Rafael Ludwig (22.11.2025)
My Mac completely refused to boot — stuck on the Apple logo, frozen loading bar, and endless recovery loops. And inside that machine was months of work, including a 6K restoration project I’d been editing in DaVinci Resolve. What happened next was a full-on creative nightmare… but also one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in years.
In this video, I share the entire story:
How my Mac failed, why macOS wouldn’t install, how Apple had to wipe everything, and what it felt like realizing my DaVinci Resolve backups were corrupted. I walk through the recovery process, what I managed to save, what I lost, and the three key lessons every creator should know about backing up your work and keeping your Mac healthy.
If you’ve ever had your Mac not boot, been stuck in a macOS recovery loop, or dealt with a corrupt Resolve project… this story might save you from the same mistakes I made.