Mac Startup Keys
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Start up from a bootable CD, DVD, or USB thumb drive (such as macOS install media). |
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Start up in Apple Hardware Test (AHT). |
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Press until you hear startup sound a second time. |
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Start up in Startup Manager, where you can select an macOS volume or network volume to start from. |
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Ejects any removable media, such as an optical disc. Alternatively, you can hold the mouse or trackpad button. |
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Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot). |
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Start up in Target Disk Mode. |
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Start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items. |
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Start up in Verbose mode. |
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Start up in Single-User mode. |
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Start from a NetBoot server using the default boot image. |
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Start from the macOS Recovery System Available on Macs that ship with macOS Lion or newer. Some CPUs require an EFI BootROM update to support this feature. |
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Download and start macOS Recovery System A network connection is required for this to work. |
Notes
- For the best experience with startup keys, press the keys immediately after the startup tone plays.