{"id":3014,"date":"2022-10-28T05:35:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T05:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/?p=3014"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:49:06","slug":"cant-get-recovery-mode-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/cant-get-recovery-mode-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"can&#8217;t get recovery mode mac?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/cant-get-recovery-mode-mac\/#Why_cant_I_get_my_Mac_in_recovery_mode\" title=\"Why can&#8217;t I get my Mac in recovery mode?\">Why can&#8217;t I get my Mac in recovery mode?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/cant-get-recovery-mode-mac\/#How_do_I_force_my_Mac_into_recovery_mode\" title=\"How do I force my Mac into recovery mode?\">How do I force my Mac into recovery mode?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/cant-get-recovery-mode-mac\/#Why_cant_I_enter_recovery_mode\" title=\"Why can&#8217;t I enter recovery mode?\">Why can&#8217;t I enter recovery mode?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/cant-get-recovery-mode-mac\/#How_do_I_reinstall_OSX_if_recovery_wont_work\" title=\"How do I reinstall OSX if recovery won&#8217;t work?\">How do I reinstall OSX if recovery won&#8217;t work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/cant-get-recovery-mode-mac\/#How_do_I_restore_my_Mac_to_factory_settings_without_recovery_mode\" title=\"How do I restore my Mac to factory settings without recovery mode?\">How do I restore my Mac to factory settings without recovery mode?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseepassword.com\/blog\/cant-get-recovery-mode-mac\/#What_does\" title=\"What does\">What does<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>There are a few things you can try if you can&#8217;t get into recovery mode on your Mac:<\/p>\n<p>1. Try restarting your Mac and holding down the Command+R keys simultaneously after you hear the startup sound. This should take you to the macOS Recovery Utility window.<\/p>\n<p>2. If that doesn&#8217;t work, try restarting your Mac and holding down the Option+Command+R keys simultaneously after you hear the startup sound. This should take you to the macOS Internet Recovery Utility window.<\/p>\n<p>3. If neither of those work, you may need to try booting from a USB drive or optical disc (if your Mac supports it) that has a bootable version of macOS on it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_cant_I_get_my_Mac_in_recovery_mode\"><\/span>Why can&#8217;t I get my Mac in recovery mode?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_force_my_Mac_into_recovery_mode\"><\/span>How do I force my Mac into recovery mode?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few different ways to force your Mac into recovery mode: <\/p>\n<p>1. If you&#8217;re running macOS Mojave or earlier, you can hold down Command+R immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac.<br \/>\n2. If you&#8217;re running macOS Catalina or later, you can hold down Shift+Option+Command+R immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac. This will start up your Mac from Internet Recovery.<br \/>\n3. You can also try holding down Option+Command+P+R while your Mac is powered off and then turning it on. This should reset the NVRAM (non-volatile random-access memory).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_cant_I_enter_recovery_mode\"><\/span>Why can&#8217;t I enter recovery mode?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There could be a few reasons why you cannot enter recovery mode. One reason could be that your device is not connected to your computer properly. Make sure the USB cable is firmly plugged into both your device and computer. Another possibility is that your device does not have a custom recovery image installed. You will need to install a custom recovery image in order to access recovery mode. Finally, make sure that you are pressing the correct key combination to enter recovery mode. Each device has a different key combination that must be pressed in order to enter Recovery Mode.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_reinstall_OSX_if_recovery_wont_work\"><\/span>How do I reinstall OSX if recovery won&#8217;t work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a few things you can try if Recovery Mode isn&#8217;t working as expected:<\/p>\n<p>1. Restart your Mac and try again.<\/p>\n<p>2. If you&#8217;re using a wired connection, make sure the cable is plugged into the computer correctly.<\/p>\n<p>3. Try starting up from another drive or volume, if available. This might be an external drive, a secondary internal drive, or even a Time Machine backup disk.<\/p>\n<p>4. If you can start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet, then use Disk Utility to erase your startup disk and reinstall macOS on it:<\/p>\n<p>    1)Boot your Mac while holding down Command+R to enter macOS Recovery Mode; alternatively, you can start up from a bootable installer of macOS Sierra or later by holding down Option+Command+R at startup instead<\/p>\n<p>    2)When presented with the various options for macOS Recovery Mode, choose &#8220;Disk Utility&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    3)In Disk Utility&#8217;s sidebar, select your startup disk (typically named &#8220;Macintosh HD&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>    4)Click on the &#8220;Erase&#8221; button in the main window; when prompted for confirmation of this action, click on the &#8220;Erase&#8221; button again<\/p>\n<p>    5)Once the process has completed successfully, quit Disk Utility and choose to &#8220;Reinstall macOS&#8221; from the menu presented in macOS Recovery Mode<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_restore_my_Mac_to_factory_settings_without_recovery_mode\"><\/span>How do I restore my Mac to factory settings without recovery mode?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two ways to restore your Mac to factory settings without recovery mode. The first way is to use the &#8220;Reset This PC&#8221; feature in Windows. The second way is to use a third-party software application, such as Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!, to create a bootable backup of your system.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does\"><\/span>What does <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> a person need to do if they want to be an actor<\/p>\n<p>A person who wants to become an actor should consider taking classes and workshops to improve their craft. They should also try to get involved in as many productions as possible, whether professional or amateur. It is also important for actors to network and build relationships with industry professionals. Additionally, actors should be familiar with the business side of things, such as auditioning, marketing themselves, and maintaining a professional website.<br \/>\n{&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;FAQPage&#8221;,&#8221;mainEntity&#8221;:[{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Question&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;How do I force my Mac into recovery mode?&#8221;,&#8221;acceptedAnswer&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Answer&#8221;,&#8221;text&#8221;:&#8221;nnThere are a few different ways to force your Mac into recovery mode: nn1. If you&#8217;re running macOS Mojave or earlier, you can hold down Command+R immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac. n2. If you&#8217;re running macOS Catalina or later, you can hold down Shift+Option+Command+R immediately after pressing the power button to turn on your Mac. This will start up your Mac from Internet Recovery. n3. 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