Difference between revisions of "How to view the hidden MacOS 10.7 Lion Recovery Partition"
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diskutil list | diskutil list | ||
/dev/disk5 | /dev/disk5 | ||
| − | #: TYPE NAME | + | #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER |
| − | 0: GUID_partition_scheme | + | 0: GUID_partition_scheme *320.1 GB disk5 |
| − | 1: EFI | + | 1: EFI 209.7 MB disk5s1 |
| − | 2: Apple_HFS LION BOOT DISK | + | 2: Apple_HFS LION BOOT DISK 319.2 GB disk5s2 |
| − | 3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD | + | 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 14:21, 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.