what does not formatted for APFS mean? tried to install Catalina and got message, not formatted for APFS
what does not formatted for APFS mean? tried to install Catalina and got message, not formatted for APFS
Mac mini, macOS 10.14
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Catalina requires that the disk drive be formatted using APFS, not HFS+. You should only get the alert if you are installing on an SSD that you formatted HFS+. If this be the case, then you will need to backup, erase the SSD, then reformat it using APFS, and restore your backup.