Stuck starting up

[timnthomas85]

Hey, everytime i try to start my 2011 macbook it gets stuck at this screen(see pic). Sometimes it just turns off afr a while stuck here. I have no clue, although the last time i used it i DID install a flash update. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. Anyway, im forty pages into a screenplay, i gotta get this thing back on, atleast long enough to get the file off.

 

[BeyondtheTech]

Try resetting the NVRAM or SMC? Do a Google Search for your particular MacBook's required key combination and method.

 

[timnthomas85]

Try resetting the NVRAM or SMC? Do a Google Search for your particular MacBook's required key combination and method.

Im not familiar with this technique. What is it called?? What do i google?

 

[keysofanxiety]

Hey, everytime i try to start my 2011 macbook it gets stuck at this screen(see pic). Sometimes it just turns off afr a while stuck here. I have no clue, although the last time i used it i DID install a flash update. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. Anyway, im forty pages into a screenplay, i gotta get this thing back on, atleast long enough to get the file off.

Possibly HDD? Hold CMD+R on startup to boot into OS X Utilities, and then try a repair through Disk Utility.

Worst case scenario, you can replace the drive and read your old HDD through a USB SATA dock. All the data should still be accessible, even if the OS isn't bootable.