Mary Bierbaum

Q: When option key doesn't work, is there any other way to boot Mac OS?

Alright, let me preface this by saying, yes, I spilled water on my keyboard. Unfortunately, my keyboard "works," but by that I mean, keys stay pressed all the time. So, when I try to restart my computer in Mac OS, holding the option key either doesn't register or is being somehow cancelled out by other keys being activated. I have another computer that I want to transfer my information onto, but since I can only boot to the PC side, the migration assistant only recognizes my computer as a PC, and I only have a few GBs of information on the PC side.

 

Is there any other way to boot to the Mac side without holding down option? I can't afford to replace my keyboard right now, so I'm trying to find a work around. I have tried attaching an external keyboard, but that doesn't work either. On the positive side, Windows works great, it just doesn't have any of my information on it. I'm running Windows 7 and Mac OS 10.10.5 on a Late 2011 Mac Book Pro.

 

Thank you!

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Jan 2, 2016 8:38 AM

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