erasing and reinstalling

I want to erase and reinstall High Sierra on my MacBook. In Disk Utility I have two options: OS X Base System and Macintosh HD. Which do I erase? or do I erase both?

Posted on May 25, 2018 8:10 AM

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db24401

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May 25, 2018 8:35 AM in response to ProfJerry41

The one to erase is Macintosh HD.

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ProfJerry41 Author

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May 25, 2018 9:13 AM in response to db24401

Thanks.

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