Use Disk Utility to erase a Mac with Apple silicon — by Apple Support

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Shows how to wipe the startup disk of an Apple silicon Mac in Recovery and then reinstall macOS, with advice on backing up first.

Quick steps

Prepare and start up in Recovery
Erase Macintosh HD in Disk Utility
Activate and reinstall macOS
Restore data from backup

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

Read the full article on support.apple.com

Source: Use Disk Utility to erase a Mac with Apple silicon by Apple Support. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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