iMac, intel, catalina, I'm trying to erase the hard drive to trade in, and after erasing the disk it stalls on re-installing the OS and gives me the error: "could not create a reboot volume for apfs install"
If I restart I get the question mark screen
How do I fix this?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
Hello,
tart up from macOS Recovery
Option-⌘-R
Upgrade to the latest macOS compatible with your Mac.
In Disk Utility>View, select Show all Devices, highlight the top left entry.
APFS won't work for Sierra or earlier, Sierra or earlier needs MacOS Extended Journaled. High Sierra won't work for APFS on earlier Macs.
What has often worked for others is to use this Restore Method instead of CMD+r keys...
Option-⌘-R
Upgrade to the latest macOS compatible with your Mac.
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Thanks, I did the internet install and it worked.
Great to hear Joe, take care!:)
could not create a reboot volume for apfs install
