You may be faced with the problem ofblack screen with the only visible mouse pointer on your device Macbook Air. In the case of a Mac that gets stuck on startup, then impossible to use your computer since you cannot access the computer's desktop. You will see that it is then possible to solve the fault using two operations: start your device Macbook Air from the macOS recovery feature or start your device Macbook Air thanks to the functionality Disk Utility. This last option will allow you to repair your device's startup disk. Macbook Air. Thus, you will find in this article the steps to follow in the event of a problem.black screen with the only visible mouse pointer on your device Macbook Air. Good reading!

Black screen with Macbook air mouse pointer

Black screen with the mouse pointer visible on Macbook Air: start the Mac in MacOS

First, you will need to determine if you are using a device Macbook Air with apple chip or a device Macbook Air with intel processor. To find out, simply go to the menu Apple (the little black apple which is located at the top left of your device screen Macbook Air) then press About This Mac.

Once you have properly defined the options for your device Macbook Air, follow these steps:

For Macbook Air device with Intel processor

  • Hold the power button from your computer Macbook Air pressed for a few seconds so that it turns off
  • Release it power button from your computer Macbook Air
  • Hold the key Order as well as the key R pressed until the Apple logo appears on your computer screen Macbook Air
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You should now be able to access your device's desktop Macbook Air.

For Macbook Air device with Apple Chip

  • Hold the button Power from your computer Macbook Air pressed for a few seconds so that it turns off
  • Different startup options will then appear on the screen of your device Macbook Air: select Options
  • Click on Continue

You should now be able to successfully boot your device Macbook Air.

Boot a Macbook Air Device Using Disk Utility

Once your device Macbook Air started normally under MacOS, use Disk Utility when you restart your computer in order to repair boot disk. If errors are detected and then repaired by the functionality Disk Utility, it will then be necessary redémarrer again your device Macbook Air in order to be able to use it correctly.