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reformatting a macbook pro

I am trying to reinstall macpro lion X OS with disk utility v12.1.1 and I am unable to format the drive using apfs format but the only option available is "Mac OS Extended (journaled)


how can i get the disk utility to reflect APFS format?

MacBook

Posted on Oct 15, 2020 10:36 PM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2020 1:03 PM

Boot into Internet Recovery Mode (Command + Option + R) and use Disk Utility to erase the whole physical drive using these instructions:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496


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reformatting a macbook pro

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