(Apple-notarized version) to check your Mac for software issues and system junk. With it, you can disable startup items and remove old and redundant apps. Now, see more solutions below.So you are trying to wake your Mac from sleep and it just wouldn’t. All you see is black screen on your MacBook Pro no matter what keys you are pressing. Below you’ll find a couple of solutions (mostly based on users’ cases) to bring you Mac back to the light.Reasons your Mac screen goes black:. 3rd party apps that expand the screen. Recently upgraded operating system.
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Corrupted display and energy settings. Cables not connectedEasy fixes for Macbook black screen1. Adjust your display’s brightnessIt’s possible you had accidentally pressed the brightness keys on the keyboard so your screen dimmed down. Could it be your cat stepping on keys?
Use F1 and F2 buttons to light black screen on your Mac.2. Check if the Power is onExamine your charger cable is intact and if your Mac is charging. Is the green light on?
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To rule out the power issues, check if your Mac produces any noise — from the hard drive or fans. If you still see black screen on Mac, read on.3. Disconnect all peripheralsRemove all external devices like printers or external drives. These devices may start their own dialogues which could interfere with your display settings.More solutions if your MacBook Pro won’t turn onForce restart your MacIn most cases forcing your Mac to restart helps to fix it if your Mac won’t boot. The variance of this issue is your Mac not waking up after sleep. Try to open and close MacBook lid and press a few keys on a keyboard.
It might help, but if it doesn’t in no way you should panic — first let’s perform a quick force restart.1. Hold down the Power key for about 6 seconds.2. Wait for your Mac to shut down and press the Power key again. Reset your Mac’s NVRAM settingsNVRAM stands for non-volatile RAM and is basically a functionality that stores in memory settings for display, speakers, primary startup disk etc. Everything even remotely connected with boot process (like your MacBook won’t turning on) can be set back to factory settings during the NVRAM reset.To flush NVRAM settings:.
Shut your Mac down. Press the Power key. Wait for your Mac to start loading. When you hear a startup sound, hold down Cmd + Option + P + R.
Keep pressing the keys until you hear a second startup soundDo basic Mac maintenance: disk permissions and Login ItemsDid resetting NVRAM make the trick? Now, that your display is back to the light, you should be able to do a bit of maintenance under the hood of your Mac. In many reported cases, removing old cache files and broken login items helped to prevent the “black screen” problem. Oftentimes, the reason for your Macbook black screen problem is broken disk permissions not allowing your Mac to boot normally.
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A good solution for this is to use the app called on your machine and run Repair Disk Permissions command. (it’s free to download).
Install it and go to Maintenance module. Tick Repair Disk Permissions and click RunFrom my experience, it’s the easiest way to optimize hardly-accessible parts of your Mac.Another possible culprit — the. Truth is, some apps like antivirus software would inadvertently sneak into the list of your startup programs; if something goes wrong with the app, it will then affect your Mac’s booting. So, it makes sense that you check your Login Items list and uninstall the unwanted app — both too can be done with CleanMyMac’s free version.
Zap your Mac’s SMC settings. SMC is System Management Controller. What it controls is temperature, lights, keyboard, fans, and many other side-processes.
According to Mac support forums, resetting SMC helps in 90% of the cases when your Mac’s screen goes black.
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