
The issue with SSD work on M1 Mac was a mysterious one. But suddenly, the SSD wear issue emerged, which clearly posed a major threat to M1 Macs. We all know Apple’s SSDs usually live long, and it’s hard to make them fail, so there might be nothing to worry about. Thus, Apple Silicon Mac won’t boot if the internal storage has failed.Īnd that would be that. To put it simply, 1TR ensures that your startup security information is stored internally - written to an internal 1TR partition. The policy is based on the so-called 1 True Recovery (1TR). This is due to the new security policy that completely reimagines M1 Mac’s boot and recovery process. Macs with the new all-the-rage Apple Silicon chips can’t boot macOS without a working internal SSD. ✕ Why M1 Mac can’t boot from external drive
