Deleted Startup Disk Accidentally

I I was trying to do a Ventura update and apparently I didn’t have enough space on my Mac. Then, because I absolutely know nothing about computers, I went to my MacBook Pro and deleted the start up disk (I think - at least a portion of it anyway)

I read through the posts from two years ago, and someone else had this situation so I tried all those helpful tips to which none has helped. I did get to the partition my internal drive using the format of macOS extended journaled and it automatically populated the name field to Shanna and then I hit apply. A box popped up asking if I am sure I want to partition the device as I cannot undo this action and it will permanently erase data stored on some of the partitions - I clicked partition to continue and it takes me back to the original box. says this partition will be raised Shanna. It’s a vicious cycle. I did replace the name “Shanna” with the name of my drive and that didn’t work either.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.3

Posted on Jun 21, 2023 9:04 AM

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Posted on Jun 21, 2023 12:22 PM

Select the physical SSD in the left pane and erase it as GUID partition and APFS (top option). This will destroy all existing data on the SSD and allow you to install macOS to the newly created volume. Make sure to give it the name you want since it can be difficult to fully change the name once macOS has been installed. FYI, the default name from the factory is "Macintosh HD". The physical SSD is the one shown as "Apple SSD AP1024....".


In the future, please rotate your pictures so they are in the proper orientation. You can do so using the iPhone or iPad by editing the picture using these instructions:

https://www.iphonelife.com/blog/5/tip-day-how-rotate-photo

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Jun 21, 2023 12:22 PM in response to Machev

Select the physical SSD in the left pane and erase it as GUID partition and APFS (top option). This will destroy all existing data on the SSD and allow you to install macOS to the newly created volume. Make sure to give it the name you want since it can be difficult to fully change the name once macOS has been installed. FYI, the default name from the factory is "Macintosh HD". The physical SSD is the one shown as "Apple SSD AP1024....".


In the future, please rotate your pictures so they are in the proper orientation. You can do so using the iPhone or iPad by editing the picture using these instructions:

https://www.iphonelife.com/blog/5/tip-day-how-rotate-photo

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