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No recovery with cmd-R

Somehow my MacBook Pro (2018, 15”) doesn’t have the “regular” recovery. If I press command+r during boot, it always loads internet recovery, which eventually also fails with error code -9000f. Does anyone know how to get the regular recovery back (without having to do a clean install of macOS or anything)?

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Sep 20, 2019 7:33 AM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2019 9:29 AM

Most likely, the issue is your wireless connection. I suggest that you try temporarily connecting your notebook directly to your Internet modem/router by Ethernet, and then, try Recovery Mode again.


Some of the reasons for having issues using a wireless connection are:

  • The wireless network is configured to use a hidden (non-broadcast) network name or SSID.
  • The wireless network is secured with either WEP or WPA-Enterprise.
  • The connection requires certificate-based authentication / 802.1x
  • The connection requires the use of Proxies (where specific proxy servers must be configured in network preferences)
  • Captive Wi-Fi networks (where you click an “Agree” button to access the Internet)
  • PPPoE (where there is no router handling the PPPoE connection)
  • Failure of the router to provide a workable DNS server address, or providing 0.0.0.0. This typically is seen with a -2002f or -2003f error message.

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Sep 20, 2019 9:29 AM in response to Dennisvdmast

Most likely, the issue is your wireless connection. I suggest that you try temporarily connecting your notebook directly to your Internet modem/router by Ethernet, and then, try Recovery Mode again.


Some of the reasons for having issues using a wireless connection are:

  • The wireless network is configured to use a hidden (non-broadcast) network name or SSID.
  • The wireless network is secured with either WEP or WPA-Enterprise.
  • The connection requires certificate-based authentication / 802.1x
  • The connection requires the use of Proxies (where specific proxy servers must be configured in network preferences)
  • Captive Wi-Fi networks (where you click an “Agree” button to access the Internet)
  • PPPoE (where there is no router handling the PPPoE connection)
  • Failure of the router to provide a workable DNS server address, or providing 0.0.0.0. This typically is seen with a -2002f or -2003f error message.

Sep 20, 2019 9:03 AM in response to Dennisvdmast



You can reinstall the macOS.


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904




https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac/mac-recovery-partition-3636717/



3-2-1 Backup Strategy: three copies of your data, two different methods, and one offsite.

Boot clone https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-10081

How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250

Use DiskUtility Restore feature https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/restore-a-disk-dskutl14062/mac



No recovery with cmd-R

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