Holding down the shift key while turning a Mac on will boot it into Safe Mode. Here's how to start a Mac in Safe Mode and use ...

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 ...

Safe Mode is a basic diagnostic mode for your operating system that starts the computer without most of its drivers and ...

Reader Simon Hansen finds his Mac slow to do his bidding. He writes: My Mac has been running very slowly lately and I wanted to see how much faster it would be if I disabled its startup items. But ...

If you’re running into problems with your M1 Mac, you don’t need to panic and call Apple just yet. Like Intel Macs, your computer has a mode called “macOS Recovery” that you can use to run emergency ...

With the release of Mac OS X 10.5.3, many users are experiencing issues that are potentially soluble through the use of safe booting. Safe booting not only disables potentially problematic third-party ...