Repairing startup disk on mac

By Tristo, 20 March, 2022

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macOS and Mac Apps

Hi all, I could really use your help. So I erased my mac, and now when I'm trying to restart it, but it's got a big Questionmark on the screen. I researched it, and the startup disk is damaged. I can't even turn on Voiceover. Does anyone know how to fix this without Voiceover?

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By Manuel on Monday, March 28, 2022 - 06:34

Hi,
As the M1 machines differ from Intel-based machines, which Mac do you have?

By Tyler on Monday, March 28, 2022 - 06:34

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

For an Intel-based Mac, you should be able to start up in macOS Recovery over the Internet by holding down Command-Option-R as the Mac starts. Once started, you should be able to repair the disk with Disk Utility and then install a new copy of macOS as you would in the local recovery partition.

HTH

By Tristo on Monday, March 28, 2022 - 06:34

So I press Command + r, but I can't turn Voiceover on, and I need to choose a network for internet recovary mode.

By Johann on Monday, March 28, 2022 - 06:34

What I recommend you doing is creating a macOS bootable installer using another Mac that you might have and a US B flashdrive.

By Tristo on Monday, March 28, 2022 - 06:34

My main issue is that I can't connect to the internet as I don't have Voiceover. Is there a way to search for a network by entering the name in?

By Johann on Monday, March 28, 2022 - 06:34

I believe going to normal recovery with cmd r might work?

By Manuel on Monday, March 28, 2022 - 06:34

You could also start the internet recovery mode by using an ethernet cable. If your Mac doesn't have a port for that, you can buy an adapter either directly from Apple or somewhere else. Such adapters cost around 20 - 30 USD I think. I recently bought such an adapter and I paid 20 €. You can then connect your Mac via an ethernet cable to your router or a network switch.