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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1922220" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>Agreed, I think krs summed up the solution in his post # 17 and it is a bit of trouble to go to but probably the only real fix.</p><p>I think it's important to stress that the internal drive needs to be <strong>erased at the media level, </strong>not the container or volume as in the example below;</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]37296[/ATTACH]</p><p>That will, as mentioned by Lifeisabeach, remove any partitions. </p><p>Secondly, you need to use a macOS installer, not a clone of the old system because that may replicate the problem.</p><p></p><p>Step one is to download a macOS installer for the OS of your choice, either Mojave or Monterey.</p><p>Available here; <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211683" target="_blank">How to download macOS</a></p><p></p><p>Step two is to create a bootable installer on a USB (thumb drive).</p><p>Using a free app available here; <a href="https://macdaddy.io/install-disk-creator/" target="_blank">Make a Bootable USB macOS Installer Download the update for Big Sur compatibility -</a> (you don't need to use their backup software but you will need the updated version for Monterey). Alternatively you can use Terminal for Mojave, see here; <a href="https://www.lifewire.com/make-a-bootable-usb-drive-of-yosemite-installer-2259931" target="_blank">How to Make a Bootable Flash Installer of OS X or macOS</a></p><p></p><p>Step three is to boot from the USB, use Disk Utility to erase the internal drive then instal the fresh copy of macOS.</p><p>You can then restore your data using eg. Migration Assistant as suggested or a Time Machine backup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1922220, member: 204485"] Agreed, I think krs summed up the solution in his post # 17 and it is a bit of trouble to go to but probably the only real fix. I think it's important to stress that the internal drive needs to be [B]erased at the media level, [/B]not the container or volume as in the example below; [ATTACH alt="Screenshot 2022-11-20 at 7.55.58 am.png"]37296[/ATTACH] That will, as mentioned by Lifeisabeach, remove any partitions. Secondly, you need to use a macOS installer, not a clone of the old system because that may replicate the problem. Step one is to download a macOS installer for the OS of your choice, either Mojave or Monterey. Available here; [URL='https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211683']How to download macOS[/URL] Step two is to create a bootable installer on a USB (thumb drive). Using a free app available here; [URL='https://macdaddy.io/install-disk-creator/']Make a Bootable USB macOS Installer Download the update for Big Sur compatibility -[/URL] (you don't need to use their backup software but you will need the updated version for Monterey). Alternatively you can use Terminal for Mojave, see here; [URL="https://www.lifewire.com/make-a-bootable-usb-drive-of-yosemite-installer-2259931"]How to Make a Bootable Flash Installer of OS X or macOS[/URL] Step three is to boot from the USB, use Disk Utility to erase the internal drive then instal the fresh copy of macOS. You can then restore your data using eg. Migration Assistant as suggested or a Time Machine backup. [/QUOTE]
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