Boot takes about 10 minutes. iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) with latest Big Sur update
I had to reboot the computer recently and booting up took about 10 minutes.
I thought it had to install some updates or something, so just to be sure, I did a shut-down, wait 5 minutes, power up, and the boot took again around 10 minutes.
I am talking 10 minutes of white bar filling up on black background, so before I got to login and my start items started loading.
Processor: 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Memory: 64 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
The specs don't justify such slow boot times.
What can I do to identify and fix the issue ?
Since I use this machine for work, reinstalling a fresh version of the OS is not really an option.
I am sure there has to be a way to get some logs and see why it takes this long.
Thanks for your answers.
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 11.1