The first drive (/dev/disk0) should have a partition. You should see a list of all the volumes and partitions on your computer (like the image above). You can check Terminal to see if you have a recovery partition, here’s how to do that: In either case it’s likely you haven’t got a Recovery partition. One indication that you don’t have a Recovery partition is if, despite pressing the key combinations listed above, the Mac boots up to your normal view, or you’re faced with a completely blank screen. Our next step is to check to see if your Mac has hasn’t got a working Recovery partition. It’s also possible that at some point you have accidentally deleted the Recovery partition. In that case our article about How to recover data from a damaged Mac might be helpful. It is possible your Mac’s disc is beyond repair and Recovery Mode inaccessible. Or maybe you got into Recovery Mode only for everything to freeze up. Perhaps having tried the above and had no luck. Option/Alt + Command + R will install the latest macOS on your Mac if you have a T2 chip.If your Intel Mac has a T2 chip you can use this key combination: Shift + Option/Alt + Command R (if you are running Sierra 10.12.4 of later) will install the version of macOS that came with your Mac, or the one closest to it that is still available.If you don’t want to install the latest version of macOS try this: Note: If you aren’t running Sierra 10.12.4 or later, this will install the version that came with your Mac. This will be the latest macOS compatible with your Mac. Once you enter this mode you will be able to access an Apple server to download the version of macOS. Press Option/Alt + Command + R when you boot up to enter Internet Recovery Mode. We discuss Internet Recovery Mode in more detail below. This method will download a version of macOS from the internet, which might be a solution if you can’t access the Recovery partition on your Mac. You could use Internet Recovery Mode – an option that we will discuss in more detail below. Apple has a couple of other commands for Intel Macs that you could try: There are a few other ways you might be able to force your Mac to start up in recovery mode if Command + R isn’t working for you. Still not entering Recovery mode? Here are a few reasons why you might find that Command + R doesn’t work and your Mac won’t start up in Recovery Mode:
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