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Tried to update to Catalina now my MacBook Pro cycling off and on HELP

I tried to update to Catalina now my MacBook Pro keeps cycling off and on . The keys do nothing. Help

Posted on Dec 5, 2019 7:14 PM

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Posted on Dec 5, 2019 7:25 PM

Reinstall El Capitan or Later Without Erasing Drive


Please be sure you back up, if possible.


  1. Restart the computer. Immediately, at or before the chime, hold down the Command and R keys until the Apple logo and progress bar appear. Wait until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
  3. Select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the side list.
  4. Click on the First Aid button in Disk Utility's toolbar. Wait until the Done button activates, then click on it.
  5. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
  6. Select Install OS X and click on the Continue button.


If this isn't helping then How to Downgrade from macOS Catalina to Mojave or Earlier.

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Dec 5, 2019 7:25 PM in response to Downtoshop

Reinstall El Capitan or Later Without Erasing Drive


Please be sure you back up, if possible.


  1. Restart the computer. Immediately, at or before the chime, hold down the Command and R keys until the Apple logo and progress bar appear. Wait until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Select Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
  3. Select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the side list.
  4. Click on the First Aid button in Disk Utility's toolbar. Wait until the Done button activates, then click on it.
  5. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
  6. Select Install OS X and click on the Continue button.


If this isn't helping then How to Downgrade from macOS Catalina to Mojave or Earlier.

Tried to update to Catalina now my MacBook Pro cycling off and on HELP

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