
Assuming you have a Mac that still has a boot chime. In order to successfully use boot-time key chords on a Bluetooth keyboard, press them down as the sound of the boot chime trails off.

If you don't get into the boot picker, you were timing your key-holding-down thing wrong.Īre you using a Bluetooth keyboard? They lose connection at reboot and have to re-establish it, and if you're already holding down keys when they re-establish their link, they'll ignore those keys. See if your recovery drive shows up there.


Just in case you're timing the ⌘+ R thing wrong, try holding down option at boot to get to the boot picker.
