Questions tagged [recovery]
An OS X feature that hides a Recovery HD on Macs to facilitate maintenance, recovery and reinstallation if the OS becomes corrupt. Topic of recovery-mode-ios, data-recovery or file-recovery are unrelated to the recovery category here.
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Unable to generate a recovery key
I am using an iPhone 12 (iOS 16.3.1) and would like to turn on ADP for iCloud. In order to do that, I need to create a recovery key but whenever I try I get this error:
Account Not Eligible
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Reinstall Ventura without internet, possible?
Is it possible to re-install Ventura on an M1 mac without internet.
When I try I get the "Activate Mac" message. I even tried using a bootable installer with the assets added.
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How to backup in recovery mode
How can I backup my iphone from this screen?
It got wet a couple weeks ago and it has not been working ever since, it doesn't turn on and apple said they can't repair it. I've tried updating it using ...
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Error Connecting to Apple ID Server Recovery Assistant
I just opened my mac after about 6-7 months and I am unable to login to my user accounts. I am not sure why my password isn't working. I can't think of any instance if I changed it. Two accounts and ...
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Mac Air 2015 Stuck in Recovery / Safe mode
I sometimes let my battery die (unintentionally) and then when it is plugged in again and I switch on, I am in recovery or safe mode.
I've managed before to get back to normal mode, somehow. I don't ...
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Help recovering old iMessages MacBook Pro
I have an old MacBook pro. Like really old. It's running Sierra 10.12.6
Please understand I don't know anything about this, so if you explain how to use SQLite or terminal or anything more complex ...
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Mac won't boot into Recovery Mode or Internet Recovery Mode
I have mid-2012 MacBook Pro with an HFS formatted hard drive running macOS 10.13.6.
Previously, I was using Bootcamp to run Windows. But, after few months, I uninstalled Windows. Since then my Mac ...
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I wiped hard drive on Intel MacBook Air and Recovery Mode doesn't work
I have an old MacBook Air from like 2015 and the screen is broken, so I bought a Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter and it worked so I wiped the hard drive but now I can't enter Recovery Mode what do I do.
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I accidentally deleted my Macintosh drive and now I'm stuck in boot loop
I can't boot up my MacBook Air M1. When I check in Recovery Mode, it doesn't show any drive. When I hold Option, I don't see any volume in the Apple SSD.
In Disk Utility I can't erase it nor do ...
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How to re-install OS to a blank SSD?
I got myself into a little problem.
I removed macOS from the Mac’s SSD and after trying Command + R to enter Recovery Mode it just offers Internet Recovery. Unfortunately, I have no access to the ...
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Installing MacOS in Recovery Mode from internet or USB fails with Error code: 110
I am helping a friend install MacOS onto her MacbookPro14,1 2017. She purchased it new and it has had no modifications.
The disk has been reformatted and from the Disk Utility in Recovery Mode looks ...
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How do I make an offline recovery USB for MacOS Monterey?
I have a Macbook Pro from 2015 with a MacOS Monterey 12.6
I want to make a recovery USB for it
I tried following instructions here, https://mrmacintosh.com/how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-12-beta-usb-...
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Accidentally deleted Macintosh HD volumes rather than erasing!
I have accidentally erased the entire drive including the volumes rather than just erasing the contents when doing a clean install of Monterey.
Now I cannot run the Monterey OS installer from recovery ...
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How to boot back into APFS container
I have a early 2015 Retina MacBook Pro that was dual-booting Big Sur on its first 50GB partition and Monterey on its 2nd 200GB partition
A concern started when Disk Utility wouldn’t let me delete my ...
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MacBook Pro 13 inch late 2013 disk startup error but after reset PRAM sometimes works normally
My MacBook Pro 13 inch late 2013 had battery issues, for long time I was only able to use on net adapter, and in the end not able to do anything at all. Because I used my work laptop I did not touched ...
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macOS boots after internet recovery - but recovery partition does not. How to repair?
After a successful internet recovery, the OS boots - but the local recovery partition still appears to be messed up - it just hangs on the gray Apple screen indefinitely after using Alt/Opt to access ...
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Are there keyboardless options to enter macOS Recovery Mode? (possible broken by bad Windows EFI purge)
I acquired a 2009 iMac that had a Windows partition which was apparently erased during formatting to be sold. The computer now tries to boot, via EFI, the missing Windows partition as default. I can ...
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Inaccessible APFS Partition - no gpt scheme
In an attempt to recover a different external drive altogether, my drive "Libraries" was compromised. Just for it being connected at the same time.
I'll be sure to disconnect drives I'm not ...
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How do you combine resetting NVRAM and also boot from USB?
I have a Mac Mini 2018 and a new monitor with a DVI cable.
Currently, my Mac Mini is completely reset, so I need to reinstall macOS.
I have two problems:
Screen is flickering and can't see anything ...
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Unbootable old dualboot Macbook Pro
Half a year ago, I got an old Macbook Pro from my dad. I had set up dual boot with Debian. I haven't used the laptop for several months. Now suddenly it didn't want to boot the Debian partition, so I ...
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Unable to Access Disk: Weird permission issue allows me to use the disk from Recovery but not from macOS
I have been using an old HDD with a SATA-USB cable for a few months now on a Mac Mini (running macOS Mojave 10.14.6; HDD has one EFI partition and one other partition with Journaled HFS, unencrypted). ...
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I can't boot into Recovery mode
Running macOS 11.7.2
Recovery partition is present as disk1s4 632.2 MB
I can't boot into the recovery partition.
cmd-r gives me internet recovery.
Many thanks if any one could advise me.
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Mac Catalina - Disk Recovery Partitioning - 2 or 1
I have a Mac, which was running Catalina. For some reason the disk corrupted itself and I needed to rebuild it.
I've done some googling and have also spoken with Apple Support, but got conflicting ...
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I don't have a recovery key and my password doesn't work since using Migration Assistant
I have a new Macbook pro (same model/spec) and I have today used Migration Assistant from a Time Machine Backup.
It took 20 hours to complete the transfer but once it had completed I was logged into ...
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How to run non-Recovery Mode commands in macOS Recovery Mode terminal [duplicate]
So I want to escape all possible malware possible by using Recovery Mode. I am on a journey to try to make Recovery Mode like a usable account, and step one is running commands that are not built into ...
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Network Recovery doesn't always load the latest compatible Recovery partition
I am using the Command-Option-R key-combination at start up to load up the latest Recovery Partition online, and then proceed to cloning disk-images using asr and diskutil in terminal.
Normally after ...
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Can a Mac "boot" from the internet if the recovery partition is absent/corrupted?
This is something that has never been clear to me, and I can't find a clear and definite answer by searching the web (rather contradictory information).
Can a Mac "boot" from the internet (...
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Does FileVault on macOS Monterey say it will use a recovery key, regardless of your choice, if you have an Apple ID 2FA recovery key?
Running a MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro, 2021) running Monterey 12.6 (FileVault off), if I go into System Preferences > Security & Privacy > FileVault, it says that if I use FileVault I would ...
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Internet Recovery failed with -2002U code
I have a MacBook Pro 2012 that when I try to recover from the internet using WiFi, I always get the error to call Apple Support with the code -2002U. I tried several times to solve this problem ...
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Options to create a macOS recovery disk only with recovery tools included?
I have several Macbooks available that need to be restored, and cannot be connected to the network due to their location, and other conditions. At the workplace I was provided with a USB flash drive ...
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How to locate the Applications folder in a mounted Catalina installation?
My Mac Mini is panicking on boot and I can't recover it using the recovery partition nor I have a current Time Machine backup. Yes, I was reckless, but let's move on.
I managed to boot the Mac Mini ...
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Need help to fix mac partition with APFS
For some unknown reason, the controller for my USB drive failed and now I'm unable to access the drive. I've tried to do something with gpt, but I guess I only screwed it up.
Could someone help me to ...
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Can't boot into Recovery via Wired Windows keyboard, can't log in to accounts either
I recently bought an iMac Mid 2011, and it has 3 accounts on it, all locked with passwords. I have an external Windows keyboard and external (wireless) mouse.
I don't know the passwords so I thought I'...
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Can't disable System Integrity Protection for auxiliary systems on my Apple Silicon mac: "recovery system is not paired with the required volume"
I have an M1 Mac Mini with three macOS systems installed within the same APFS container on the internal drive: Big Sur, Monterey, and the latest Ventura beta.
If I boot into the recovery environment, ...
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Recovery mode first aid fails with "resource busy" on APFS partition
My iMac 2012 with 1TB Fusion drive is giving me a lot of trouble. It hangs forever when booting up. So with the help of an external bootable USB (Catalina 10.15.7) I managed to boot into recovery mode ...
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Missing Partition and Volume, folder with question mark, data recovery needed. Any help appreciated please
To preface this, I have a MacBook Air early-2015 running Mojave. Not sure if this was the cause but I was editing a Textedit document and used Cmd+S to save it. The Edited portion at the header ...
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Can't re-enable SIP without an internet connection?
I disabled sip and now I can't re-enable it. I get an error that says "An internet connection is required to change security policy". I don't want to because I'm not sure if my wifi is safe.
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MacBook 12 (2015) - cannot use recovery keys when booting
I have a MacBook Retina (2015). I love this machine for what I have to and it is like new.
I have (had...) Big Sur installed and a partition with Windows via Bootcamp.
At some point, I had keyboard ...
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Issue accessing Startup Security Utility on brand new Macbook Pro M1
I'm trying to follow this guide to install a driver for my audio interface on a brand new Macbook Pro M1 16".
I'm booting into recovery mode, but when I click into "Utilities", I'm ...
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Does Apple silicon hardware support USB tethering in macOS recovery mode?
After updating my Intel MBP to macOS 12.5, I got locked out. When trying to reset the password in the recovery mode (power+cmd+r), USB tethering to my iPhone did not work and I had to use my iPhone as ...
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USB or Time Machine recovery
I have a MBP mid-2015 running 10.14.6 and want to upgrade to a Scandisk Extreme Pro 1TB. When I install the drive and try to boot up using Cmd+R, a window with only "Internet Recovery" pops ...
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Not able to boot into MacBook Air (2017)
I have a macbook Air 128 GB (2017) model. It was working fine, until I decided to reset it. I restarted and went into recovery mode, into Disk Utility and erased the “Macintosh HD” volume group. After ...
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External SSD displaying as RECOVERY
I have a 2TB SSD Crucial X6 drive attached to my MacMini. It has all of my DAW stuff on it. I had 2 partitions for both Windows and Mac (50/50 split). It worked fine for a while - but recently when I ...
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Apple Internet Recovery stuck at spinning globe and Windows stuck in Recovery Mode
My problem is that I've installed both Windows OS and macOS using Apple Bootcamp. I've accidentally erased both Windows OS and macOS now both of them are stuck in Recovery Mode and none of them work. ...
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(-2003F) Macbook keeps booting into Internet Recovery
Recently I've wiped a 2020 MacBook Pro and now it keeps booting into Internet Recovery; trying to proceed results in a -2003F error. Additionally, it's now impossible to turn the MacBook off; once I ...
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iPhone 6S disabled - no solution is working [duplicate]
My iPhone 6S says "Disabled - connect to iTunes" but I've tried this and it won't enter recovery mode or be recognised. I've changed USB cables but still won't show on iTunes.
I've tried ...
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500 GB disk, 250 GB free space - Can't partition disk to add data
I have an issue on my Macbook.
I have had a dual boot with Windows (through Bootcamp) and removed this partition later as I didn’t need Windows anymore, I did this through the Bootcamp tool. Though, ...
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How can I modify /System/Library/ScriptingDefinitions/CocoaStandard.sdef and have the changes persist?
I'm trying to modify /System/Library/ScriptingDefinitions/CocoaStandard.sdef. I want to do this because a lot of applications reference this file in their own scripting definitions, and I want to ...
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Recovery volume appears in Time Machine backup ; how to exclude?
The rare times I open my Time Machine backup folder, I see "Recovery" appearing for each backup.
For example:
Since I don't really need Recovery in Time Machine (as far as I know, each ...
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How to tell whether a re-install failed [closed]
I tried to do a re-install, and got a message that it could not be done. I tried again, and when I came back before the predicted two-plus hours were complete, it was at log in screen. So I don't ...
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