Hi guys.
My 2013 Retina MacBook Pro won’t load past the Apple logo with the spinning wheel. It has a 1 TB SSD that I filled up entirely. I tried to delete enough data to have a successful restart, but it won’t budge with over 10 GB freed.
It has no hardware damage, no liquid damage, or any other software issues. How can I get it up and running again?
Your Mac’s problem is insufficient storage space. If you have a backup of your Mac, I highly recommend you erase the internal hard drive and reinstall macOS from scratch.
If you don’t have a backup, you could also recover the important ones from Recovery Mode and then clean reintall macOS.
Here’s an article discussing recovering data from Recovery Mode:
Run Data Recovery Software in macOS Recovery
Follow this guide to clean reinstall macOS:
Clean Install Any macOS or Mac OS X? (Sequoia/Sonoma/Earlier)
If you have another Mac, you can also access the files on your unbootable Mac through Target Disk Mode, but it’s more complex, as you’ll also need a Thunderbolt cable to connect them.