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Installed Catalina and it has stopped responding with a screen saying “Setting up your Mac” and at bottom of the white background it says setting up with circular bars spinning as if it is still thinking. It has been like this for

Installed Catalina on MacBook Pro and now on the screen shows “Setting up your Mac” and at bottom of the white background says Setting up... with a spinning circular bars indicating it is still in process of setting up. It has been like this for over 5 hours. Can I do anything about this? Is the computer locked up and if so how do I rectify the situation?

Posted on Oct 12, 2019 11:04 AM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2019 9:37 AM

Hello golfman31,


After reviewing your post, it looks like your Mac is stuck on Setting Up during the macOS Catalina upgrade. Please follow through the steps in the link below for assistance with this issue:


If your Mac is stuck on the 'Setting Up Your Mac' screen


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Have a nice day.

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Oct 17, 2019 9:37 AM in response to golfman31

Hello golfman31,


After reviewing your post, it looks like your Mac is stuck on Setting Up during the macOS Catalina upgrade. Please follow through the steps in the link below for assistance with this issue:


If your Mac is stuck on the 'Setting Up Your Mac' screen


Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Have a nice day.

Installed Catalina and it has stopped responding with a screen saying “Setting up your Mac” and at bottom of the white background it says setting up with circular bars spinning as if it is still thinking. It has been like this for

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