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512 SSD cannot be partition into GUID format

Hi, everyone

When I reinstalled Catalina, when partitioning the hard drive, I did not select the GUID format and could not install! !

How do you re-partition? Now the hard drive is partition and the highlight is reversed. !。Can't select GUID format!.


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Posted on Jul 12, 2020 3:48 PM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2020 4:11 PM

macOS expects GUID/GPT partitioning.

Partitioning issues and corruptions can and have caused loss of data for many folks, and across all partitions.

Partitioning-related corruptions are not particularly uncommon.

If the volume is not GUID/GPT partitioned now, it’ll have to be wiped, and GUID GPT partitioning selected.

Disk Utility has a show-all-devices setting. Ensure that’s selected.

Any existing data in any partition that you care about will need to be backed up prior to the wipe.

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Jul 12, 2020 4:11 PM in response to 中漢239

macOS expects GUID/GPT partitioning.

Partitioning issues and corruptions can and have caused loss of data for many folks, and across all partitions.

Partitioning-related corruptions are not particularly uncommon.

If the volume is not GUID/GPT partitioned now, it’ll have to be wiped, and GUID GPT partitioning selected.

Disk Utility has a show-all-devices setting. Ensure that’s selected.

Any existing data in any partition that you care about will need to be backed up prior to the wipe.

512 SSD cannot be partition into GUID format

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