How to reboot a Mac mini
Reviewed on 16 June 2023 • Published on 26 May 2021
This page shows how to reboot your Mac mini from the Scaleway console. This is useful if your Mac mini is unreachable, or you want to reboot it remotely.
Security & Identity (IAM):
You may need certain IAM permissions to carry out some actions described on this page. This means:
- you are the Owner of the Scaleway Organization in which the actions will be carried out, or
- you are an IAM user of the Organization, with a policy granting you the necessary permission sets
Requirements:
- You have an account and are logged into the Scaleway console
- You have created a Mac mini
- Click Apple silicon in the Bare Metal section of the side menu. A list of your Mac minis displays.
- Click the Mac mini you want to reboot. Your Mac mini Overview displays.
- Scroll down to the Reboot Mac mini section, and click Reboot.
- Click Reboot Mac mini to confirm.
Important:
Rebooting a Mac mini is similar to pulling the electrical plug on a running computer, which can cause data corruption. To avoid data loss, save your documents before rebooting the machine.
Note:
Mac mini, macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used by Apple under license. Scaleway is not affiliated with Apple Inc.
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