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NEED HELP ERASING HD beta 10.15.5

justabrake

justabrake

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NEED HELP ERASING HD beta 10.15.5

Apple SSD

I keep trying but it comes up with erasing process has failed

Keeps saying couldn't open device
 
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Try not to rename it. Leave 'untitled' as label and rename it afterwards.
 
vivo said:
Try not to rename it. Leave 'untitled' as label and rename it afterwards.
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I tried it still won't erase
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Erase process has failed. Click Done to continue.
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I think I have a virus in it
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I ran the diagnostics test and it's good
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it says it couldn't open device
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I ran first aid and it's good
 
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nope didn't work
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There has to be another way to delete this
 
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This is a 13" macbook air 2017 can I switch out the HD
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I have a screwdriver set I used on my 17" macbook pro but these stars points don't work on this one what size are these ?
 
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can I use a restore image if so where can I get it from
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Is this beyond anyone's knowledge here ?
 
Can I buy it ?
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OK so if I bought them would I be able tochange out the HD in this or is it soldered in
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I'd bring it to apple but there all closed
 
LOL but I've never even seen an SSD like that before Quit simpler then the old ones Thanks
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Is there any other way to wipe that SSD clean out of the macbook air ?
 
Are you booting to internet recovery? That's probably the best way to erase the SSD, assuming it is still good.

How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

You can use macOS Recovery, your computer's built-in recovery system, to reinstall the Mac operating system. Reinstalling macOS doesn't remove your personal data.
support.apple.com support.apple.com
Boot holding the keyboard combination of Option-Command-R.
You will see a spinning globe during boot, rather than the Apple icon.
 
I’m trying that now but I’ve been here before
I think there’s a virus in this computer
 
Remember to disconnect from the beta of macOS 10.15 if you are interested on going release channel only - I think your computer will be activated for macOS beta despite a reinstall?! Someone can probably tell more about that.

If you want to get off the beta, that is.. I would, but that shouldn't mean you should too. There's shouldn't be anything hindering you in reinstalling macOS. The way to get a restore image of macOS Catalina is to download macOS Catalina 10.15.4 through the Mac App Store. That won't help you now unless you haven't totally gotten to erase your SSD yet, then boot back to macOS and download macOS Catalina - you won't have to sign in to Mac App Store to download the "Install macOS Catalina" app. Just search for it and click the Get button.

Depending on where you're deleting from, assuming that you at least have a chance to get to a Recovery Boot - use the Terminal on the recovery partition to erase and format the drive in question
Code: 
diskutil list

Find the SSD - check the size in GB

Code: 
diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ Macintosh\ SSD disk0
or
Code: 
diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ Macintosh\ HD disk0

Code: 
diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ "Macintosh SSD" disk0
or
Code: 
diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ "Macintosh HD" disk0
- might be disk0 in your case - please check up on that.

you decide if you want to use the quotes code or the back slash. That's why there's two similar sounding commands.

If there's no way access any other Mac - look into getting on a Windows computer and see what tools are available for making a solid macOS install of Catalina on USB.
 
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I might have been able to delete the HD not sure yet I’m downloading Catalina now I’ll get back when it’s finished

Thanks
 
I'm on 10.15.4. with 121.12 GB
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is something wrong here
 

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Still not right. That's what happens when I try to erase the HD
 

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I think you need to completely dismantle the APFS partition for this to work better for you. Try opening the Terminal and type
Code: 
diskutil apfs
and try the
Code: 
diskutil apfs deletevolume
or
Code: 
diskutil apfs erasevolume
code


what are the details of the error? if you click the little arrow or press spacebar in that window? Perhaps unmount the disk beforehand.
I believe the ones giving you grief are the Macintosh HD - Data and such.

Edit... Or
Code: 
diskutil apfs deletecontainer
I think that's it - now that I tap into my memory

Code: 
diskutil apfs deletecontainer disk0
You'll notice that disk0 is what your SSD is. That's why I typed it out. Terminal is available in the Utilities menu of the Recovery Partition

I hope you have backups of all the stuff :)
 
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