recovery

I recently sold a MBP with a T2 security chip hoping that my data is completely erased, beyond recovery. My understanding is that the “Erase all content and settings” feature securely erases the encryption key stored somewhere (I forgot the name). If I didn’t use this “Erase all content and...

My external hard drive has stopped working. The disc is no longer readable . When I connect the disc to my computer, the system asks me to format it. There are very important files on the disc. Does anyone know how to help me?

Hey everyone. My Big Sur fault now with no reason. Anyway, i'm in OS recovery menu. I haven't backed up some of my gpg keys....... I know this is so reckless. Now I have ordered SSD drive and while i'm wait: how to save data of my drive to external disk from disk utility or recovery menu I'm...

Hi all, I have a MacBook Pro mid 2010 13", with C2D 2,4 GHz, 1+4GB RAM (1333MHz and 1600MHz), nVidia 320M integrated VGA. I would like to install OSX to my blank internal SSD. I tried Internet Recovery, Boot pendrie, both wont work. The loading bar stops in halfway, and the notebook freezes...

How come the past 2 macOS updates have resulted in my computer booting into recovery mode? Wait let me explain and wait for the kicker... Over a month ago I Was on the phone with Apple regarding an issue of my Notes not syncing on my iphone and/or iMac desktop. Apple pointed out that my OS...

Well folks, just wanted to relate some experiences I've had in my small foray into Ventura and am done with this iteration of the OS it appears. A few major halting / critical points on an M1 Max system (also, just to be clear, I'm not a novice user - I've been a goto guy that has helped Apple...

Hello. Since 2021 I have an iPhone 13 and I transferred all the files via iCloud, so I don't need to save anything from my old iPhone 7; That said I wanted to format the phone before safely disposing of it, however I don't seem to be able to boot or reach any recovery mode (I am aware the...

Before digging into the Ventura upgrade, I'd like to cover my bases since the reinstallation landscape has been changing over the last few years. What are the current best practices to be able to roll back to Monterey (macOS 12) if something goes wrong with Ventura (macOS 13)? I have an 8tb...

After completing a clean install of Monterey on my MacBook Pro 2018, the vim editor in MacOS Recovery Terminal is no longer functioning properly. It will open the file after giving the error, but after pressing "i" to start editing, I get random letters all over the place. It's bizarre. Vim has...

Hi, I have a few questions about Backups, Carbon Copy Cloner, and Time Machine. Any insight greatly appreciated! I’ve been using Time Machine to backup the two Mac laptops in my house, and Carbon Copy Cloner for (non-versioned) bootable clones, weekly and before OS updates. I’m now thinking of...

I used Erase Mac with my m1 Air which couldn't connect to Wi-Fi in recoveryOS and now it is stuck with activation lock (not iCloud lock, it is a device based locke and the mac only needs to talk to apple servers in orther to be activated). I guess the Wi-Fi problem is emanating from some sort of...

I just switched on my macbook pro mid 2014 today and i got the folder with the question mark.I did not get such issues in the past and used my macbook pro normally until yesterday without any problems.So i did command + R to enter recovery mode but brought me to internet recovery mode.I opened...

So, backstory, I tried installing macOS Monterey on my 2020 Intel MacBook Pro. However, the update app keeps crashing, and when I made a bootable installer for Monterey, it threw me an error that says "A software update is required to use this startup disk". Of course, I Googled the problem, but...

Can they do it, or has too much ground been lost? Article from Wired...

Hello, I have an iPhone x that i am trying to recover my photos from. The iCloud photo backup was turned off. And the allow USB accessories while locked was turned off. The original screen, it stopped recognized being touched. Replaced the screen, still wont recognize touch. Possible issue with...

Hello everyone, it´s my first post here and I think I can find an answer to my problem. So I decided to get rid of my old (iPhone 5, 10.3.4, 16gb) but I really want to secure the data first. So I made the usual iTunes Backup and secured the Media. However, I wanted to save my Whatsapp data...

Hi, I was hoping someone could help me figure out my issue because even the Apple Phone Support guy couldn't. I have a very old MacBook Pro Retina 15" Mid-2012 (10,1) that stopped starting up. Nothing I tried worked so I gave up on it and used my iMac and iPad mainly. Months later, I decided I...

Quick summary: I tried to install Big Sur on a Macbook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) but this failed and now I can't access it anymore. Now I'm trying to access it through Recovery Mode to back up some files, but the FileVault password claims to be incorrect. Any ideas? Midway through the...

Hi Everyone! I just thought I would document all the new tech support procedures or information specific to Mac with Apple Silicon (for example accessing the Target Disk mode or using the bootloader). This thread is a wiki so feel free to add anything else you find! Mac computers with Apple...

New MBP 13 2020 (Intel). It was purchased as an upgrade for a user, but another user needed a loaner while their MBP was being repaired. When the repair was complete, I got the loaner back and wanted to reset it back to factory for the intended user. That's when the trouble started. I did...