Safe mode is an important troubleshooting tool. It boots the OS in such a way that it uses the bare minimum files and apps to start and run. This can help you isolate issues, figure out where problems ...

In this guide we’ll show you how to put the Galaxy S9 into recovery mode or safe mode, and why you’d want to. These modes are useful for troubleshooting or fixing problems. We’ll talk about what these ...

Picked up a secondhand Mac or inherited one from a friend or relative that didn’t make a note of the password? Don’t worry – you will be able to use the Mac after you reset it, but the data will be ...

Starting a decade ago, Apple built the Recovery partition into macOS installations. It’s an operating system in itself—Apple started calling it recoveryOS earlier in 2021. If something goes awry with ...

In this guide we’ll show you how to boot the Galaxy S8 into recovery mode or download mode. For those that don’t know, these are two very important modes for troubleshooting or fixing problems. We’ll ...

I knew something was wrong when I booted my 2012 MacBook Pro, walked away to get coffee and returned to find the computer had turned off. When I booted again, the grey screen appeared and the MacBook ...