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Macbook 2012 attempts to start and shuts down

My wife's MacBook 2012 hasn't had an IOS update in a while. Yesterday she started to update it and it shut down. Now it won't start up at all and I'm having trouble accessing recovery.


thanks in advance!

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 25, 2022 11:12 AM

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Posted on Jul 25, 2022 1:37 PM

tdc75 wrote:

My wife's MacBook 2012 hasn't had an IOS update in a while. Yesterday she started to update it and it shut down. Now it won't start up at all and I'm having trouble accessing recovery.

thanks in advance!


macOS...


If your Mac doesn't turn on

If your Mac doesn't turn on - Apple Support



If your Mac doesn't start up all the way

If your Mac doesn't start up all the way - Apple Support


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Jul 25, 2022 1:37 PM in response to tdc75

tdc75 wrote:

My wife's MacBook 2012 hasn't had an IOS update in a while. Yesterday she started to update it and it shut down. Now it won't start up at all and I'm having trouble accessing recovery.

thanks in advance!


macOS...


If your Mac doesn't turn on

If your Mac doesn't turn on - Apple Support



If your Mac doesn't start up all the way

If your Mac doesn't start up all the way - Apple Support


Macbook 2012 attempts to start and shuts down

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