Holding down the shift key while turning a Mac on will boot it into Safe Mode. Here's how to start a Mac in Safe Mode and use it to diagnose issues.

Keep reading to learn how to start your Mac in Safe mode. How to Use Your Mac's Safe Mode Power on or restart your Mac, then immediately press and hold the Shift key as your Mac starts up.

Macs introduce a new system for accessing recovery and security options at startup. This article explains how to use the new boot and recovery interface to start up your computer in safe mode.

What happens in Safe Mode Safe Mode is designed to launch your computer with the minimum necessary software to give you access to your operating system, such as Windows or MacOS.

Safe sleep available The iMac Core Duo (Early 2006) features the ability to "safe sleep" -- a feature first introduced on the late-2005 PowerBook G4s that ensures that data stored in main memory ...