What to do if Mac Internet Recovery won't work or you can't boot into Mac recovery mode. Plus how to enter Recovery on an M1 Mac.

How to Enter macOS Recovery Follow these steps to start up your computer in macOS Recovery. Shut down your Mac if it's already on by clicking the Apple symbol in the menu bar and selecting Shut Down.

(See our hands-on with Lion Recovery for all the details.) It’s a convenient feature that, in theory, means you no longer have to carry a Mac OS X Install disc or a bootable external hard drive.

As of macOS 10.12.4, released on Monday, a new keystroke combination at launch will allow Macs to netboot, and download the latest OS compatible with a computer when performing a recovery ...