If you’ve experimented with Fedora Asahi Linux on Apple Silicon and want to reclaim the disk space and return to a clean macOS-only setup, this guide walks through the safe, manual removal process using the diskutil CLI.

⚠️ WARNING: These steps permanently delete Linux data

1. Boot into macOS (Set as Default OS)

If your Mac still defaults to Fedora Asahi Linux:

Shut down the Mac
Hold Power → Loading startup options
Select macOS
Click Always Use

2. Inspect APFS Containers

List all APFS containers:

diskutil apfs list

Example output (simplified):

APFS Containers (3 found)
|
+-- Container disk1
|   ===============
|   |
|   +-> Volume disk4s1
|   |   ---------------------------------------------------
|   |   Name:           Macintosh HD (Case-insensitive)
|   +-> Volume disk4s3
|   |   ---------------------------------------------------
|   |   Name:           Recovery (Case-insensitive)
|   +-> Volume disk4s5
|       ---------------------------------------------------
|       Name:           Macintosh HD - Data (Case-insensitive)
|
+-- Container disk2
    ===============
    |
    +-> Volume disk2s1
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   Name:           Fedora-Root
    +-> Volume disk2s3
    |   ---------------------------------------------------
    |   Name:           Fedora-Home
    +-> Volume disk2s5
        ---------------------------------------------------
        Name:           Fedora-Swap

Take note of the APFS Container disk ID used by Fedora (e.g. disk2 in the example above)

3. Delete the Fedora APFS Container

Unmount the entire container:

sudo diskutil apfs unmountContainer disk2

If it refuses:

sudo diskutil unmountDisk force disk2

Once unmounted, delete the container:

sudo diskutil apfs deleteContainer disk2

4. Reclaim the Space for macOS

Re-run:

diskutil list

You should now see Free Space where Fedora lived. If the free space is adjacent to the macOS container:

sudo diskutil apfs resizeContainer disk1 0

0 means “use all available space”

Conclusion

Enjoy your reclaimed SSD space!!!! 🚀