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camera will not work, tried all the normal help stuff. no luck

camera will not work, tried all the normal help stuff. no luck

Posted on Aug 23, 2022 9:52 PM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2022 10:01 PM

brady357 Said:

"camera will not work, tried all the normal help stuff. no luck"

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Troubleshooting Mac Camera::


A. Create New User:

For temporary use, create a new Administrator. See what happens when you log in to it. Do you still get this issue? If not, then is it a misconfiguration in the current user. If so, then you'd likely have to resinstall the macOS.


No success?

B. Reinstall the macOS:

Nothing would be lost. It's just that misplaced items would be placed back to where they should be and corrupt system files would be replaced by clean files. Go Here: Reinstall macOS - Apple Support. Use the third bulleted method: [command + r].  Important: Prior to installing an update or performing a reinstallation, to prevent data loss, be sure to Back up your Mac with Time Machine.

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Aug 23, 2022 10:01 PM in response to brady357

brady357 Said:

"camera will not work, tried all the normal help stuff. no luck"

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Troubleshooting Mac Camera::


A. Create New User:

For temporary use, create a new Administrator. See what happens when you log in to it. Do you still get this issue? If not, then is it a misconfiguration in the current user. If so, then you'd likely have to resinstall the macOS.


No success?

B. Reinstall the macOS:

Nothing would be lost. It's just that misplaced items would be placed back to where they should be and corrupt system files would be replaced by clean files. Go Here: Reinstall macOS - Apple Support. Use the third bulleted method: [command + r].  Important: Prior to installing an update or performing a reinstallation, to prevent data loss, be sure to Back up your Mac with Time Machine.

camera will not work, tried all the normal help stuff. no luck

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