Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Duplicate harddrives

how do I remove duplicate hard drives from my iMac with OS X Catalina. every time I reinstall I get another duplication of my hard drive

iMac with Retina 5K display, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 8, 2020 1:56 AM

Reply
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Jul 8, 2020 2:58 AM

you have been reinstalling on top rather than erasing first. You probably have more than one Data partition.

You will have to reinstall using the Erase/reformat option and recover data from backup


This or similar articles https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1599/mac

1 reply
Sort By: 
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jul 8, 2020 2:58 AM in response to rod12dox

you have been reinstalling on top rather than erasing first. You probably have more than one Data partition.

You will have to reinstall using the Erase/reformat option and recover data from backup


This or similar articles https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1599/mac

Reply

Duplicate harddrives

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.