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Recovery mode problems and how to solve them

If there’s a problem, you may try Recovery mode. What do you do when that proves to be a problem? Solutions for Intel and Apple silicon Macs.

January 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

Panaceas: which general fixes still work well?

Is reinstalling macOS still a useful solution to problems? What about installing macOS updates, or resetting the NVRAM and SMC?

December 17, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Do you still need that external bootable disk?

In the past, a second, cloned bootable volume on a separate disk was a great advantage. Cloning has become harder, and Recovery better. What should you do now?

October 2, 2022 Macs, Technology

Mints now lists firmware and recovery versions, and more

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A new version of Mints adds the ability to view versions of installed firmware and recovery systems, valuable particularly for Apple silicon Macs.

August 22, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Software Update and serendipity

I was browsing thousands of log entries from Software Update and its relatives when something caught my eye. Here’s what became of it.

August 21, 2022 Macs, Technology

An atlas of recovery and boot volumes: High Sierra to Monterey

From High Sierra’s four-volume group to macOS 12 on Apple silicon with three containers and 11 volumes, and both regular and fallback Recovery volumes.

August 19, 2022 Macs, Technology

An illustrated guide to Recovery on Apple silicon Macs

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A step-by-step fully illustrated guide to how to use every feature in Recovery Mode on an M1 or M2 Mac running Big Sur, Monterey or Ventura.

July 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

Should you risk or resist Ventura Public Beta?

Do you have a suitable Mac you could afford to lose completely for a while? Can you restore your Apple silicon Mac in DFU mode? You could be just the right person.

July 2, 2022 Macs, Technology

Startup and Recovery Modes on M1 and M2 Macs

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From Diagnostics Mode to Terminal, a full account of the features available to Apple silicon models, how to engage them, and navigation.

June 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The slim hope of recovery

Monterey changes the way that Recovery works on M1 Macs, making them more like Intel Macs by using a paired Recovery volume. But that could spell trouble.

May 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

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