(A directory is the same thing as a folder). He's approach is using the command line but it is exactly the same as doing it manually. Topic: MacBook Pro Freezes in Login Screen To make my point that other people recomends the same procedure. Now it should be fine and behave normally! Your computer then asks for your password, type your password. Throw the Cache folder to your garbage can. Then do exactly the same thing as you did last time, I repeat: In Library there is a folder called 'Caches'. In your 'home folder' there is a folder called 'Library'. Go to the finder and click on the house-symbol in the menu to the left. Move to your 'home folder' (The one which has a symbol which looks like a house). Enter username and password for a user who has administrator priviges. Here potentially your user don't have administrator privileges.

In Library there is a folder called 'Caches'. In Macintosh HD there is a folder called 'Library'. Just feel free to ask me and I will do my best to answer! Now I am going away from the computer but will be back in approximately 6 H if you have any questions. This is how to delete the cache files : '' (I know it souds a bit scary but it is perfectly safe, in fact it is your cache files who make your screen freeze so you have to delete them. This is done everytime you start up a program for the first time and is the reason a program is slower to start the first time. If you delete them, which is perfectly safe, your mac will save new cache files. (Cache files is temporary files used to make programs seem faster than they accutally is. The reason is that in safe mode the screen is much less likely to freeze. It is much better to start it in safe mode, and then delete it. You could also (theoretically) delete cache in normal mode but. And here is some other info which I think you can just skip. So first shut the computer down (or remove the battery if it has frowzen). I had the exact same problem and contacted Apple Support (phone) 3 months ago.

I am a CS student who uses my belowed mac-computer approx 5 h a day. Topic: MAC Is it safe to delete cache files? (Or perhaps use google to read more about mac cache). You might whant to read this before you continue. The recommend approach is to delete your cache files.

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