HOW TO PUT YOU MAC INTO RECOVERY MODE

Ben Nestel
Ben Nestel

How to enter Mac Recovery Mode

The most often used way to enter Recovery Mode is this:
  1. Click on Apple logo at the top left of the screen.
  2. Select Restart.
  3. Immediately hold down the Command and R keys until you see an Apple logo or spinning globe. You will see the spinning globe if the Mac is trying to start macOS Recovery via the internet because it is unable to start from the built-in recovery system.
  4. Eventually your Mac will show the Recovery Mode Utilities window with the following options:
However, there are a number of different key combinations you can use to boot in Recovery mode depending on what you want to do, we detail these below.

Which key combination to use for macOS Recovery

Depending on what you want to do with macOS Recovery there are a number of key combinations to use during start up:

Command + R

Use this if you want to install the latest version of macOS that you had installed on your Mac (it won’t install a newer version if you hadn’t upgraded). Note that if you're selling or giving away a Mac that is using OS X El Capitan or earlier you should also use Command-R - this will make sure that the installation isn't associated with your Apple ID”.

Option + Command + R

Use this if you want to upgrade to the latest version of macOS that is compatible with your Mac.

Shift + Option + Command + R

This will install the version of macOS that came with your Mac, or the one closest to that version if it isn’t available as a download.

Recovery Mode options

When you start up in Recovery Mode you will see the following options:
  • Restore from a Time Machine backup
  • Use Disk Utility to verify and repair connected drives
  • Check your internet connection
  • Get help online using Safari
  • Install or reinstall macOS
If you want to repair or erase a disk click on Disk Utility, we have this tutorial on using Disk Utility.
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