Select a user with administrator privileges and enter the account password when asked. Keep pressing the button for about 5 seconds until the text switches to 'Loading startup options.' Next, click Options > Continue. When the Apple logo first appears, you'll see text just below it letting you know to continue holding it in to access startup options. Turn off the computer, and then press and hold the power button.
That trick will no longer work on an Apple Silicon Mac. How to access MacOS Recovery on an Apple Silicon Macįor as long as I can remember, forcing a Mac to boot into Recovery Mode where you can repair the hard drive, wipe your personal information or reinstall MacOS has consisted of restarting the computer and holding Command + R on the keyboard. The new recovery mode looks similar, but getting to it is different.
At the bottom of this post, I'll go over troubleshooting steps and explain how I fixed it. From what I can tell, it doesn't look like the problem is widespread, but it's still frustrating for those who experience it. And as a forewarning, I experienced an issue after wiping the Mac and trying to reinstall MacOS.
