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Seeing "Erase Assistant is not supported on this mac" when trying to Erase All Content &amp; Settings or during a wipe with Setup Manager.

Confirm if a configuration profile is deployed with Restrictions &gt; Functionality &gt; 'Allow Erase All Content and Settings' is unchecked. ​​

Confirm if the logged in user is a Volume Owner (see <a href="https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2023/03/10/granting-volume-owner-status-on-apple-silicon-macs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Granting Volume Owner status on Apple Silicon Macs</a>). They must be a volume owner to perform the following tasks on an Apple Silicon Mac:

- Make changes to startup security policy for a specific install of macOS*
- Be able to authorize the installation of macOS software updates or macOS upgrades
- Authorize running Erase All Contents and Settings

1. Confirm if a configuration profile is deployed with Restrictions &gt; Functionality &gt; 'Allow Erase All Content and Settings' is unchecked. ​​
2. Confirm if the logged in user is a Volume Owner (see <a href="https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2023/03/10/granting-volume-owner-status-on-apple-silicon-macs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Granting Volume Owner status on Apple Silicon Macs</a>). They must be a volume owner to perform the following tasks on an Apple Silicon Mac:
 - Make changes to startup security policy for a specific install of macOS*
 - Be able to authorize the installation of macOS software updates or macOS upgrades
 - Authorize running Erase All Contents and Settings

<a href="https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2021/10/25/disabling-the-erase-all-contents-and-settings-function-on-macos-monterey/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2021/10/25/disabling-the-erase-all-contents-and-settings-function-on-macos-monterey/</a>

Getting "Erase Assistant is not supported on this mac" When Trying to Erase All Content & Settings

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Getting "Erase Assistant is not supported on this mac" When Trying to Erase All Content & Settings

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