Unlike Disk Utility or Terminal, Recovery Assistant doesn't offer a choice of what to erase. It erases everything on your Mac - including your files, apps, user data, settings, and macOS itself.

Nov 13, 2019 · Recovery Assistant On my MacBook Air, every time I turn it on it goes to the Recovery Assistant. I hit the restart and then it goes to the login page. I don't have that …

Mar 2, 2021 · MacBook Pro stuck on recovery assistant page. If I turn it on after a while it get stuck on a login page with the mouse and keyboard not responding

Feb 24, 2022 · Dee101l wrote: if you’re stuck on the Recovery Assistant because it’s asking you to connect to Wi-Fi or restart, but there is no Wi-Fi option in the menu bar, try restarting again …

Jan 30, 2022 · I just had a similar situation with my MacBook Pro. It started on a black screen that said Activate Mac across the top and "Recovery Assistant" in the menu bar. It was asking me …

Nov 25, 2019 · The Mac Mini actually boots from an external SSD connected via SATA-to-USB cable. When I select the Startup Disk in System Preferences and reboot from there, I still get …

Dec 8, 2019 · Can’t get past Recovery Assistant. My computer will not reboot. When I turn on, it goes to the recovery assistant. It looked like it reset my password, but when I go to restart, It …

Nov 1, 2022 · Start the MacBook up in macOS Recovery. According to, If you can't reset your Mac login password, these are the steps: • Apple silicon: Turn on your Mac and continue to …

Aug 1, 2022 · Go to "Recovery Assistant" then chose "Erase Mac". After erasing the MacBook again, the wifi icon showed up on the top right corner, then you should be able to connect to wifi.

Nov 20, 2022 · Hey legwag, If your Mac is in macOS Recovery, do you still see the Apple in the menu bar to the top left? If so, you should see an option to restart or shut down. Either will …