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The erase page on the disk utility screen has all the buttons greyed out so I can't click it. How do I erase?

The erase page on the disk utility screen has all the buttons greyed out so I can't click it. How do I erase?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 12:12 PM

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Posted on Mar 4, 2021 12:17 PM

First off, you cannot erase a drive you're booted from or is in use, you must use Disk Utility from the Restore Boot... CMD+r keys.

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Mar 4, 2021 12:17 PM in response to ekw2727

First off, you cannot erase a drive you're booted from or is in use, you must use Disk Utility from the Restore Boot... CMD+r keys.

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