Did your Mac take a brief trip into Recovery after the 13.2.1 update? What is authenticated restart, and how could you use it? What does fdesetup do?
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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.
Is reinstalling macOS still a useful solution to problems? What about installing macOS updates, or resetting the NVRAM and SMC?
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?
A new version of Mints adds the ability to view versions of installed firmware and recovery systems, valuable particularly for Apple silicon Macs.
I was browsing thousands of log entries from Software Update and its relatives when something caught my eye. Here’s what became of it.
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.
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.
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.
From Diagnostics Mode to Terminal, a full account of the features available to Apple silicon models, how to engage them, and navigation.
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