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macOS - Apple devices keyboard shortcuts
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236
Command ⌘ (windows key on PC)
Shift ⇧
Option ⌥ (Alt key on PC)
Control ⌃
Caps Lock ⇪
Fn
# Hold during startup
# Start up in Safe Mode.
Shift (⇧)
# Start up to Startup Manager, which allows you to choose other startup disks, if available
Option (⌥) .
# Start up from an available CD, DVD, or USB thumb drive that contains a valid operating system for your Mac. Or use Startup Manager, as described above.
C
# Start up from the built-in Apple Hardware Test or Apple Diagnostics utility, depending on your Mac model. Or use Option-D to start up from this utility over the Internet.
D
# Start up from a compatible NetBoot server, if available. To use the default boot image on the NetBoot server, hold down Option-N instead.
N
# Reset NVRAM or PRAM.
Option-Command (⌘)-P-R
# Start up from the built-in macOS Recovery system. Or use Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R to start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet. macOS Recovery installs different versions of macOS depending on the key combination you use while starting up.
Command-R
# Start up in single-user mode.
Command-S
# Start up in target disk mode.
T
# Start up from your macOS startup disk when your Mac would otherwise start up from a non-macOS startup disk, such as a Windows partition. Or use Startup Manager, as described above.
X
# Start up in verbose mode.
Command-V
Eject (⏏), F12, mouse button, or trackpad button Eject
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