It can take anywhere from a few minutes to over an hourĦ. How long this step will take depends on your internet connection speed and the speed of your Mac. Once you've connected to the internet, your Mac will start downloading the installation files it needs. If you are connecting to a secure network, next, you will need to enter the Wi-Fi passwordĥ. Please note that you can skip this step if your Mac is connected to the internet via EthernetĤ. You can choose the correct network using the drop-down menu.
Your Mac needs to connect to the internet to download the files it needs, so make sure your connection is stable. After a few minutes, you will be asked to choose a Wi-Fi network. Hold down these keys until the image of a globe appears and you see the message, "Starting internet recovery. As soon as your Mac makes the startup chime, press down the Command, Option and R keysĢ. Internet Recovery Mode for Intel-based Macsġ. Laptops should also use an external keyboard
How to start a Mac in Internet Recovery Mode
PPPoE if there's not a router handling the connection.There are no workarounds that will allow the internet recovery mode to function if you are using any of these protocols:
You also need to be using WPA/WPA2 as your security protocol.
This will always be the most recent version of the macOS you restored.
It’s created when you install a new copy of macOS. Recovery mode is run from a partition on your hard drive. This is an alternative to the recovery mode. Internet Recovery Mode will download the files it needs directly from the internet. It’s very useful if you are having hard drive problems and can't access the recovery partition. Internet Recovery Mode downloads the macOS exactly as it would have been when your Mac came out of the box, this helps rule out issues caused by updates. If you’re having problems with your Mac that may be caused by problems with the macOS, Internet Recovery Mode can download a clean copy of OS X.
The difference between Recovery Mode and Internet Recovery Mode So, following a proper, Apple created Internet Recovery system which means you can reinstall your operating system efficiently and with the smallest amount of data loss possible. That does not mean you will never run into issues, however. One of the great things about macOS is that it tends to be relatively stable.