bullcas.blogg.se - Mac disk utility secure erase freezes

If you used Disk Utility from macOS Recovery, you can now restart your Mac: choose Apple menu  > Restart. The order of repair in this example was Macintosh HD - Data, then Macintosh HD, then Container disk4, then APPLE SSD. Keep moving up the list, running First Aid for each volume on the disk, then each container on the disk, then finally the disk itself.

If you're asked for a password to unlock the disk, enter your administrator password.Īfter Disk Utility is done checking the volume, select the next item above it in the sidebar, then run First Aid again.

Your Mac restarts and shows a black screen or progress bar. Click Erase All Content & Settings to confirm that you want to proceed. If you're asked to sign out of Apple ID, enter your Apple ID password and click Continue.

If the button is dimmed and you can't click it, skip this step for the disk, container, or volume you selected. Click Continue to allow your settings, media, data, and the other listed items to be removed.

If there is no Run button, click the Repair Disk button instead.

In this example, the last volume on the disk is Macintosh HD - Data.Ĭlick Run to begin checking the selected volume for errors.

after highlighting the drive, click on the Partition tab, Options button will be down below.

after completion hopefully you'll be able to Partition & install. MacOS Extended Journalled, select the Security Options button, choose Zero Out Data, Erase. For each disk that you're repairing, start by selecting the last volume on that disk, then click the First Aid button or tab. Highlight the drive, select Partition Tab, then Format type.