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Intro History: How to Start Up a Mac in Internet Recovery Mode

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Introduction
If your Mac isn't connected to a storage drive with macOS installed, or your boot drive is corrupted, the computer will flash a [https://i.stack.imgur.com/hmRFH.jpg|question mark folder icon] on startup, and then shut down.
Follow this guide to boot your Mac to Internet Recovery mode and access recovery tools like Disk Utility, Time Machine, and the macOS installer.
'''Internet Recovery is only available on Apple computers made after 2009. If your computer was released in 2010 or 2011, you may need to update to the latest version of macOS and/or perform an [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201518|EFI and SMC firmware upgrade] to enable Internet Recovery.'''