Question: Can’t Reinstall macOS Because Disk Is Locked?
Contents Boot to the Recovery Volume (Command – R on a Restart or Hold Down the Option/Alt Key During a Restart and Select Recovery Volume). Run Disk Utility...
Boot to the Recovery Volume (command – R on a restart or hold down the option/alt key during a restart and select Recovery Volume). Run Disk Utility Verify/Repair Disk and Repair Permissions until you get no errors. Then re-install the OS.
How do I reinstall OSX if disk is locked?
2 Answers
- Select Disk Utility from the utilities window of macOS Recovery, then click Continue.
- Select your harddrive in the sidebar.
- Click the Erase button (MAKE SURE YOU DO HAVE BACKUP)
- Format: Choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
- Scheme: Choose GUID Partition Map.
- Go back to the OS X installation guide.
How do I unlock a locked hard drive Mac?
How to Unlock a Hard Drive on macOS. The easiest way to unlock an external hard drive on Mac computers is to right-click (or hold Option and click) the drive icon, then select Get Info. Here, scroll down to Sharing and Permissions at the bottom, click the lock icon, then enter your password when prompted.
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