ERASE MY HARD DRIVE TO GIVE AWAY

Trying to erase my hd on my 2013 MacBook Pro with Catalina. Open disk utility, it's showing my hd but my erase button is not active, why?

Posted on Dec 28, 2021 2:33 PM

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BobTheFisherman

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Posted on Dec 28, 2021 2:58 PM

You can not erase the drive you are booted into.

Follow these instructions: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

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BobTheFisherman

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Dec 28, 2021 2:58 PM in response to tchappy

You can not erase the drive you are booted into.

Follow these instructions: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

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tchappy Author

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Dec 28, 2021 6:16 PM in response to BobTheFisherman

Got it figured out, thank you very much Bob.

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