I don't want to spread doom and gloom, but this happened to me and all my data was corrupted. I had to wipe the whole drive and start over.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:28 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hmmm. I missed the start of this discussion, but do you have FileVault > turned on by chance? When you try to boot into recovery, it prompts you for > the password? If this is the case, try typing your Apple ID and then your > password to see if that will unlock the system for you. > > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > >> On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:26 PM, Faith Girvan <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I can't get that far. It won't let me get that far because when I tried to >> go into the recovery disk it asks for a password which is what I am trying >> to get around. >> >> On Aug 28, 2015 5:22 PM, "John Panarese" <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> You have to reboot the computer into the recovery partition by pressing >> and holding command-r for about ten seconds. Then, give it a bit and start >> VoiceOver with command-F5. You should have the Recovery options available to >> you, and use VO-m to get to the menu bar. Navigate right to the Utilities >> menu and then go down to, Terminal. Press VO-space and then when the >> terminal window is open, type, all one word, >> resetpassword >> >> This should give you a GUI interface to choose the account you want and >> reset the password of that user. >> >> >> Take Care >> >> John D. Panarese >> Director >> Mac for the Blind >> Tel, (631) 724-4479 >> Email, j...@macfortheblind.com >> Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com >> >> APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer >> >> AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE >> >> MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT >> >> >> >>> On Aug 28, 2015, at 5:17 PM, Faith Girvan <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> How do I run Terminal? >>> >>> On Aug 28, 2015 4:48 PM, "christopher hallsworth" <challswor...@icloud.com> >>> wrote: >>> I've heard you can run Terminal and type >>> resetpassword >>> which will do what it says on the tin. >>>> On 28 Aug 2015, at 21:10, Faith Girvan <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I proceeded to do what you had suggested, but I am now sitting in front >>>> my computer with a lock and password field. I have tried using most of >>>> the passwords I have had in the past, but none of them have worked. I >>>> believe that my former roommates may have gone in and changed my password >>>> and went in when it was still on but I wasn't home. Is there a way to get >>>> around this issue so that I can do what you have suggested with repairing >>>> the disk? If so, how? If not, where do I go from here? >>>> >>>> Faith >>>> >>>> On Aug 28, 2015 2:20 PM, "Faith Girvan" <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I have some vision, so I was able to see it. >>>> >>>> On Aug 28, 2015 2:11 PM, "george b" <gbma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Well maybe someone told that person they did not say they were alone and >>>> maybe they had a little vision >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of christopher >>>> hallsworth >>>> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 11:02 >>>> To: macvisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Subject: Re: i-mac loading issue >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ok, I know this may sound stupid, but how would a totally blind or blind >>>> with light perception user know if the file folder with a question mark >>>> has appeared short of sighted assistance? Would all I hear is the startup >>>> chime and nothing else happen? Would there be any disk activity or >>>> anything like that? >>>> >>>> On 28 Aug 2015, at 17:52, Faith Girvan <fgirva...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello, all; >>>> >>>> When I got in and turned on my i-mac, you would normally see the apple >>>> symbol show up. In this case, it acted as if it was loading properly, >>>> but instead of loading the apple symbol it only showed a file folder with >>>> a question mark flashing and it wouldn't proceed further than that. >>>> >>>> What can I do from here? 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