- #MAC STARTUP COMMANDS NOT WORKING DRIVE ERASED MAC OSX#
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- #MAC STARTUP COMMANDS NOT WORKING DRIVE ERASED MAC#
#MAC STARTUP COMMANDS NOT WORKING DRIVE ERASED MAC#
You can check the version of macOS running on your device by clicking on Apple Logo and selecting About This Mac option in the drop-down menu.
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If you have an older Mac running Mac OSX Snow Leopard, it will not have a Recovery Partition and the only way to Reinstall the operating system on an older Mac is to use the Discs that came with your Mac.Īlso, if your Mac is running macOS Sierra, it may not have all the Recovery Options that are available on the most recent version of macOS. To confirm, open a text file and use Option (Alt), Command and R keys to make sure that they are working.
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Sometimes, the problem is due to the keyboard being faulty (keys mistyping or not working) or the keyboard temporarily losing Bluetooth connection with your Mac. If your Mac has T2 Chip, you should be able to enter Recovery Mode by using Option (Alt) + Command + R keys. In the right-pane, you will be able see if your Mac is equipped with Apple T2 Chip. On the next screen, click on Controller in the left-pane. If your Intel-based Mac is not going into recovery mode when you press the usual Command + R key combination, it is probably equipped with Apple T2 Chip.Ĭlick on Apple Logo > About This Mac > System Information. On the next screen, you will see the options to Reinstall macOS, restore from Time Machine, Disk Utility and other options to fix problems on your device. Wait for all startup icons to appear on the screen and click on Options to access Recovery Mode options. Release the Power button, when you see a message reading “Loading Startup Options” on the screen of your computer.ģ. Press and Hold the Power button and continue holding as Mac starts with Apple Logo.Ģ. If your Mac is powered by ARM-based Apple M1 processor, you can no longer use the usual Command + R key combination to enter Recovery Mode.Īll that is required to enter Recovery Mode on ARM-based M1 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac Mini is Shut Down the computer and follow the steps below.ġ. If you don't have a separate backup of your data, contact Apple's support services for next steps.If you have an Intel-based Mac and Recovery Mode is not working, problem could be due to presence of T2 security chip on your device, Keyboard being faulty, recovery partition being corrupted or deleted and other reasons. If Disk Utility found errors that it was unable to repair, you may need to erase the disk and reinstall macOS. Repeat this step for each volume on the disk, then each container on the disk, then lastly the disk itself. After Disk Utility has completed the check, select the next volume or container above it in the sidebar, then run First Aid again.If you can't click the button, skip this step for the volume you selected. Click Run or Repair Disk to check the volume for errors.Start by selecting the last volume on the disk, then click the First Aid button. Beneath it you should see any containers and volumes on it. The top disk in the side column is your internal disk.Choose View -> Show All Devices from the toolbar in Disk Utility.From the utilities window in macOS Recovery, select Disk Utility and click Continue.If prompted, select a user, then click Next and enter the password.Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window.On Macs powered by Apple silicon, such as the M1 MacBook Pro, the process is a little different, as described in the following steps. On Intel-based Macs, pressing the Command-R key combination immediately on booting invokes Recovery mode. Fortunately, in such cases you can still get to Disk Utility from macOS Recovery. Disk Utility is Apple's go-to macOS app for finding and repairing common disk errors, but if it's your Mac's internal disk that's the problem, then your Mac might not even start up into macOS.
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