{"id":8225,"date":"2017-09-12T01:01:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T01:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/help\/?p=8225"},"modified":"2021-07-20T19:19:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T19:19:42","slug":"1013-boot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/help\/1013-boot\/","title":{"rendered":"macOS 10.11 &#8211; 10.15: Create a Recovery Boot Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"instructions\">\n<section class=\"style1\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-8\">\n<div class=\"vcenter main-logo\"><img class=\"colorbox-8225\"  src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/optionBootIcon@2x.png\" alt=\"Create a Recovery Boot Drive for macOS\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"vcenter\">\n<h3>Create a Recovery Boot Drive<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><span class=\"icons icon-difficulty box-16x16\"><\/span> Difficulty: <strong>Very easy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"icons icon-time box-16x16\"><\/span> Time required: <strong>15 min or less<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"icons icon-extra box-16x16\"><\/span> Extra devices: <strong>any USB flash drive, 8GB+<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-4 text-right\"><img src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/image_176_107.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive_ colorbox-8225\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"style-video\">\n<div class=\"vedeo-block false-link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zeW8KEm8gPI\">\n<div class=\"video-image-sm\"><img class=\"img-responsive colorbox-8225\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/videoCoverBoot.png\" alt=\"Create a Recovery Boot Drive for macOS - Video Walkthrough\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-image-xs\"><img class=\"img-responsive colorbox-8225\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/videoCoverBoot@2x.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-text\">\n<div class=\"title\">Create a Recovery Boot Drive for macOS 10.11 El Capitan &#8211; macOS 10.15 Catalina<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-hint\"><img class=\"colorbox-8225\"  src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/viceoCoverPlatformIcon.png\" alt=\"Create a Recovery Boot Drive for macOS - Video Walkthrough\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/> YouTube | CleverFiles<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"style2\">\n<div class=\"section-title\">Problem Overview<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">In order to recover data from your startup drive, Disk Drill requires read-only access to it. To bypass the built-in file system protections in macOS 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.14 (Mojave) and 10.15 (Catalina), you can boot from another drive and run Disk Drill from it, accessing your original startup drive as if it&#8217;s a regular secondary disk. This is actually the recommended process of recovering data anyway, it lets you <u>recover your data in the safest way possible<\/u>; your system is idling and not actively overwriting your potentially recoverable files.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<div class=\"media\">\n<div class=\"media-left\"><span class=\"emoji\">&#x1f4a1;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"media-body\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Creating a boot drive is fully automated, requires no extra skills and may be very helpful in future emergency cases.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"section-main-title\">Here&#8217;s How<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Step #1: Select the source<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">The bootable drive we are creating here will NOT let you reinstall your macOS, instead, we are creating an emergency data recovery drive that will let you run Disk Drill on any compatible Mac. Begin by selecting your Recovery HD as a source of boot files. On the main screen of Disk Drill, choose &#8220;Create boot drive&#8221; and then &#8220;Boot drive for data recovery&#8221;. Disk Drill will list all available drives.<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">\n<p><img src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/boot-src3.png\" alt=\"Boot drive for data recovery\" width=\"740\" class=\"img-responsive colorbox-8225\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">This will most likely be your primary hard drive.<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Step #2: USB drive<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">Insert your USB flash drive and select it in Disk Drill as the destination.<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Step #3: Creating boot drive<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">Allow a few minutes to create the macOS bootable drive with Disk Drill.<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">\n<p><img src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/scanning.png\" alt=\"Creating boot drive\" width=\"572\" class=\"img-responsive colorbox-8225\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\"><span class=\"icons icon-congrats box-16x16\"><\/span> Congratulations! You are almost done.<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-title\">Final step: Reboot your Mac<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">Once done, reboot your Mac holding the Option key down (\u2325). Choose &#8220;DiskDrill Boot&#8221; in the list of available boot partitions and run it.<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">\n<p><img src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/back-boot-end-recovery@2x.jpg\" alt=\"Reboot your Mac\" width=\"572\" class=\"img-responsive colorbox-8225\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-text\">You are now ready to safely recover your data from both internal and external drives attached to your Mac.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"section-main-title\">FAQ<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<div class=\"panel-title\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#collapse1\">Will Disk Drill erase my USB flash drive?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse1\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"section-text\">Yes, in order to create a bootable USB drive, Disk Drill will format it erasing all the data. Make sure the thumb drive used does not contain anything valuable on it. Don&#8217;t worry, Disk Drill will warn you of all the actions it&#8217;s going to take.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<div class=\"panel-title\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#collapse2\">Can I use an external HDD for this operation?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse2\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"section-text\">Of course, you can create a bootable drive out of any USB storage device that can be attached to your Mac and is larger than 8GB.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<div class=\"panel-title\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#collapse3\">I don&#8217;t want to create a boot drive, what else can I try?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse3\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"section-text\">To complete data recovery from the startup disk on 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.14 (Mojave) and 10.15 (Catalina), we also recommend <a href=\"\/help\/1013-tdm\/\" class=\"link\">connecting your Mac in Target Disk Mode<\/a> or <a href=\"\/help\/1013-sip\/\" class=\"link\">temporarily lowering System Integrity Protection settings<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<div class=\"panel-title\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#collapse4\">My Ma\u0441 boots from the external drive, but I still can&#8217;t see my system drive to recover lost data from<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse4\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"section-text\">We are aware of similar cases when users can&#8217;t access their internal drives even though their computers boot from external storage devices. When this happens, most probably your internal drive still happens to be under active protection of SIP (System Integrity Protection). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/help\/1013-sip\/\">We recommend disabling it<\/a> for the time when you need to recover data from your internal drives. It&#8217;s simple and totally safe, you can re-enable it back after your files are recovered.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<div class=\"panel-title\"><a data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" href=\"#collapse5\">What if my Mac runs macOS 11.0 Big Sur?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"collapse5\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"section-text\">If you are looking for the solution for macOS 11.0 Big Sur, please check out <a href=\"\/help\/disk-drill-recovery-mode.html\">this<\/a> article. The post will guide you through the process for the macOS 11.0 Big Sur and will help you to recover your data safely and successfully. The installation process might be different but rest assured, it will yield excellent results, as it always does.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create a Recovery Boot Drive Difficulty: Very easy Time required: 15 min or less Extra devices: any USB flash drive, 8GB+ Create a Recovery Boot Drive for macOS 10.11 El Capitan &#8211; macOS 10.15 Catalina YouTube | CleverFiles Problem Overview [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,52,3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8225","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-recovery","7":"category-troubleshooting","8":"category-tutorials"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>macOS 10.11 - 10.15: Create a Recovery Boot Drive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleverfiles.com\/help\/1013-boot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"macOS 10.11 - 10.15: Create a Recovery Boot Drive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Create a Recovery Boot Drive Difficulty: Very easy Time required: 15 min or less Extra devices: any USB flash drive, 8GB+ Create a Recovery Boot Drive for macOS 10.11 El Capitan &#8211; 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