Advice please on what to do about getting the OS X Utilities pane on screen when I boot up - what do you recommend I do first? I certainly don't want to erase anything if I can avoid it!
MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5), null
Hello there, maryfromcolchester.
It sounds like you're trying to get to Disk Utility when booting up your computer. The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great instruction on how to get there:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck - Apple Support
Try Disk Utility
Use these steps to use the Disk Utility app to verify or repair a disk.
- If you're using OS X Lion or later, start the computer from Recovery System or Internet Recovery. If you're using an older version of OS X and your computer came with a Mac OS X Install disc, insert the installation disc and restart the computer while holding the C key instead.
- When your computer finishes starting up, choose Disk Utility from the Utilities window, or from the Installer menu if you're started from an installation disc.
- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
- Select your Startup Disk (usually named "Macintosh HD").
- Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk.
Tip: With Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier, always start up your computer from an Install or Restore disc when using Disk Utility to verify or repair your startup volume. Otherwise, you might see some disk error messages.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Kind Regards,
Pedro.
Hello there, maryfromcolchester.
It sounds like you're trying to get to Disk Utility when booting up your computer. The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great instruction on how to get there:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck - Apple Support
Try Disk Utility
Use these steps to use the Disk Utility app to verify or repair a disk.
- If you're using OS X Lion or later, start the computer from Recovery System or Internet Recovery. If you're using an older version of OS X and your computer came with a Mac OS X Install disc, insert the installation disc and restart the computer while holding the C key instead.
- When your computer finishes starting up, choose Disk Utility from the Utilities window, or from the Installer menu if you're started from an installation disc.
- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
- Select your Startup Disk (usually named "Macintosh HD").
- Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk.
Tip: With Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier, always start up your computer from an Install or Restore disc when using Disk Utility to verify or repair your startup volume. Otherwise, you might see some disk error messages.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Kind Regards,
Pedro.
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