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what if macintosh HD - Data is also there? Does it need to be erased?

Trying to erase my hard drive. What if Macintosh HD - Data is also in the menu bar. Does it need to be erased?

Posted on Jan 2, 2021 10:07 AM

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Posted on Jan 2, 2021 10:16 AM

Erasing by Volume-names will not accomplish what you need.

Choose "Show all Devices" off the Disk Utility View menu

select the physical device by its immutable hardware-name like Seagate xyz4321 (NOT Macintosh HD, NOT disk3s2)

ERASE

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