Topic: startup

• macOS startup options for administrators: Recovery, Startup Security Utility and Disk Utility First Aid

  macOS Recovery (reached differently on Apple silicon and Intel Macs), the Startup Security Utility, Safe Mode and Disk Utility's First Aid together cover most non-destructive recovery on a Mac an administrator physically controls; System Integrity Protection limits what even an administrator process can change outside these paths.

  methodology · en · reviewed · knowledge as of 2026-09-24

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