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Storage problem after a factory reset

Hello,


I tried to erase everything on my Mac follow the recovery mode and Use Disk Utility to erase your disk stuff but when I finally finished to reinstall macOS , I had 2/3 of my hard drive that was taken in the section <<other>> do you know why/what ? how can I reset everything ?


Thank you

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Jan 23, 2021 2:30 PM

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Posted on Jan 23, 2021 3:13 PM

Jimhees wrote:

Hello,

I tried to erase everything on my Mac follow the recovery mode and Use Disk Utility to erase your disk stuff but when I finally finished to reinstall macOS , I had 2/3 of my hard drive that was taken in the section <<other>> do you know why/what ? how can I reset everything ?

Thank you



Sounds like you went wrong somewhere, see if this helps


How to erase a disk for Mac - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496



How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904


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Jan 23, 2021 3:13 PM in response to Jimhees

Jimhees wrote:

Hello,

I tried to erase everything on my Mac follow the recovery mode and Use Disk Utility to erase your disk stuff but when I finally finished to reinstall macOS , I had 2/3 of my hard drive that was taken in the section <<other>> do you know why/what ? how can I reset everything ?

Thank you



Sounds like you went wrong somewhere, see if this helps


How to erase a disk for Mac - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496



How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904


Storage problem after a factory reset

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