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I am trying to reset a Macbook Air M1 and after I was stuck on some issue where I couldn't create the user during the setup process (M1 Mac clean install, getting stuck at "Create a computer account") I followed the alternative steps to reset the machine with the resetpassword command but now there is no Macintosh HD drive anymore and I have not been able to get it back with any of the instructions I could find.

In the Disc Utilities I currently see the following after "show all":

Intern

  • APPLE SSD AP0256Q Media
    • Container disk3

Image-Files

  • Apple disk image Media
    • Container disk5
      • macOS Base System

Any ideas with what instructions I can get to the next step? Thanks!

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Hopefully, you've got this fixed (after a year), but it's worth pointing out to any and all readers:

MacOS provides a method to erase the Data volume in System Settings. This is exactly the same as the old practice of erasing the disk and re-installing the OS -- except without the need to delete and re-write the OS.

The OS is now on a read-only, secure volume, so is guaranteed to be flawless. There is absolutely no point in wiping it, and this avoids any problems caused by erasing the container or whatever.

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If you do not need to keep any files or data currently on the internal storage, consider connecting another Mac and using Apple Configurator 2 to "reimage" the device.

Otherwise, run First Aid on both the APPLE SSD and Container items under Internal.

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  • Thanks, I guess I will have to try finding another mac because the First Aid approach did not help.
    – fjahr
    Commented Feb 16, 2022 at 15:24

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