How to Fix Mac Recovery Mode Not Working

Part 1: What is Recovery Mode on Mac?

Mac Recovery Mode is a kind of specific pattern that loads Mac system's built-in recovery tools from a particular disk partition that holds a recovery image together with a duplication of the OS X installer. Suppose your Mac couldn't be recovered in any other way, you might as well try Recovery Mode to diagnose disk problems, get help online or install the version of OS X that ran sometime on your Mac. To enter recovery mode, you can reboot Mac and press "Command+R" when you hear the startup voice.

Part 2: What to Do When Mac Recovery Mode Not Working?

MacBook or iMac Recovery Mode is a wonderful boot choice that allows you to recover Mac. If you cannot enter recovery mode, you can use command+R fix it.

Option 1. Time Machine

If you do have connected an external drive with Time Machine backup, then you are able to use Recovery Mode from it. This may be the sole way to get to fix at times.

Here is how to use Time Machine backup.

• Reboot your Mac and tap Option when you hear the startup music.
• Attach your Time Machine drive and wait for a while.
• Then the connected Time Machine drive should turn come out.

• Choose the Recovery Drive to launch Mac.

  

Option 2. Internet Recovery

If there is an opportunity to connect your Mac online, you really can attempt Internet Recovery. Just as its name shows, you need to get your Mac online.

Here is how to use Internet Recovery.

• Reboot Mac and tap "Option" >> "Command+R" when you hear the startup music.
• Keep the keys until you see a globe photo and progress bar.
• Select the correct wireless connection if you use the Wi-Fi online.

• Wait for a while and then follow the steps to finish the process.

  

Option 3. A bootable disk drive utility

Go to prepare a USB flash drive and install a bootable OS X installer drive with it and then to fix Mac not working in recovery mode issue.

Here is how to use bootable drive.

• Perform to remoot Mac. Tap on "Option" till you hear the sound.
• Connect the bootable disk driver with Mac and select it from the pop up windows.

• Your Mac will restart and the problem is solved.

  

Option 4. Third party solutions

There are plenty of backup software such as Carbon Copy Cloner and SuperDuper. Both of them are nice tools to create Mac backups and create a complete copy for Mac. Also data recovery software such as Tenorshare Data Recovery for Mac, DiskWarrior, Data Rescue and Disk Drill are available. You can search them online and try to rescue your Mac.

Option 5. Reinstall OS X

This is the last method I suggest to you. So if the others are still now working, just to reinstall OS X if you have ever backed up your important data before. Last but not least, you really need to be accustomed to backup data on Mac.

Additional tips you should know:

If you cannot enter recovery mode and lose all your data. Tenorshare Data Recovery for Mac is your better options to recover them. It is skilled in recovering all kinds of file types from hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card, external hard drive on macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X EI Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, etc.