MacBook Air M1 startup options not working

How do i go into MacOS Recovery ? when i try to boot into startup options it shows an Exclamation Mark and says support.apple.com/mac/restore, otherwise my computer normally boots into macOS and i can do my daily work.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 4:28 AM

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Aug 31, 2021 9:14 AM in response to Owl-53

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z6rHAL3-kGOJZAv3eZ_a88R9KEd8uefJ2tLDXUL_orE/edit?usp=sharing

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