I have a (very) old iMac. It was so slow that I eventually started using an external SSD as the start up drive. I have now moved on to a new system and would like to use the SSD for my Time Machine backups. Sadly, I cannot delete the drive using Disc Utility. Does any one have any advice?
Thank you.
iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 13.6
Hello,
I would recommend trying to erase the disk in recovery mode.
To do that follow, these steps:
1. Restart your Mac and hold Command + R until the Apple logo appears
2. Select Disk Utility from macOS Utilities
3. Try erasing the SSD from here.
I hope you can fix the problem.
Have a good day!
Hello,
I would recommend trying to erase the disk in recovery mode.
To do that follow, these steps:
1. Restart your Mac and hold Command + R until the Apple logo appears
2. Select Disk Utility from macOS Utilities
3. Try erasing the SSD from here.
I hope you can fix the problem.
Have a good day!
BDL Daemon is your BitDefender AV. Turn it off and try again.
There will be others along soon telling you to uninstall BD and you can safely ignore them.
I have managed to start the iMac in recovery mode and erased it that way. However, I cannot rename it in my MBP.
What error message do you get when you try to erase the drive using Disk Utility?
I would delete the folders one by one, however, I'm concerned this might affect files stored on iCloud - am I being overly cautious?
Nor can I set it up for Time Machine.
Thank you, Terry, that is indeed what I did.
It is now performing its first Time Machine back up.
Erasing external start up disc
