- MacOS High Sierra: Why you can't format an internal SSD with HFS+ format. Start up your Mac from it, and then use Disk Utility within Sierra or earlier to reformat the SSD with HFS+.
- Run Disk Utility (the GUI one) In the top left corner you should see a 'View' option and you want to select View all Then see if there is a top level entry called Apple SSD or similar - select this (This top level entry represents the entire physical drive rather than a partition/volume).
- Select Disk Utility and click on the Continuebutton. When Disk Utility loads select the drive (usually, the out-dented entry) from the side list. Click on the Erasetab in Disk Utility's main window. A panel will drop down.
Mar 11, 2020 The first handy thing you can do is check the S.M.A.R.T. Status with the built-in Disk Utility on macOS. SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is an internal monitoring system that is included in almost all Mac hard drives (HDDs and SSDs). S.M.A.R.T helps you get a basic idea of the health of your Mac drive.
These steps apply only to Mac computers with an Intel processor. The steps to erase a Mac with Apple silicon are different.
Before erasing your Mac
Mac Ssd Disk Utility Free
- Make a backup of any files that you want to keep. Erasing your Mac permanently deletes its files.
- If you want to restore your Mac to factory settings, such as to prepare it for a new owner, first learn what to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac. Then erase your Mac as the final step.
Use Disk Utility to erase your Mac
- Start up from macOS Recovery: Turn on your Mac, then immediately press and hold these two keys until you see an Apple logo or other image: Command (⌘) and R.
- If asked, select a user you know the password for, then enter their administrator password.
- From the utilities window, select Disk Utility and click Continue.
- Select Macintosh HD in the sidebar of Disk Utility. Don't see Macintosh HD?
- Click the Erase button in the toolbar, then enter the requested details:
- Name: Macintosh HD
- Format: APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled), as recommended by Disk Utility
- Click Erase Volume Group. If you don't see this button, click Erase instead.
- If asked, enter your Apple ID. Forgot your Apple ID?
- After the erase is done, select any other internal volumes in the sidebar, then click the delete volume (–) button in the toolbar to delete that volume.
Disregard any internal volume named Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD - Data, as well as any volumes in the External and Disk Images sections of the sidebar. - Quit Disk Utility to return to the utilities window.
- If you want to start up again from the disk you erased, select Reinstall macOS in the utilities window, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall macOS.
If you don't see Macintosh HD in Disk Utility
Your built-in startup disk should be the first item listed in the Disk Utility sidebar. It's named Macintosh HD, unless you changed its name. If you don't see it there, choose Apple menu > Shut Down, then unplug all nonessential devices from your Mac and try again.
If your disk still doesn't appear in Disk Utility, or Disk Utility reports that the erase process failed, your Mac might need service. If you need help, please contact Apple Support.
Learn more
For more information about using Disk Utility, see the Disk Utility User Guide.
I got my MacBook old hard drive replaced with a shiny new SSD but ran into problems. After hitting the power on button, I heard the familiar start-up chime but Mac screen turned white or gray and showed no sign of progress. When I booted into macOS Recovery mode, the new SSD was greyed out and unmounted. How to fix?
Apple always does everything to make MacBook Pro's hardware sleek and powerful but it isn't immune to hard disk failure, viruses, physical damage and other threats that can result data disaster condition. Sometimes, your MacBook Pro SSD won't mount or MacBook Pro doesn't recognize the SSD in Disk Utility, which prevents the system from boot up correctly.
Don't be panic, the SSD can be found in Disk Utility, you can make sure it doesn't have any hardware problems. This passage will show you what to do when SSD is not mounting on MacBook Pro, as well as recover lost data from the unbootable Mac computer.
First of all: Data recovery from unmountable MacBook Pro SSD
No matter what causes MacBook Pro SSD not booting issue, all your critical data becomes inaccessible. If you didn't back up or keep backups updated, the first and foremost thing is to run MacBook Pro data recovery from the unmountable MacBook Pro SSD.
As your Mac internal hard drive won't mount, it's not easy to get lost data back, but it's not impossible with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac. The program is a free Mac data recovery tool that helps you recover documents, pictures, audios, videos, emails when SSDs, internal hard drives, Macintosh HDs not mounted in Disk Utility. Even when your MacBook Pro/Air, iMac, Mac mini won't boot, it is able to transfer files from a broken Mac to a new Mac.
Unlike other data recovery software that need to take out the internal SSD, you are able to create a bootable drive to recover lost data or run iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac from iBoysoft server.
Method 1: If you have only one Mac computer
If you have only one Mac computer, please directlyrun iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac in macOS Recovery mode and recover lost data from the unmountable MacBook Pro SSD.
Method 2: If you have two Mac computers
Step 1: Download iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac on the healthy Mac computer.
Step 2: Install and launch iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac on this Mac computer.
Mac Ssd Disk Utility Windows 10
Step 3: S3 browser mac free. Click iBoysoft Data Recovery on the menu bar and then select 'Create Boot Drive'.
Step 4: Insert a USB drive into this healthy Mac computer.
Step 5: Follow the wizard to create a bootable recovery drive on the USB drive.
Step 6: When the creation process completes, you can insert the USB drive into the unbootable Mac computer, and then press the Power button and Option key (⌥) to start the Mac up.
Step 7: Select iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac from the boot options.
Step 8: Follow the wizard to scan for the lost data on the unmounted MacBook Pro SSD.
Step 9: Choose the files you want to get back, and then click Recover button.
Besides, iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac can also recover lost data from formatted drives, recover lost data from unreadable drives, and recover lost data from corrupted drives, etc. It is fully compatible with macOS Big Sur 11/Catalina 10.15/Mojave 10.14/High Sierra 10.13/10.12 and OS X 10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7.
How to fix MacBook Pro SSD not mounted/booting?
Before erasing your Mac
Mac Ssd Disk Utility Free
- Make a backup of any files that you want to keep. Erasing your Mac permanently deletes its files.
- If you want to restore your Mac to factory settings, such as to prepare it for a new owner, first learn what to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac. Then erase your Mac as the final step.
Use Disk Utility to erase your Mac
- Start up from macOS Recovery: Turn on your Mac, then immediately press and hold these two keys until you see an Apple logo or other image: Command (⌘) and R.
- If asked, select a user you know the password for, then enter their administrator password.
- From the utilities window, select Disk Utility and click Continue.
- Select Macintosh HD in the sidebar of Disk Utility. Don't see Macintosh HD?
- Click the Erase button in the toolbar, then enter the requested details:
- Name: Macintosh HD
- Format: APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled), as recommended by Disk Utility
- Click Erase Volume Group. If you don't see this button, click Erase instead.
- If asked, enter your Apple ID. Forgot your Apple ID?
- After the erase is done, select any other internal volumes in the sidebar, then click the delete volume (–) button in the toolbar to delete that volume.
Disregard any internal volume named Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD - Data, as well as any volumes in the External and Disk Images sections of the sidebar. - Quit Disk Utility to return to the utilities window.
- If you want to start up again from the disk you erased, select Reinstall macOS in the utilities window, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall macOS.
If you don't see Macintosh HD in Disk Utility
Your built-in startup disk should be the first item listed in the Disk Utility sidebar. It's named Macintosh HD, unless you changed its name. If you don't see it there, choose Apple menu > Shut Down, then unplug all nonessential devices from your Mac and try again.
If your disk still doesn't appear in Disk Utility, or Disk Utility reports that the erase process failed, your Mac might need service. If you need help, please contact Apple Support.
Learn more
For more information about using Disk Utility, see the Disk Utility User Guide.
I got my MacBook old hard drive replaced with a shiny new SSD but ran into problems. After hitting the power on button, I heard the familiar start-up chime but Mac screen turned white or gray and showed no sign of progress. When I booted into macOS Recovery mode, the new SSD was greyed out and unmounted. How to fix?
Apple always does everything to make MacBook Pro's hardware sleek and powerful but it isn't immune to hard disk failure, viruses, physical damage and other threats that can result data disaster condition. Sometimes, your MacBook Pro SSD won't mount or MacBook Pro doesn't recognize the SSD in Disk Utility, which prevents the system from boot up correctly.
Don't be panic, the SSD can be found in Disk Utility, you can make sure it doesn't have any hardware problems. This passage will show you what to do when SSD is not mounting on MacBook Pro, as well as recover lost data from the unbootable Mac computer.
First of all: Data recovery from unmountable MacBook Pro SSD
No matter what causes MacBook Pro SSD not booting issue, all your critical data becomes inaccessible. If you didn't back up or keep backups updated, the first and foremost thing is to run MacBook Pro data recovery from the unmountable MacBook Pro SSD.
As your Mac internal hard drive won't mount, it's not easy to get lost data back, but it's not impossible with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac. The program is a free Mac data recovery tool that helps you recover documents, pictures, audios, videos, emails when SSDs, internal hard drives, Macintosh HDs not mounted in Disk Utility. Even when your MacBook Pro/Air, iMac, Mac mini won't boot, it is able to transfer files from a broken Mac to a new Mac.
Unlike other data recovery software that need to take out the internal SSD, you are able to create a bootable drive to recover lost data or run iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac from iBoysoft server.
Method 1: If you have only one Mac computer
If you have only one Mac computer, please directlyrun iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac in macOS Recovery mode and recover lost data from the unmountable MacBook Pro SSD.
Method 2: If you have two Mac computers
Step 1: Download iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac on the healthy Mac computer.
Step 2: Install and launch iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac on this Mac computer.
Mac Ssd Disk Utility Windows 10
Step 3: S3 browser mac free. Click iBoysoft Data Recovery on the menu bar and then select 'Create Boot Drive'.
Step 4: Insert a USB drive into this healthy Mac computer.
Step 5: Follow the wizard to create a bootable recovery drive on the USB drive.
Step 6: When the creation process completes, you can insert the USB drive into the unbootable Mac computer, and then press the Power button and Option key (⌥) to start the Mac up.
Step 7: Select iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac from the boot options.
Step 8: Follow the wizard to scan for the lost data on the unmounted MacBook Pro SSD.
Step 9: Choose the files you want to get back, and then click Recover button.
Besides, iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac can also recover lost data from formatted drives, recover lost data from unreadable drives, and recover lost data from corrupted drives, etc. It is fully compatible with macOS Big Sur 11/Catalina 10.15/Mojave 10.14/High Sierra 10.13/10.12 and OS X 10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7.
How to fix MacBook Pro SSD not mounted/booting?
Fix 1: Run First Aid to repair unmounted MacBook Pro SSD
Within the Disk Utility, First Aid is a function for checking and repairing files system errors. Fortunately, macOS also provides an option to run First Aid on startup drives, just follow these steps below:
Step 1: Boot your Mac into macOS Recovery mode. Start your MacBook Pro and hold down the Command and R keys simultaneously until you see an Apple logo or spinning globe. Then release the keys.
Step 2: Select Disk Utility from the macOS Utilities menu and click Continue.
Step 3: Select the unmounted MacBook Pro SSD from the left-hand panel.
Step 4: Click First Aid on the top of the window and wait while it verifying and repairing errors.
Fix 2: Reformat and reinstall to fix MacBook Pro SSD not mounted/booting
If the MacBook Pro SSD has serious logical errors, Disk Utility cannot repair the disk. In this case, reformatting is the most effective solution to bring back your MacBook Pro to a normal working state. Please be sure you have backed up as the reformatting process will erase all data on the SSD.
Step 1: Boot your Mac to macOS Recovery mode.
Step 2: Select Disk Utility from the macOS Utilities menu.
Step 3: Select the unmountable MacBook Pro SSD from the side bar.
Step 4: Click Erase from the top.
Step 5: Setup the required information (i.e. Name, Scheme, Format, etc.) to reformat the disk and click Done when finished.
Step 6: Go back to macOS Utilities screen and select Reinstall macOS.
This process will literally factory reset this MacBook Pro so that the Apple SSD can be mounted for booting up.
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