Locked out of Mac how can I get back to utility disk

Locked of Mac trying to get back to disk utility

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 2:23 PM

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Posted on Mar 4, 2021 2:42 PM

Is your data backed up?

Command-R will work if the drive is in good shape and the machine is newer than July 2011.

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a brody

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Mar 4, 2021 2:42 PM in response to Haasm

Is your data backed up?

Command-R will work if the drive is in good shape and the machine is newer than July 2011.

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