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    Two Macintosh HD icons-Error 69716,Error 69845

    I apologize if this has been posted for the umpteenth time. I'm very confused on how to approach this, even after reading previous topics on here and the apple forums. Running Sonoma 14.0 on a 2020 iMac (3.8 GHz 8-Core intel i7) Disk utility fails in recovery mode and on desktop. I have two...
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    Deleted my Macintosh hd, only have ssd thats unformatted

    I have a MacBook Pro from late 2016, and in an effort to fix stuff, I ended up deleting my Macintosh hd. Now, under internal disks, I have ”apple ssd…” ive seen other threads talk about reformatting the the internal drive using a bootable thumb drive but that’s where I get stuck. I have a...
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    Deleted Macintosh HD

    Hello, I accidentally deleted the Macintosh HD as I was trying to erase the data on it because I just bought it from someone with their files still on it. Doing this I accidentally deleted the whole thing rather than just the files on it. I tried going into disk utility and creating a new file...
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    Best name for internal SSD drive

    Which name do you use on internal SSD drive? The two most obvious names would be ”Macintosh HD” and ”Macintosh SSD”. Of course there are endless possibilities and you can change the name straight from Finder. ”Macintosh HD” is the default name by Apple but technically SSDs are not HDs by the...
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    Option to Partition Macintosh HD Unavailable after reformatting another partition

    In brief, I want to delete that APPLE SSD MEDIA > Container disk3 partition completely and add it back into the Mackintosh HD file where it originally was. But the partition option isn't available under Macintosh HD. And the Partition option under Container disk3 doesn't allow me to use the "-"...
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    Reinstalling OS, can't erase Mac HD

    TLDR; Boot from install disk for High Sierra, Disk Util won't erase MacHD inside SSD container for clean install, Installer app says Mac HD is locked, never had FileVault engaged and it doesn't show core in diskutil list. I have tried to erase Mac HD but it never moves progress bar and I have...
  7. bapurba007

    MacBook Air prohibitory sign on screen

    Lately I wanted to format my MacBook Air 2016 edition and for that I thought I should eject and erase Macintosh HD too and well somehow I did it and now I cannot install OS High Sierra on my MacBook Air because I have no storage slot for it. The “Macintosh HD” is gone and I’m left with OSX Base...
  8. Karmalexia

    Can't download keep saying I need to OS X

    Hi , I had problems with my MacBook Pro 2010 continuously shutting off at startup after putting in my password it went to the apple where the bar was moving but always shut off before making the bar code even halfway . So I looked up on YouTube someone mentioned to delete macintosh and I did I...
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    Deleted Macintosh HD, Now It's "Untitled"

    So I was trying to uninstall Sierra and get back to Yosemite or El Capitan, and I somehow deleted the "Macintosh HD" thing. I'm not really too fond on what I should do or if I made a really bad error. All the other things such as iMovie and those things that normally came with the Macbook when I...
  10. saguerra

    HELP! Windows has damaged Macintosh HD

    Hi folks, I really need some expertise on this one! I had OS X El Capitan and Windows 10 (bootcamp) installed on my MacBook Pro. Today i tried to boot Windows, and a screen appeared saying it couldn't boot, so i used windows 10 installation disk to "Fix Startup Problems". After it supposedly...
  11. Gersh66

    Resolved Macintosh HD Volume Repair Help

    Hello everyone, Recently, I've been trying to run bootcamp on my 2011 Macbook Pro. While doing this, I never could get a successful partition for windows due to an error. After following steps to verify and repair my Macintosh HD, I keep receiving an error that "The volume Macintosh HD was...