How to Uninstall Asahi Linux on M1 Mac - Remove all Partitions & Volumes

0:00 Welcome and intro
0:24 Showing the macOS and Asahi Volumes
0:39 Looking at Disk Utility + overview
1:03 Backup your data on Asahi Linux and macOS before we start.
1:20 Checking the list in diskutil list
1:56 Step 1 erase Asahi Linux EFI partition in terminal with diskutil
2:33 Step 2 Erase 3 partitions in Disk Utility
4:09 Step 3 Setup startup disk back to Macintosh HD in recovery.
4:44 Double checking the Boot Picker & Recovery
5:22 Complete! Thank you

How to Uninstall Asahi Linux on M1 Mac - Remove all Partitions & Volumes

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[wind_explorer]

Thank you so much sir this tutorial actually saved me when I tried removing asahi linux from my macbook the remove button in the partition manager was greyed out I started panicking but I believe there will be the ones out there that shares such content and you are the one!

[inoMadv]

This worked perfectly with a slight tweak, thank you! (FYI: in newer version of Asahi, there is an extra partition to remove "Linux Filesystem" usually 1.1 GB big and in my case named "disk0s5". Like you said, don't delete the first and don't delete the last partition, but this one is listed before the biggest Asahi partition and therefore standing out.)

[Zooderss]

Amazing tutorial, Loved how you explained everything nice and slow. 10/10 loved it so much I subscribed

[thebiggerbyte]

An excellent tutorial! Clear and concise and easy to follow. Thanks!

[silentmat]

Thank you so much! I was getting frustrated trying to get my space back. Ended up reinstalling MacOS, but I’m so relieved now.

[paulhayman]

Thank you soo much Mr. Macintosh. I just bought an M1 pro and decide to finish up my college assignment which should be done in Linux. I decided to download Asahi Linux because I thought it was user-friendly like VirtualBox. I nearly called Apple to return my mac after being stranded for days. I chanced upon this video when all hope was lost and your tutorials worked. You just earned yourself a lifelong subscriber!

[mikegardner]

Asahi Linux works for me, but I just partitioned the hard drive too small and had to reinstall it. This video helped a lot.

[HeavyMetalPowerBottom]

Struggled to find anything like this across the internet . Thank you dear person

[nthnbch]

Thank you. This video deserves to be watched.

[moelhosiny]

Soldier !, you have successfully saved us ! 💂‍♂️

[breadcheekz]

Thank you so much Mr. Macintosh. I initially downloaded asahi Linux thinking it would be user friendly and all and it kept up taking up all my space in my M1 Mac resulting it to preform slowly. Now I’m back on track!! ❤

[leonlai]

Sir, you are so great!!! I finally removed the Asahi. It troubled me for about 1 year!!

[rickybarabba]

This is how a tut guide should always be. Thanks!

[AScribblingTurtle]

Thanks man, that saved me. That EFI partition really was impossible to deal with otherwise.

[ThatGuy.]

THANK YOUUUU NO ONE PUTS INFO ON THIS AND I FINALLY HAVE FREED THIS SPACE ON MY MAC

[moore]

Wooo thanks for this. That EFI data did not want to go away ! Lol. I accidentally enter the wrong amount of storage for asahi, so I’m going back but thanks a lot for this !

[Benzin]

Exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you!!!

[Caeleth]

Tried Asahi Linux on my Macbook Pro M1 Max and it ran pretty smooth. Reason was to test what it is like to game on it through Steam. Works pretty well, although some of the games now run native on the M-series. Anyway, it’s nice to be able to dual boot like this, but removing Asahi is something different altogether! Thank for showing me how, Mr Macintosh! 🙏🏼

[stevvns]

Amazing tutorial! Clear, simple and works like a charm!

[chonkycarlos]

Thank you this guide is still working in 2025