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(Created page with "Category:Apple The recovery partition is hidden in both the Startup Disk system preference and the Disk Utility. To view: diskutil list /dev/disk5 #: ...")
 
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  diskutil list
 
  diskutil list
 
  /dev/disk5
 
  /dev/disk5
     #:                       TYPE NAME                   SIZE       IDENTIFIER
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     #:                 TYPE NAME                                   SIZE               IDENTIFIER
     0:     GUID_partition_scheme                       *320.1 GB   disk5
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     0:                 GUID_partition_scheme                   *320.1 GB   disk5
     1:                       EFI                         209.7 MB   disk5s1
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     1:                 EFI                                                 209.7 MB     disk5s1
     2:                 Apple_HFS LION BOOT DISK         319.2 GB   disk5s2
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     2:                 Apple_HFS LION BOOT DISK           319.2 GB     disk5s2
     3:                Apple_Boot Recovery HD             650.0 MB   disk5s3
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     3:                Apple_Boot Recovery HD               650.0 MB     disk5s3
  
 
In the example above slice 3 is the recovery parition.
 
In the example above slice 3 is the recovery parition.
  
 
To boot into this partition hold the ATL key when rebooting and select the Recovery volume or hold Command-R when rebooting to boot directly into the recovery partition.
 
To boot into this partition hold the ATL key when rebooting and select the Recovery volume or hold Command-R when rebooting to boot directly into the recovery partition.

Revision as of 14:19, 9 November 2011

The recovery partition is hidden in both the Startup Disk system preference and the Disk Utility. To view:

diskutil list
/dev/disk5
   #:                 TYPE NAME                                    SIZE               IDENTIFIER
   0:                 GUID_partition_scheme                   *320.1 GB    disk5
   1:                 EFI                                                  209.7 MB     disk5s1
   2:                 Apple_HFS LION BOOT DISK            319.2 GB      disk5s2
   3:                 Apple_Boot Recovery HD                650.0 MB      disk5s3

In the example above slice 3 is the recovery parition.

To boot into this partition hold the ATL key when rebooting and select the Recovery volume or hold Command-R when rebooting to boot directly into the recovery partition.