Bluetooth not available

[myautocadguide]

Hi,

I am seeing this problem for a while - Bluetooth not available and along with that whenever I change my settings it returned to old setting when I restart my Macbook Pro.

Anyone please!

Thank you.

 

[Poki]

What do you mean by "not available"? Are you not able to turn it on? This could be a variety of things, worst case would be a defective bluetooth module. Did you already try doing a PRAM reset?

 

[Fishrrman]

First, it would sure help if you told us what model MBPro you have and what year it was made -- and what version of the OS you're using.

Suggestions and thoughts:

Open System Information (utilities folder) and click "Bluetooth" (upper left).
What does it tell you on the right?

It should show -something there-.

If it just gives you something like "Bluetooth not available", it could be either:
- hardware (not sure if the MBPro has a removable BT module or not)
OR
- software (drivers for BT not loading at bootup, or perhaps they're missing).

Poki's suggestion about a PRAM reset is a good one.

 

[myautocadguide]

Hi,

I am using Macbook pro 13" early 2011
OS: High Sierra

So far I tried following ways till now but nothing worked out.

1. PRAM that is shutdown and restart by pressing command + option + P + R
2. SMC restart by pressing Shift + control + option then power.
3. Deleting com.apple.bluetooth.plst file from library

Weird thing is when I delete the 3rd step file completely and restart computer it again appeared there.

This happened after upgrading OS to High Sierra

Thanks

 

[Poki]

Since it happened after updating to High Sierra, doing a fresh install might be a good option (don't forget to backup your data!).

 

[myautocadguide]

Can you tell me how to do fresh installation?

 

[Poki]

Can you tell me how to do fresh installation?

After you've created a full backup using Time Machine or something similar on an external hard drive, hold cmd + r while booting. Choose the hard disk utility there and format your hard drive. After that, choose reinstall macOS from the menu.

Apple explains it here in more detail:

https://support.apple.com/HT201314

 

[myautocadguide]

After you've created a full backup using Time Machine or something similar on an external hard drive, hold cmd + r while booting. Choose the hard disk utility there and format your hard drive. After that, choose reinstall macOS from the menu.

Apple explains it here in more detail:

https://support.apple.com/HT201314

Thanks Poki

cheers!