OS X Yosemite install did not update recovery partition

I had the same thing happen to me. Is there an easy way to fix this?

I was able to apply this fix described earlier in another forum, which was supposed to heal a similar issue with beta and developer preview versions. I certainly took the InstallESD.dmg file from the official "Install OS X Yosemite.app" (which in my case I had to re-download), but otherwise followed instructions.

Caution: This is stuff on the command line and fiddles with your recovery partition.

It does NOT seem to change the partition table, though. I have a Boot Camp setup with Windows on a second partition: All 3 partitions (Mac, Windows, Recovery) are still working fine after applying above fix. And the Recovery Partition is now named "Recovery 10.10" as expected and does offer to reinstall Yosemite and no longer Mavericks.

Hello, i've got the same problem, i've just update my macbookpro10,4 from Mavericks to Yosemite, but when i restart with option key the only recovery i have is 10.9.1 😕

I've already reinstall Yosemite from a external disk (try something) but nothing change…

What i'm understanding from your reply is that you installed the beta recovery, isn't it ?

thanks

I installed the recovery from the officially released product, not from a beta or developer preview. You can just re-download from the App Store if your "Install OS X Yosemite.app" has been deleted already after the original install. And I took the recovery partition contents (the file InstallESD.dmg) from the package content of that official app.

(And since then I've even done a "clean install", i.e. wipe disk and reinstall. And I did that successfully from the recovery partition.)

I do have the same problem here on my iMac. I still have the old recovery disc from osx 10.9
I did install the beta version on an external disc and then on that external disc there was a recovery paritition from osx 10.10

Don't know if this is save to use on the official release????

Antoine,

Follow the link provided by birgerfromde. Just click on the text that says "this fix" and it will redirect you to a MacRumors forum post. Follow the steps provided in the very first post and it should restore your recovery partition. I just applied this fix last night and my recovery partition now functions normally. Just be cautious about what you are doing and I would suggest making a backup of your files via Time Machine or whatever other means you use. Big thanks to birgerfromde for finding this gem. My recovery partition has not been functional since the last major Mavericks update.

I have exactly the same situation. I have a Boot Camp partition, which still works just fine, but the Recovery HD is still labelled as, and is the Mavericks one (10.9).

I have updated the OS on this machine (a mid 2011 iMac) more than once, and the Recovery partition has always updated to the correct version.

I trust Apple will look into this, if only for neatness sake, as I have Time Machine and also use Carbon Copy Cloner on external HDs. I have only had to use the Recovery partition as a means to use Disk Utility from another boot partition. Mavericks uses version 13, and this appears to be untouched in Yosemite.

I didn't do a clean install, because I have lots of paswords and special things on my hard disc.

So this isn't an option for me. I don't want to format the disc. It will take me hours of work to get everything installed again. That's why I did choose for updating the old system, instead of doing a clean install. I really hope Apple will provide a solution for this in the next Yosemite update !!!!

Yesterday, I upgraded Mavericks on another iMac, and it produced a 10.10.1 Recovery HD as I expected.

My earlier attempt on the other iMac was done with the first release of 10.10, and it left the 10.9 recovery HD partition.

As they say, "Go figure!"

same problem here!

I'm very sorry but i don't understand what you've done exactly..

I've got the "OS X Install ESD.dmg" but after…what i have to do ? Can you explain the different steps ?

Thank You

so you don't manage the problem in fact, do you ? 😁

ok no problem, i hope Apple will hear me ! 😢

My recovery drive has completely disappeared, the only thing showing is Mac HD... which is pretty disappointing being as I need to wipe the computer.

Try starting with command-R which should get you to the recovery menu. I had the same issue where no Recovery icon shown but all still worked OK using the command-R start process.

I had a telephonic support and the only way to solve the problem is to format the disk (TM before !)…Yosemite recovery is accessible with hold command+R when booting…