We’ll show you how to do that.

What Is Safe Mode in macOS?

The safe mode in macOS is essentially a stripped-down version of the operating system.

A MacBook Air showing its login screen

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It can resolve many issues that are stopping your Mac from starting up.

Safe mode boots your Mac without launching any other programs.

This includes login items, inessential system extensions, and third-party fonts.

About This Mac window on macOS

Launching your Mac in safe mode also cleans the caches, which can make your box run faster.

The steps are a bit different for Intel and Apple silicon Macs.

So,verify if your Mac is powered by Intel or Apple siliconbefore you proceed with the instructions below.

System Report window on macOS

To do this:

What Can You Do in Safe Mode?

Having too many startup programs can slow down your Mac and extend its boot time.

So, considercleaning up the startup items on your Macfrom System tweaks.

Additionally, system caches are automatically cleaned.

This can speed up your Mac if it’s slowing your system down.

There’s not much you’re able to do apart from this in safe mode.

But if you still can’t identify and troubleshoot the issue in safe mode, tryfactory resetting your Mac.

Your Mac will boot up normally.

Apple’s expert technicians should be able to help you identify and fix the problem for you.