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why is my MacBook Air saying is could not create a preboot volume for APFS install

Posted on Apr 17, 2023 5:47 PM

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1ssmith

Community Specialist

Apr 19, 2023 9:22 AM in response to scyler99

Hello scyler99,

To help resolve this issue, try booting into recovery and run disk utility (First Aid) as shown in this article:

This can help resolve issues with your Mac disk: How to repair a Mac disk with Disk Utility

Best Regards.

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