iMac Pro in constant Internet recovery mode

Needed to reset my iMac Pro.


I tried internet recovery, it connected to my network and after about 15 minutes failed.


There was no way of exiting after the error message so I force shutdown.


Now, I very time I turn on the machine it asks me to select a network or if I have it connected to Ethernet it just starts internet recovery on its own and always fails.

If I shut down the Mac, it’s starts back up on its own and goes straight into internet recovery mode.

if I hold down Option+Command+p+r it still goes straight into recovery mode with no way to exit and again always fails.


Any suggestions on what I can try next. A search online doesn’t really suggest much more than what I’ve already tried.



Posted on Sep 24, 2025 2:16 AM

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Sep 25, 2025 9:53 AM in response to Tone13

It sounds like the iMac Pro can't find macOS to startup from or your internal drive has failed.


Startup in macOS Recovery mode in using the Intel Mac instructions.

How to start up from macOS Recovery - Apple Support


Select Disk Utility in Recovery mode and see if you can Repair the Macintosh HD.

How to repair a Mac storage device with Disk Utility - Apple Support


If not, then the next step is to try and Reinstall the macOS.

How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

iMac Pro in constant Internet recovery mode

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