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Cant erase macbook air m1 256gb Os monterey

When i click erase all content and settings it says "erase other volume" , When i open disk utility i cant erase volumes. Please reply. How to erase volumes?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 25, 2021 9:57 PM

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Posted on Nov 26, 2021 12:43 AM

You will have to boot to Recovery to delete the volume sine macOS prevent deleting volumes from the startup disk used to boot.

About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers - Apple Support

It provides link if you have an Apple Silicon Mac.

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