Living Earth Desktop is a menu bar app. All of Living Earth's features are accessible from the temperature and conditions icon on your menu bar in the upper right of your display, including closing Living Earth and setting your preferences. You can easily access Living Earth with a hotkey (Option-W by default). You can configure a different key combination in Living Earth Preferences.
Circle with a line through it
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to a circle with a line through it (prohibitory symbol).
Question mark
Google Earth Pro on desktop is free for users with advanced feature needs. Import and export GIS data, and go back in time with historical imagery. Available on PC, Mac, or Linux. Google Earth presents an earth model with the help of satellite imagery and world maps, you can view the map of the entire world.
Turn your monitor into a realistic space shuttle window! Our planet looks exactly as it's seen by astronauts. You see the blackness of outer space with sparks of stars on it. You are flying around the Earth, a colorful ball with a veil of atmosphere. Mac OS X Description Decorate your screen with fascinating views of Planet Earth, the third planet from the Sun and the largest of the terrestrial planets in our Solar System.
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to a question mark.
Options with a gear icon
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to Options with a gear icon.
Blank (empty) screen
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to a blank screen, such as an empty gray, black, or blue screen.
Apple logo
Learn what to do if your Mac starts up to an Apple logo or progress bar.
Globe with alert symbol
A globe with an exclamation point means that your Mac tried to start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet, but couldn't. Learn what to do if your Mac can't start up from macOS Recovery.
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Lock icon
If your Mac is using a firmware password, the lock icon appears when you try to start up from another disk or volume, such as an external drive or macOS Recovery. Enter the firmware password to continue.
System lock PIN code
Your Mac asks for a PIN code when it has been remotely locked using Find My. Enter the four-digit or six-digit passcode to continue.
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Login window
At the login window, enter your user account password to log in to your Mac. If FileVault is turned on, this also unlocks your disk. You might see a default desktop picture in the background, which might change to your chosen desktop picture when you select your account.
Thunderbolt, USB, or FireWire symbol
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A large Thunderbolt , USB , or FireWire symbol against a dark background means that your Mac is in target disk mode.
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Learn more
- Learn what to do if your Mac displays a message that it restarted because of a problem.
- When starting up from Windows using Boot Camp, your Mac doesn't show an Apple logo or the other macOS screens in this article.