I see container mounted under my disk

mark2innovate wrote:

Is this correct disk mount status? I see container mounted under my disk

[Edited by Moderator]

This is normal—

From Disk Utility.app. You see the big picture if you choose View>Show all Devices

Big Sur goes one step further and includes a "snapshot"—Big Sur uses a “snapshot” of the current system for its Signed System Volume (SSV), as you see in the list.

This is the new normal as well.

About the read-only system volume in macOS Catalina - Apple ...

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210650

Hi mark2innovate,

We see that you have some questions concerning a container mounted under your disk. We're glad you reached out for help with the volumes on your Mac. Starting with the resource below you'll see information about using Disk Utility on your Mac.

About Disk Utility on Mac

If you see a volume you do not need or need to remove the steps below will help.

Add, delete, or erase APFS volumes in Disk Utility on Mac

If we have misunderstood the question you're asking about a disk mounted on your Mac provide us some additional details about what you're seeing and where you see this.

Take care!