How do I find my boot drive on a Mac?
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Click Startup Disk . Your selected startup disk is shown at the top of the preferences pane.
Why is Macintosh HD not showing in Disk Utility?
As there’s no startup disk in Disk Utility when you boot into macOS Recovery mode, it means that your Mac cannot find the boot loader. Your Mac hard drive is either dead or not properly connected. In this case, a professional hardware repair is necessary. You can send it to an Apple Repair Center.
How do I fix a deleted startup disk on my Mac?
Restore Accidentally Deleted Startup Disk on Mac via Disk Utility
- Step 1 Open the Disk Utility app on your Mac.
- Step 2 From the utility window, choose the volume you want to restore and click the Restore option.
- Step 3 Click on the Restore menu to pop up and select the volume you want to copy.
How do I repair my Mac startup disk?
Repairing a disk
- Restart your Mac, and press Command + R, while it’s restarting.
- Select Disk Utility from the macOS Utilities menu. Once Disk Utility has loaded, choose the disk you wish to repair – the default name for your system partition is generally “Macintosh HD”, and choose ‘Repair Disk’.
What happens if I accidentally deleted Macintosh HD?
So, when you delete the Macintosh HD drive, everything (including the macOS) gets erased from the device and it gets restored to factory settings with nothing but Disk Utility flashing on the screen. But, the good news is that it’s possible to restore the accidentally deleted Macintosh HD on a Macbook or iMac.
How do I reinstall OSX base system?
Select Disk Utility, find the macOS Base System, and select Erase from the top. Now, Rename the drive Macintosh HD and ensure the following settings: Format – APFS; GUID Partition Map as Scheme. Select Erase, then exit Disk Utility. Select Macintosh HD as the drive, then reinstall macOS.
How do I reinstall Mac startup disk?
Choose Apple menu > Shut Down, press and hold the power button until “Loading startup options” appears, select Options, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions. In the Recovery app window, select Reinstall for your macOS release, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions.