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Erase MacBook for recycle

I have a MacBook 7.1, at least 9 years old, and want to recycle it. However, I am having a problem wiping it clean. When I go to Disk Uitlity and highlight the Macintosh HD drive, the Erase option is not highlighted. Is there another way to clean any personal data or utilize the erase function?

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Posted on Sep 8, 2020 1:39 PM

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Posted on Sep 8, 2020 1:49 PM

Are you starting from recovery as described in step 1 and choosing View - Show all devices as described in step 2 of How to erase a disk for Mac - Apple Support

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Erase MacBook for recycle

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