I think I have some messed up files on my system because I had to shut down my computer by holding down the power button and it shut down improperly. So I though the best option would be to restore ...

Forgetting your admin password on a Mac can be a stressful situation, but there are several methods to recover access to your account. One of the most effective and versatile methods is using the ...

Problems with single-user mode We've received reports of a significant issue where the aluminum keyboard cannot generate input in single-user mode (entered by holding down the Command and S keys ...

Because making changes to your NetInfo database can have such drastic consequences, you never want to make changes without first making a backup of the database itself. In Mac OS X 10.2 and earlier, ...

My hard drive's crapped out. I can boot into Recovery Mode or Single User Mode, but that's it. fscking the disk shows unrecoverable errors. My Time Machine disk is 1000 miles away and a month out of ...