- Select the recovery disk; To recover data from a Mac hard disk, please select the hard drive where you want to restore Mac data. Click the 'Start' button to move forward. Scan the Mac recovery disk; Recoverit Mac Disk Recovery will start an instant and all-around scan on the recovery disk.
- MacOS Recovery makes it easy to reinstall the Mac operating system, even if you need to erase your startup disk first. All you need is a connection to the Internet. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the Wi-Fi menu, which is also available in macOS Recovery.
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Reinstall from macOS Recovery
macOS Recovery makes it easy to reinstall the Mac operating system, even if you need to erase your startup disk first. All you need is a connection to the Internet. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the Wi-Fi menu , which is also available in macOS Recovery.
1. Start up from macOS Recovery
To start up from macOS Recovery, turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold one of the following sets of keys on your keyboard. Release the keys when you see an Apple logo, spinning globe, or other startup screen.
Command (⌘)-R
Reinstall the latest macOS that was installed on your Mac (recommended).
Option-⌘-R
Upgrade to the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
Shift-Option-⌘-R
Reinstall the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
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You might be prompted to enter a password, such as a firmware password or the password of a user who is an administrator of this Mac. Enter the requested password to continue.
When you see the utilities window, you have started up from macOS Recovery.
2. Decide whether to erase (format) your disk
You probably don't need to erase, unless you're selling, trading in, or giving away your Mac, or you have an issue that requires you to erase. If you need to erase before installing macOS, select Disk Utility from the Utilities window, then click Continue. Learn more about when and how to erase.
3. Install macOS
When you're ready to reinstall macOS, choose Reinstall macOS from the Utilities window. Then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You will be asked to choose a disk on which to install.
- If the installer asks to unlock your disk, enter the password you use to log in to your Mac.
- If the installer doesn't see your disk, or it says that it can't install on your computer or volume, you might need to erase your disk first.
- If the installer is for a different version of macOS than you expected, learn about macOS Recovery exceptions.
- If the installer offers you the choice between installing on Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD - Data, choose Macintosh HD.
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. During installation, your Mac might restart and show a progress bar several times, and the screen might be empty for minutes at a time.
If your Mac restarts to a setup assistant, but you're selling, trading in, or giving away your Mac, press Command-Q to quit the assistant without completing setup. Then click Shut Down. When the new owner starts up the Mac, they can use their own information to complete setup.
macOS Recovery exceptions
The version of macOS offered by macOS Recovery might vary in some cases:
- If macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later has never been installed on this Mac, Option-Command-R installs the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. And Shift-Option-Command-R isn't available.
- If you erased your entire disk instead of just the startup volume on that disk, macOS Recovery might offer only the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. You can upgrade to a later version afterward.
- If your Mac has the Apple T2 Security Chip and you never installed a macOS update, Option-Command-R installs the latest macOS that was installed on your Mac.
- If you just had your Mac logic board replaced during a repair, macOS Recovery might offer only the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
If you can't get macOS Recovery to offer the installer you want, you might be able to use one of the other ways to install macOS.
Other ways to install macOS
- You can also install macOS from the App Store or Software Update preferences. If you can't install macOS Catalina, you might be able to install an earlier macOS, such as macOS Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, or Yosemite.
- Or create a bootable installer disk, then use that disk to install macOS on your Mac or another Mac.
Restore lost and corrupted files on DVD and CD.
Did a quick format your CD disk by mistake? See the files but cannot read them? Files missing on the disk that should be there? Just finished burning a CD or DVD, only to find out that some files appear to be corrupted or inaccessible?Do not worry. File Recovery for Mac is the ideal Mac CD and DVD Data Recovery software that makes it simple to recover videos, DVD movies, photos, music, applications, images and other data from CD, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW.
The software supports inaccessible or damaged CD data recovery, DVD data recovery. It supports recovery of data from ISO 9660, Joliet, and UDF combined with ISO9660 file systems based discs.
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This Mac CD and DVD Data Recovery can recover data after all the below circumstances:
- Physical damage of CD Rom's, CD-R's and CD-RW's due to scratch, bubbles, cracks and warping.
- Disk indicates that it is full and data becomes inaccessible.
- Volume descriptor (primary or secondary) gets corrupted/damaged.
- Table of Contents gets corrupted/damaged.
- Disk appears to audio disk, even though it contains other files.
- Systems hangs while attempting to read/write the disk.
- Disk appears to be blank, even though it contains files.
- User errors.
- and others.
Key Features:
- Supports CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVR+R, DVD-RW, DVR+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL and DVD-RAM media.
- Supports ISO 9660 and UDF file systems.
- Supports both inaccessible and damaged CD recovery.
- Recover data from DVD/CD even when the disc appears to be blank.
- Recover deleted files from multisession and rewritable discs.
- Recover defective data from CD and DVD discs.
- Recover inaccessible data on CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and DVD.
- Saves lost files or folders from CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and DVD.
- Solves CD-R or CD-RW burning problems and recovers lost data.
- Recovers corrupted and unreadable files.
- Provides a session selector to retrieve the data from multisession CD, DVD.
- Recovers data created by all disk writing software including Ahead Nero Burning Rom or FileCD, Roxio Easy CD Creator or DirectCD, and more!
- Creates Image of all the files stored on CD/DVD.
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The recovery process is truly easy. Just insert the bad disc into the optical drive, and run CD & DVD Recovery. then select the drive. Choose the Deleted files scan for recovering files that were deleted in the trash can. Or choose the Lost files scan for recovering files in the case your volume is corrupt or has been initialized. The CD and DVD Recovery software will scan the disc, After the scan completed, Select the files or folders you wish to recover. Click the Save button and select the destination for your recovered files.
What is CD?
A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store sound recordings exclusively, but later it also allowed the preservation of other types of data.
What is DVD?