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disk utility failed

The disk utility failed when I clicked "Erase Volume Group" now it wont let me use recovery to reinstall the OS. Any ideas?

Posted on Sep 22, 2021 7:09 AM

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Luis Sequeira1

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Sep 22, 2021 7:44 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

To download a copy of the OS:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683

To create a bootable installer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

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Answer 2

Sep 22, 2021 7:42 AM in response to aniapppot

Get a friend to let you use their mac for a bit, download the relevant installer, and make a bootable installer on a thumb drive.

Use that on your mac to completely erase the whole internal drive, and install a fresh system.

I hope you have a backup.

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Loner T

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Sep 22, 2021 8:12 AM in response to aniapppot

In Recovery OS, click on Utilities -> Terminal. You should be able to erase the whole disk using diskutil commands. Once you have, Recovery OS should allow installation of a suitable macOS version.

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