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zitterbewegung ◴[06 Nov 24 13:19 UTC] No.42061843[source]▶

>>42057431 (OP) #

The terminal version of Disk Utility is actually much better than the GUI (it doesn't hang and the app is glitchy.

Docs are at https://ss64.com/mac/diskutil.html

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1. zazaulola ◴[06 Nov 24 14:47 UTC] No.42063091[source]▶

>>42061843 #

`pdisk` might be more convenient if you've worked with `gdisk` on ArchLinux

https://manpagez.com/man/8/pdisk/

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2. e40 ◴[06 Nov 24 14:59 UTC] No.42063313[source]▶

>>42063091 (TP) #

diskutil does more than edit partitions, though.

3. Tsiklon ◴[06 Nov 24 16:30 UTC] No.42064752[source]▶

>>42063091 (TP) #

If you have a modern Mac you have very little business using `pdisk`. It is only for editing disks mapped with an “Apple Partion Map”. This is obsolete replaced in practice by GPT on modern apple machines.

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4. zazaulola ◴[06 Nov 24 16:54 UTC] No.42065177[source]▶

>>42064752 #

`gdisk` supports GPT, but to partition system SSD you need to deactivate System Integrity Protection:

    gdisk /dev/disk0

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Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities