How to wipe a Mac with FileVault?

How to wipe a Mac with FileVault?

Erasing a FileVault-encrypted T2-equipped Mac

1. Boot to macOS Recovery.
2. Click on the Recovery Assistant menu.
3. Select Erase Mac…
4. Select Erase Mac…
5. Click the Erase Mac button.

How to erase encrypted Mac hard drive without password?

Hold down Command-R at startup (Option by itself won’t work on a FileVault-protected Mac), and then erase the FileVault partition using Disk Utility, and then reinstall macOS. This may not always work, in which case you have two other options. Erase via another startup drive.

How can I get rid of a protected partition?

All the partitions — including that pesky 200 MB protected partition — will be wiped from the drive. You can leave the diskpart prompt with the following command, and then close the Command Prompt window: RELATED: What’s the Difference Between GPT and MBR When Partitioning a Drive?

How do you delete a partition on a hard drive?

1. Run the program, and click the encrypted hard drive and choose Delete Partition at the left hand. 2. Select a method to delete the partition, hit OK. 3. Click Apply to unlock a BitLocker encrypted drive without password. 4. Then right click the BitLocker encrypted hard drive, select Create Partition. 5.

Why do I have a protected partition on my Mac?

There are several reasons why you might end up with a protected partition you can’t delete on a drive. For example, Macs create 200 MB partitions at the start of an external drive when you set up Time Machine on it. The Windows Disk Management tool can’t normally delete these partitions, and you’ll see the “Delete Volume” option grayed out.

Is it possible to delete a partition on a Mac?

For example, Macs create 200 MB partitions at the start of an external drive when you set up Time Machine on it. The Windows Disk Management tool can’t normally delete these partitions, and you’ll see the “Delete Volume” option grayed out.