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en	This page describes the technique to start Tails from a USB stick on Mac.

en	Starting on Mac

en	If the Boot Loader appears, you can follow our [[instructions on the Welcome Screen|install/mac#tails]].

en	Troubleshooting Tails not starting at all

en	Use this section if the computer does not start from the USB stick and the Boot Loader does not display:

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en	Verify your Tails USB stick

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en	If you get the following error message in macOS:

en	There may be a problem with this disk image. Are you sure you want to open it?

en	Then, you have to [[install Tails using balenaEtcher|install/mac#etcher]].

en	Check our list of known issues

en	Similar problems might have been reported already for your Mac model in our [[list of known issues about Tails not starting at all|support/known_issues#mac-not-at-all]].

en	Troubleshooting Tails not starting after the Boot Loader