (I think?) since it stopped saying it couldn't verify it anymore. I went back to the "choose your user" screen and still no dice. What should I do? Is there any way to save my files on that account? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Di Liberto
My Mac tech friend tells me there is a pending class action lawsuit about this problem. So stay tuned.
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