Rhisiart Registered Nov 24, 2012 #1 When I hold down the option key when booting up my Macbook Pro, the Recovery HD option does not show. Does anyone have a work around solution please?
When I hold down the option key when booting up my Macbook Pro, the Recovery HD option does not show. Does anyone have a work around solution please?
jbarley One more, for the road! Nov 24, 2012 #2 If you actually have a working Recovery Partition then try starting up while pressing the Alt + R keys. This is a normal key combo for starting the recovery partition.
If you actually have a working Recovery Partition then try starting up while pressing the Alt + R keys. This is a normal key combo for starting the recovery partition.
DeltaMac Tech Nov 24, 2012 #3 Alt + R probably won't work, at least on an Apple keyboard Correct shortcut key for booting to the Recovery System partition is Command-R
Alt + R probably won't work, at least on an Apple keyboard Correct shortcut key for booting to the Recovery System partition is Command-R
jbarley One more, for the road! Nov 24, 2012 #4 DeltaMac said: Alt + R probably won't work, at least on an Apple keyboard Correct shortcut key for booting to the Recovery System partition is Command-R Click to expand... I knew that, I was just testing you. Kidding aside, you are correct, my mistake.
DeltaMac said: Alt + R probably won't work, at least on an Apple keyboard Correct shortcut key for booting to the Recovery System partition is Command-R Click to expand... I knew that, I was just testing you. Kidding aside, you are correct, my mistake.
Rhisiart Registered Nov 25, 2012 #5 Many thanks. That worked. I wonder why simply holding down the Option key at start up doesn't work though?
Many thanks. That worked. I wonder why simply holding down the Option key at start up doesn't work though?