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What to do when you cant find a disk to install OS X?
Then, open Disk Utility, look at the sidebar and see if the SSD is listed. If so, choose it, go to Erase tab and format it with “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”. Finally, close Disk Utility and install OS X. If you don’t see your SSD in Disk Utility, make sure that everything is connected properly.
What to do when there is no disk on your Mac?
Before you begin, make sure your Mac is connected to the Internet. Restart your Mac. Immediately hold down the Command (⌘) and R keys after you hear the startup sound to start up in OS X Recovery. When the Recovery window appears, select Disk Utility then click Continue.
Why is my OS X disk not showing?
OS X Base System is usually an Installer image. Size of 2.1GB may be just a pointer to Internet Recovery, from your Mac’s ROM. So you have no drives showing, and are not using High Sierra Recovery HD from a drive.
How do I reinstall OS X after erasing a disk?
After the drive is erased, close the Disk Utility window. If you’re not connected to the Internet, choose a network from the Wi-Fi menu. Select the option to Reinstall OS X. Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall OS X. Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
How do you install Mac OS on a hard drive?
Name the volume Macintosh. Select and make sure it is in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. Select Apply. Once you see the volume created. Go back to the macOS utility screen and select install MacOS. Reinstall Mac OX S, when prompt to select disk for installation, there is no disk. Neither Disk Utility showing the drive.
Why does Mac OS X installer does not see hard drive?
Hello I am having trouble while installing Mac OS X into my computer, the problem is that the drive does not show up where it asks you where do you want to install Mac OS X, and Disk Utility does not see it. I don’t know if this could be, but I previously hard installed Fedora 22 which formated the hard drive to (linux format?). Thank you!
What to do if MacBook cant find startup disk?
In the drop down panel set the partition scheme to GUID. Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) or APFS – only for SSDs. Click on the Apply button and click on the Done button when it is activated. Quit Disk Utility.