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Once the spinning gear appears the BSD kernel (Darwin) has assumed command and begins loading device drivers.

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When the Apple Logo appears your Mac has found a valid system disk, and Mac OS X begins loading.

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You can also try Apple Disk Utility or another third-party utility like TechTool Pro or Drive Genius to try to repair the disk. If the drive is OK after repairs but the Mac still won’t boot, do an Archive & Install of Mac OS X to replace the operating system. This can indicate a corrupt installation of Mac OS X or a failed (or failing) hard drive.Ī pass through the excellent DiskWarrior utility is highly recommended for any disk-related startup problems. The flashing question mark or a circle/slash means your Mac can’t find a valid startup disk. Leaving a failing drive struggling too long can cause further damageįlashing question mark with folder, or circle/slash Sometimes switching on/off a few times can help, but don’t push things under these circumstances. This can indicate a failed or failing hard drive. Sometimes a Mac will power on but the hard drive will squeal, whine very loudly or make ticking sounds. If your Mac doesn’t make any noise at all when switching it on, or if you hear the fans running but nothing else, you may again have a power supply or logic board failure. Listening to your computer may seem a bit metaphysical, but can provide helpful clues to startup problems. Sometimes plugging in the computer and letting it sit for 30-60 minutes recharges the battery enough to permit booting. A dead or dying PRAM battery can prevent a Mac from booting or cause erratic behavior. If the date and time reset each time you unplug the Mac you need a new PRAM battery. Once data is salvaged from the troublesome Mac startup drive, the user can then go ahead with the Mac restore.Macs also have another battery, called the PRAM (or NV-RAM) battery, that saves things like network settings, choice of startup drive, etc. However, Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac helps the user to boot up a corrupt or inaccessible Mac and recover files from the startup disk.

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Soon the macOS utilities will load on the screen, which will provide the option ‘ Reinstall macOS’.Īfter a successful installation of the macOS through Internet Recovery, the missing / deleted or lost Recovery HD will also be restored.Ī data recovery software can’t restore OS X neither it can provide any help in locating a missing Recovery HD.

Press and hold Command + Option + R until the screen displays a globe with the message “ Starting Internet Recovery.

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This option is available for Mac to reinstall macOS using the Internet. No luck in locating the Recovery HD partition even after the Terminal shows it up, then you must take the help of Internet Recovery.

If the terminal displays your Recovery HD in the list of all mounted partitions then you should launch Recovery Mode however you must reset the PRAM.Īlso Read List of Top 5 Mac Hard Disk Drive Repair Software

Usually, Recovery HD is listed third from the top i.e.

The terminal will throw you an output as below:.

Restart macOS since Recovery HD isn’t found.

However, if the Recovery HD is missing then you can confirm its loss or deletion

Once the startup drive menu is loaded you may locate the Recovery HD alongside your startup disk.

Without delay, press the Option key to launch Mac’s startup drive menu.

Switch off the Mac system and turn it on again.

In absence of Recovery HD partition, it is almost impossible to restore a Mac unless a bootable USB isn’t available.Ĭheck whether your iMac or MacBook computer is still showing a workable Recovery HD? Use the below steps for locating the Recovery HD partition: At times, the user also loses the Recovery HD by accidentally wiping it from the Mac. Other instances of loosing or deleting Recovery HD would be the installation of Windows OS, Linux OS on the hard disk drive. This hidden but helpful partition may get deleted when Apple’s hard drive is partitioned incorrectly. The process is simple and intuitive since the Recovery HD partition is easily accessible. With the above wizard, the Mac will be restored to macOS. On a brighter side, it will eliminate the macOS corruption and Macintosh HD will be occupied with a fresh copy of OS X. However, restoring Mac OS X will remove all the data that exists on your hard drive. In times of macOS corruption or other notorious troubles where OS doesn’t perform as expected, you can use the Recovery HD to restore Mac to default settings. Recovery HD is a hidden partition on your macOS and OS X.

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Summary: This blog helps you restore the Mac when recovery partition is missing or not found.ĭo avail the trial version of Stellar Data Recovery Professional software if need for data recovery arises.