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can't unlock my Macintosh HD

It's says my Macintosh HD is encrypted and when I try to unlock it says " problem detected can't unlock". I've tried to deactivate FileVault but only Macintosh HD-data shows up as Not activated?

hope you geniuses can help meeee thanks

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 1:37 PM

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Sharhari

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Feb 8, 2022 9:21 PM in response to alineLox

See: How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility - Apple Support

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