Erasing disk and reinstalling MacOS
What do I do if there is no disk available to reinstall MacOS? I have already erased my disk trying to get it ready to give away but its not working.
MacBook Air
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What do I do if there is no disk available to reinstall MacOS? I have already erased my disk trying to get it ready to give away but its not working.
MacBook Air
There may be a matter of choosing a partition; or if you erased
that too, a fuller re-install from online utilities may be necessary.
Further instructions should be within the companion article cited.
While there are some features and noted instructions in another reference:
• What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support
//support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065
Ones linked in my reply cover your instance, and then some.
When you erased the drive ~ you might have gone too far.
Or maybe not far enough..!😸
Follow these guidelines during installation:
To be clear- when you boot into recoveryOS (Holding CMD + R on startup) and click "Disk Utility" from the four options, does your disk appear there?
If it appears in Disk Utility but cannot reinstall macOS on the disk, ensure you followed the reformatting instructions under 'Use Disk Utility to erase your Mac' - Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support
If it doesn't appear in Disk Utility, your Mac needs service. You'll have to contact Apple Support.
Erasing disk and reinstalling MacOS