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MTInnes

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Notebooks

Q: My computer will not enter recovery mode.

I have tried holding down cmd + R a dozen times. Also tried it on a couple other computers to make sure that I was doing it correctly and had no problems. I am trying to start fresh on this computer. Thanks

MacBook Pro, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Apr 15, 2016 12:32 AM

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by OGELTHORPE,

OGELTHORPE Apr 15, 2016 4:08 AM in response to MTInnes
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Mac OS X

Apr 15, 2016 4:08 AM in response to MTInnes

It would be helpful if you indicated the EXACT MBP that you have and the current OSX.

Ciao.
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~Luke Apr 15, 2016 4:14 AM in response to MTInnes
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Apple Music

Apr 15, 2016 4:14 AM in response to MTInnes

Turn your mac off and then turn it back on. As you hear the chime hold the Option key down. This will bring up the startup manager and orving you have a recovery partition you can select it from here thus creating a new partition or managing your current OS partition and start fresh.

How to choose a startup disk on your Mac - Apple Support
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