If you are experiencing problems with your Mac and can’t get it to turn on, you might need to put it in recovery mode. In this mode, you can access your disk utility to backup your files and data. In this guide, we’ll show you how to backup files from disk utility.
First, hold command and r power on your device and continue to hold command and r until you see the loading screen and the icon. Then, select your language preference and choose disk utility. Make sure your external backup drive is plugged in and run first aid to make sure that the disk is doing well before erasing it and getting it ready for backup.
Now, press erase and name your backup disk something you’ll be able to identify easily. Keep it on Mac OS extended journals, as that is most compatible with Mac. Once it’s done, it’ll be ready for backing up your files and data.
Next, go to file new image from folder. Go to your hard drive, not the recovery hard drive, and find the data wherever it is. It’s probably going to be in users, but realize that game data and other applications may have data in other areas.
If you have special applications, these things will be in other parts so you might want to just copy the whole thing. Choose where it’s getting backed up to, we don’t want to erase the whole disk again.
Save it and then it’s going to do its thing, it has its loading bar. Once it’s finished, eject your external device and power down. Now you can plug it into whatever device you want to extract the data into or transfer it from one computer to another.
In summary, using Disk Utility is an easy way to backup files and data on your Mac. By following these simple steps, you can ensure that your data is safe and secure.