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Getting a “could not create a preboot volume for APFS install” message.

I just bought a wiped MacBook Air. After the recovery process begins I select Untitled internal Disk to upload OS. Once it goes all the way through the 15 minute reboot it leaves me with the above message every time. “Could not create a preboot volume for APFS install”

Posted on Sep 14, 2019 5:21 AM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2019 5:25 AM

Erase the drive as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and try the install.

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Getting a “could not create a preboot volume for APFS install” message.

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