Intro to macOS Recovery
macOS Recovery is the built-in recovery system on your Mac.
On a Mac with Apple silicon, you can use macOS Recovery to repair your internal storage, reinstall macOS, restore your files from a Time Machine backup, set the security policy for different volumes, transfer files between two Mac computers, start up in safe mode and more.
On an Intel-based Mac, you can use macOS Recovery to repair your internal storage device, reinstall macOS, restore your files from a Time Machine backup, set security options and more.
To use macOS Recovery, you need to know what type of Mac you have.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu
Look at the information in the window to determine what type of Mac you have:
On a Mac with Apple silicon, you see an item labelled Chip, followed by the name of the chip.
On an Intel-based Mac, you see an item labelled Processor, followed by the name of an Intel processor.
Depending on the type of Mac you have, refer to one of the following to learn how to start up your computer in macOS Recovery and use its apps and utilities:
