The Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation by area (after Cuba) at 48,445 square kilometers (18,705 sq mi), and third by population with approximately 10 million people, of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.
Safe mode (sometimes called safe boot) is a way to start up your Mac so that it performs certain checks and prevents some software from automatically loading or opening. Starting your Mac in safe mode does the following: Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed.
However, you can also boot into Safe Mode manually: 1  Windows 7 and earlier: Press the F8 key while the computer is booting, then select Safe Mode in the menu that appears. 2  Windows 8: Hold Shift and click Restart on the Power menu on either the login screen or through the Charms bar menu.