Macbook Pro

In disk utility, I'm trying to erase the Internal but it always Fail

MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Jun 15, 2023 10:48 AM

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Posted on Jun 15, 2023 10:54 AM

Supermanink78 wrote:

In disk utility, I'm trying to erase the Internal but it always Fail


If you are booted to the internal drive you can not erase the same drive...


Try from Internet Recovery Option Commnad R use the DiskUtility.app there.


or from a mac bootable USBinstaller...



Erase your Mac

Erase your Mac and reset it to factory settings

Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac

Use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support

Create a bootable installer for macOS





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Jun 15, 2023 10:54 AM in response to Supermanink78

Supermanink78 wrote:

In disk utility, I'm trying to erase the Internal but it always Fail


If you are booted to the internal drive you can not erase the same drive...


Try from Internet Recovery Option Commnad R use the DiskUtility.app there.


or from a mac bootable USBinstaller...



Erase your Mac

Erase your Mac and reset it to factory settings

Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac

Use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support

Create a bootable installer for macOS





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