Correct me if I'm wrong, to fix this do I just need to reinstall macOS? or reformat?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
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Correct me if I'm wrong, to fix this do I just need to reinstall macOS? or reformat?
Details about the macbook:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
Looks like your MacBook suffered a kernel panic.
Reinstalling the OS may not solve the problem if it due to defective hardware.
Reinstalling the OS may not solve the problem if it due to defective hardware.
Yeah. There can be many reasons for kernel panics. Sometimes just rebooting is enough, if it's just state that got wonky or the rare bit flip that couldn't be recovered from. But it could also be hardware. - Trying to reboot in Safe mode and also running Apple Hardware Test can give some pointers as to potential issues, but they aren't definitive proofs. Apple Hardware Test can give false negatives, and successfully booting safe mode doesn't necessarily mean it's not a hardware issue, if the affected silicon is just not touched in the limited operation of safe mode, but it gives some clues. A reinstall is a fast way to mostly rule out macOS issues though
hopefully its not a hardware issue, will try reinstalling OS after filevault stops decrypting. I accidentally ran it
and might take awhile. do you know a way to stop or pause this?
If you want to stop the encryption process, disconnect the charger. As soon as you re-connect a charger, the encryption process will continue.hopefully its not a hardware issue, will try reinstalling OS after filevault stops decrypting. I accidentally ran it
bummer, i was going to stop the "decryption" by unplugging charger and reinstall OS via CMD + R but i cant use the volume because it is currently being decrypted even though I already unplugged the charger. I guess the only option right now is to wait for it to finish decrypting? I dont even see the progress bar to know how much time is left decrypting.
Booting with Command+R will get you into recovery. Stopping the encryption or decryption process may render the recovery partition inaccessible.
Is your MacBook one of the affected models: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/13-inch-macbook-pro-solid-state-drive-service ?
Is your MacBook one of the affected models: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/13-inch-macbook-pro-solid-state-drive-service ?
how do i make sure the decryption process is running and will finish? i just want to make sure it finishes unlocking the volume.