How to Fix the iPhone’s Dreaded Recovery Loop and Downgrade Back to iOS 4.3.3
If you’re the type of person who likes to sell your current iPhone and use the funds to upgrade to the latest and greatest iPhone, then you’ve been there before. Restoring your iPhone to stock, and...
View ArticleHow to Downgrade iOS 5.0.1 to iOS 4.3.3 For Untethered Jailbreak
If you absolutely must have an untethered jailbreak at this very moment, there is always the option of downgrading back to iOS 4.3.3. Assuming you saved your SHSH blobs for the last firmware...
View ArticleApple now lets you restore deleted iCloud files, contacts, calendars, and...
Apple quietly added on Thursday a new feature to iCloud.com that lets you restore deleted files, contacts, calendars, and reminders. Available from the Settings tab of iCloud.com, this feature...
View ArticleHow to start up your Mac in Recovery Mode
Our prior tutorials educated you on the ways to start up your Mac from a bootable media, pick a startup disk at boot time or after the fact, mount another Mac’s startup drive on your desktop in Target...
View ArticleHow to start up your Mac in Internet Recovery Mode
In addition to the startup volume which holds a bootable copy of the operating system along with your applications and data, your Mac’s disk contains a hidden recovery partition that you can boot from...
View ArticleRepairing Mac disk errors in OS X Recovery Mode
OS X on your Mac includes a disk-repairing app, called Disk Utility, which you can use to scan your connected drives for errors, erase a disk, repair disk permissions, check the disk’s structure for...
View ArticleInstalling or reinstalling OS X in Recovery Mode
Before selling your Mac, it’s always a good idea to wipe its startup disk clean and then erase your computer and reinstall OS X. And should your computer exhibit issues preventing it from starting up...
View ArticleUsing Safari in OS X Recovery Mode
OS X’s built-in Recovery Mode is great for bringing your Mac back to working order. Invoked at boot time, it gives you more access to the system than you get in regular boot up. The tools at your...
View ArticleRestoring your Mac from a Time Machine backup in Recovery Mode
Suppose a software update or an app you installed has corrupted system files and as a result your Mac refuses to start up properly, what do you do? Those who have planned ahead and created a bootable...
View ArticleHow to restore an iPhone or iPad with Recovery Mode
When you experience problems with an iOS device, you may need to restore it in iTunes, but sometimes, things can go wrong that make it harder to restore your device in a regular fashion as you’d...
View Article19 useful Mac startup key combinations you should familiarize yourself with
Most of the time, your Mac just works—until it refuses to start up properly due to an unforeseen system error, a misbehaving app, a broken system component and what not. Beyond system errors,...
View ArticleAll the ways you can start up your Mac
We’ve talked quite a lot about Recovery OS, an underestimated feature of OS X that makes it easier to troubleshoot your Mac even if it refuses to start up properly. But as you’ll see for yourself in...
View ArticleHow to place Apple TV in recovery mode
If your Apple TV won't start up properly, or you are a developer who wants to install a tvOS beta, you must put the device in recovery (DFU) mode. In this post, you'll learn how to put an Apple TV in...
View ArticleWhat to do if you forgot your Apple ID or password
What do you do if you forget your Apple ID or password? This guide shows you the many options for recovering your ID or resetting your password.
View ArticleHow to view and recover recently deleted files in iCloud Drive
Did you delete an item from iCloud Drive only to discover you needed it back? Here’s how to see and recover recently deleted iCloud Drive items.
View ArticleBe prepared to recover your iPhone data after upgrading to iOS 13 [sponsor]
In preparation for the newest iOS upgrade, make sure you have a plan in place. This data recovery tool can help you restore your important files easily.
View ArticleHow to recover deleted notes on iCloud.com
If you delete a note in the Notes app that you discover you need later, you can get it back. Here’s how to recover deleted notes on iCloud.com.
View ArticleHow to check the number of days before Photos are permanently deleted
If you want to check and see how many days are left for your deleted Photos before they’re permanently removed, here’s how.
View ArticleHow to boot your M1 Mac into macOS Recovery
Apple has changed how the Mac's built-in recovery system for troubleshooting purposes is invoked. In an unfortunate case your Mac begins acting up, here's how to start up your M1 Mac with Apple Silicon...
View ArticleHow to boot Apple silicon Macs in safe mode
Learn how to start up your computer in macOS Recovery, the built-in recovery feature of your Mac.
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