The key combination to hold down while booting is command+r not just the letter R on its own. > On Oct 1, 2018, at 6:12 AM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > > Hi Wayne, > > To do this you have 2 main options, > > Firstly and simplist is ensure you have a network connection either wifi or > wired and then turn the machine off and then hold down the letter R key and > keep holding it for approx. 30 seconds while you turn the machine back on. > > Once the machine has been on for approx. 1 minute try turning on vo with vo > keys and f5. > > This should have put you in to the recovery console. > > This will let you use disk utility on your main installation partition > > Second option is to have a USB flash drive with a bootable installer for the > OS on it and start up your machine holding down the option key and then once > the drives show click on your USB flash drive and once the utilitys show up > use disk utility to wipe your machines HD > Oh and of course you will have to start VO up as before. > > Hope this helps. > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Andrew Lamanche' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, 30 September 2018 10:01 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: i need help with formatting my mac > > Hi, > > I may be wrong but in Disc Utility, in order to reformat a drive it’s the > erase tab you need as there is no dedicated format tab available. So you > press the erase tab and you will have to erase your chosen disc again and > only then will you be given a popup button where you choose the scheme. > > Andrew >> On Sep 30, 2018, at 1:39 AM, wayne coles <wayne...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> hello list i need help to format my os disc i have made a mistake and put it >> in os base system instead of mac os extended journal so i have tried to go >> into disc utility from using command r but cant find no format tab so could >> someone please give me step by step instructions on how to do it please i >> have forgot my log on password and have to reinstall the os so any advice >> would be most grateful thanks in indvance >> >> wayne c >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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