Restoring imac / not showing Macintosh HD

Hi!

I am restoring my iMac to sell.

I'm using recovery mode, disk utility, as lots of tutorials told me

But mine is not showing Macintosh HD option, only Apple SSD......

Its safe to erase it? I am scared since any videos I have seen had this option

Thanks!

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Dec 28, 2022 7:35 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Dec 28, 2022 10:03 PM in response to callado08

You need to follow the steps in What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac, not some videos you found.

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