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I recently installed Bootcamp with the intentions of playing games on Windows and switching back over for everyday things. However, when I restarted my computer and held down the "Alt" key to switch back over, the Mac option didn't appear. I've been searching how to fix this and nothing has come up for me. My family members had profiles on this Mac as well, I don't know if that matters or not.
Help would be greatly appreciated!
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
I’ve tried that and this is what shows up. Shouldn’t I see a Mac option along with these?
I’ve tried that and this is what shows up. Shouldn’t I see a Mac option along with these?
The normal method is Start up your Mac in Windows or macOS with Boot Camp - Apple Support.
If this does not work, then
Also, are Bootcamp drivers installed? If not, Download and install Windows support software on your Mac - Apple Support.
Restart whilst holding the Option key instead.
I'm not sure what the best guidance would be. But, here is what I would do:
I'm not sure if there is a way to see the partitions in Windows; that would let you know if your Mac partition still exists. I'm also not sure how you may have erased content. One thing to check would be the size of the Windows c: drive. If it's very close to your actual hard drive size, you likely erased the Mac side somehow.
I might do a little more digging (look for things like view partitions in bootcamp, MAC OS missing after bootcamp, etc.) or wait and see if someone else offers a suggestion. I used bootcamp for one class in grad school 2 years ago so I haven't played around with it much outside of that.
Do both Windows disks go to Windows? I haven't used bootcamp in a while and don't remember what the disks looked like when I selected between the two OS.
I suspect that you may have either renamed a drive or erased your Mac OS in favor of Windows.
Yes, both disks go to Windows. If I erased my Mac OS, is there any way to get it back along with the profiles? I also have an external hard drive that backs up and covers everything. Could I paste all that information and data onto the computer or something like that?
Can't Switch from Windows back to Mac
