[MacTUG] Recovery mode redo coming to Apple Silicon Macs | iMore

[Glenn Anderson]

I am going to miss the Target Disk Mode as I used that quite often to deal with users problems in a number of ways. I found it quite a nice feature to be able to boot from an other system as if it was an external drive that one could boot off of.

It sounds like Apple will now allow you to boot/convert your Mac over to a NAS server rather than a hard drive.



> On Nov 23, 2020, at 12:14 PM, Marlon Griffith <m3griffi at engmail.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
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> """
> When you restart an Apple Silicon-based Mac, you'll hold down the power button until the new Recovery options screen appears. You'll then be able to select from different actions, like fix your boot drive, choose a different startup disk, and more.
>
> There are currently 13 different things you can do when you restart your Mac, but each one of those things requires a keyboard shortcut. This new boot process will, instead, offer these options on a list.
>
> Apple will also replace Target Disk Mode with something called Mac Sharing Mode in Apple Silicon-based Macs. Mac Sharing Mode will turn the Mac into an SMB file server, which is a network communication protocol for providing shared access to files.
>
> Macs with Apple Silicon will also be able to set different security parameters for different volumes. You can have full security for your main disk and reduced security for an alternate startup disk.
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>    In reduced security mode, you can boot any supported version of macOS, even if Apple's no longer signing it. And if an app or accessory you rely on uses a third-party kernel extension to enable functionality, you'll need to use this mode.
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> https://www.imore.com/recovery-mode-redo-coming-apple-silicon-macs
> """
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