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Another OS X Tip

Have trouble with your Mac hanging up during boot, or have weird application problems you're not quite sure how to fix (like jEdit all of a sudden stops working)? Try booting into single-user mode!

Reboot, and hold down the Apple key and S.
When you finally get a command prompt, type: fsck -y and hit Enter.
When it finishes, type: reboot and hit Enter

If that doesn't fix, then you're in real trouble and need to seek professional help.

posted September 15, 2003 11:24 AM by Kevin Lawver | os x | | permalink

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