Try click in APPLE SSD, click on the Partition button. Select each entry in the pie chart and select ‘-‘ button. Once all deleted try doing an Erase on APPLE SSD.
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NEED HELP ERASING HD beta 10.15.5
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Try click in APPLE SSD, click on the Partition button. Select each entry in the pie chart and select ‘-‘ button. Once all deleted try doing an Erase on APPLE SSD.
list (Show status of all current APFS Containers)
listUsers (List cryptographic users/keys of an APFS Volume)
listSnapshots (List APFS Snapshots in a mounted APFS Volume)
listVolumeGroups (List all current APFS Volume Group relationships)
convert (Nondestructively convert from HFS to APFS)
create (Create a new APFS Container with one APFS Volume)
createContainer (Create a new empty APFS Container)
deleteContainer (Delete an APFS Container and reformat disks to HFS)
resizeContainer (Resize an APFS Container and its disk space usage)
addVolume (Export a new APFS Volume from an APFS Container)
deleteVolume (Remove an APFS Volume from its APFS Container)
eraseVolume (Erase contents of, but keep, an APFS Volume)
changeVolumeRole (Change the Role metadata flags of an APFS Volume)
unlockVolume (Unlock an encrypted APFS Volume which is locked)
lockVolume (Lock an encrypted APFS Volume (diskutil unmount))
changePassphrase (Change the passphrase of a cryptographic user)
setPassphraseHint (Set or clear passphrase hint of a cryptographic user)
encryptVolume (Enable FileVault security in background or instantly)
decryptVolume (Disable FileVault security in background or instantly)
deleteSnapshot (Remove an APFS Snapshot from an APFS Volume)
defragment (Arm or check status or begin APFS defragmentation)
updatePreboot (Update a macOS Volume's related APFS Preboot Volume)
syncPatchUsers (Copy Volume Group crypto users System-to-Data role)
diskutil apfs <verb> with no options will provide help on that verb
stevenrandolph@Stevens-Air ~ % diskutil apfs deletevolume
Usage: diskutil apfs deleteVolume <apfsVolumeDisk>
where <apfsVolumeDisk> = APFS Volume DiskIdentifier
Remove the given APFS Volume from its APFS Container, losing all of its data.
Ownership of the affected disks is required.
Example: diskutil apfs deleteVolume disk5s1
stevenrandolph@Stevens-Air ~ % diskutil apfs erasevolume
Usage: diskutil apfs eraseVolume <apfsVolumeDisk> -name <newName>
[-passprompt | -passphrase <passphrase> | -stdinpassphrase]
[-passphraseHint <passHint>]
[-role <roles>]
[-group[With] | -sibling <apfsVolumeDisk>]
where <apfsVolumeDisk> = APFS Volume DiskIdentifier
<newName> = Required replacement volume name
<passphrase> = Passphrase if encryption desired
<passHint> = some string that can be shown even while locked
<roles> = "0" or one or more of B|R|V|I|T|S|D|U|N|E|X|H|L|C|Y|G
<apfsVolumeDisk> = another APFS Volume in the same Container
Erase the contents of the given APFS Volume, losing all of its data. Unlike
deleteVolume, the APFS Volume is not removed from its APFS Container. The "new"
APFS Volume will inherit case-sensitivity or not status, but not any other
attributes. If you supply a passphrase, it will (re)appear as encrypted, with
an initial user of the "Disk" user; otherwise, it will not be encrypted.
Ownership of the affected disks is required.
Example: diskutil apfs eraseVolume disk5s1 -name Bar
stevenrandolph@Stevens-Air ~ %
listUsers (List cryptographic users/keys of an APFS Volume)
listSnapshots (List APFS Snapshots in a mounted APFS Volume)
listVolumeGroups (List all current APFS Volume Group relationships)
convert (Nondestructively convert from HFS to APFS)
create (Create a new APFS Container with one APFS Volume)
createContainer (Create a new empty APFS Container)
deleteContainer (Delete an APFS Container and reformat disks to HFS)
resizeContainer (Resize an APFS Container and its disk space usage)
addVolume (Export a new APFS Volume from an APFS Container)
deleteVolume (Remove an APFS Volume from its APFS Container)
eraseVolume (Erase contents of, but keep, an APFS Volume)
changeVolumeRole (Change the Role metadata flags of an APFS Volume)
unlockVolume (Unlock an encrypted APFS Volume which is locked)
lockVolume (Lock an encrypted APFS Volume (diskutil unmount))
changePassphrase (Change the passphrase of a cryptographic user)
setPassphraseHint (Set or clear passphrase hint of a cryptographic user)
encryptVolume (Enable FileVault security in background or instantly)
decryptVolume (Disable FileVault security in background or instantly)
deleteSnapshot (Remove an APFS Snapshot from an APFS Volume)
defragment (Arm or check status or begin APFS defragmentation)
updatePreboot (Update a macOS Volume's related APFS Preboot Volume)
syncPatchUsers (Copy Volume Group crypto users System-to-Data role)
diskutil apfs <verb> with no options will provide help on that verb
stevenrandolph@Stevens-Air ~ % diskutil apfs deletevolume
Usage: diskutil apfs deleteVolume <apfsVolumeDisk>
where <apfsVolumeDisk> = APFS Volume DiskIdentifier
Remove the given APFS Volume from its APFS Container, losing all of its data.
Ownership of the affected disks is required.
Example: diskutil apfs deleteVolume disk5s1
stevenrandolph@Stevens-Air ~ % diskutil apfs erasevolume
Usage: diskutil apfs eraseVolume <apfsVolumeDisk> -name <newName>
[-passprompt | -passphrase <passphrase> | -stdinpassphrase]
[-passphraseHint <passHint>]
[-role <roles>]
[-group[With] | -sibling <apfsVolumeDisk>]
where <apfsVolumeDisk> = APFS Volume DiskIdentifier
<newName> = Required replacement volume name
<passphrase> = Passphrase if encryption desired
<passHint> = some string that can be shown even while locked
<roles> = "0" or one or more of B|R|V|I|T|S|D|U|N|E|X|H|L|C|Y|G
<apfsVolumeDisk> = another APFS Volume in the same Container
Erase the contents of the given APFS Volume, losing all of its data. Unlike
deleteVolume, the APFS Volume is not removed from its APFS Container. The "new"
APFS Volume will inherit case-sensitivity or not status, but not any other
attributes. If you supply a passphrase, it will (re)appear as encrypted, with
an initial user of the "Disk" user; otherwise, it will not be encrypted.
Ownership of the affected disks is required.
Example: diskutil apfs eraseVolume disk5s1 -name Bar
stevenrandolph@Stevens-Air ~ %
@justabrake That doesn't look right. I've updated my previous post with more information and I think that the advice by @Taz Mangus is a very good bet on a succesful erase.
What happens if you select APPLE SSD device and then press on Erase button?
EDIT: Try Erasing Container disk1.
EDIT: Try Erasing Container disk1.
this is what you have to look for - this is my Internal HDD - could just be an SSD - so take a look at the disk identifiers there. Try using disk1 or disk0s2 instead.
it doesn't let you erase it stays unlighted where you can't use it
[automerge]1590196391[/automerge]
[automerge]1590196713[/automerge]
it trys to erase APPLE SSD but comes up with the red error
[automerge]1590196391[/automerge]
That's what it does
[automerge]1590196713[/automerge]
[automerge]1590196886[/automerge]
it doesn't let me erase container 1
it trys to erase APPLE SSD but comes up with the red error
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This is the official document on how to erase a drive.
support.apple.com
Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support
How to erase (format) the built-in startup disk of an Intel-based Mac.
The Apple support doc for erasing a disk was posted already in Post #5. OP said it did not help.
I don't see anywhere that you tried this while booted to Internet recovery - different from the recovery system.
Reboot, with Option-Command-R. You will see a spinning globe, not an Apple icon during boot. Try the HD erase when booted to that internet recovery. Remember to choose "Show all devices", so you can pick the Apple SSD from the Erase tab.
I don't see anywhere that you tried this while booted to Internet recovery - different from the recovery system.
Reboot, with Option-Command-R. You will see a spinning globe, not an Apple icon during boot. Try the HD erase when booted to that internet recovery. Remember to choose "Show all devices", so you can pick the Apple SSD from the Erase tab.
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I think that worked it let me erase the Apple ssd now I’m installing on the untitled
Still surprised not able to erase in recovery mode. Unless the beta created a recovery partition that acts differently then the normal recovery partition.
There were a lot of issues with the beta a couple of times a few things wouldn’t work and took them two weeks to send out a fix
Boot from internet recovery or from usb installer. Open disk utility and in "View" select "View all devices". Select the top most and erase it.
There's definitely some hardware issue with this mac air it doesn't completely erase the HD it can't find my iphone in itunes all my screen icons that I downloaded still show up after an erase, I even erased all settings on my iphone to see if this mac would recognize it it doesn't anymore, As soon as apple opens up it's stores i'll bring it in and have them look at it
So thanks for all the help !
I'll report back and let you know what they say is the problem
So thanks for all the help !
I'll report back and let you know what they say is the problem
So this is a known issue it seems, found this tutorial on youtube
one person said this >
I had to take mine into a shop. They told me there is a problem with some mac hardrives that lock you out when you try to reset it. He had to take my hard drive out and manually reset it. Hope any of this makes sense, I don’t know much about computers
one person said this >
I had to take mine into a shop. They told me there is a problem with some mac hardrives that lock you out when you try to reset it. He had to take my hard drive out and manually reset it. Hope any of this makes sense, I don’t know much about computers
That does not seem good. I had to reinstall my computer with 10.15.4. I did a clean install and erased the drive using Disk Utility. No issues with erasing and I did it multiple times without a single error.
I would give Apple support a call and arrange to have the computer returned.
EDIT: I am wondering if what you are seeing is related to the T2 chip security. Maybe you need to disable SIP before you will be able to erase the drive. Just a thought and I could be off base here.
I would give Apple support a call and arrange to have the computer returned.
EDIT: I am wondering if what you are seeing is related to the T2 chip security. Maybe you need to disable SIP before you will be able to erase the drive. Just a thought and I could be off base here.
I bought a new SSD yesterday(AURA SSD 240GB) and removed my macbook air SSD and replaced it came up with the same issue
what is SIP ?
what is SIP ?
About System Integrity Protection on your Mac - Apple Support
System Integrity Protection is a security technology that helps protect your Mac from malicious software.
Sorry, but there is no problem and there is no fail.
You try to erase your system which you are currently running and booted in. How should it work? You need to boot into the recovery partition or the internet restore.
but it’s not possible that you delete the system which you are currently running.