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catalina install says disk not apfs

Tried to upgrade from Mojave to Catalina but it wont install because disk is not formatted APFS. Is there a way to reformat without erasing my data?

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Posted on Jun 19, 2020 12:29 PM

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Posted on Jun 19, 2020 12:49 PM

Boot into Recovery Mode. Open Disk Utility. Right/control click on the drive and choose "Convert to APFS…"

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