The disk can't be unlocked

Everytime when I boot up my MacBook and login, a pop up screen saying, "The disk Mactintosh HD-Data can't be unlocked. A problem was detected with the disk that prevents it from being unlocked." I'm not sure what's causing this issue.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Oct 8, 2020 7:36 PM

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Oct 8, 2020 8:04 PM in response to Justine2022

I suggest you do the following in hopes it will fix the drive.


Install El Capitan or Later from Scratch


If possible, back up your files.


  1. Restart the computer. Immediately, at or before the chime, hold down the Command and R keys until the Apple logo and progress bar appear. Wait until the Utility Menu appears.
  2. Select Disk Utility from the Utility Menu and click on the Continue button.
  3. When Disk Utility loads select the target drive (out-dented entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the Device list.
  4. Click on the Erase button in Disk Utility's toolbar. A panel will drop down.
  5. Set the Partition Scheme to GUID. Set the Format type to APFS (SSDs, only for Mojave and Catalina) or Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
  6. Click on the Apply/Erase button, then wait for the Done button to activate and click on it.
  7. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.
  8. Select Install OS X and click on the Continue button.



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