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Recovery Mode

My new 24" Imac, Apple M1 has gone into "recovery" mode. The choices are from

  1. Restore from Time Machine
  2. Reinstall macOS Monterey
  3. Safari for support
  4. Disk Utility

I have a lot of work on the desktop. Which mode do I choose?

Thanks


Posted on Jan 2, 2023 7:58 AM

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Jan 2, 2023 8:55 AM in response to den.thed

We had several power outages in the middle of the night and when restarted it and it takes me back to "The version of macOS on the selected disk needs sto be reinstalled. Use Recovery to reinstall macOS or select another startup disk"

It then gives me the above 4 options. Should I just restore from Time Machine? Or try to repair on Disk Utility? If I install a new copy of Monterey will I lose all my data?

Thanks!

Jan 2, 2023 9:18 AM in response to barbara153

Ah' OK...


Reinstalling macOS over the top does not erase your data.

Disk Utility Repair may not work in this case, but it's worth a shot.

Restoring from Time Machine may not work if the macOS is damaged.

Erasing, reinstalling and migrating from Time Machine would be a last resort.


Because the message implies that the macOS needs to be reinstalled, that is what I would try first.

Recovery Mode

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