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Well if running disk utility did not help I would direct you to enter recovery mode. 

 

You can do this by holding down CMD+R when the machine is booting up (before you see the Apple logo)

You should be greeted by a UI that looks like this

macos-high-sierra-recovery-mode-reinstall.jpg.3cb3a2150a21761b3e6dcc0367073e61.jpg

 

From here you can reinstall your operating system while keeping all of your data where it is. If this still causes issues, that means there is software that you have installed on your Mac that is causing the issue. 

 

If that is the case you might need to get your hands on another Mac, from a friend or something, to make a Bootable USB Installer of macOS (which can be obtained from the App Store) and use it to erase the entire drive, including the recovery partition and install macOS fresh. 

 

How to make a bootable installer: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372 

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Hi everyone!

Can someone help me with this issue? It's very frustrating that I can't use Terminal, I just buyed this Macbook Pro 15" Early 2011 second hand, and from day 1 it had OS X Yosemite, and I updated it to MacOS High Sierra, it didn't work before, I thinked it was an installation error of Terminal.... and now I can't find anything that can solve this issue, everytime I open Terminal this image pops up... can't add any commands or so.

Thanks kindly if anyone is smart enough to help me!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cfz50l8rfwjnovr/Screenshot%202018-05-19%2021.57.49.png?dl=0

God bless,

DarkK1d

 

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Run Disk Utility and run first aid on the drive. 

 

Its probably that simple. 

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In the "recovery mode" Terminal worked, cuz I had to type csutril disable for cDock, and after I rebooted to normal, it didn't work again, well... honestly I don't want to re-install the OS cuz It would take a long time to get my apps back and stuff, changes to the /user I didn't make, beside the name change.... it didn't work at first glance when I tried to use it, i thinked it was a corrupt cmd, but it wasen't .. I made a new user, still didn't work... so I'm kinda hopeless now.

 

• CASE: » CoolerMaster C700M » •  MB:     » ASUS ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME »»» LGA 2066 •  CPU:    » Intel i9-9980XE Extreme Edition - 18-Core @ 3.00Ghz •  GPU:   » Inno3D GeForce RTX 3090 - 24GB  GDDR6X •  RAM:  » Corsair Dominator Platinum - 64GB DDR4 3200Mhz

 

• CASE: » DeepCool Matrexx 4F » •  MB:     » MSi GodLike Gaming X99 »»» LGA 2011-v3 •  CPU:    » Intel i7-6950x Extreme Edition - 10-Core @ 3.00Ghz •  GPU:   » MSi GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GAMING  - 8GB  GDDR5 •  RAM:  » Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro - 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
 

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8 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

Run Disk Utility and run first aid on the drive. 

 

Its probably that simple. 

I did that, but it didn't help :(

 

• CASE: » CoolerMaster C700M » •  MB:     » ASUS ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME »»» LGA 2066 •  CPU:    » Intel i9-9980XE Extreme Edition - 18-Core @ 3.00Ghz •  GPU:   » Inno3D GeForce RTX 3090 - 24GB  GDDR6X •  RAM:  » Corsair Dominator Platinum - 64GB DDR4 3200Mhz

 

• CASE: » DeepCool Matrexx 4F » •  MB:     » MSi GodLike Gaming X99 »»» LGA 2011-v3 •  CPU:    » Intel i7-6950x Extreme Edition - 10-Core @ 3.00Ghz •  GPU:   » MSi GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GAMING  - 8GB  GDDR5 •  RAM:  » Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro - 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
 

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1 hour ago, wasab said:

Can’t you just bring it to an Apple store or something? 

Why? This is a software issue, there is nothing they can do that the end user cannot. 

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Well if running disk utility did not help I would direct you to enter recovery mode. 

 

You can do this by holding down CMD+R when the machine is booting up (before you see the Apple logo)

You should be greeted by a UI that looks like this

macos-high-sierra-recovery-mode-reinstall.jpg.3cb3a2150a21761b3e6dcc0367073e61.jpg

 

From here you can reinstall your operating system while keeping all of your data where it is. If this still causes issues, that means there is software that you have installed on your Mac that is causing the issue. 

 

If that is the case you might need to get your hands on another Mac, from a friend or something, to make a Bootable USB Installer of macOS (which can be obtained from the App Store) and use it to erase the entire drive, including the recovery partition and install macOS fresh. 

 

How to make a bootable installer: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372 

Laptop: 2024 16" MacBook Pro M4 Pro, 512GB, 48GB Unified Memory | Phone: iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB | Wearables: Apple Watch SE | Car: 2025 Honda Accord SE & 2007 Ford Taurus SE | CPU: R7 5700X | Mobo: ASRock B450M Pro4 | RAM: 32GB 3200 | GPU: Sapphire Nitro+ 9070XT | Case: Fractal North | OS: Win 11 | Storage: 1TB Crucial P3 NVME SSD, 1TB PNY CS900, & 4TB WD Blue HDD | PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-850 | Display: LG 27GL83A-B 1440p @ 144Hz, Dell S2719DGF 1440p @144Hz | Cooling: Noctua NH-U12S | Keyboard: G610 Orion Cherry MX Brown | Mouse: G305 | Audio: Audio Technica ATH-M50X & Blue Snowball | Server: 2024 M4 Mac mini, 256GB SSD, 16GB Unified Memory | Storage: Terramaster D4-320 DAS (12TB Seagate Ironwolf Pro, 12TB Seagate Ironwolf, 6TB WD Blue HDD, 500GB Crucial SSD)
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Thanks buddy but... I kinda solved it .... after I re-installed OS... it didn't work, I created a new user, and it worked after that.... strange bug ... :/

not really happy to re-install the OS... but atleast it's a "fresh" start....

thread can be closed, thanks everyone who posted! great community!

 

• CASE: » CoolerMaster C700M » •  MB:     » ASUS ROG RAMPAGE VI EXTREME »»» LGA 2066 •  CPU:    » Intel i9-9980XE Extreme Edition - 18-Core @ 3.00Ghz •  GPU:   » Inno3D GeForce RTX 3090 - 24GB  GDDR6X •  RAM:  » Corsair Dominator Platinum - 64GB DDR4 3200Mhz

 

• CASE: » DeepCool Matrexx 4F » •  MB:     » MSi GodLike Gaming X99 »»» LGA 2011-v3 •  CPU:    » Intel i7-6950x Extreme Edition - 10-Core @ 3.00Ghz •  GPU:   » MSi GeForce GTX 1070 Ti GAMING  - 8GB  GDDR5 •  RAM:  » Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro - 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
 

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