OS 26 introduces Recovery Assistant, a new built-in tool that automatically launches when a Mac fails to start, helping users and IT teams diagnose and fix startup issues without manual intervention.

Safe mode is an important troubleshooting tool. It boots the OS in such a way that it uses the bare minimum files and apps to start and run. This can help you isolate issues, figure out where problems ...

All modern Macs with Apple silicon feature a built-in recovery system called macOS Recovery that includes various utilities that can be accessed before your Mac boots up the operating system. This ...

Bombich Software recently updated Carbon Copy Cloner to version 6, and its founder, Mike Bombich, posted a blog entry explaining some of the intricacies involved with updating cloning software for Big ...

Starting a decade ago, Apple built the Recovery partition into macOS installations. It’s an operating system in itself—Apple started calling it recoveryOS earlier in 2021. If something goes awry with ...

From the lands to the north, Canadian developer MiniTool Solutions has issued forth Mac Data Recovery 3.0, a recovery utility that seeks to follow in the footsteps of established players like ...

Losing important files on a Mac can be frustrating, whether due to accidental deletion, system crashes, or hardware failures. While macOS has built-in tools like Time Machine, they may not always be ...

Wanted to see if other early adopters of Apple hardware are experiencing the same issue I am having. I just ordered up a fancy new MacBook Pro, touch-bar, and it shipped with the new specs just ...

So my boss gives me his kid's macbook because it won't boot (white screen) and asks me if I can recover any data. I'm accustomed to connecting windows laptop drives via pata/usb or sata/usb cable to ...