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Preboot volume for APFS

Getting an error “Could not create a preboot volume for APFS install.” What should I do?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Jun 22, 2021 4:31 PM

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Posted on Jun 22, 2021 4:49 PM

willmccarley Said:

"Preboot volume for APFS 'Getting an error [Could not create a preboot volume for APFS install.' What should I do?"

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Try Mounting the Volume:

If this is an option, then while in Recovery Mode, select the volume, and then click "Mount" on the top-right corner of Disk Utility.

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Jun 23, 2021 7:18 AM in response to Barney-15E

2017 Macbook pro 13-inch, was running Catalina. Attempted to reinstall Catalina and encountered the error.


In eeded to erase the hard drive to give the computer to another person since I just bought a newer one. Followed Apple’s steps on what to do (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065 and also https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496). I assume the latter link’s steps is where the issue began.

Preboot volume for APFS

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