Remove macOS from a APFS container?
This answer is a continuation of my answer to the question: APFS - Is it possible to install 2 macOS versions inside one APFS container?
You can use Disk Utility under High Sierra to remove the APFS volume containing Mojava. However, removing Mojave also requires steps where commands are issued in a Terminal application window. Below are the steps I used to remove the Mojava.
- Open the Disk Utility application.
- Get the file system UUID of the
Mojave 1
volume . Right click the icon labeledMojava 1
in the Disk Utility application and selectGet Info
. In my case, the file system UUID is0FF6C520-6C07-40ED-9AED-FD6E28A6E406
. - Use Disk Utility to remove the APFS volume containing Mojava. Right click on the icon labeled
Mojava 1
in the Disk Utility application and selectDelete APFS Volume...
. - Boot to macOS Recovery.
- Open a Terminal application window.
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Enter the command below to disable System Integrity Protect (SIP) on next restart.
sudo csrutil disable
Boot back to High Sierra.
Open a Terminal application Window.
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Enter the commands below to remove Mojava from APFS Volume
Preboot
.diskutil mount disk2s2 cd /Volumes/Preboot rm -Rf 0FF6C520-6C07-40ED-9AED-FD6E28A6E406 cd ~ diskutil unmount disk2s2
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Enter the commands below to remove Mojava from APFS Volume
My Recovery
.diskutil mount disk2s3 cd "/Volumes/My Recovery" rm -Rf 0FF6C520-6C07-40ED-9AED-FD6E28A6E406 cd ~ diskutil unmount disk2s3
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Reset the SIP settings, by entering the command given below.
sudo csrutil clear
Restart the Mac