I can't proceed beyond "Activate Mac".

Is it an Intel Mac or an Apple Silicon Mac?

Now that the restoration is complete, I would like to answer your questions. There is a detailed screenshot before initialization.

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Have you released it in Find My?

My PC is the Japanese version, not the English version, so I don't know what "Find My" is. I think this is probably the icon.

In the Japanese version, it is "Search". It's written at the beginning of my question, so please read it again.

What garbage do you have?

I was just remembering the discussion linked to in reply to PRP_53. I don't have detailed information about what kind of garbage it is and what its name is, so I don't know.

Why do you think we do?

Respondents collect information while checking the facts. I also go through the same process as you to answer the questioner. However, I think we should be very careful about people who are in a hurry. It is important to change your priorities to match the other person's pace rather than your own.

1. Erase with Disk Utility.
2. APFS format.
3. An "untitled" disk image was displayed.
4. The installation of macOS Ventura has started.

I'm in the middle of installing it, but I'm honestly surprised that I was able to overcome the difficulties on my own even though I had no knowledge of initialization!

I'm sure some people are having the same problem, so I'll write down the entire process.

If you could post a link where Luis posted those instructions I would be more than happy to look at that and come back with a more definitive answer

Ventura was successfully installed and the recovery was completed. Now that I have time and mental space, I would like to answer some questions that I have been putting off. I finally found the discussion between me and Luis.

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Remembering this discussion is why I hesitated to choose TM out of the four options for the recovery process. I later learned that there is no point in choosing TM unless you install macOS. In other words, what I should choose was "Disk Utility".

I have progressed to this stage. Which one should I choose next?

1. It says to use "Migration Assistant" when selecting a TimeMachine. "Migration Assistant" recognizes that it will restore it perfectly as before.

I'm hesitant because I learned from Luis earlier that it would be better not to do this because it would move all the old garbage files.

2. "Reinstall macOS Ventura" seems to select a disk, but no candidates are displayed.

I can't select a disk candidate, I don't know how to proceed.

Q1: Maybe the reason you can't select a disk to install macOS is because you need to erase and format it with Disk Utility?

Very Top right. The Wi-Fi icon is grayed out. Very hard to see.

Thank you for your reply. I noticed the gray Wi-Fi icon in the top right from the beginning.

I now understand why no matter what menu icon I click, I can't select it. The cause was that I was pressing the trackpad lightly since it returned to the default settings. I should have pushed harder instead of tapping lightly.

It took me 6 hours to notice that the click method had changed.😅

Luis is @Luis Sequeira1 who answered in this category.

I use the translation function, so it's difficult to understand unless it's in simple English.

Does that mean that I have no choice but to use the first TM because I can't select a disk for the second "macOS Ventura installation"?

If you could post a link where Luis posted those instructions

I am in an emergency situation and am in a hurry to recover. I don't have the luxury of looking for threads about past interactions. I've never used Migration Assistant, so I don't know what kind of recovery it actually does.

I can't answer your request for confirmation, so I appreciate all the advice so far.

If possible, I would like Luis to help me directly, so could you please reply?

"Restore from Time Machine" is only available if you have a system backup. I use TM for daily backups. However, I don't think "system" is included, is that correct?

If it is not installed, I think the only option is to "reinstall macOS Ventura." But if I can't select a disk candidate, I don't know how to proceed.

I would like to resume editing as soon as possible, but I don't know how to install macOS. It hurts so much I can cry.

You will likely need to erase the drive in Disk Utility before you will be able to select it when reinstalling.

Barney-15EThank you for your reply and accurate advice. I saw the Barney-15E post later.

Currently being installed. I would like to answer your question in detail, but right now recovery is my top priority, so I will refrain from answering.

Because you want to put all of your time, effort, and concentration into recovery.