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1 Disc and 2 on desktop

Can the bottom one go in the trash

Mac mini, macOS 12.2

Posted on Feb 27, 2022 10:30 AM

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Posted on Feb 27, 2022 11:17 AM

That appears to be an orphaned data volume from an incorrect reinstall attempt.

Open Disk Utility and select that volume in the disk list.

In the info pane, you will see a Mount Point. If it is mounted to /Volumes and not /System/Volumes/Data, click the Remove Volume button (–).

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1 Disc and 2 on desktop

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