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The Erase button is grayed out. How do I erase my disc?

The Erase button is grayed out. How do I erase my disc?

Posted on Sep 4, 2019 7:35 AM

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Posted on Sep 4, 2019 7:38 AM

Have you in Disk Utility selected the device you want to erase?

You can not erase the drive you are booted into. Use recovery.

This article provides details:

How to erase a disk for Mac - Apple Support

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The Erase button is grayed out. How do I erase my disc?

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