Restoring MacBooks with M1/M2 Chips after performing BDE for Mac LUN package
Created date | Updated date | Affects version | Fix version |
|---|---|---|---|
Nov 27, 2025 | BDE for Mac All Versions |
Description
After successfully erasing an Apple MacBook with Blancco Drive Eraser for Mac (Blancco LUN), if the system is just just shut down, it enters into a broken/bricked state where it cannot be put to recovery mode and has to be revived using another MacBook.
Step by step instructions
To avoid this hassle, you can easily reinstall the latest macOS on the erased mac using the following steps.
Close the terminal window and exit the Terminal either by pressing Command + Q or by clicking on the Terminal options in the top-left corner and selecting Quit Terminal from the drop down menu.
You should now have the Activate Mac screen. Connect to the Wi-Fi network and activate your MacBook.
Further select Disk Utility from the recovery options.
In Disk Utility, select the internal drive under the Internal section on the left and click on partition from the top of the window.
Click on the larger partition and change the format to APFS and click on Apply. Select Partition in the next pop-up and exit the Disk Utility.
You can now either choose to re-install the latest OS or restore the backup of your system from Time Machine.
Please see Apples official website for more detailed information: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102639