To restart an Intel Mac in Recovery Mode, hold Command+R when the computer restarts. This article teaches you how to restart ...

With the release of the first Apple silicon Macs, Apple dramatically reduce troubleshooting modes and key sequences from what was previously available. Since the company no longer has to integrate ...

All modern Macs with Apple silicon feature a built-in recovery system called macOS Recovery that includes various utilities that can be accessed before your Mac boots up the operating system. This ...

Safe mode is an important troubleshooting tool. It boots the OS in such a way that it uses the bare minimum files and apps to start and run. This can help you isolate issues, figure out where problems ...

While users may never want to have to rely on them, it's comforting to know that PCs running modern operating systems have fail-safes and recovery modes that can help get the system back up and ...

If your Mac won't turn on, first make sure it's connected to power. Then, try putting your Mac in Safe Mode or Recovery Mode. When all else fails, make an appointment with the Apple Genius bar to fix ...

I need to replace the internal drive in an iMac (I've done this before - on this iMac - without any troubles) but this time (in a dry run) I can't get the iMac to boot from an external recovery ...

Safe Mode in OS X is a great troubleshooting option, but on rare occasions, a system might always boot to Safe Mode. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...