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Today, in this article we will discuss about how to Change Your Mac’s Startup Disk. You can change your Mac’s starting disc for just the next time it starts up or for every time it starts up after that. Here, we’ll go over the steps for both possibilities. Note that changing your startup disc once is done in a different way on later Macs with Apple silicon than on other Macs.
Make sure to follow the steps that apply to you. Before you go any further, you should know that if you have a Mac with an Apple T2 Security Chip, you may need to use the Startup Security Utility to set up extra security features in order to change the startup disc. If you use a Mac, there’s a good chance you’ll need to change your starting disc at some point.
This is the disc that your computer starts up from, and it’s also where your operating system and other important files are stored. But this is the disc that is used by default. Your Mac can also start up from an external drive, a USB flash drive, or a network folder. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Apple Support site.
How to Change Your Mac’s Startup Disk
Changing Your Mac’s Startup Disk with System Preferences
Here’s how to change the disc that starts up your Mac:
- Connect the drive you want to use as a startup disk to your computer.
- From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.
- Select Startup Disk. The window shown below appears.
- Select the hard disk or partition you want to use as the startup disk.
- Click Restart to restart your computer and boot from the selected startup disk.
Changing Your Mac’s Startup Disk at Boot
You can also choose a starting disc right after turning on your Mac. This is how:
- Connect the drive you want to use as a startup disk to your Mac.
- Press the power button to turn on your Mac.
- Immediately press and hold down the Option key. A screen displaying all of the available startup disks appears.
- Select the disk you want to use as a startup disk.
- Click the arrow directly below the drive. Your Mac will boot from the startup disk you selected.
This is a simple way to choose a disc to boot from before your Mac starts up. It works well for fixing Mac problems, especially if you can’t boot from the main hard drive to get to System Preferences.
What is a startup disk?
A starting disc is a part of your hard drive that has your operating system on it. You can choose which starting disc to use when you turn on your Mac if you want to. Many people do this when they use Boot Camp to switch between Windows and macOS on their Macs.