Finder : You can always get to Utilities with the Finder menu. You should see it listed on the left under Folders. Double-click to open it. Access Launchpad and click the Other folder. This folder contains items in the Utilities folder. These are listed in alphabetical order. Activity Monitor : Shows you which processes are running, how much memory is being used, and which apps are using energy.
Think of it as the task manager for your Mac. For full on how to use it, check out our article all about Activity Monitor. You can configure settings for security modes, wireless channels, and IPv6. In this example, the last volume on the disk is Macintosh HD - Data. Click Run to begin checking the selected volume for errors.
After Disk Utility is done checking the volume, select the next item above it in the sidebar, then run First Aid again. Keep moving up the list, running First Aid for each volume on the disk, then each container on the disk, then finally the disk itself. When done, quit Disk Utility.
If Disk Utility found errors that it could not repair, use Disk Utility to erase format your disk. If Disk Utility can't see your disk, it also can't see any containers or volumes on that disk.
In that case, follow these steps:. However, if your Mac doesn't start up all the way, or you want to repair the disk your Mac starts up from, open Disk Utility from macOS Recovery: Determine whether you're using a Mac with Apple silicon , then follow the appropriate steps: Apple silicon : Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window.
Click the gear icon labeled Options, then click Continue. You may be asked to select a user you know the password for. Select the user, then click Next and enter their administrator password. Jason Spidle is a technology enthusiast and writer. His writing on computers, smartphones, Web design, Internet applications, sports and music has been published at a variety of websites including Salon, JunkMedia, Killed in Cars and The Columbia Free Times.
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