If no such menu appears, try restarting your computer again and then immediately press and hold the same key combination. Continue holding the specified key until a boot menu appears with several options, one of which should be your OS’s recovery partition.
Restart your computer then, as soon as you see an icon (usually a white Apple on blue background) and/or hear the startup chime, immediately press and hold one of the following keys: To boot into the recovery partition, please follow the steps below:ġ. Once you’re in, you’ll be able to perform certain tasks on your computer without damaging the main OS. If an option doesn’t work, try another one until you get into the recovery partition. You’ll need to use your arrow keys to navigate and select an option from this menu. Once you’ve pressed the correct key combination, a screen will appear that shows several options. Consult your computer’s documentation for the correct keystroke to enter the recovery mode.
It is accessed by pressing a specific key combination during boot up that differs from computer to computer.
The recovery partition on a computer is a hidden partition on the hard drive that contains software tools for restoring an OS to factory defaults or troubleshooting problems.
