My computer is stuck on a white screen. What do I do?

I have a 4 month old mac desktop that is stuck on a white screen.I already unplugged etc. and it does nothing. What do I do?

See Gray screen, hold shift key upon booting, perhaps that can get you in and then backup your user files to a external storage drive (not timemachine)
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3046
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks/macbook_pro?view=documents

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When I open the settings and messages of the iPhone 4s I get stuck in a white screen, what should I do? the keyboard to open there is minute, I can not open the settings in any way.

when I open the settings and messages of the iPhone 4s I get stuck in a white screen, what should I do? the keyboard to open there is minute, I can not open the settings in any way.

Try a reset: Simultaneously hold down the Home and On buttons until the device shuts down. Ignore the off slider if it appears. Once shut down is complete, if it doesn't restart on it own, turn the device back on using the On button. In some cases it also helps to double click the Home button and close all apps from the tray BEFORE doing the reset.

I changed my imac hd setting to no access and then i restarted it. Now, im stuck on a white screen, what do i do? I can't even enter my password.

I was playing around with my imac (because im an idiot), and i clicked on computer. I decided to change my macintosh hd setting the last one (can't remeber if it was everyone or something else) to no access (it was on read only). After i did that i couldn't click anything, i tried to change it back but it wouldn't open the computer page for my so i couldn't click on the macintoch hd. I pressed the start button on the back until it shut off. I waited for 10 seconds and then i started it up again. It opened on the grey page with the apple logo and then it went to the white screen i waited for the page to change so i could enter in my password but it never came up. It's just stuck on the white page. I'm freaking out right now, i don't think i have my files backed up, but right now i could careless as long as my mac works. It's the iMac 21 inch screen and OS X Lion but i've done software update. Any ideas?

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I relaunched my finder and now my computer is stuck on a white screen on startup, I relaunched my finder and now my computer is stuck on a white screen on startup

I relaunched my finder because it was not responding. All of the icons on my desktop disappeared so I restarted my computer. When it turned back on it was a blank white page. I have tried the P, R, CMD, ALT with nothing happening. What do I do? Did my computer just crash??

First please complete your profile, at the very lease we have to know the verison of OS X you have installed on your system.
Try restarting in Safe Mode, it's possible when you have a corrupt cache file and this restart will clear some. If that doesn't work then post back.

McBook Pro Mac OS X 10.7.4 stuck on the white screen on shut down.

I would appreciate help on this.
When choosing to shut down my MacBook Pro it closes everything and then gets stuck on the white screen. Unless I press continuously the on button it just stays there...
Any ideas what the problem might be?

Just wanted to add my own insight to this thread. I do have the same issue.
- I'm using a Macbook Pro 2011
- I'm using OSX Lion with full disk encryption (That's FileVault I think)
- I'm using Paralles Desktop Build 7.0.15094
- I'm using alot of different development USB peripherals (routed to a Windows 7 virtual machine)
- The installation of the 10.7.4 might not have completed 100% ... it was also stuck ( can't remember if it was re-booting or if progress bar never reached 100% ) for several hours (I basically let computer do whatever it needed to do overnight, I figure it might have to re-encrypt a large (if not all ) part of the disk ) so the next morning I simply shut it off.

My ipod touch 4th gen. is stuck on the white screen and my lock button is broken

My ipod touch is stuck on the 'white screen of death' and every website says to hold down the lock/wake button and the home button to fix it. But my lock button is jammed. How do I fix it?

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
When it says place the iPod in recovery mode use this program
RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

My macbook pro won't turn on. it just stays stuck on a white screen with a little circle spinning around and around when you power it on.

my macbook pro won't turn on. it just stays stuck on a white screen with a little circle spinning around and around when you power it on. i don't know how to get it to progress past this loading page.

Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
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Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
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Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
If you are not using Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks then use the following procedure:
Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
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2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
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My family uses a mac so we each have our own account. When I logged out of mine, the mac went to its white loading screen. Sometimes our mac is a little slow so I thought nothing of it. Two days later, it's still stuck on the white screen. Help!

Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks without erasing drive
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
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Well my ipod 4th gen was updated it shut off and now when i try to turn it on it stays on the apple logo for abit then gets stuck on a white screen od blue or mixed colores i really need help fixing this plzz help :(

Well my ipod 4th gen was updated it shut off and now when i try to turn it on it stays on the apple logo for abit then gets stuck on a white screen od blue or mixed colores i really need help fixing this plzz help

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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My ipod touch is stuck on a white screen and i did everything hold the home botton and sleep botton togher, but it wont respnd it is just stuck on the white flash scree HELP PLEASE!

My ipod touch is stuck on a white screen and i did everything hold the home botton and sleep botton togher, but it wont respnd it is just stuck on the white flash scree HELP PLEASE!

- Let the battery fully drain. The charge for an hour and see what happens, Try resetting too:
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Connct to computer and restore if it shows in iTunes.
- You can try placing the iPod in recovery mode and then trying to restore. See:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
- Also see:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
Frequenly the white scree is due to a hardware problem.

Stupidly i reset my ipod while it was updating ios6. it now wont come up when i plug it into my computer and just presents a white screen all the time. is there anything i can do?

I reset my ipod using the home and sleep buttons while my ipod was in the middle of installing ios6 it now will not respod to being connected to my computer and only presents a white screen. is there anything i can do?

Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
See:
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
* [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.
* Use "Disable all add-ons" on the [[Safe mode]] start window to disable all extensions.
* Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")

When i turn on my computer it freezes in the white screen and the spinning wheel and it won't move from there ... I have turned it off and on several times and took out the battery and it keeps on doing the same thing again what can i do ???

when i turn on my computer it freezes in the white screen and the spinning wheel and it won't move from there ... I have turned it off and on several times and took out the battery and it keeps on doing the same thing again what can i do ??? please i need help with this and how can i fix it

Here is some pertinent information and how-to's from Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
Post back if these troubleshooting steps do not work.

When i turn in my computer it only come a white screen whit a map and a questionmark?

When i turn in my computer it only come a white screen whit a map and a questionmark?

That folder with the question mark icon means that the MacBook can't find the boot directory. That can either mean it can't find the hard drive or the Operating System data on the hard drive is somehow corrupted.
Put your install DVD into the optical drive and reboot. As soon as you hear the boot chime, hold down the "c" key on your keyboard (or the Option key until the Install Disk shows up). That will force your MacBook to boot from the install DVD in the optical drive.
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If your hard drive isn’t recognized in Disk Utility then your hard drive is probably dead.

So I have a tmobile iphone 5s and it's stuck on the white screen with black logo I tried restoring it with iTunes

MMy phone been stuck in recovery mode tried to restore it nothing worked what can I do its at mobile iphone 5sSo I have a tmobile iphone 5s and it's stuck on the white screen with black logo I tried restoring it with iTunes & iTunes is just telling me errors and my iphone would shut down put a blue screen then go back with the white screen

Has the phone been unlocked officially? Has the phone been jailbroken in the past? If yes, these could be reasons for the behavior of the phone.
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IPhone 3GS works fine, unless I the screen goes black after no use. Then I'm stuck on the white screen until I reset the phone.

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