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A guided tour of M1 Recovery

How to use an M1 Mac’s Recovery system to boot in Safe mode, boot from another disk, and use its other important features. With a map.

February 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

How Recovery works on M1 series Macs

Most users won’t have noticed, but Recovery now works quite differently on M1 series Macs than it did in Big Sur. Here’s a detailed explanation of the changes.

December 15, 2021 Macs, Technology

M1 Macs have a third Recovery mode

There’s 1 True Recovery, Fallback Recovery and one other recovery mode. Disambiguation, explanation and how this changed in macOS 11.4.

May 31, 2021 Macs, Technology

More M1 mysteries: Boot Recovery Assistant

You may encounter this when trying to boot into Fallback Recovery Mode. Currently it doesn’t appear to be fully functional, and doesn’t help.

February 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

Why your M1 may not have Fallback Recovery yet

Created when you update macOS, its Fallback Recovery OS is made from the previous Recovery OS. Here’s how to check whether it’s available on your M1 Mac.

February 22, 2021 Macs, Technology

M1 Macs have another hidden boot mode

Apple has revealed the hidden Fallback Recovery OS mode available on M1 Macs. How to enter and use it, and why it’s another big plus.

February 20, 2021 Macs, Technology

A Guide to Startup Modes for Intel and M1 Macs

From Startup Manager to Internet Recovery on Intel Macs, and how to engage each of those in an M1 Mac. With comprehensive diagrams.

January 18, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: 1 True Recovery

Intel Macs have 14 different startup modes and variations, each engaged using different key combinations. One True Recovery replaces those with a single action and GUI with help. It’s a big step forward.

January 17, 2021 Macs, Technology

No Big Sur in Remote Recovery (Intel)

If you try booting into Big Sur in Remote (Internet) Recovery, you’ll get Catalina instead. But nowhere does Apple alert users to this problem.

December 31, 2020 Macs, Technology

So Santa brought you an M1 Mac: here’s what you should know

A short introduction to some of the highlights and quirks of M1 Macs, from dealing with apps which don’t run properly, to entering Recovery Mode and dealing with disaster.

December 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

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