3 Things to Know About Recovery Mode on Apple Silicon Macs

Hold the power button, not Command+R On Apple Silicon Macs, pressing Command+R at startup does nothing. Instead, press and hold the power button (or Touch ID button) immediately after pressing the power button to turn it on.

Keep holding until you see “Loading startup options” Ignore the old startup chime—Apple Silicon Macs don’t have one. Hold the button until the text “Loading startup options” appears on screen, then release.

Click Options, then Continue Once the startup options screen shows, click the gear icon labeled Options, then click Continue. This opens macOS Recovery, where you can reinstall macOS, restore from Time Machine, or use Disk Utility.