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Lisa Mascho Author

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Why does my Mac start up in Recovery mode?

I turn on my MacBook Air and the recovery mode is on the screen. this happens once in a while for no known reason. Why and what should I do? Thank you.

MacBook Air 11", macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 14, 2020 11:33 AM

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dominic23

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Posted on Jan 14, 2020 1:20 PM

Select a startup disk.

Settings that can be stored in NVRAM include sound volume, display resolution, startup-disk selection, time zone, and recent kernel panic information. The settings stored in NVRAM depend on your Mac and the devices that you're using with your Mac.

Reset NVRAM. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

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